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Summer journalism student Vivienne Kremser Marlborough ’30 poses with seat fillers in the Dolby Theater on a tour.
Summer school sights stars
Students organize and attend event with Mayor Karen Bass
Students organize and attend event with Mayor Karen Bass
President of School Rick Commons presents Head Prefect Davis Marks 24 with the Humanitas award during the annual ceremony.
2024 student and faculty awards announced
Members of Asian Students in Action (ASiA) hand out prepared food on the Quad during the annual Multicultural Fair. Several affinity groups were present and shared cultures and food with the community.
Student affinity groups celebrate diversity, cultures with Multicultural Fair
Members of the Class of 2024 hired a mariachi band to come to campus during lunch as a senior prank May 24.
Seniors bring mariachi band onto campus for senior prank
Community members vote in the California Primary
Community members vote in the California Primary
From left to right: Jamie Page, Assistant A&E Editor Mia Morgan 25, Councilmember Traci Park and Craig Fiegener.
School hosts District Attorney debate in Rugby Auditorium
Shake Shack, which is about a 10-minute walk away from campus, opened its new Ventura location in the month of January. There were also a number of renewed discounts, which includes a list of over 10 restaurants in the area.
New discounts feature Shake Shack and Sweet Butter Kitchen
Alumni gather to discuss recent school developments
Harvard-Westlake River Park was officially approved by the Los Angeles (LA) City Council Nov. 14. The schools conditional use plan, site plans and environmental impact report were all reviewed in the process by LA City Hall committees and officials.
LA City Council officially approves River Park for construction
Nextdoor is driving us insane
Nextdoor is driving us insane
Require physical activity for PE credit
Require physical activity for PE credit
Protesting on campus is not effective
Friends play on a field in the lens of the newly released Apple Vision Pro.
Beware of technology taking over our lives
A house damaged by flooding in the Los Angeles area.
Address issues with local infrastructure
Head Prefect Predictions
The Official Chronicle Curriculum Guide 3
Unpublished Chronicle Headlines 2: Electric Boogaloo
PRETTY IN PINK: Super princess pop star Sabrina Carpenter performs on stage with Rick Caruso 76 as a dynamic duo. The pair will be performing a concert this upcoming weekend in Palisades Village, curtesy of Caruso.
Your holidays, my opinions
Buddy the Wolverine cries over his math homework. Buddy is taking Advanced Precalculus and learning inverse trigonometry has him in the trenches.
New year, new me?
Flipping the Switch
Flipping the Switch
Its Just Rocket Science
It’s Just Rocket Science
Impending dorm
Impending dorm
A protester stands near Dickson Plaza at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where students and external supporters set up a pro-Palestinian encampment. The University of California Police Department and the Los Angeles Police Department forcibly disbanded the encampment after there was a violent confrontation.
University Protests: Rising Tensions
Muslim students perform daily prayers using a prayer mat.
From Dawn to Dusk
Flip or Flop
Flip or Flop
The Class of 1974 stands during their commencement ceremony.
Back to the Future
Students perform at Performing Arts Festival. To commemorate Orchestra Director Mark Hilts last concert, Hilt joined students on stage for a final piece.
Lights Up: Chamber Orchestra and Symphony perform in spring concert
Trombone player Andre Touloumian 24 plays his rendition of Golden Cress by Duke Ellington. All upper school jazz groups played in the concert, and the lower schools Jazz Band was also invited to play.
Lights Up: Lower and Upper School Jazz groups perform in annual ‘Big Band’ Concert
The USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra performed in Rugby Auditorium on April 18.
USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra performs in Rugby
Boys’ tennis loses playoffs in semifinals
Boys’ tennis loses playoffs in semifinals
Boys’ golf increases ranking to place second overall in Mission League
Boys volleyball falls in CIF quarterfinals
Boys’ volleyball falls in CIF quarterfinals
Members of Team 1148 pose for a photo at a tournament.
Robotics secures second place finish in tournament to end successful season
Sacramento Queens: A look at the Girls basketball championship season
Sacramento Queens: A look at the Girls’ basketball championship season
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Junior Prefects Ellie Borris 25 and Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor Sasha Aghnatios 25 pose with Head Prefects Bari LeBari 24 and Print Managing Editor Davis Marks 24. Borris and Aghnatios were elected as Head Prefects for the 2024-2025 school year.

2024-2025 Prefects elected

Alden Detmer, Assistant Features Editor
May 30, 2024
Sacramento Queens: A look at the Girls basketball championship season

Sacramento Queens: A look at the Girls’ basketball championship season

Alex Dinh and Alden Detmer
March 20, 2024
Students organized a fundraiser on the Quad to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s fight against cancer.

[Photo] Students host bake sale for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Lyla Kavanagh
March 20, 2024
What the heck is a Zyn?

What the heck is a Zyn?

Alden Detmer, Assistant Features Editor
March 20, 2024

Valentine’s Day Chron-nections!

Alden Detmer and Jack Ryan
February 1, 2024
Why students are visiting psychics

Why students are visiting psychics

Alden Detmer and Saisha Kumar
February 1, 2024
Dreading Decision Day

Dreading Decision Day

Alden Detmer and Hannah Shahidi
December 13, 2023
Elizabeth Johnstone 24, Mark Ma 24, Ella Graber 24 and Allie Hunnius 24 perform a jazz piece together in Chalmers East.

Prefect Council hosts Fall Coffeehouse

Alden Detmer, Assistant Features Editor
November 27, 2023
A Friendship for the Ages

A Friendship for the Ages

Alden Detmer, Assistant Features Editor
November 15, 2023
Behind the Badge

Behind the Badge

Alden Detmer and Alex Dinh
September 21, 2023
The Scantron is used in all forms of standardized testing, including the SAT and ACT.

Testing the SAT

Alden Detmer, Assistant Features Editor
August 26, 2023

Cum Laude inductees recognized

Alden Detmer and Alexander Dinh
May 28, 2023

Juniors elect Senior Prefects for 2023-2024 school year

Alden Detmer
May 11, 2023
Kutler Center Scholar in Residence Andrea Ghez poses with EMPOWER. Ghez won the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering a supermassive blackhole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

School hosts Nobel Laureate and astrophysicist Andrea Ghez

Alden Detmer and MeJo Liao
March 22, 2023
New Academic Classes for 2023-2024

New Academic Classes for 2023-2024

Nathan Wang, William Liu, Alden Detmer, Hannah Shahidi, Zoe Goor, and Alexander Dinh
March 22, 2023

Clarifying community service

Alden Detmer
February 18, 2023
LAs heavy rain creates mudslides

LA’s heavy rain creates mudslides

Alden Detmer
February 8, 2023

Alumni Association Board holds forum

Alden Detmer
February 8, 2023

And the Award Goes to: “Top Gun: Maverick”

Alden Detmer, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
February 8, 2023
Brady Dunlap 23 decommits from Notre Dame

Brady Dunlap ’23 decommits from Notre Dame

Zoe Goor and Alden Detmer
January 24, 2023
Chronicle Newscast: For the Holidays

Chronicle Newscast: For the Holidays

Zoe Goor, Eden Conner, and Alden Detmer
December 27, 2022
Illustration by Amelia Chiarelli

Underrated and Overrated: “Falling for Christmas”

Alden Detmer, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
December 15, 2022
Illustration by Sophia Evans and Amelia Chiarelli

Senior Independent Studies

Zoe Goor, Olivia So, Alden Detmer, Alexander Dinh, Nathan Wang, Georgia Grad, Hannah Shahidi, Everett Lakey, and Justine Gustman
November 28, 2022
Whats New: Fall Reviews: Midnights

What’s New: Fall Reviews: “Midnights”

Alden Detmer
November 17, 2022
Carter Staggs ’23, in character as Tectonic Theater Project member Greg Pierotti, interviews Elise Fried ’24 and Clara Berg ’25, in character as Reggie Fluty and Marge Murray, respectively. The play uses the real words of Laramie residents gathered through interviews.

Fall Play: ‘The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later’

Davis Marks and Alden Detmer
November 16, 2022

Open Door: Drama Edition

Alden Detmer and Zoe Goor
October 26, 2022
Antisemitic messages found carved into upper school desk

Antisemitic messages found carved into upper school desk

Will Sherwood, Hannah Shahidi, and Alden Detmer
October 12, 2022
Students in China Studies: Past, Present, Future listen to Rachel Lietzows presentation.

Research analyst presents to China Studies class

Alden Detmer and Alexander Dinh
October 4, 2022
Food trucks served In-N-Out and Rice Balls of Fire for dinner.

Admission Office hosts Student Ambassador Training Dinner

Nathan Wang and Alden Detmer
September 25, 2022
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