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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Dear Mr. President,

May 28, 2014

As we acknowledged in August, many of our suggestions did not fall under your direct jurisdiction, especially since you decided to step back from the action your first year (which we agree was the best...

A step towards increased transparency

February 12, 2014

Previous efforts to address the transparency issue included school-wide emails, which it’s doubtful the entire student body read, and optional meetings in Father J. Young’s office, which very few students,...

Respect those who take the time to instruct you

Chronicle Staff November 18, 2013

But every assembly speaker deserves the respect we afforded Thursday’s speaker, if not more. Incredibly, there was still some talking during the story of how one man saved 1,268 people from genocide. But...

Stand behind our team

Chronicle Staff October 15, 2013

Homecoming week kicked off with a strong turnout at the first-ever Homecoming Formal. This time around, it seemed like the warning bells were finally heard, and the night went off without a hitch. For...

Take a moment to think

Chronicle Staff September 25, 2013

School is a place for thinking. You wrack your brain for the right formula during an AP Physics test, you pick the most insightful point you can contribute to a discussion in English, you figure out the...

Appreciate the opportunity

Chronicle Staff September 25, 2013

Let’s give a hand to Homecoming Formal and to the prefects and administration members who made it happen. This Saturday, Sept. 28, 10th, 11th and 12th graders will get to come together and celebrate...

Thank you, Mr. Hudnut

Chronicle Staff May 29, 2013

When Tom Hudnut became headmaster at the Harvard School, its student newspaper, the Harvard News, was an afterschool extracurricular activity with no faculty advisers and no journalism class. Hudnut told...

Carry On the Memory

Chronicle Staff March 13, 2013

When Justin’s father proposed that we fulfill this dream in Justin’s honor, the slogan took off quickly. Within the next week the phrase was posted in Facebook statuses, printed on cardboard, hacked...

Reconsider the ban on formal dances

Chronicle Staff February 13, 2013

The Prefect Council has been trying their hardest to plan and hype up Whiteout. They’ve sent many emails, put up posters and booked great food trucks. All in all, it sounds like it will be a fun night....

Let us evaluate our teachers

Chronicle Staff February 13, 2013

Students are an untapped wealth of information about the learning process, individual teachers and how each department functions as a whole. As second semester seniors, we have been reflecting on what’s...

College news on Facebook is just news

James Hur December 19, 2012

Deans warn seniors against sharing college acceptances at school. Facebook posts are taboo. College sweatshirts are out of the question. It is true that this time of year many seniors are understandably...

Try harder for Honor Board Transparency

James Hur December 19, 2012

At the end of an emailed Honor Board Recommendation, students were invited to an “informal meeting” in the Deans’ Conference Room the next day. According to a Chronicle poll, 70 percent of the 423...

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