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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Former substitute teacher hired to teach English full time

Nicole Kim September 1, 2015

Darcy Cosper will return to the Upper School English department as a full-time teacher this year after previously filling in as a substitute last semester for Maura Roosevelt. Cosper has also substituted...

English teacher comes back to school after year of writing

Kate Schrage September 1, 2015

Former teacher Ariana Kelly will return to the English department this fall after one year away from school. Kelly departed from the school following the 2014 school year in order to complete her debut...

Adam Levine: English

Danielle Spitz September 1, 2015

Former squash and football coach and English teacher Adam Levine will teach English II and English III: Living America. At the Kent School in Connecticut, Levine taught electives such as detective fiction,...

Gender Studies class offered again next year

Connor Reese February 13, 2015

A class entitled Ethics and Culture: Gender Studies in Science, Philosophy and History will be offered again next year. "In a sense, my class is what the gender studies course has always been, however,...

English department to offer choices for AP

Benjamin Most November 19, 2014

The English department will replace AP Literature and AP Language with six English electives for seniors next year. “Students still will choose first between AP Lit and AP Lang—distinct studies, the...

English department clarifies tutoring policy

Marcella Park September 5, 2014

The English department outlined its policy on tutors and secondary sources in a Wednesday email to upper school parents and students. A statement titled "Writing English Essays at Home" was included in...

Dean coordinator to join English faculty

Jessica Lee April 30, 2014

Upper school Dean Coordinator Ryan Wilson will join the middle school’s English department in the fall. As a dean coordinator, Wilson helped seniors with their college application essays and has also...

Department to host ‘Moby Dick’ reading

Morganne Ramsey March 19, 2014

The second overnight read-aloud of “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville hosted by the English department is set for April 17. Instead of spanning a weekend as it did last year, the reading will begin Thursday...

English department offers new essay options

Carly Berger November 13, 2013

For the first time, students in both junior English courses and Advanced Placement English Literature have the option to write essays based on an alternative prompt.  As a response to the English Department’s...

Practicum dropped after no signups

Morganne Ramsey September 25, 2013

Although the English department added two new courses to the senior year curriculum, the vast majority of seniors still elected to take the AP courses. Only eight seniors signed up for the year long Shakespeare...

English teachers to see ‘Hamlet’ performance

Jensen Pak November 7, 2012

AP English Literature teachers will head to the Broad Stage in Santa Monica on Nov. 17 to see the Globe Theatre’s production of Hamlet. English teacher Jocelyn Medawar thought up the trip after reading...

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