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A&E Assistant Editor Sarah Reiff  ’20 uses a ridesharing app to reach the polls. Companies, like Lyft and Uber, partnered with nonprofit organizations to offer free rides for voters. Staged photo by Lindsay Wu and Luke Schneider/Chronicle

Uber and Lyft offer free rides for voters

Emma Shapiro November 15, 2018

Ridesharing companies announced a nonpartisan campaign for the midterm elections to offer free rides to the polls for voters. Uber and Lyft both hoped to increase the voter turnout on election day, according...

Midterms 2018: Guide to Californias Propositions

Midterms 2018: Guide to California’s Propositions

Jenny Li November 2, 2018

This year, many seniors will be eligible to vote in the Nov. 6 United States midterms election. Here is a non-partisan guide to the 11 ballot propositions:   Proposition 1 approves $4 billion in...

New mid-year assessment schedule to be implemented

Lindsay Wu October 25, 2018

In order to allow teachers more flexibility while also alleviating students’ stress, the Scheduling Committee formulated a new plan for mid-year assessments this year, Upper School Deans Department Head...

Prefect Council provides massage therapists during midterms

Luke Schneider December 16, 2017

LA Massage Factory provided students with massages Tuesday and Thursday in Chalmers East. The Upper School administration said that they recruited massage therapists to combat the stress and anxiety that...

Students pet a pug in the student lounge on Dec. 15. Prefect Council gave students the opportunity to play with the dogs to relieve stress resulting from mid-year assessments. Credit: Meera Sastry/Chronicle

Prefect Council hosts festivities during assessments

Meera Sastry December 16, 2016

Prefect Council hosted various activities for students during mid-year assessments. Complimentary açai bowls, a chance to pet puppies and a bell choir performance from the Activities Recreation and Care...

Puppies make second appearance to help students fight stress

Jacob Goodman December 18, 2014

Puppies helped midterm assessment test-takers alleviate stress again Thursday, courtesy of the Prefect Council. The puppies were brought through a company called "Puppies and Reptiles for Parties" that...

Midterms no longer mandatory for freshmen

Lauren Sonnenberg October 15, 2013

The ninth grade class will no longer take midterm exams, effective this year. In the past, ninth graders were separated from the rest of the middle school student body in mid-January to take semester exams...

What happened to semi?

February 16, 2011

By Lara Sokoloff What was "semiformal?" Semiformal was intended to be an opportunity for members of the Harvard-Westlake community to come together and enjoy themselves for a night in January. However,...

10th grade: Bumper cars

May 26, 2010

On a new campus with newfound freedom and responsibility, it was a bit of a bumpy ride. Our permits soon turned into licenses, which oftentimes quickly turned into our first accidents. The heretofore...

Embracing an historic moment

November 12, 2008

By Michelle NosratianThe Nov. 4 election resulted in a landslide electoral victory for Illinois Senator Barack Obama, the Hawaiian-born son of a Kenyan father, who will become America’s first black...

Help us catch a break

April 23, 2008

By Dana Glaser In the 35 minutes or so of Q&A with the candidates for Senior Head Prefect at class assembly this Monday, I heard a lot of solid speeches. Or, more to the point, I heard a few solid...

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