Alex Reisner, Assistant News Editor November 19, 2024
The Women of Color Club (WOCO) and Middle Eastern Student Alliance (MESA) Affinity Group held a bake sale to support school-aged Afghan girls on Nov. 12 on the Quad during lunch and conference time.
The...
The Lincoln-Douglas (LD) debate team competed at the Damus Hollywood Invitational held from Nov. 9-11. Participants in Novice LD were at the Upper School over the weekend, while Varsity LD debaters were...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor November 14, 2024
The Harvard-Westlake Student Alumni Association (HWSAA) and Asian Students in Action (ASiA) invited Dr. OiYan Poon to speak about her newly published book, “Asian American is Not a Color,” in Ahmanson...
Harvard-Westlake Media Students attended the Los Angeles Times High School Insider’s Journalism “J” Day at California State University of Northridge in a day filled with competition, learning and more.
HW Media Students competed at the Los Angeles Times High School Insider’s Journalism Day (J-Day) at California State University of Northridge on Oct. 26.
Over 150 students from all over Los...
Starting next school year, the administration will remove all Advanced Placement (AP) classes, following a removal of most AP humanities and art classes, Head of upper School Beth Slattery said.
Slattery...
Charlotte Korchak from StandWithUs discussed Jewish history in light of the Israel-Hamas war during a Jewish Club event in Chalmers East on Nov. 1. StandWithUs, an international organization, aims to combat...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor November 5, 2024
South Asian Student Alliance (SASA) organized a celebration for Diwali on the quad on Oct. 28. At the event, students painted diyas and drew henna, and samosas and beverages were brought as refreshments.
Diwali...
Empower hosted a phonathon during lunch on Oct. 29, calling Arizona voters and encouraging them to cast their ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential election on Nov. 5.
Members...
The Lincoln-Douglas (LD) debate team competed at two travel tournaments which were both held from Oct. 25-28. Members of the team participated in a tournament hosted by The Meadows School in Nevada, while...
Kara Jazaeri, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer October 31, 2024
Peer Support held its first and second meetings of the school year on Oct. 7 and Oct. 14 . Peer Support is a student-led on-campus program designed to provide Upper School students with a safe space to...
The school hired two new campus ambassadors, Bryttani Ford and Juan Valdivia, as an extension of the upper school security team. The ambassadors’ role at school is to assist and welcome visitors, parents...
Advanced Performance Studies students traveled to New York, New York from Oct. 9-13 for a field trip led by Performing Arts Teacher and Director Sabrina Washburn. During the trip, the group attended shows...
