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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Educators review 2 departments

Lauren Sonnenberg February 13, 2013

As a part of the Review program, a systematic process for promoting growth and improvement in the school, six education professionals visited classes on Feb. 11 and 12, and two more will visit the Foreign...

Pregame with the No. 3 team in the nation

February 13, 2013

“Feet, feet, feet…” the words ring through the crisp winter air as we link arms and go around the circle, making sure our cleats are touching one another, tightly linked. My back is cold in the chilly...

Event to be held in Hudnut’s honor

Jack Goldfisher February 13, 2013

In honor of President Thomas Hudnut’s final year at Harvard-Westlake, the school will host a special event for parents of alumni and friends of the school. The event will take place on the middle school...

Teachers use formulas, scales to adjust AP course grades

Rachel Schwartz February 13, 2013

Grading midterms, teachers must not only work through piles of blue books and scantrons, but also determine how to adjust students’ raw scores. Some departments use scales, some use formulas, some use...

Testing schedule to remain the same

Claire Goldsmith February 13, 2013

Midterm examinations will take place after winter break for the 2013-2014 school year, Head of Upper School Audrius Barzdukas said. The Administrative Council considered moving midterm examinations from...

GLI to attend UN Council on women

Marcella Park February 13, 2013

Five members of the Girls Learn International Club will take a trip the first week of March to the United Nations Council on the Status of Women held every Women’s History Month in New York. This will...

Exonerated man shares experience with Criminal Law students

Noa Yadidi February 13, 2013

A man who spent 17 years in prison for a crime he did not commit spoke about his experiences in prison and what his life has been like since he was exonerated to students in the Criminal Law and Advocacy...

Second round of Assassin to start

Claire Goldsmith February 13, 2013

The Happiness Club will moderate a second schoolwide game of Assassin in the new semester, club leader Kenneth Kim ’13 said. In the first game, which spanned the two weeks before winter break, over...

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....

Be responsible for your own health

Jack Goldfisher February 13, 2013

As a wise Jamba Juice Styrofoam cup once told me, my body is a temple. I wholeheartedly believe in this principle, but I also believe that this same idea shouldn’t be thrust upon people who don’t agree...

Workshop to discuss internship process

Jessica Spitz February 13, 2013

Teachers and alumni will instruct students on how to write resumes, succeed in interviews and select an internship during a workshop in the Kutler Center on Feb. 25. Students will also have the chance...

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February 2013