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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Silberman to depart, move to Tennessee

Jessica Lee May 25, 2014

After three years at the school as a dean, chair of the character education committee and teacher of a class he helped to create, Dean Pete Silberman will leave Harvard-Westlake and move to Tennessee. "I...

SciBowl team defeats teachers at STEMfest

Marcella Park May 21, 2014

Five seniors defeated five science teachers in a 12 minute-long Science Bowl match during STEMfest Wednesday. Science Bowl team members Kevin Zhang '14, Anser Abbas '14, Donhem Brown '14, Zachary Birnholz...

2 teachers win India Fellowship

Elizabeth Madden April 30, 2014

Two members of the faculty have been awarded the India Exploration and Immersion Faculty Fellowship sponsored by the Cultural Heritage and Arts of India Club and the Gunter-Gross Asia Initiative. Visual...

Commons, Huybrechts to speak at PA meeting

Lauren Rothman April 30, 2014

President of Harvard-Westlake Rick Commons and Head of School Jeanne Huybrechts will speak at the Parents’ Association meeting today. All parents are invited. Commons and Huybrechts will share their...

Hinden to retire after 23 years

Morganne Ramsey April 30, 2014

After 23 years at Harvard-Westlake, science teacher David Hinden will be retiring at the end of this school year. When Hinden first arrived at the school, he only taught Biology and Biology Honors. However,...

Fundraiser to support cafeteria employee

Kelly Loeb April 30, 2014

A bake sale will be held today and tomorrow to raise money for cafeteria employee Oscar Flores who is undergoing treatment for leukemia. "All proceeds are going to Oscar to assist him in paying for things...

Howard to become new dean

Lauren Sonnenberg April 30, 2014

English teacher Adam Howard ’93 will join the dean team next year, replacing Jim Patterson, Head of School Jeanne Huybrechts announced in an email to faculty and staff Monday morning. Next year, Howard...

Both Birds to retire, volunteer in Maine

Jivani Gengatharan April 29, 2014

Director of Financial Aid and French teacher Geoff Bird and Upper School Dean Mike Bird have spent 47 years working for schools. Now they’ve announced that this is their last. “I love coming to school...

Fellowship to send two teachers to India

Noa Yadidi March 19, 2014

Two members of the faculty can apply to travel together to India through the India Exploration and Immersion Faculty Fellowship sponsored by the Harvard-Westlake Cultural Heritage and Arts of India Club...

Librarian to retire after 12 years

Pim Otero March 19, 2014

Maureen Frank, who will retire as a librarian in June, initially came to Harvard-Westlake as the stay-at-home mother of David Frank ’98 and Richard Frank ’00. She had volunteered frequently at the...

History department hosts visiting committee

Tara Stone February 12, 2014

The History Department hosted a visiting committee of four working scholars and educators from California and New York Feb. 3 and 4. Respective upper school and middle school department heads Katherine...

Happiness expert to advise joint faculty

Noa Yadidi February 12, 2014

An expert on happiness will speak at a joint faculty meeting Feb. 18. Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at University of California, Riverside, will be the second speaker to address both the...

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