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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

Many students tend to tailor their applications to emphasize their strengths, sometimes leading them to give up their genuine interests in the process.

Passion vs. Pressure

Hailey Kramar and Erin Ryu September 4, 2024

Dripping in sweat with multiple bags in hand, Sarah Parmet ’25 rushes up the stairs to Rugby Auditorium after her cheer practice, barely making it in time for rehearsal  for the upcoming musical. Her...

A polaroid of two best friends is split apart signifying the end of their friendship

Fractured Friendships

Sienna Dall'Olmo, Assistant Features Editor September 4, 2024

It is a Friday night and Siena Griswold ’26 is standing outside her best friend’s  house. She lets herself inside, as she always does, excited to see her friend after months of missed calls and busy...

An elephant and donkey, representing the republican and democratic parties, face off under an “I Voted” sticker.

Backing the Ballot

Kayla Graff and Colin Ho September 4, 2024

In less than three months, Avery Kim ’25 will look down to see his 2024 presidential ballot. After completing the registration process and reading the news daily for campaign updates, the moment will...

Flipping the Switch

Flipping the Switch

Hannah Shahidi, Assistant News Editor May 29, 2024

Just down the street from the Koreatown H Mart is St. James Episcopal School, where elementary school aged kids say goodbye to their parents, run around with their friends and share snacks before class...

It's Just Rocket Science

It’s Just Rocket Science

Max Turetzky, Assistant Opinion Editor May 29, 2024

Making explosives is not an everyday occurrence in the Munger Science Center. But, Rocketry Club co-founder Seth O’Brien ’25 and Mathematics Teacher and club advisor Andrew Theiss find themselves doing...

Impending dorm

Impending dorm

Eden Conner, Assistant Opinion Editor May 29, 2024

Levi Schwartz ‘26 sits in his messy room at 11:30 p.m on a Wednesday. There are clothes everywhere but the hamper, a stacked plates of food on his desk and too much homework in his backpack to worry...

A protester stands near Dickson Plaza at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where students and external supporters set up a pro-Palestinian encampment. The University of California Police Department and the Los Angeles Police Department forcibly disbanded the encampment after there was a violent confrontation.

University Protests: Rising Tensions

Alex Dinh and Connor Tang May 29, 2024

A couple days after the Palestinian militant gorup Hamas led terrorist attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, Jewish Harvard student Violet Barron ’22 read a letter signed by over 30 Harvard student organizations,...

Muslim students perform daily prayers using a prayer mat.

From Dawn to Dusk

Saisha Kumar March 20, 2024

It’s 5 a.m., and Ahmad Adaya ’25 wakes up to the sharp sound of his alarm. Outside, it is pitch black, but Adaya promptly prepares his breakfast of bread and dates, the only foods he will consume until...

What the heck is a Zyn?

What the heck is a Zyn?

Alden Detmer, Assistant Features Editor March 20, 2024

Looking around his 8:00 a.m. class, Kenny* was confident that no one was watching him in the back row. As his teacher discussed the past night’s reading, Kenny reached down and slowly unzipped the top...

A playing card with an illustration of a college counselor on it.

Students and counselors discuss independent college counseling

Zoe Goor March 20, 2024

Afternoon light floods the room as Ben Boateng '25 logs on to a Zoom meeting. An iced coffee sits on a coaster next to the computer. The characteristic Zoom chime sounds as he joins the meeting room, and...

Students discuss sl*t-shaming

Students discuss sl*t-shaming

Georgia Grad, Assistant Features Editor March 20, 2024

It was the beginning of the school year. Nora* had been hanging out with a male student, Reggie*, for a while and started to catch feelings. Another guy that she previously had relations with decided...

Illustration by Sabrina Simek

A look into food delivery apps

Alex Dinh, Assistant Features Editor March 20, 2024

It is 10:45 a.m. Chloe Ferreira ’25 has just left her Precalculus class, and she, along with a crowd of other students, walks down the stairs in Chalmers Hall. At the bottom of the stairs, she passes...

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