The Environmental Club hosted a fundraiser on the quad in conjunction with the Los Angeles Global Climate Strike downtown and the United Nations Climate Conference in Madrid on Dec. 6. Students purchase items from Bake Sale and Vegan Burger Cookout During the event, students were able to purchase items from a student-run bake sale and […]
Cafeteria cashier Phairot Janthep’s daily routine consists of greeting students, some by name, who come in daily to buy their lunches, snacks and drinks. Seeing everyone who comes to the cafeteria, Janthep said he has an insider view of how much students actually spend on a daily basis. “There’s been some who spent $30 a […]
Several times a week since 2009, Attendance Coordinator Gabriel Preciado has requested the same sandwich from the school sandwich bar. But recently, Preciado has been receiving questions and compliments about it from people including Upper School dean Kyle Graham. Now anyone can order “The Preciado” by name. His order consists of a selection of his […]
Soupure, a sports health drink company, served samples of smoothies on the quad and sold smoothies in the cafeteria on May 11 to test whether the cafeteria should add them as a permanent item. The smoothies, which they call soups, are organic, preservative free, gluten free, diary free, GMO free and do not contain added […]
Actress Jennifer Lawrence calls it “the new cool eating disorder, the ‘basically I just don’t eat carbs.’” Yet, many students at Harvard-Westlake and across the country still eat gluten-free and say they feel much better because of it. “Some people think it’s a fad, like Jennifer Lawrence,” said Tess Kemper ’15, who has been gluten-free […]
The cafeteria began selling mints Nov. 11. Prefect Council led the move to resume selling mints. The cafeteria now sells Altoids and Lifesavers. All candy was banned from the cafeteria five years ago. “It was very easy,” senior prefect Oliver Goodman-Waters ’14 said. “I emailed [Head of Upper School Audrius] Barzdukas and [Chief of Campus […]
The cafeteria will offer protein boosts to their fruit smoothies in an effort to bring a healthier option for athletic students, cafeteria manager Nipa Boonyamas said. Students can supplement their smoothies with CytoSport’s vanilla flavored 100 percent whey protein starting Oct. 9. “Once in a while, I like to experiment with new cafeteria options,” she […]
By Michael Sugerman The Prefect Council launched its own website under the Harvard-Westlake domain Wednesday evening to “facilitate communications and share events, news and new initiatives” according to an email addressed to upper school students. There are more amenities to come, but the council wants to test run the site and get student feedback on […]
Incoming Head Prefects Michael Wagmeister ’13 and Katie Lim ’13 discussed their plans for next year. What do you think are the best things that the Prefect Council has been able to achieve this year? WAGMEISTER: Well, I think for me one thing we really did a good job on was the spring in your […]