Dan* ’14 never meant to be a bully. He first started making jokes at other people’s expense as a way to get friends. Bathroom Wall, a now disabled anonymous posting function on Facebook, was most fun...

As we acknowledged in August, many of our suggestions did not fall under your direct jurisdiction, especially since you decided to step back from the action your first year (which we agree was the best...

The Harvard-Westlake experience is unique to say the least. Often you will flounder, suffer and have an occasional breakdown. Then a bright moment comes around when the clouds have cleared and rainbows...

The imbalance between the varied list of math and science classes and meager amount of English or language courses is disappointing, to say the least. As I thumb through my curriculum guide, STEM courses...

Twenty-three seniors from the vocal program were scheduled to sing Tuesday at the annual Senior Solo Night in St. Saviour’s Chapel. Each senior was allowed to sing one solo and one group number. Some...

Alex McNab ’14, one of this year’s Brownstein Fellows, plans to travel to Nepal and Vietnam before starting college in the fall of 2015. He was first inspired to apply for the fellowship during a class...

Two new World Language teachers and one English teacher will join the Upper School next year. Amandine Nelaton will replace French teacher Geoff Bird, who is retiring, while Bradford Holmes will take over...

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...

In response to complaints of bullying, the administration placed a ban on the use of the social networking application Yik Yak by blocking the application when a phone connected to the school Wi-Fi attempts...

When I came home this past Saturday night, having eschewed a kickback in favor of a quiet night to get down to work and finally write this column, I was greeted instead by dozens of cars parked curbside...

Six students will travel abroad this summer as the 2014 Harvard-Westlake Global Fellows, selected by a faculty selection committee. The students will travel to Cameroon, China, Spain, Korea and Mexico. Annelise...

Five sophomores will be among 20 Los Angeles high school students given the opportunity to experience culturally diverse aspects of Los Angeles during a summer program and eight Saturdays next year through...