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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

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...

Moore reveals next years performing arts shows

Marcella Park May 28, 2014

"Company" will be the fall musical, and "As You Like It" will be the winter play next year, performing arts teacher Christopher Moore said in an email May 21. "Company," with music and lyrics by composer...

Moore reveals next year’s performing arts shows

Marcella Park May 28, 2014

Four plays written by students and an alumnus were chosen to be performed at playwright festivals featuring young writers. The Blank Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival will produce plays by Patric...

SciBowl team defeats teachers at STEMfest

Marcella Park May 21, 2014

Five seniors defeated five science teachers in a 12 minute-long Science Bowl match during STEMfest Wednesday. Science Bowl team members Kevin Zhang '14, Anser Abbas '14, Donhem Brown '14, Zachary Birnholz...

US to produce “Company,” “As You Like It” next year

Marcella Park May 21, 2014

"Company" will be the fall musical and "As You Like It" will be the winter play next year. "Company," with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by George Furth, will be directed by performing...

Zoe Bohn ’14 to speak as valedictorian

Marcella Park May 19, 2014

Zoe Bohn '14 will speak at graduation June 6 as this year's valedictorian, President Rick Commons announced at the annual Cum Laude Induction Ceremony Monday. Bohn was one of 59 seniors inducted in what...

Banks cancels for La Femme meeting

Marcella Park May 18, 2014

Singer-songwriter and musician Jillian Banks '06 will not speak as planned at Monday's La Femme club meeting. "[Banks'] management contacted [alumni administrator Janiece] Richard over the weekend to...

Career Day brings alumni, parents to Upper School

Marcella Park May 13, 2014

A total of thirty-one alumni and two current parents hosted sessions for upper school students to attend during third, fourth and fifth periods as part of Career Day Tuesday. During Career Day events...

Wednesday deadline for Community Council applicants

Marcella Park May 10, 2014

Applications for positions on next year's Community Council were emailed to sophomores and juniors Friday. "The Council works with faculty advisers to direct, research, coordinate, implement, and approve...

Both Birds to retire, volunteer in Maine

Jivani Gengatharan April 29, 2014

Director of Financial Aid and French teacher Geoff Bird and Upper School Dean Mike Bird have spent 47 years working for schools. Now they’ve announced that this is their last. “I love coming to school...

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