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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

What is the sequester?

Claire Goldsmith March 13, 2013

Do you know what the sequester is? If not, you’re not alone – about half of the country hasn’t been following the news about the sequester and doesn’t clearly understand what it is, according to...

FAC urges consistency on Honor Code affirmation procedure

Claire Goldsmith February 13, 2013

The Faculty Academic Committee encouraged standard guidelines for the signing of the Honor Code affirmation in its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 5. The committee, comprised of department heads, meets monthly to...

Stanford hosts debaters

Claire Goldsmith February 13, 2013

Nine debaters competed at the Stanford Invitational Speech & Debate Tournament in Palo Alto Feb. 8-11. Shelby Heitner ’14 and Tommy Choi ’14 advanced to the double and triple octafinal rounds,...

Trapped in a cult of stress

Claire Goldsmith February 13, 2013

You may have seen this Internet meme online: "Good grades. Social life. Sleep. Pick two." Maybe you laughed, made a joke about whichever two you do most, and showed someone else the picture before forgetting...

Testing schedule to remain the same

Claire Goldsmith February 13, 2013

Midterm examinations will take place after winter break for the 2013-2014 school year, Head of Upper School Audrius Barzdukas said. The Administrative Council considered moving midterm examinations from...

Second round of Assassin to start

Claire Goldsmith February 13, 2013

The Happiness Club will moderate a second schoolwide game of Assassin in the new semester, club leader Kenneth Kim ’13 said. In the first game, which spanned the two weeks before winter break, over...

Time and time again

Claire Goldsmith February 13, 2013

Skylar* hunched over her Spanish test in the Silent Study room, stymied by an unfamiliar vocabulary word in a free response question. "One of the penalties of having extended time is that if you have a...

Debaters advance to elimination rounds at Las Vegas tournament

Claire Goldsmith February 4, 2013

All six debaters who competed at the Golden Desert Invitational Debate Tournament in Las Vegas Feb. 2-4 made it to the elimination rounds of the tournament and five won speaker awards. Julie Engel '14...

Students decorate lockers in Seaver

Claire Goldsmith January 13, 2013

Plastered across a set of Seaver Hall lockers, a six-foot tall photo of actor Nicholas Cage’s face turned the heads of students and teachers alike Thursday, Jan. 10. The Seaver Locker Decoration Committee...

Happiness Club to sponsor second game of Assassin

Claire Goldsmith January 10, 2013

The Happiness Club will moderate a second schoolwide game of Assassin in the new semester, club leader Kenneth Kim '13 said. In the first game, which spanned the two weeks before winter break, over half...

Six debaters qualify for national championship

Claire Goldsmith December 19, 2012

Six members of the debate team have qualified for the Tournament of Champions, which will be held April 27-29 at the University of Kentucky for the top debaters in the country. This is the greatest number...

Junior wins schoolwide ‘Assassin’ game

Claire Goldsmith December 6, 2012

Jack Goldfisher '14 assassinated six students in the two weeks leading up to winter break, winning the schoolwide game of Assassin sponsored by the Happiness Club. Club leader Kenneth Kim '13 presented...

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