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Entry applications to school decrease by 13%

Connor Tang, Editor-in-Chief
May 8, 2025

Applications to the school were down 13% for both prospective seventh and ninth graders this year, according to the admissions office. The 2023-24 admissions cycle had an admit rate of 24%, the lowest...

Administration responds to cheating incident in Honors Chemistry classes

Ern Ryu, Assistant News Editor
May 8, 2025

The Prefect Council announced in a school-wide email that several sophomores have been disciplined for buying and selling photos of tests and quizzes. Dean of Students Jordan Church handled disciplinary...

The new schedule is moving the former blocks Community Time and Conference Time up earlier in the day, so that students have less opportunities to leave campus earlier, Head of Upper School Beth Slattery said. Doing so will free up teacher schedules and promote a sense of community.

Administration revises schedule to promote community, free up teacher schedules

Alex Reisner, Assistant News Editor
March 19, 2025

The administration will be implementing a new schedule at the Upper School for the 2025-26 school year, in an effort to strengthen community and free up teacher schedules. Students will have fewer opportunities ...

The school is re-emphasizing their commitment to their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion amid a shifting dialogue in such efforts.

School reaffirms efforts to diversity, equity and inclusion

Connor Tang, Editor-in-Chief
March 19, 2025

The school is reaffirming their commitment to their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion amid a shifting political dialogue around such efforts. Although the school has not sent out a formal letter...

Chris Rock speaks in Rugby Auditorium in a event organized by the Art and Business Club. Rock is one of the most prominent speakers to visit the school in recent history.

Prominent stand-up comedian and actor Chris Rock speaks at Art and Business Club event

Justin Tang and Max Nam
March 8, 2025

In one of the most prominent speaker events the school has ever hosted, stand-up comedian and actor Chris Rock visited the school on Friday in an event hosted by the Art and Business Club.  Sitting...

Team members and coaches hold up the CIF-SS Division 2 plaque after the team's 1-0 win against Jurupa Hills. The team's defense against the Spartans helped secure the victory.

Boys soccer outlasts Jurupa Hills 1-0 in CIF-SS Division 2 Championship

Justin Tang, Print Managing Editor
March 2, 2025

The boys soccer team defeated Jurupa Hills 1-0 in the CIF-SS Division 2 championship to win the team’s first title in program history. Defender Sam Reiner ’25 scored the lone goal for the Wolverines...

Student performers Nate Arnold '25 and Madeline Pimstone '25 play a song together at the Valentines' Day Coffehouse. Prefect Council organized the event and brought together various student performers.

Valentines’ Day Coffeehouse hosts student bands, performers

Tali Gurule, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
March 1, 2025

In a Valentines' Day themed Coffehouse event, Prefect Council featured student musicians and comedians in its second open-mic and standup event this year on Feb. 24 in Chalmers East. The event included...

Eurydice (Calla Fox '25) in "Hadestown".

Photo Gallery: Spring Musical “Hadestown” takes place in Rugby Auditorium

Connor Tang, Editor-in-Chief
February 16, 2025

The spring musical “Hadestown” took place in Rugby Auditorium last night, and will continue to have shows throughout today and the weekend. The modern, romantic adaptation of the Greek epic “Orpheus...

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

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

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...

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