The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Students win awards for computer science

Patrick Ryan May 28, 2014

The National Center for Women and Information Technology honored seven Harvard-Westlake students with the Aspirations in Computing Award during a ceremony in Newport Beach May 20. The ceremony was part...

Kremer ’14 named beach volleyball All-American

Elijah Akhtarzad May 28, 2014

The American Volleyball Coaches Association selected girls’ volleyball standout and University of Notre Dame commit Josephine Kremer ’14 as a Sand Volleyball All-American May 13. The exclusive All-American...

Business of Life textbook editor stresses searching for simple solutions

Benjamin Most May 28, 2014

Peter D. Kaufman, editor of the Business of Life class textbook “Poor Charlie’s Almanack” and CEO of electrical connector accessories company Glenair, told students that the key to productivity is...

Receptionist to serve as dean coordinator

Angela Chon May 28, 2014

After almost two years at Harvard-Westlake, receptionist Lynn Miller will be taking the position of summer school and dean’s office coordinator as Ryan Wilson goes back to teaching English at the Middle...

2 new deans to replace Bird, Silberman next year

Carly Berger May 28, 2014

Jamie Chan and Kyle Graham will join the deans office next year, replacing deans Mike Bird and Pete Silberman, Head of Upper School Audrius Barzdukas announced to their counselees in emails. Chan is coming...

Team falls to Crespi in CIF Playoffs

Mila Barzdukas May 28, 2014

 The biggest foe for the Wolverine lacrosse team has always been Crespi. The Wolverines triumphed over the Celts in league, winning the last game against Crespi before playoffs and securing the league...

A Family Affair

Jacob Goodman May 28, 2014

Emma, You have a birthday on Aug. 5, and you are from Zhanjiang in the Guangdong Province of China. While we don’t know for sure what happened, I believe that your birth mother must have cared about...

Don’t blame Yik Yak

Jessica Spitz May 28, 2014

After wreaking havoc at many schools across the country, the popular app Yik Yak recently made its way here. For those who have not scrolled through the app themselves, Yik Yak is an app that allows users...

Poetry slam team takes 2nd in Classic Slam

Benjamin Most May 28, 2014

The poetry slam team won the quarterfinals and earned second place in the semifinal bracket of the Get Lit Classic Slam May 22 and 23. "I’m proud that our team almost made the finals in our first year...

Cheating on the Reading

Marcella Park May 28, 2014

Of 389 students polled in a Chronicle survey, 65 percent  use online reading aids like SparkNotes and Schmoop, both of which provide chapter summaries for books commonly read in English classes as well...

Track and Chronicle, my high school loves

Lizzy Thomas May 28, 2014

I’ve had two loves all throughout high school. Okay, whatever, right? But I’ve been with both of them, at the same time. DUN DUN DUN. It wasn’t what it sounds like. They both knew of the other, and...

Commons addresses parent concerns

Noa Yadidi May 28, 2014

President Rick Commons and Head of School Jeanne Huybrechts have invited parents of African-American students to a dinner June 4 at the home of Maria and Jeff Harleston (Miles ’15, Zachary ’17) to...

Load More Stories

Comments (0)

All The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest
Activate Search
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School
May 2014