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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

Deans set spring break college tour registration deadline, update itinerary

Pim Otero November 19, 2014

Juniors planning to participate in the spring break college tours must submit college tour preference forms and signed college tour rules by Dec. 9. Both tours will take place during the first week of...

Rose Sale for ‘Company’ Cast to End Friday

Pim Otero November 13, 2014

The last day to buy a rose for a cast member of the fall musical, “Company”, is Friday. Roses will be sold by Social Committee on the Quad from fourth through eighth period, costing $3 each. Payment...

Putting tedious schoolwork into a larger perspective

Pim Otero October 14, 2014

Bzzt. Another mosquito adhered to my skin, preparing to give me yet another wonderful product of its nature: a big, red, itchy bug bite. I think that might have been my 20th bite that week. Even though...

Battling distractions

Pim Otero October 14, 2014

Scrolling through posts on Facebook and Tumblr, Hannah Dains ’16 watches the clock as it turns to 11 p.m. She hasn’t done any homework in hours and knows it will be impossible to finish it all during...

All access summers

Lauren Kim September 3, 2014

Finding her inner peace Ahimsa, non-violence. Santosha, contentment. Asteya, non-stealing. These are just three of the eight virtues in yoga that Trishta Dordi ’15 used to shape her life during the...

Senior to teach English in Asia

Pim Otero May 28, 2014

Alex McNab ’14, one of this year’s Brownstein Fellows, plans to travel to Nepal and Vietnam before starting college in the fall of 2015. He was first inspired to apply for the fellowship during a class...

Student wins national Chinese competition

Pim Otero May 28, 2014

Joss Saltzman ’16 won first place in division B of the 2014 Preliminary Competition of the Chinese Bridge Proficiency Competition for the southwest United States in San Diego May 16, and received a prize...

Siemens honors seniors as finalists in challenge

Pim Otero April 30, 2014

Irene Kao ’14 and Henry Jiang ’14 were selected as finalists for the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge March 30. The competition encourages student teams to identify an environmental issue...

Students to display research, new technology at STEMfest event

Pim Otero April 30, 2014

A special assembly schedule for STEMfest May 21 will allow upper school students and faculty time to view a variety of research by students, such as an Unmanned Aviation Vehicle (a drone), a Quadcopter...

Librarian to retire after 12 years

Pim Otero March 19, 2014

Maureen Frank, who will retire as a librarian in June, initially came to Harvard-Westlake as the stay-at-home mother of David Frank ’98 and Richard Frank ’00. She had volunteered frequently at the...

Art teacher to make soccer trophy cup

Pim Otero March 19, 2014

Visual arts teacher Art Tobias is creating a trophy for the Hudnut Cup, a soccer tournament which will be part of the World Leading Schools Association conference being hosted by Harvard-Westlake this...

Poetry, music mark 3rd Coffee House

Pim Otero February 26, 2014

Solo vocal performances, including a rap number, recitation of original poetry and a  piano mash-up of 15 pop songs were some of the highlights of the third Coffee House held after school Feb. 23 in...

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