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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

2025-2026 Staff

Sienna Dall'Olmo
Editor-in-Chief

Sienna Dall’Olmo

Sienna Dall'Olmo '26 is an Editor-in-Chief and is in her third year working for The Chronicle. Sienna is a Peer Support Coordinator and part of Senior Connect, and in her free time she enjoys hanging out with friends and going...

Editor-In-Chief

Kayla Graff

Kayla Graff ’26 is an Editor-in-Chief and is in her third year working for The Chronicle. Kayla is a captain of the varsity field hockey team, a member of Chamber Singers and a co-leader of Asian Students in Action. In her free...

Lydia Gugsa
Features Editor and Presentations Managing Editor

Lydia Gugsa

Lydia Gugsa '26 is the Features Editor and a Presentations Managing Editor. She is in her third year working for the Chronicle. She is a Leader for Peer Support and co-leader for the school's chapter of Junior Classical League....

Audrey Kim
Opinion Section Editor

Audrey Kim

Audrey Kim ‘26 is the Opinion Section Head Editor on The Chronicle, as well as the Co Editor-in-Chief of the Stonecutters Art and Writing magazine. Outside of HW Media, she participates in the HW Theater Departmen...

Holden Kim
News Reporter

Holden Kim

Holden Kim ’27 is a news reporter for The Chronicle. Outside of the paper, he serves as head of the Miles of Smiles club. In his free time, he enjoys exploring politics, from analyzing global elections to following internat...

News Reporter

Emmeline Chan

Emmeline Chan '27 is a writer for the News Section and is in her second year working for The Chronicle. In her free time, Emmeline enjoys listening to music, baking, and spending time with her family and frie...

Angel Song
News Reporter

Angel Song

Angel Song '27 is a News Reporter and this is her second year of working for The Chronicle. Outside of The Chronicle, Angel is a speech team leader and Community Council member. During her free time, she likes to watch animal...

News Reporter

Abby Ryan

Abby Ryan '27 is a news reporter and is in her second year working for The Chronicle. Abby is a Field Hockey player and a member of the Student Library Advisory Committee (SLAC). In her free time, she enjoys reading books and...

Features Reporter

Rebecca Vitti

Rebecca Vitti '27 is an Features Reporter and is in her first year working for The Chronicle.

Features Reporter

Tali Gurule

Tali Gurule '27 is a Features Reporter for The Chronicle. Outside of Weiler Hall, Tali is an active member of Community Council and the mock trial team, and she serves as a Student Ambassador. In her free time, Tali enjoys rea...

Mila Detmer
Features Reporter

Mila Detmer

Mila Detmer '27 is a second-year writer for the Chronicle's Features Section. Outside of journalism, Mila is a Varsity Field Hockey player, a Peer Support Trainee and a violinist in the Symphony Orchestra. In her free time, Mil...

Features Reporter

Hannah Hendifar

Hannah Hendifar ’27 is Director of Marketing and a features writer.  This is her second year working for The Chronicle. Hannah loves to play the piano and listen to music.

Features Reporter

Donna Enayati

Donna Enayati '27 is a Features reporter and is in her third year working for The Chronicle. Enayati is a Global Outreach Ambassador for the Children of War Foundation and the Global Youth Ambassador for Inspiring Girls USA. In...

Features Reporter

Riya Iyer

Riya Iyer '27 is a Features Reporter and is in her second year working for The Chronicle. Riya is a co-leader of GLOBE, an affiliate of HW Works, and a member of Science Olympiad. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to history...

Sports Reporter

Chloe Kim

Chloe Kim '27 is a Sports Reporter and an Editor-in-Chief of Vox Populi. Chloe is on the girls golf team, and in her free time, she enjoys playing with her dog, spending time with family, and listening to music. ...

Sports Reporter

Jean Park

Jean Park '27 is a Sports Reporter and an Editor-in-Chief of the Big Red Sports Magazine. Outside of Weiler Hall, Park loves to do graphics for HWTV and play golf. She loves cookies. ...

Sports Reporter

Jackson Hubbard

Jackson Hubbard '27 is a Sports Section Writer for the Chronicle and Big Red. Jackson is a Peer Support Trainee and plays volleyball for Harvard Westlake. He is an avid fan of the Commanders, Dodgers and Clippers.

Sports Reporter

Jake Yoon

Jake Yoon '27 is a Sports Reporter/Writer and is in his first year working for The Chronicle. Jake is a Sports Commentator and a member of the tennis team, and in his free time he enjoys hanging out with friends and playing basketball.

Opinion Reporter

Hailey Kramar

Hailey Kramar '27 is an Assistant Features Editor and is in her second year working for The Chronicle. Hailey is a Co-Leader for Model UN and a Peer Support Trainee. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends and ...

Opinion Reporter

Charlotte Fowkes

Charlotte Fowkes '27 is an Opinion Reporter and is in her second year working for The Chronicle. Along with writing, Charlotte is also a Coverage Expert on yearbook. She plays tennis and is a peer tutor.

Jack Fener
Opinion Reporter

Jack Fener

Jack Fener '27 is an opinion reporter and is in his second year working for The Chronicle. Jack is a member of the track team and HWJFA, and in his free time enjoys reading and working out.

Opinion Reporter

James Corman

James Corman '27 is an Opinion Reporter and is in his second year working for The Chronicle. James loves to read, write, and spend time in nature.

A&E Reporter

Nicole Um

Nicole Um '27 is an Arts & Entertainment Reporter and is in her second year working for The Chronicle. Nicole is a Scholastic Writing Gold Medalist and varsity swimmer for Harvard-Westlake, and she enjoys baking and hiking i...

A&E Reporter

Audrey Herrera

Audrey Herrera '27 is an Arts and Entertainment Reporter and is in her second year working for The Chronicle. Audrey is the club president of the Policy Playbook club and a member of the Latinx Hispanic Student Organization. In...

A&E Reporter

Sophie Lee

Sophie Lee '27 is an A&E Reporter and is in her second year working for The Chronicle. In her free time, Sophie enjoys playing golf, reading web novels, and listening to music. ...

Alexander Ahn
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Alexander Ahn

Alexander Ahn ’28 is a News Reporter in his first year on The Chronicle, and a Managing Editor for The Holloway. He plays oboe in the Chamber Orchestra and, in his free time, enjoys playing golf....

Leica Achache
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Leica Achache

Leica Achache '28 is a sophomore new to the Upper School Media program, and works on the school yearbook. Leica partakes in choir and enjoys English class, and in her free time she loves to spend time with family and friends....

Claire Lee
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Claire Lee

Claire Lee '28 is a writer for The Chronicle and Vox Populi. Claire plays violin for the Harvard-Westlake Chamber Orchestra and is a member of the Harvard-Westlake Varsity Swim and Dive team. In her free tim...

Katelyn Kim
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Katelyn Kim

Katelyn Kim ‘28 is a student journalist in her first year working for The Chronicle. Katelyn plays for the HW varsity golf team and is part of the speech team, and in her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends....

Avery Resnikoff
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Avery Resnikoff

Avery Resnikoff '28 is a layout assistant and staff writer and is in her first year of working for The Chronicle. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her friends and dogs....

Gyan Zinn
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Gyan Zinn

Gyan Zinn is a sophomore working on both The Chronicle and Yearbook as a reporter and photographer. Zinn plays volleyball, is involved in BLACC, and loves to go to the beach and bike in her free time. ...

Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Isabella Chiang

Isabella Chiang '28 is a layout assistant and staff writer and is in her first year of working for The Chronicle. Isabella is a dancer and in her free time she loves going to the beach with her dog and hanging out with friends....

Maddy Wynholds
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Maddy Wynholds

Maddy Wynholds '28 is a news reporter and is in her first year working for The Chronicle. Maddy is a debater, swimmer, and avid reader, and in her free time she enjoys spending time with her cats or listening to music....

Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Grace Choen

Grace Choen '28 is a first-year writer for the Chronicle. Grace is a musician and figure skater, and in her free time she enjoys reading and photography.

Beckham Williams
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Beckham Williams

Beckham Williams '28 is a first-year reporter for The Chronicle. He is also the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Holloway, an environmental journal and magazine that seeks to raise awareness around the environmental crisis. Beckham is also a mem...

Birdie Reynolds
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Birdie Reynolds

Birdie Reynolds ‘28 is in her first year writing for The Chronicle. She is a part of the volleyball and debate team, and in her free time, she likes to hang out with her friends and family....

Rowan Green
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Rowan Green

Rowan Green '28 is in his first year working for The Chronicle. Rowan is in the Studio Jazz Band and plays volleyball for Harvard-Westlake. In his free time, he enjoys reading, playing music, and watching spo...

Emma Bing
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Emma Bing

Emma Bing ‘28 is a reporter and is in her first year working for The Chronicle. Emma is on Cedar Sinai’s Teen Advisory Board, and in her free time she enjoys hanging out with friends and listening to music....

Lauren Kvamme
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Lauren Kvamme

Lauren Kvamme '28 is in her first year working for The Chronicle after previously writing for The Spectrum. Lauren is part of the NextGen team, plays tennis, enjoys surfing, and, in her free time, lik...

Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Katelyn Kim

Katelyn Kim ‘28 is a layout assistant and staff writer on her first year working for The Chronicle. Katelyn plays for the HW varsity golf team and is part of the speech team, and in her free time she enjoys hanging out with...

Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Philo Hornby-Simmons

Philo Hornby-Simmons '28 is a layout assistant and staff writer for The Chronicle. Philo is an avid tennis player for the Harvard-Westlake team and in his free time he likes to listen to music. ...

Hannah Bayat
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Hannah Bayat

Hannah Bayat '28 is a layout assistant and staff writer and is in her first year working for The Chronicle. Hannah is a volunteer tutor for Learn to Be, and in her free time she enjoys playing the guitar and piano....

Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Phoebe Sun

Phoebe Sun ’28 is a layout assistant and staff writer, and it is her first year on The Chronicle. She has a strong passion for the arts and enjoys painting in her free time. Phoebe also loves exploring museums around the wor...

Madison Shen
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Madison Shen

Madison Shen '28 is a layout assistant and staff writer for The Chronicle and is in her first year on staff. Madison enjoys playing field hockey and singing with the Los Angeles Children's Chorus, and in her free time, she enj...

Matteo Rabizadeh
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Matteo Rabizadeh

Matteo Rabizadeh '28 is a layout assistant and staff writer and is in his first year working for the Chronicle. He is a musician and plays lacrosse. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his brothers and watching sitcoms....

Violet Martin
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Violet Martin

Violet Martin '28 is a layout assistant and staff writer and is in her first year working for The Chronicle. In her free time, she enjoys reading and spending time with her friends....

Andrea Yu
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Andrea Yu

Andrea Villarreal Yu '28 is a layout assistant and staff writer for The Chronicle. Andrea volunteers at the hospital and a refugee center. In her free time, she likes to read poetry and hang out with her friends....

Halyn Kim
Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Halyn Kim

Halyn Kim ’28 is a layout assistant and staff writer in her first year on The Chronicle. She plays violin in the Chamber Orchestra and competes with the Ethics Team, and in her free time, she enjoys taking walks with her do...

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Presentation Managing Editor

Celine Wang

Celine Wang ’26 is a Presentation Managing Editor for the Chronicle. In her free time, Wang said she takes pleasure in playing with her dog, exploring new genres of music and traveling. Additionally, she is Captain on the school’...

Senior Reporter

Connor Merrihew

Colin Ho
Assistant News Editor

Colin Ho

Colin Ho '26 is a Print Managing Editor and Digital Managing Editor and is in his third year working for The Chronicle. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of Culture for Haute-line, HW Media's Fashion Magazine. Colin is the President...

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