Due to the federal government shutdown, there is only one retreat option for the eighth and ninth grade classes, rather than each grade dividing into two groups. This is the first time in 22 years that...

Seats are first-come, first-serve at a free screening this Thursday afternoon at 2:45 p.m. of the new DreamWorks film, "The Fifth Estate", about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The Chronicle is hosting...

Seniors will speak about their personal experiences to their peers and teachers during Senior Reflections, set to begin this school year, upper school science teacher Dietrich Schuhl said. He described...

Students can now buy Windows laptops at the Upper School and Middle School bookstores. Both bookstores also offer students two Dell Windows 8 computers to try out in-store. To buy other computer models...

Students from the class of 2013 will no longer have access to their Harvard-Westlake email accounts as of Oct. 15. In an email sent to the recently graduated seniors, Director of Alumni Relations Susan...

The Common Application, which more than 500 colleges and universities around the country use for their admissions, no longer allows prospective college students to answer an essay prompt on a topic of...

Juniors and sophomores have until May 10 to vote for one of nine seniors in the running for the George Coleman Edwards award. The award is given to a senior nominated by faculty and chosen by students...

The English Department will host a nearly 24-hour "read-a-thon" of "Moby-Dick" on April 26-27 in Mudd Library. Students, faculty and parents are invited to attend the school’s first ever marathon-read. Students...

Former NBA player and openly gay performance psychologist John Amaechi asked upper school students to combat poisonous words, preconceptions and stereotypes at an all-school assembly April 10. Amaechi...

Jack Davis ’10 created iOvercame, which he describes as a self-help website where users can post anonymously about their problems and adversity in the hopes of inspiring others. Davis, a self-proclaimed...

Upper School Deans will screen "In 500 Words or Less," a documentary on the college application process, to parents of juniors on March 13. The junior class watched the movie in their class meetings. "In...

The class of 2013 dressed up in formal attire, danced and played sparkling cider pong on the quad as a part of mock semiformal Feb. 4 in an effort to retain the spirit of the dance while commemorating...