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The Palisades fire burns through hills on Wednesday afternoon. Following the destruction of several wildfires, both student and parent groups are beginning initiatives to help those in the school community.

Parent groups, Prefect Council to assist with fire recovery efforts with drives, housing initiatives

Erin Ryu, Assistant News Editor
January 10, 2025

Members of Prefect Council, Student Leaders for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (SLIDE) and Community Council will be hosting an on-campus gathering at the Upper School on Jan. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m....

The Sunset Fire burns through Hollywood Hills Wednesday evening. The fire broke out in the afternoon in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood, following the two largest fires, the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire.

Structure fire ignites half a mile away from Upper School after wildfires ravage LA in second day

Colin Ho and Connor Tang
January 9, 2025

A structure fire has broken out at 3656 North Sunswept Drive, roughly half a mile east of the Upper School. The school has not reported any damage to campus at the moment.  The newest fire, the most recent...

School indefinitely closed after LA wildfires prompt evacuations

School indefinitely closed after LA wildfires prompt evacuations

Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor
January 7, 2025

The school canceled all in-person classes on both campuses following wildfires in affected areas of Los Angeles, the administration said in an email Tuesday evening. Whether or not in-person classes will...

Released nearly a decade after the original takes were made, Knight’s documentary serves as an eye-opening time capsule perspective into the life of a high schooler at the school in 2014, providing a comparison to the present-day state of the school’s academic, social and cultural communities.

Alumnus director presents 2014 documentary ‘Harvard-Westlake High’

Colin Ho, Assistant News Editor
December 18, 2024

The documentary “Harvard-Westlake High,” created and produced by  Líto Knight ’14 in his senior year at the school, was screened in Ahmanson Lecture Hall on Dec. 9. The documentary consists of...

Students organize and attend event with Mayor Karen Bass

Students organize and attend event with Mayor Karen Bass

Jack Ryan
May 31, 2024

The Global Affairs Society partnered with the Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall (LAWACTH) to attend a speaker event with Los Angeles (LA) Mayor Karen Bass at the Ebell Theatre on May 28....

Varsity baseball athletes pay attention to a pregame speech from coaches before their matchup with Corona High School in the CIF-SS Open Division baseball championship May 18.

Baseball ends successful season with loss to No. 1 Corona in CIF-SS championship game

Eden Conner, Assistant Opinion Editor
May 29, 2024

The baseball team finished their season 27-5-1 overall and 15-1-1 in the Mission League after a 5-0 loss to Corona High School in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) Championship...

Varsity swimmer Cooper Ren '26

Swimmers compete in CIF State events

MeJo Liao, Assistant Features Editor
May 29, 2024

The boys’ and girls’ swim teams finished their respective seasons at the Mission League Swimming Finals on April 18. The boys’ team won second while the girls’ team won first. For the girls’...

Track and Field Program Head Jonas Koolsbergen '83 gives a pregame speech before the team's meet.

Coach K: Wolverine For Life

Track and Field Program Head Jonas Koolsbergen '83 reflects on his ongoing career at the school, now finishing his 39th year of coaching.
Justin Tang, Assistant Sports Editor
May 29, 2024

During a track and field practice at Harvard School in 1982, Cross Country and Track and Field Program Head Jonas Koolsbergen ’83 planted his spikes in the rubber track and got in his four-point stance....

Junior pole-vaulter qualifies for CIF State track and field championships

Justin Tang, Assistant Sports Editor
May 28, 2024

Following the end of the regular track and field season, pole vaulter Sofia Rakfeldt ’25 competed at the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Track and Field Championships from May 24-25....

Izzy Daum '23 and her family met up with relative Arachna Patel, owner of Super 8 Motel, in Tampa, Florida as she researched Indian motel ownership.

Junior Fellowship: Izzy Daum

Justin Tang
September 1, 2022

Izzy Daum ’23 researched motel ownership by Indian Americans with a focus on Indian women. For her project, Daum interviewed family members about their experiences running motels, with a focus on the...

Alejandro Lombard '23 adjusts his camera to film footage for his junior fellowship project.

Junior Fellowship: Alejandro Lombard

Zoe Goor
September 1, 2022

Alejandro Lombard ’23 created a documentary about immigrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border for his Junior Summer Fellowship project, “Seeking Asylum.” Lombard visited the U.S.-Mexico border...

Jessica Thompson '23 poses with DJ Khalil.

Junior Fellowship: Jessica Thompson

Connor Tang
September 1, 2022

Jessica Thompson ’23 visited New York to learn about the Black community’s impact on the music industry. Thompson interviewed Atlantic Records Vice President Riggs Morales, hip-hop star DJ Khaled and...

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