History teacher Francine Werner will retire after 44 years of teaching, 16 of which she spent at Westlake School for Girls.
Werner said that her favorite classes to teach were World and Europe II,...
Coco Kaleel ’20 sighed when she heard her morning alarm go off on her nightstand. She rolled over on her side, picked up her phone and opened up Daily Mail on the Snapchat Discover Page. Kaleel tapped...
After each interview, Senior Student Ambassador Co-Chair Sirus Wheaton ’19 always asks perspective Harvard-Westlake students how it went. One tenth grade applicant’s response, however, left him speechless....
Individuals applying for a driver license in California can self-certify their gender category as male, female or nonbinary as of Jan. 1.
Driver licenses will be marked with an “X” for those who...
With the wood and cement rubble that used to be her home crunching beneath her, Maayan Milchan '21 sifted through shards of shattered pottery and other memorabilia, attempting to piece together the charred...
History teacher Ken Neisser will retire after 10 years of teaching at the school in order to relax, spend more time traveling with his wife and pursue interests he did not have time to focus on while teaching.
"I...
Foreign language teachers inducted students in advanced Spanish, Latin, French and Chinese classes into their respective National Foreign Language Societies on May 22.
Calvin Kaleel ’18, Strauss Cooperstein...
Founder of self defense organization Divas In Defense Christopher Britto taught junior and senior girls effective strategies to defend themselves against attack April 29.
After growing up with a single...
Community Council rewarded students who have completed their 12 hour community service requirement with free Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream April 25. Students had the choice of several flavors, including rainbow,...
HW Boxing Club members and coaches ran a boxing clinic for children ages 4 to 16 at an LA Family Housing transitional facility April 13. LA Family Housing is an organization that helps people transition...
Middle and upper school history teachers participated in Professional Development Day April 9 at the Huntington Library in San Marino to improve their teaching skills as a department and examine historical...
Students and faculty participated in student-led discussions about fostering more effective and inclusive learning in the school community March 13.
Faculty across all departments and student leaders...
Cole Heine ’19 won second place in the annual National Geographic 2018 High School Photography Contest.
With over 5,000 entries from across the country, this year’s competition was the most competitive...
Community Council hosted Community Service Week to benefit a variety of charitable organizations March 5-9.
Students kicked off the week by decorating posters to support the children participating in...
Student members of TriSCI volunteered at the Mar Vista Family Center on Feb. 6 to teach science to preschool students. TriSCI, a student-founded non-profit, aims to improve girls’ confidence and interest...
UNICEF selected the work of seven student artists to be auctioned at the organization’s 2018 Next Generation Art Party on Feb. 24.
Professional wedding and fashion photographer and vice chair of the...
Talk Project representative Ashley Cooper spoke to students interested in presenting at this year’s workshops to inform them about the training process and begin organizing the curriculum on Jan. 29.
The...
Photographer Rebecca Yale ’06 spoke to Photography III students about her work as a professional wedding and fashion photographer and critiqued the students’ most recent project on Jan. 23.
While...
Beginning Jan. 22, students who wish to remain on campus after 4 p.m. will be required to stay in adult-supervised areas, as individual classrooms and gathering places will be locked. To provide students...
The Chronicle moved on to the final round of the First Amendment Press Freedom Award competition, which is presented to a school that supports the First Amendment through its student media.
The Chronicle...
The student-alumni association held a meeting on Jan. 8 to discuss the Senior Gift campaign. Every year, the senior class decides on an item they want to pool their money towards to give back to the HW...
HW Inc. founder Nick Abouzeid ’15 spoke to students Tuesday about his experience with cryptocurrency, specifically Bitcoin, and its power to compete with modern banks.
Cryptocurrency is an online medium...
To help The Giving Spirit promote community awareness about homelessness and provide immediate aid to homeless people in Greater Los Angeles, students packed backpacks filled with feminine hygiene and...
