The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Personality on Paper

Community members discuss the rising popularity of personality tests and the accuracy of their test results.

Claire Conner and Emmy Zhang
January 22, 2022

Fernanda Hererra ’23 stared at the spinning wizard hat on her computer, waiting for the bright emerald crest to appear. She said that she felt confident she was a Slytherin and that she assumed the official...

It’s a Match! : Student Usage of Tinder

Lauren Nehorai
January 30, 2019

Noah* ’19 scrolled through his camera roll, looking carefully for the perfect profile photo. He decided on a photo with a big smile to make him look friendly, some stubble to make him look older and...

Succeeding through sports psychology

Dylan Graff
August 26, 2021

As youth sports grow more competitive, student-athletes are learning more about sports psychology to gain a competitive edge over their opponents. Recently, the school decided to delve into the field,...

Conflict Crisis

Julian Andreone
August 27, 2020

A Letter to the Editors was written in response to this piece and published in issue two of Volume 30 in order to address factual inaccuracies. Peer Support, the largest club on campus, presents itself...

Wagerman returns as psychology teacher

Sarah Healy
September 14, 2018

Seth Wagerman returned to the Interdisciplinary Studies and Independent Research department this year to teach Introduction to Psychology, as well as continue to teach Social Psychology. Before...

Trigger Warning: Controversial Content

Students, teachers and professionals discuss benefits and drawbacks of implementing trigger warnings in the classroom

Caitlin Muñoz
March 26, 2021

When India Spencer ’21 clicked on a Zoom link for the Community Flex Time webinar on Jan. 14, she anticipated that the school would acknowledge a trend of depleted mental health and hoped for a sensitive...

McGraw ’01 returns to teach psychology

Lucas Lee
September 15, 2018

Tina McGraw ’01 will return to her alma mater as both the head of Peer Support and a psychology teacher. She will be transferring to a school setting for the first time after working in drug and...