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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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  McConnell's Fine Ice Cream By Sabrina Hamideh McConnell’s is the best ice cream parlor in all of Studio City. From the variety of tasty flavors to the ambiance of the shop and even...

RECOGNIZING RIVER PARK’S PARTNERS: The school’s administration hosted an event for River Park’s partners to thank them for their support on Jan. 25. Attendees included the Tatviam Band of Mission Indians, Special Olympics, Angel City Sports and Friends of the LA River.

School holds event to thank community

Alexander Dinh and Olivia So February 8, 2023

The school hosted an event to thank community members  for supporting the River Park project  Jan. 25. Participants spoke with the school’s faculty, administration and prefects about River Park, and...

LAs heavy rain creates mudslides

LA’s heavy rain creates mudslides

Alden Detmer February 8, 2023

Over 20 inches and eight atmospheric rivers of heavy rain across California caused mudslides throughout January, leaving Mulholland Drive between Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Coldwater Canyon Drive closed...

Road work begins on Coldwater

William Liu February 8, 2023

Williams Pipeline Contractors will begin a year of construction to replace an aging pipeline on Coldwater Canyon Drive on Feb. 13. The street will only have one lane open in each direction from Rexford...

Many members of the Studio City community choose to decorate the fronts of their homes with bright and colorful lights throughout the holiday season.

‘Tis the season: The Chronicle’s holiday activity favorites

Eden Conner December 15, 2022

It is the most wonderful time of the year, Wolverines, so if your eyes are currently staring at a textbook instead of the giant blow-up snowman in your neighbor’s front yard, here is a list of fun holiday...

New store Van Leeuwen Ice Cream offers vegan desserts. It is one of six new stores opening at The Shops at The Sportsmens Lodge.

Stores open at Sportsmen’s Lodge

Hannah Shahidi December 15, 2022

Reformation, Roberta's Pizza, Civil Coffee, Kismet Rotisserie, Fred Segal and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream opened new locations at The Shops at Sportsmen’s Lodge, a shopping and dining complex near the upper...

Congresswoman Karen Bass and businessman Rick Caruso 76 campaign to be elected as mayor of Los Angeles.

Mayoral Election: Down to the Wire

Davis Marks November 16, 2022

The 2022 LA mayoral election between Congresswoman Karen Bass and businessman Rick Caruso ’76 is too close to call at the time of writing. As of Nov. 11, Bass leads Caruso by 4,484 votes with 62% of...

Franklin Wimbish ’25 looks across Ted Slavin Field, sipping water from his bottle as he endures the afternoon heat. Wimbish is a member of the school’s cross country team, which postponed its after-school practice to 6 p.m. on Sept. 16 in order to escape the heat. In addition to cross country, field hockey and girls tennis postponed their field practices.

Southern California confronted by global warming induced heat wave

Hannah Shahidi September 28, 2022

Studio City residents experienced continuous high temperatures up to 110 degrees from Sept. 3 to Sept. 16. The recent heatwave was caused by global warming which is the cause of average temperatures...

LAUSD experiences enrollment decline

LAUSD experiences enrollment decline

Saisha Kumar and Tate Sheehy August 29, 2022

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools face low enrollment numbers as students transition to private schools, families move to less expensive areas and students move into full-time employment,...

SWEET TOOTH: A new location of Tuesday’s Sweet Shoppe, a family-owned Los Angeles candy shop chain, began selling a variety of different candies to customers over the summer.

New restaurants and stores launch at Sportsmen’s Lodge

William Liu and Hannah Shahidi August 25, 2022

HiHo Cheeseburger, Tuesday’s Sweet Shoppe, All Birds and UOVO opened near the upper school campus at The Shops at Sportsmen’s Lodge complex over the summer. Aside from new restaurants, Reformation,...

An infographic depicts how students feel about the mayoral race.

Mayoral candidates step up campaign ahead of June 7 primary

Will Sherwood and Natalie Cosgrove May 29, 2022

As the June 7 primary approaches, the campaign for the Los Angeles (LA) mayoral election is narrowing into a two-horse race. In the past few weeks, multiple candidates have dropped out and have announced...

Underneath a freeway, people experiencing homelessness build shelters.

Community reflects on homelessness in Studio City

Iona Lee March 24, 2022

As Will Sonneborn '24 ran by a homeless encampment, he said he noticed a man who held a sign that read “I’m thirsty, and I need water." Sonneborn said that there's a contradiction in witnessing...

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