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Award Recipients announced
SCHOLAR SPOTLIGHT: Dashiell Sparks ’26 stands among other recipients after earning a highly selective Posse Foundation scholarship.
Dashiell Sparks ’26 receives award
FROM GOALS TO GOLD: During the final Community Time all-school assembly, varsity girls volleyball and varsity girls field hockey teams
Varsity girls volleyball and field hockey win championships and receive rings at assembly
Rees Pugh: Performing Arts
Rees Pugh: Performing Arts
Haley Hicks: Faculty
Haley Hicks: Faculty
LINGERING FLAMES: Community members hold signs and gather in memory one year after the Palisades Fire as frustration and grief continues.
‘They let us burn’: Reactions to post-Palisades fire protest
WAVES OF FREEDOM: Protestors stretched a massive Iranian flag across the streets of Westwood on Jan. 11, as crowds gather to oppose Iran’s current regime. The demonstration
People meet in Westwood to protest Islamic regime
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Restaurant Lemonade closes Studio City location
Restaurant Lemonade closes Studio City location
A structure fire broke out internally at 4132 Vanetta Place and spread up the Sunswept hillside to a neighboring four-story building.
What happened at the Sunswept Fire?
Lunch waste tells a larger story: schools serve sustainability, then trash it.
The Kramar Lens: Improve Sustainability in the Cafeteria
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David Rothbart: My Special Place
Printed with Permission of Kayla Graff
Kayla Graff: When I Almost Walked Away
Printed with Permission of Lyla Kavanagh
Lyla Kavanagh: Openheartedness
Printed with Permission of Audrey Kim
Audrey Kim: The Side Quests Matter
Lunch waste tells a larger story: schools serve sustainability, then trash it.
The Kramar Lens: Improve Sustainability in the Cafeteria
Students scale democracy’s dome, learning power through advocacy and persistence.
The Kramar Lens: When the Bill Died, the Real Lesson Began
Plastic flames warm bodies while inequality poisons vulnerable communities’ lungs
The Kramar Lens: Inhaling Inequality, The Human Cost of Microplastics
Wanted: Em Dashes—Alive, Defiant, Expanding Thought Beyond Grammatical Borders Conventions
The Kramar Lens: Who gives a f_ about an em dash?
When politics pierces science, public trust shatters along with integrity.
The Kramar Lens: Keep politics out of science protect and preserve the CDC’s integrity
What your university decision says about you
The Unofficial Curriculum Guide 4: A New Hope
Chron-Clave: Selecting New Editors
Chron-Clave: Selecting New Editors
Guest speakers we actually want to see
Guest speakers we actually want to see
Asking for Letters of Recommendation: Your Foolproof Template
Lucas Schlumberger '28 holds up a flower.
The Beginning of The Holloway: A Reflection and Foreword
An illustration that expands on a pack of Marlboro cigarettes.
Back in the Pack
On Display
On Display
Mother and son reaching out to each other from opposite sides.
Living with the Ribbon
Financial aid student notices from afar the higher-quality clothes and privilege of her more affluent peers.
The Class Divide
An illustration of a Daily News newspaper that has been discontinued.
The Media Monopoly
Jeff Bezos Should Be Allowed to Co-Chair the Met Gala
Jeff Bezos Should Be Allowed to Co-Chair the Met Gala
Senior Superlatives
Senior Superlatives
Jeff Bezos Should Not Co-Chair the Met Gala
Jeff Bezos Should Not Co-Chair the Met Gala
Cutting Deep: the Stone-cutters Collective releases its Spring 2025-2026 Issue
Cutting Deep: the Stone-cutters Collective releases its Spring 2025-2026 Issue
Charles Abemayor '26 sprints on the track to finish a race
Wolverines Only
Jason Collins' senior yearbook photo.
Remembering the Impact and Legacy of Jason Collins ’97
Softball team finishes their season with a record of 11-11 campaign
Softball team finishes their season with a record of 11-11 campaign
Track and field ends season strong
Baseball team prepares for upcoming playoff push
Baseball team prepares for upcoming playoff push
Lucas Schlumberger '28 holds up a flower.
The Beginning of The Holloway: A Reflection and Foreword
Weighing the impact: Evaluating the costs and benefits of beaver reintroduction
Aerial view over two walruses on an ice floe in front of Kvitøya (White Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago.
Silent Safeguard: The Permafrost is melting, what does this mean?
A tire rests on the dry bed of Lake Mendocino in Ukiah, California.
From wetlands to dry land: Drought and water risk in California
A photo of a vibrant rose at the Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge.
A guide to understanding SoCal’s native flora: How to incorporate them into your gardens
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Audrey Herrera, A&E Reporter

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 her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends and listening to music.

All content by Audrey Herrera
Culture Corner: Oscars Prediction

Culture Corner: Oscars Prediction

Audrey Herrera, A&E reporter
March 6, 2026

Best Picture: “One Battle After Another” The film succeeds as a model for writing, performance and direction. The storyline focuses on deeply human, flawed characters and complex relationships. What...

Avatar reigns over box office

Avatar reigns over box office

Audrey Herrera, A&E
February 5, 2026

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” was released in theaters as the third installment to the popular “Avatar” saga on Dec. 19. The film, created by prolific director James Cameron, grossed 450 million in...

Marty Supreme Hits the Mark

Marty Supreme Hits the Mark

Audrey Herrera, A&E
February 5, 2026

Director Josh Safdie is back on the big screen with the release of his newest highly anticipated film, “Marty Supreme” on Dec. 25 2025. The film succeeds as an energetic, beautifully filmed drama grappling...

Art by Audrey Herrera

The Token Character

Audrey Herrera, A&E
December 12, 2025

Upper School History Teacher Erik Wade sat cross‑legged as a child in front of the TV, eyes wide when a new episode of “G.I. Joe” began. He was excited when Roadblock, a black character, stepped...

Choir to showcase Fall Concert

Audrey Herrera, A&E Reporter
December 11, 2025

Chamber Singers, Bel Canto and Wolverine Chorus will perform their fall concert in Rugby Auditorium on Dec. 11. The concert consists of a selection of pieces chosen by Performing Arts Teacher Zanaida Robles...

Illustrated by Audrey Herrera

Vogue of Tomorrow

Vogue implements changes to adapt to modern journalism.
Audrey Herrera, A&E
November 14, 2025

By Audrey Herrera Tess Latham ’27 scrolls through Vogue Italia’s Instagram page, looking at the bright colors and bold fashion choices that decorate its feed. Her attention shifts to her own copy...

HW Chamber and Symphony unite for a special collaborative performance in Boston, bringing together student musicians for a shared concert experience in March 2025.

Orchestra partners with YOLA for a concert

Audrey Herrera, A&E Reporter
November 12, 2025

Harvard-Westlake’s Symphony and Chamber Orchestra collaborated with the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) for a special concert and fundraising event at the YOLA Center  on Nov. 7. The event featured...

Concerts going green: venues change futures

Concerts going green: venues change futures

Music artists explore more sustainable options for a more climate friendly future.
Audrey Herrera, A&E
September 2, 2025

When fans pack into large stadiums to see their favorite artists, the focus is on the music, lights and spectacle,  but not the environmental repercussions. Concerts have a large carbon footprint due...

Kutler Center hosts film

Audrey Herrera, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
February 12, 2025

The Kutler Center held a showing of Mufasa: The Lion King on Jan. 22 as part of the Cinema Sundays initiative in association with Black Leadership And Awareness Club (BLACC), Parents of African American...

Students Support Bloom Aid

Students Support Bloom Aid

Students and staff participated in the Bloom Aid Fundraiser on Tuesday, October 29th, to raise money for period poverty.
Audrey Herrera, Staff Writer
October 30, 2024

Students and staff participated in the Bloom Aid Fundraiser on Oct. 29 to raise money for those who are financially unable to purchase menstrual products. The student-led fundraiser sold Krispy Kreme...

New coordinator of Jewish life joins DEI office

Audrey Herrera, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
September 9, 2024

Sarah Rapaport joined the Upper School as the Coordinator of Jewish Life and Community Engagement, a new office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) that will fulfill the school’s cultural needs...

Junior Fellowship: Shiara Navarro

Audrey Herrera, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
September 4, 2024

Shiara Navarro ’25 received a Kutler Center Senior Fellowship grant for her project, “The Mayan Train: The Environmental Impacts of Expanding Cultural Tourism in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.” The...

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