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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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Pierce Pressure

Aimee Misaki May 27, 2015

June* looked in the mirror, staring at the holes in her earlobes that were now basically closed because of infection. As she tried to push her diamond-studded earring back into the hole, the only result...

Artisanal Computers

Artisanal Computers

Jake Saferstein May 27, 2015

In the summer before his sophomore year, Jacob Gold’s ’15 laptop died and he needed a new computer. Instead of getting the latest Macbook, Gold decided he wanted to be able to play the latest games...

Visual arts teacher to retire after 25 years

Angela Chon May 27, 2015

Visual arts teacher Art Tobias will retire after 25 years of teaching at Harvard-Westlake to continue working in his ceramics studio and on other projects that are "halfway completed." Tobias began teaching...

School considers Chinese exchange program

Scott Nussbaum May 27, 2015

Head of Upper School Jeanne Huybrechts will visit China in June in an effort to establish a potential partnership with the Chinese International School, which could include a student exchange program. “Everyone...

Goodbye Ms. Neumeyer

Chronicle Staff May 27, 2015

Dear Ms. Neumeyer, This year’s senior staffers are only the latest in a long line that have benefited from your tutelage. We are also the last. Twenty-four years, 192 issues and countless students later,...

Samantha Ho 16 stands next to Congressman Brad Sherman under her pastel self-portat titled Pointilism Study displayed in the Capitol Rotunda. Photo used with permission of Samantha Ho.

Student self-portrait to be displayed in Capitol Rotunda

Tiffany Kim May 27, 2015

Samantha Ho ’16 won an award for her "Self-Portrait after Seurat," which will be displayed in the Capitol Rotunda in June. Ho will be flown to a reception June 24 in Washington, D.C. "Probably hundreds...

Daydreaming provides break from the informational flow

Daydreaming provides break from the ‘informational flow’

Pim Otero May 27, 2015

At 13 years old, Elliot Kang ’16 imagined what it would be like to be the protagonist from his favorite show, "Dragon Ball Z." The latest episode in his series of superhero daydreams frequently interrupted...

Visual arts teacher to retire after 25 years

Angela Chon May 27, 2015

Visual arts teacher Art Tobias will retire after 25 years of teaching at Harvard-Westlake to continue working in his ceramics studio and on other projects that are "halfway completed." Tobias began teaching...

Taking pride in my college

Scott Nussbaum May 27, 2015

As part of Senior Transition Day, the documentary film "The Hunting Ground" was shown to inform graduating seniors about the issue of sexual assault on college campuses across America. As part of the film,...

Two student films win at South Bay Film Festival

Layla Moghavem May 27, 2015

Two student films on genocide and domestic violence, "Curt Lowens: A Life of Changes" and "The Monster Within," won awards at the South Bay Film Festival, which took place at Mira Costa High School May...

Advanced Performance Studies to perform 100-character production ‘Under Milk Wood’ with 13 actors, 1 prop

Liz Yount May 27, 2015

Advanced Performance Studies will present Dylan Thomas’ "Under Milk Wood" in the Drama Lab May 31 at 4 p.m. Performing arts teacher Ted Walch will direct the play, and no tickets are required. "Under...

Illustration by Vivian Lin/Chronicle

Some students are schooled in stocks at an early age

Benjamin Most May 27, 2015

At age 10, Daniel Singer ’17 realized that he was making little interest off of the money in his savings account. Singer asked his father to open an account for him at E-Trade, a financial services company...

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