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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

You should care about healthcare

James Hur October 10, 2012

During this election season, there’s been a lot of discussion about Obamacare, Romneycare, the Affordable Care Act, healthcare and Medicare. And at this point, it is likely you don’t care. Why should...

Cleaning up after ourselves

David Lim October 10, 2012

Material luxuries aside, Harvard-Westlake gives us the friends, teachers and opportunities that make it a place we can call home. With these things in mind, it’s pretty shocking that an unidentified...

Coding line by line

October 10, 2012

His fingers fly across the keyboard. With each click a character appears on the screen. Josh Shapiro ’14 is in his own world, creating a new website. Shapiro started coding this past summer when interning...

Admit One

October 10, 2012

Waiting alone in a local Starbucks, Andrew Meepos ’13 sips a coffee as he waits to meet a complete stranger. Strewn across the table in front of him are concert tickets that he has sold over the internet....

Junior showcases heart failure research at Seattle conference

Jensen Pak October 10, 2012

Lizzy Thomas ’14 presented the results of her medical research at the Heart Failure Society of America Conference in Seattle. Thomas researched the correlation between obesity, muscle mass and heart...

Camera ready

David Lim October 10, 2012

Loyola and Harvard-Westlake have been bitter league rivals for decades. The two schools more often than not finish atop the Mission League standings in  every sport, making each Cubs-Wolverines matchup...

Games of the Trimester showcase fall teams to prospective students

Lizzy Thomas October 10, 2012

Five of the lesser-watched fall sports teams put on a show in front of faculty, students and prospective students as part of the Games of the Trimester on Oct. 4. All five teams won their games, as field...

Senior rock climber finishes 18th overall in worldwide competition

Aaron Lyons October 10, 2012

Competing in the Youth National Championships, winning the Young Gun Award for climbing and climbing in two World championships, Charlie Andrews-Jubelt’s ’13 life these past few months was dominated...

Horse rider returns to competition

Sarah Novicoff October 10, 2012

At 6 months old, Sydney Cheong ’14 was carried by her parents into a stable and lifted into the saddle on a horse. This marked the beginning of a 16-year passion. "Near where we have our horses, there...

Girls’ tennis seeks ranking jump before CIF

Luke Holthouse October 10, 2012

A lot can change in a month. For the girls’ tennis team, it is equally important that in the month that stands between them and CIF playoffs, some things change while some stay the same. The team, currently...

Perform at hospitals to cheer up sick children and elderly patients

David Gisser October 10, 2012

The Harvard Westlake Outreach Performance Club, started by Tigist Menkir ’14, will put on plays for the Children’s Hospital and a nursing home this year. HWOP (prounounced "hope"), currently plans...

Jurors find razor company not responsible in student’s death

Noa Yadidi September 5, 2012

The parents of Ishan Bose-Pyne ’12 will not appeal the verdict from a jury that found no legal liability in his death, according to a statement from their lawyers. On Aug. 31, a federal jury ruled that...

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October 2012