Prefect Council hosted the fourth and final Coffeehouse of the year on Monday in the Chalmers lounge after school.
Acts included Elizabeth Gaba ’17 singing “Crazy” by Gnarls Barkley and Ori Zur and...
The Computer Service department changed its name to Information Technology.
"Mostly because Computer Services for many years now has not really been accurate as we work with a lot more [aspects of] technology...
A new attendance system will soon allow sophomores and juniors to sign on and off of campus using iPads.
Now, students will use an app to digitally check in. This system has been in testing for seniors,...
More than half of sexual assaults on college campuses happen to freshmen, five students and four administrators learned at a panel discussion organized by Beth Friedman (Oliver ’17) April 22.
The discussion,...
The entire upper school choral program performed in a private concert for the University of Southern California choir director and competed at the Heritage Festival Competition from April 8-12.
At the...
Whenever I tell people that I plan to pursue a career in technology, I always meet the same response: "Wow. You don’t seem like that kind of person." Most people, when presented with the idea of a tech...
Ten faculty members were vaccinated for measles at both the upper and middle school campuses March 11.
Following the measles outbreak last December that spread throughout the country after originating...
Harvard-Westlake’s Chinese Culture Club members and Chinese language class sang and gave speeches during the 24th annual Chinese New Year Luncheon.
The event was held at the Skirball Cultural Center...
Despite struggling against strong team competition in the Mission League, five Wolverine wrestlers qualified for CIF Championships at Mission League Finals against Alemany Jan. 31.
Jake Adler ’17 won...
Justin Rose ’17 was one of 12 students in the world to receive a perfect score on the 2014 AP Computer Science Exam.
Rose was one of two freshmen from Harvard-Westlake to take the exam last year. To...
Performing arts teacher Christopher Moore’s "Actor and His Stage" class performed Shakespeare sonnets and monologues in a showcase performance Jan. 12.
"Actor and His Stage" is the beginning level acting...
Once they arrive by shuttle at the upper school campus from over the hill, Lena Kadogawa ’18 and Abbie Howell ’18 head to the wrestling room to begin the usual stretching and calisthenics.
In practice,...
Tennis coach Chris Simpson has resigned as girls’ varsity head coach after fourteen seasons with the team, the Athletic Department announced in a press release today. He will continue to be head coach...
Despite the loss of senior Jake Bracken ’14, the wrestling squad anticipates success from its younger athletes.
The team closed last season 1-3 in league play, an improvement over the previous year’s...
The Math Contest Club will be hosting an event Saturday, Nov. 22 where members will teach competitive math techniques to local middle school students.
The club has been participating in Math Madness, an...
Despite falling 81-69 to Santa Barbara in a non-league match Oct. 8, the girls’ tennis team remains undefeated in league and aims to win its eighth-straight Mission League title.
"I think the team has...
The prefects have revamped the presentation they will make to introduce sophomores to the Honor Board.
On Oct. 21, prefects will begin the yearly process of familiarizing sophomores to the Honor Board--except...
Students, staff and faculty had difficulty accessing the Harvard-Westlake website Oct. 3 due to a DNS service corruption at Time Warner.
Students were unable to access hw.com from their home Time Warner...
While the girls’ tennis team went undefeated in league last season, it lost in the second round of CIF playoffs and ended its winning season early. This season, with its seventh straight Mission League...
Co-captain David Manahan '14 finished his high school track career with the State Championship title and new school record of 1:51.04 over 800m at the California State Championships June 7.
Manahan earned...
Eight Wolverine swimmers competed to wrap up their season at CIF Finals May 17 at the Riverside Aquatics Center. Both the boys’ and girls’ teams finished with overall records of 5-2. The girls’ squad...
The Harvard-Westlake experience is unique to say the least. Often you will flounder, suffer and have an occasional breakdown. Then a bright moment comes around when the clouds have cleared and rainbows...
Softball outfielder Jessica Johnston '14 ended what could be the final home game of her career with a bang Thursday, batting in the winning run in the softball team's Senior Day matchup against Chaminade....
With five swimmers having already automatically qualified for CIF, the varsity boys’ and girls’ swim teams exited Mission League Championships April 29 fueled with motivation for CIF Prelims May 12.
Henry...
Jonathan Martin ’08 wants to be left alone. After being bullied by his teammates and leaving the NFL Dolphins, Jonathan Martin’s ’08 harassment controversy has sparked many debates on the topic of...
I know there are a lot of qualifiers before it, but I’m definitely looking forward to the State Meet. For one, there’s going to be a lot of great competition, which I love, but also it’s just really...
The boys’ and girls’ swim teams started off the season with the first annual Justin E. Carr Relays March 1 held in honor of teammate Justin Carr who died in February last year. After the Carr Relays,...
Parents are responsible for parties their children host, even if they are unaware of the party’s occurrence, speakers said at the“Kids and Alcohol/Drugs: The Rules, the Consequences, and the Tools...
After sending seven athletes to CIF last year, the swimming team has big plans for this upcoming season. Led by second year coach Jonathan Carroll and the newly built Copses Family Pool, the swimmers’...
About 400 mothers and daughters gathered in the Middle School’s Saperstein Theatre Feb. 8 to hear talks from 15 women offering words of wisdom and inspiration. Organized by the Harvard-Westlake Parents...
Dimmed lights set the stage; a suspended hoop dangles in wait. While not an ordinary extracurricular activity, three students have chosen to participate in the circus. Jessica Brandon ’16 and Hannah...
What are your team and individual goals for this season?
Well, our team goal is always to win CIF, and if not win, then get as far as we can. Our coach always says we have three goals, which are to win...
What has been the most memorable part of your high school football career?
Beating Loyola was definitely the most memorable moment because last year we had all the talent in the world, and we couldn’t...
The debate team hosted a tournament at the Upper School Nov. 2-3.
The tournament was comprised of schools mainly from California with a select few schools from other states. Harvard-Westlake debaters did...
Opening up the Google document, I was presented with a workload survey that would take me a good 20 minutes to fill out. Finally I reached the last section that instructed me to answer three free response...
How long have you been playing volleyball and when did you decide to start playing?
I started at Sunshine [indoor volleyball club] and I was maybe 9 or 10 years old. I started playing because it was in...
There’s always that one adult in your life telling you to not rush growing up, that there will always be a time and place for everything, and, well, that you’ll get there eventually. While that little...
After the airing of their first broadcast of the Harvard-Westlake Loyola football game on Aug. 31, HWTVSports plans to broadcast more games this season including Harvard-Westlake’s Homecoming game against...
The countdown has begun. A total of 44 days remains until Nov. 8, opening night. The cast and crew have 40 more rehearsal days.
Before those numbers gained meaning to the cast of “Hairspray,” every...
Lucy Davis ’10 won the Global Champions Tour Grand Prix on Sept. 14, earning a spot in the record books as the youngest woman to do so. The Harvard-Westlake equestrian team alumna was the last to ride...
Jamie Skaggs ’15 represented Harvard-Westlake at the E.W. Barker Institute of Sports International Youth Sports Science Conference 2013 held in Singapore in August. Skaggs, accompanied by Alessandra...
Kasia Williams began ballroom dancing when she was 11 and continued throughout her high school career in Poland, where she lived.
As Williams got older, she realized her skill level was behind her age...
Starting at the moment you reach the upper school, it hits you. Each year that sensation multiplies until it slowly dictates your life. We all deal with stress in different ways. Some choose to wallow...
Former Wolverine track star Amy Weissenbach ’12 qualified for NCAA Outdoor Nationals in the 800 meter race and was part of the Stanford 4x400 team that also qualified.
In the 800, she qualified fifth...
For most of my Harvard-Westlake career, my life to a large extent, revolved around school. The sports I played were on Harvard-Westlake teams, my friends were almost strictly from Harvard-Westlake and...
Four juniors will go abroad this summer as winners of the Junior Summer Fellowship or the Gunter-Gross Asia Initiative.
As the recipient of the Junior Summer Fellowship, Mazelle Etessami ’14 will use...
Due to overcapacity, seniors who did not fulfill the necessary sign up requirements on time will not be able to attend Senior Retreat. The forms, which were to be submitted electronically, were...
Science teacher Dietrich Schuhl won the post of dean of faculty Thursday after a run-off faculty vote between him and science teacher Jesse Reiner. Math teacher Suzanne Lee was eliminated in the first...
As a child, when Adam Zucker ’13 was being a little rambunctious his parents would tell him “dai” pronounced “die.” Zucker’s parents are from Israel and were telling him to stop in their native...
Since its inception last year, the girls’ beach volleyball team has continued to garner support from various members of the girls’ volleyball team.
A team was started last year by the head of the Amateur...
When Dara Torres ‘85 returned to Westlake for her senior year to pick up books before the start of school, Headmaster Nathan Reynolds pulled her aside to congratulate her on the gold medal she won at...
When Dara Torres ‘85 returned to Westlake for her senior year to pick up books before the start of school, Headmaster Nathan Reynolds pulled her aside to congratulate her on the gold medal she won at...
The Advancement Office held its 10th annual President’s Spotlight Dinner March 11 to thank families who have supported financial aid in the past.
The event, chaired by Josh and Beth Friedman (Spencer...
Four alumni came to speak about their business experiences at an informal meeting which was held in the Emery Room on March 6.
Zach Goren ’03, Corey Hanker ’93, Austin Katz ’95 and Nate Snyder ’94...
Since its inception last year, the girls’ beach volleyball team has continued to garner support from various members of the girls’ volleyball team.
A team was started last year by the head of the Amateur...
Making its way to the CIF semifinals, the varsity girls’ soccer team had faced little trouble from its opposition. The only thing in the way of progressing on to the finals was a game against Chaminade,...
Couples shouldn’t need a specific day as a reminder to show love. If they do, they probably won’t last until the next Valentine’s Day.
The cute notes, saying "I love you," the sweet gestures and...
Prefect Council allowed the first 50 people that signed the Whiteout pledge on Monday to pie them in the face during break to encourage students to attend the dance. Excluding black lights and neon decorations,...
Miranda Van Iderstine ’13 and Elle Wilson ’13 were two of the four members of the United States debate team that finished in 30th place at the World Schools Debating Championship in Antalya, Turkey.
The...
Although the Americans with Disabilities Act guarantees extra testing time for students diagnosed with certain conditions, some students believe extended time to be an unfair advantage.
"There’s no extended...
Coming off of its second-straight Mission League Championship, the varsity girls’ soccer team is aiming to look past its loss in the quarter finals last year and win the CIF playoffs.
"This team has...
After trouncing Louisville 6-0, the Harvard-Westlake girls’ varsity soccer team finished their season with a League record of 8-1-1 and earned the title of Mission League Champions.
Flintridge Sacred...
Sophomores threw tennis balls at security guard Mark Geiger as he rushed into the classroom wearing a black padded suit and wielding a mock gun last Friday at an ALICE training session. The practice drill...
Excluding black lights and neon decorations, students will be immersed in complete darkness for Prefect Council's Valentine's Day dance, Whiteout, on Saturday Feb. 16 from 7:30 to 11 p.m. in Hamilton Gym.
In...
Since changing formations at the start of the season, players say the varsity girls’ soccer team has been very successful and will be testing its skill in the Canyon in Mater Dei Invitational.
The major...
Advanced Dance I will have an encore performance of its yearly outreach showcase tonight for students, teachers and family in the dance studio. Members of the class also held a showcase for ARC, a nonprofit...
Video arts teacher Cheri Gaulke is partnering with Friendship World Tours to take students on a spring break trip to Laos.
The trip labeled an “investigative journalism adventure” will last 11 days,...
Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced on Monday that the combined print and online edition of the Harvard-Westlake Chronicle was named as a finalist for the 2013 Crown Awards.
A combined total...
After shutting out Oaks Christian 3-0, the varsity girls’ soccer team gained their second consecutive win and increased their overall record to 3-1-1.
Hannah Lichtenstein ’13 scored two goals, and...
Candy cane "Wintergrams" were sold $1 apiece from Monday, Dec. 10 through Wednesday, Dec. 12 in preparation for the annual week-long upper school Winterfest celebration the week before winter break. Wintergrams...
Rock climber Charlie Andrews-Jubelt ’13, won first place in the Southern California Regional Championships on Saturday, Dec. 8.
This regional competition is a bouldering only competition and is the...
In a six goal thriller, the Harvard-Westlake girls’ varsity soccer team tied El Camino Real in their second game of the season, 3-3.
Although El Camino Real opened the scoring up early on, the Wolverines...
The “One-to-One” initiative, which aims to enable every student at the Middle School to have their own computing device, is on course to be implemented in fall of 2013, Director of Studies Liz Resnick...
Winner of the past two CIF Division IV championships, the girls’ water polo team now faces the challenge of completing a three-peat while moving up a division.
When two-meter forward Morgan Hallock ’13...
Two varsity sports undefeated in league play will face their biggest road blocks this week en route to a Mission League championship. Football takes on Chaminade under the lights on Friday night in need...
Glendora High School’s varsity field hockey team was no match for Harvard-Westlake, as the Wolverines fought hard to a 1-0 win.
The decisive goal was scored by Co-captain Annie Wasserman ’13. Not...
A lot can change in a month. For the girls’ tennis team, it is equally important that in the month that stands between them and CIF playoffs, some things change while some stay the same. The team, currently...
As I shook Scot Ruggles' hand and prepared to interview him after his first win as a head coach in the Mission League, Head of Athletics Terry Barnum briefly interrupted for a bro-hug and a quick word...
An unidentified vandal drew eyes and a mouth onto the Feldman-Horn cougar statue, defacing the artwork with what appeared to be a black marker.
Video I students Alex Copeland ’15 and Spencer Perryman...
Even before she started her common application, Carla Sneider ’13 had already finished applying to three universities. Sneider is part of an increasing trend of Harvard-Westlake students who are applying...
