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Helping hands: Community Council hosts Community Service Week

Anusha Mathur March 9, 2018

Community Council hosted Community Service Week to benefit a variety of charitable organizations March 5-9. Students kicked off the week by decorating posters to support the children participating in...

Photo Illustration by Jenny Li

#The Struggle is Real: the West and the White Savior Complex

Jenny Li February 27, 2018

Superhero movies are always the same. Powerless, struggling characters are in trouble and only the superhero has the ability to save them. The protagonist defeats the villain, saves the helpless characters...

Photo illustration by Sam Ko and Alison Oh

Striving to Serve: Some students struggle with the community service requirement

Kendall Dees January 10, 2018

Shelly* ’19 handed in her community service form nonchalantly. The form read ‘12 hours completed,’ enough to fulfill the year-long requirement. In reality, Shelly had only worked a few hours baking...

Eleanor Levy, daughter of Director of Community and Public Affairs Stacy Marble, waves from the middle of the monument. Eleanor helped the seven student volunteers set up the Studio City Luminaria. Photo credit: Stacy Marble

Students and neighbors volunteer together at Studio City Luminaria festival

Saba Nia December 3, 2017

Seven students set up lanterns for the Studio City Neighborhood Council's seventh annual Luminaria at the historical park Campo de Cahuenga on Saturday. The volunteers filled 3,000 to 4,000 paper bags...

HWPA will host four community service days instead of two

Jessa Glassman September 24, 2017

The Harvard-Westlake Parents' Association will host four outreach days this year divided into specific grade levels to create a more intimate experience between students, families and faculty. In previous...

Earlier this week, NBC News’s Jacob Soboroff ’01 joined residents as they returned to their homes in Everglades City, Florida, an area hit particularly hard by Hurricane Irma. Credit: YouTube/NBC News.

Community rallies together after series of hurricanes, storms

Saba Nia September 16, 2017

Only days after Hurricane Harvey dissipated, Hurricane Irma was devastating islands in the Caribbean, regions of Florida and affecting members of the school community. Though not as powerful as Harvey,...

Charles Connon ’18 trains with a member of the L.A. Family Housing Program on April 21. Printed with permission of Izzy Reiff.

Put your dukes up: boxing club teaches self-defense

Saba Nia April 26, 2017

To increase their engagement in community service, members of the Boxing Club conducted self-defense classes to underprivileged children March 21 and sold bags of kettle corn and caramel corn to support...

Printed with the Permission of Nicole Bahar

Around the World in 14 Days: Student Experiences Over Winter Break

Danielle Kaye February 2, 2017

During winter break, many students and their families traveled abroad to perform community service or gain exposure to other cultures. Some opted to celebrate holidays such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa...

Community Council promotes Facebook page with Dippin’ Dots

Kendall Dees October 7, 2016

Community Council gave free Dippin’ Dots to all students who are members of the group's Facebook page Friday in an effort to increase participation among the student body. “We are trying to get the...

Sean Yang 18 makes a sandwich for a sack lunch that will be donated to the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry. Credit: Danielle Spitz/Chronicle

Sophomores make lunches for food pantry

Danielle Spitz March 14, 2016

The sophomore dean groups competed against each other to make the most sack lunches for the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry during Monday’s class meeting hosted by Community Council. Originally,...

Tutoring group recruits members

Wilder Short January 15, 2016

The student-led group Transitional Village Tutors is looking for new members for their trips to the Salvation Army Westwood Transitional Village. The group helps children living in the shelters and travels...

Football players to help holiday organization

Ethan Knight October 7, 2015

Members of the football program at both the Middle and Upper School will volunteer for the Holidays from the Heart Program during the fall and winter of this year. The Holidays from the Heart Program provides...

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