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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Illustration by Sam Ko 19.

Giving Back: Celebrating Earth Day on Campus

Lindsay Wu May 1, 2019

As Izzy Llevat ’20 walked to her second period class April 22, she noticed something out of the ordinary: hundreds of water bottles hanging from strings on the ceiling of her science classroom, Munger...

Student Climate Emergency Coalition founder Sonya Ribner ’19 interacts with visitors at the first-ever Sustainability Fair in Rancho Park. Credit: Saba Nia/Chronicle

Environmental activist group combats climate change at first-ever Sustainability Fair

Hannah Han April 29, 2019

Students of the Student Climate Emergency Coalition partnered with environmentally-friendly small businesses and vendors to raise awareness about the detrimental effects of climate change at their first-ever...

Environmental Club holds first Donut Forget Your Water Bottle day

Crystal Baik January 10, 2019

To reward students for supporting sustainability, the Environmental Club held its first Donut Forget Your Water Bottle day on the quad Thursday.   Donut Forget Your Water Bottle day is the Environmental...

Reduce, reuse, recycle: Speaker urges students to protect the environment

Luke Schneider December 13, 2018

Educator and artist Miles Hochhalter spoke to the Environmental Club about how disposable materials affect the planet and the necessity of environmental activism Dec. 3. Hochhalter also encouraged students...

Students sit amidst the littered tables of the quad.  Credit Caitlin Chung/ Chronicle

New recycling initiative introduced

Caitlin Chung August 29, 2018

The school added 109 recycling bins around campus as a part of the Environmental Club’s initiative to create a greener, more environmentally friendly campus. The new recycling initiative aims to lower...

Students participate in Earth Day beach cleanup

Casey Kim April 28, 2018

The Environmental Club and the English department teamed up and traveled to Santa Monica Beach on Saturday to participate in its first beach cleanup. The cleanup was organized in collaboration with Heal...

Environmental Club encourages students to “stop sucking”

Lindsay Wu March 9, 2018

The Environmental Club promoted the national “Stop Sucking” campaign to eliminate plastic straws by providing paper alternatives and presenting a visual display on Thursday. "Caring for the environment...

Environmental conservationist speaks to club

Casey Kim October 25, 2017

Conservation International member Gillian Wynn spoke to the Environmental Club on Oct. 23 about ways that students can volunteer for CI, a non-profit organization that works to protect nature and ecosystems....

Photo Illustration by Kristin Kuwada

Environmental Footprints

Anthony Weinraub May 1, 2017

Last month, Governor Jerry Brown declared an end to the six-year drought that plagued California. At that point, Environmental Club leader Hannah Tuchman ’17 breathed a sign of relief. “I also think...

Environmental Club member Henry DiNapoli 17 talks with attendees of the Green Living Fair on March 11. Printed with permission of Nadine Eisenkolb.

Environmental Club participates in Green Living Fair

Saba Nia March 13, 2017

In the hopes of highlighting its involvement in environmental causes, the Environmental Club gave away free plants during the Green Living Fair in Studio City on March 11. The plants, muhly grass and...

Environmental Club to plant garden

Alison Oh January 25, 2017

Members of the Environmental Club will plant a new garden on campus Jan. 30. After researching what types of plants would thrive in the given conditions, the students decided to plant rosemary, white...

Tree People representatives visit Environmental Club

Claire Keller November 25, 2016

Representatives from Tree People talked to the Environmental Club about their organization and how the school can make a difference in the world Nov. 7. The representatives spoke to the club during break...

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