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Award Recipients announced
SCHOLAR SPOTLIGHT: Dashiell Sparks ’26 stands among other recipients after earning a highly selective Posse Foundation scholarship.
Dashiell Sparks ’26 receives award
FROM GOALS TO GOLD: During the final Community Time all-school assembly, varsity girls volleyball and varsity girls field hockey teams
Varsity girls volleyball and field hockey win championships and receive rings at assembly
Rees Pugh: Performing Arts
Rees Pugh: Performing Arts
Haley Hicks: Faculty
Haley Hicks: Faculty
LINGERING FLAMES: Community members hold signs and gather in memory one year after the Palisades Fire as frustration and grief continues.
‘They let us burn’: Reactions to post-Palisades fire protest
WAVES OF FREEDOM: Protestors stretched a massive Iranian flag across the streets of Westwood on Jan. 11, as crowds gather to oppose Iran’s current regime. The demonstration
People meet in Westwood to protest Islamic regime
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Restaurant Lemonade closes Studio City location
Restaurant Lemonade closes Studio City location
A structure fire broke out internally at 4132 Vanetta Place and spread up the Sunswept hillside to a neighboring four-story building.
What happened at the Sunswept Fire?
Lunch waste tells a larger story: schools serve sustainability, then trash it.
The Kramar Lens: Improve Sustainability in the Cafeteria
Printed with Permission of David Rothbart
David Rothbart: My Special Place
Printed with Permission of Kayla Graff
Kayla Graff: When I Almost Walked Away
Printed with Permission of Lyla Kavanagh
Lyla Kavanagh: Openheartedness
Printed with Permission of Audrey Kim
Audrey Kim: The Side Quests Matter
Lunch waste tells a larger story: schools serve sustainability, then trash it.
The Kramar Lens: Improve Sustainability in the Cafeteria
Students scale democracy’s dome, learning power through advocacy and persistence.
The Kramar Lens: When the Bill Died, the Real Lesson Began
Plastic flames warm bodies while inequality poisons vulnerable communities’ lungs
The Kramar Lens: Inhaling Inequality, The Human Cost of Microplastics
Wanted: Em Dashes—Alive, Defiant, Expanding Thought Beyond Grammatical Borders Conventions
The Kramar Lens: Who gives a f_ about an em dash?
When politics pierces science, public trust shatters along with integrity.
The Kramar Lens: Keep politics out of science protect and preserve the CDC’s integrity
What your university decision says about you
The Unofficial Curriculum Guide 4: A New Hope
Chron-Clave: Selecting New Editors
Chron-Clave: Selecting New Editors
Guest speakers we actually want to see
Guest speakers we actually want to see
Asking for Letters of Recommendation: Your Foolproof Template
Lucas Schlumberger '28 holds up a flower.
The Beginning of The Holloway: A Reflection and Foreword
An illustration that expands on a pack of Marlboro cigarettes.
Back in the Pack
On Display
On Display
Mother and son reaching out to each other from opposite sides.
Living with the Ribbon
Financial aid student notices from afar the higher-quality clothes and privilege of her more affluent peers.
The Class Divide
An illustration of a Daily News newspaper that has been discontinued.
The Media Monopoly
Jeff Bezos Should Be Allowed to Co-Chair the Met Gala
Jeff Bezos Should Be Allowed to Co-Chair the Met Gala
Senior Superlatives
Senior Superlatives
Jeff Bezos Should Not Co-Chair the Met Gala
Jeff Bezos Should Not Co-Chair the Met Gala
Cutting Deep: the Stone-cutters Collective releases its Spring 2025-2026 Issue
Cutting Deep: the Stone-cutters Collective releases its Spring 2025-2026 Issue
Charles Abemayor '26 sprints on the track to finish a race
Wolverines Only
Jason Collins' senior yearbook photo.
Remembering the Impact and Legacy of Jason Collins ’97
Softball team finishes their season with a record of 11-11 campaign
Softball team finishes their season with a record of 11-11 campaign
Track and field ends season strong
Baseball team prepares for upcoming playoff push
Baseball team prepares for upcoming playoff push
Lucas Schlumberger '28 holds up a flower.
The Beginning of The Holloway: A Reflection and Foreword
Weighing the impact: Evaluating the costs and benefits of beaver reintroduction
Aerial view over two walruses on an ice floe in front of Kvitøya (White Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago.
Silent Safeguard: The Permafrost is melting, what does this mean?
A tire rests on the dry bed of Lake Mendocino in Ukiah, California.
From wetlands to dry land: Drought and water risk in California
A photo of a vibrant rose at the Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge.
A guide to understanding SoCal’s native flora: How to incorporate them into your gardens
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Senior Superlatives

Members of The Class of 2026 elect each other for different characteristic-specific awards as their time at the school comes to an end.
Jack Fener, A&E Reporter
May 28, 2026
  1. Most Likely to Die First in a Zombie Apocalypse: Thomas Klarin
  2. Most Likely to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse: Quinn Hamilton
  3. Most Likely to Become a Brentwood Mom: Sophia Wiczyk
  4. Most Athletic: James Tronstein
  5. Most Likely to Go on Love Island: Kai Kuklinski
  6. Worst Case of Senioritis: Max Nam
  7. Eyes You Could Get Lost In: Reed Reck
  8. Best Bromance: Ryder Felisan & Henry Wain
  9. Best Middle School Couple: Ronan Lifrak & Francesca Varese
  10. Best Dressed: Anika Norton
  11. Academic Weapon: Emma Tseng
  12. Class Clown: Callum MacLachlan
  13. Biggest Aura Farmer: Luca Gonzalez
  14. Most Likely to Change the World: Shimon Schlessinger
  15. Best Hair: Kira Spinks
  16. Best to Bring Home to Your Parents: Nikhil Sarvaiya
  17. Life of the Party: Jack Shapiro
  18. Best Lookalikes: Calder Glass & Emy Spieker
  19. Most Siblings or Dating Relationship: Reed Reck & Anthony Shearmur
  20. Most Wholesome: Levi Schwartz
  21. Most Creative: Sabrina Simek
  22. Best Smile: Samaya Sayana-Manchanda
  23. Most Entrepreneurial: Zane Burstin
  24. Best Laugh: Lydia Gugsa
  25. Worst Driver: Imogen Ramlie
  26. Most Likely to Start a Cult: Henry Wain
  27. Most Likely to Become a Career Politician: Esther Goldman
  28. Biggest RBF: Madi Holly
  29. Most Brainrotted: Ellika LeSage
  30. Most Likely to Have a Mid-Life Crisis: Francesca Varese
More to Discover
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An illustration of a Daily News newspaper that has been discontinued.
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Jeff Bezos Should Be Allowed to Co-Chair the Met Gala
Jeff Bezos Should Be Allowed to Co-Chair the Met Gala
Jeff Bezos Should Not Co-Chair the Met Gala
Jeff Bezos Should Not Co-Chair the Met Gala
Cutting Deep: the Stone-cutters Collective releases its Spring 2025-2026 Issue
Cutting Deep: the Stone-cutters Collective releases its Spring 2025-2026 Issue
Students in the Upper School Symphony and Chamber Orchestra unite for a collaborative performance in Cremona, bringing together student musicians for a shared international concert experience.
Orchestra tours Italy, performs in international festival
Westflix reccomendation: Y Tu Mama Tambien
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About the Contributor
Jack Fener
Jack Fener, Opinion Reporter
Jack Fener ’27 is an opinion reporter and is in his second year working for The Chronicle. Jack is a member of the track team and HWJFA, and in his free time enjoys reading and working out.