After preparing for the tournament and traveling to Berlin, Emmanuel Zilber ’19 won two silver medals in the Varsity division of the 2018 International History Olympiad.
Zilber competed in Recent, Ancient,...
Blue, red and white lights flashed in front of Xenia Bernal ’19, blurred by the tears that swelled in her eyes.
Bernal, a first generation Mexican-American, was in the backseat of a car driving through...
Upper school history teacher Nini Halkett will be leaving the department after 30 years at the school.
She plans to travel to the places she has taught about in AP Human Geography and International Relations,...
History teacher Ken Neisser will retire after 10 years of teaching at the school in order to relax, spend more time traveling with his wife and pursue interests he did not have time to focus on while teaching.
"I...
After just two years as a history teacher at the school, Jennifer Tiari will depart to spend more time with family.
"I think I will reevaluate my professional life for the future as to where I go from...
Middle and upper school history teachers participated in Professional Development Day April 9 at the Huntington Library in San Marino to improve their teaching skills as a department and examine historical...
Patrick McCullough said he is looking forward to discussing contemporary issues with his students as a new member of the History Department.
McCullough will teach United States History.
"I am excited to...
As Upper School History Department Head Greg Gonzalez and history teacher Francine Werner discuss the age-old debate in the history community about teaching a Eurocentric world history, other teachers...
History teachers Celia Goedde and Lilas Lane will commute between the upper and middle school campuses to teach this year. The two history departments hope to use the program to better integrate the World...
Jennifer Regas Tiari has joined the upper school history department at the start of the year, teaching The World and Europe II and United States History.
Tiari worked at University of California, Los Angeles...
As the California primary election draws near, many seniors at Harvard-Westlake say they feel prepared to vote knowledgeably for a presidential candidate, but some juniors who will turn 18 before the June...
Two trailers outside Rugby Hall were removed during the summer because of "a desire to return green space to the general community," Vice President John Amato said.
Teachers and students used the trailers...
