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Women of Color Club and MESA holds fundraiser to support education for young women in Afghanistan
Debate team participates in local competition
HWMUN sweeps BruinMUN conference with many students winning numerous awards.
Model UN dominates competition at BruinMUN
Dr. OiYan Poon speaks about Asian American identity and affirmative action in college admissions.
Author attends Guest Speaker Event in Ahmanson Lecture Hall
Students receive awards at the end of LA Times' “J” Day on Oct. 26.
Media students attend LA Times’ Journalism Day
The new layout will include 520 apartment units, 78 of which are reserved for low-income tenants and 45,000 square feet of commercial space, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.
Sportsmen’s Lodge hotel set for demolition; renovation to include new apartments
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
Crossing the Line: Trump Trumps Harris
Crossing the Line: Trump Trumps Harris
Pro: Make Classes Test Free
Con: Keep Testing In
Build community with consistency
Build community with consistency
The downside of unlimited retakes in high school classes
The Official Club Fair Guide
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Unpublished Chronicle Headlines 2: Electric Boogaloo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
Educators at Heart
Educators at Heart
Social Currency
Social Currency
Hallways of Heritage
Hallways of Heritage
Clocked In
Clocked In
Building Every Family
Building Every Family
Players from the USC Thornton Jazz Band perform in Chalmers during a concert on campus. They were invited by Jazz Director Chris Sullivan to perform repertoire to students and faculty.
USC Thornton Jazz Orchestra performs for students, faculty in Lunchtime Jazz Series Concert
The Jazz Singers ensemble performs in the chapel. The concert took place Oct. 31, and all vocal ensembles performed in group and solo performances.
Vocal ensembles perform fall choral concert in chapel
Illustration by Eila Shokravi
Embrace fall: Top entertainment this season
Illustration by Annabelle Cheung
Uglies: A dystopian beauty tail
Illustration by Anika Norton
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice: A spooky return
Head coach Jack Grover regroups with the team during a timeout with a team huddle.
Boys Water Polo Season Ends in Quarterfinal Defeat Against Corona Del Mar
SERVE AND PROTECT: With another win, the girls’ tennis team enters the tournament with an 8-0 league
Girls’ tennis team gets ready for CIF playoffs
Girls’ volleyball ends fall season on high note with win over rival
FINAL KICK: Robbie Louie ’26 nears the end of the two-mile race.
Cross country aims to win league
THEN: Hallock and Hooper pose for a photoshoot in 2014 after leading the Wolverines to two Southern Section titles, the first in over 20 years.
How Hooper and Hallock Won Bronze for Team USA
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
Austin Lee

Austin Lee, Print Managing Editor

Austin Lee serves as a Print Managing Editor for the Harvard-Westlake Chronicle. On campus, Austin is the captain of the Boys’ swim team and leads the Harvard-Westlake Olympic Committee, the Junior Classical League and the Machine Learning Club.

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Rethinking AP exams

Austin Lee
April 19, 2020

With most of the U.S. beginning to enact strict social distancing orders due to COVID-19, the College Board announced in late March that it would administer all 2020 Advanced Placement exams online. Perhaps...

Members of the Model United Nations club pose for a picture in the Los Angeles International Airport on Feb.19. The delegates all participated in the North American Invitational Model United Nations Conference (NAIMUN) in Washington D.C. Credit: Kyra Hudson / Chronicle

Delegates awarded at MUN

Austin Lee
March 5, 2020

For their third conference of the year, 15 Model United Nations Club members traveled to the 57th North American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN) Conference at Georgetown University from Feb....

Illustration by Sydney Fener

Hopeful for Hong Kong

Austin Lee
December 12, 2019

As pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong continue to escalate in frequency and violence, the Chinese government is forcing many American businesses to either comply with censorship demands or face penalties. The...

Students buy Homecoming tickets to support alumnus

Austin Lee
October 3, 2019

Students buying tickets for the Homecoming Formal dance now have the option of donating five dollars in addition to the $50 ticket fee to the recovery fund for Kevin Chen ’19. Chen, a former head prefect,...

Amelia Koblentz ’20 received fellowship to travel to Lake Titicaca

Austin Lee
August 31, 2019

To combine her interests in religious anthropology and archaeology, Latin American and Iberian Studies fellowship recipient Amelia Koblentz ’20 traveled to Lake Titicaca, which is located on the border...

Skidding Out of Halkirk

Skidding Out of Halkirk

Austin Lee
August 29, 2019

Starting this fall, the school will strictly enforce its policy prohibiting students from parking on neighboring streets, including Halkirk Street. Students caught violating the rule will be punished...

Immigration attorney discusses asylum seekers

Austin Lee
May 30, 2019

Immigration attorney Lori Schoenberg spoke to students about immigration at the United States-Mexico border and the current administration’s policies regarding asylum seekers in Ahmanson Lecture Hall...

Members of LAHSO sit on the stairs during their first independent sleepover. Credit: Marina Nascimento/ Chronicle

LAHSO hosts first independent sleepover

Austin Lee
May 1, 2019

Students in the Latin American and Hispanic Student Organization held their second annual sleepover at the school to get to know each other better and to discuss issues present in the Latino community...

Stone-Cutters staff recite poetry, display artwork

Austin Lee
March 4, 2019

Staff members of the upper school literary magazine Stone-Cutters recited poetry and featured artwork in Chalmers East during their first display of the year. “It's been a year where we've gone through...

15 students enrolled in Chinese curriculum receive essay contest award

Austin Lee
March 1, 2019

Fifteen students received awards in the 15th annual National Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary School Essay Contest.  Students answered two different questions depending on...

Take me out to the ball game: Teacher catches foul ball at World Series

Austin Lee
November 16, 2018

Science teacher Jesse Reiner caught a foul ball barehanded during the last game of the World Series at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 28. Reiner, a Red Sox fan raised in Massachusetts, made the catch during...

NYU and Photoville hold exhibitions

NYU and Photoville hold exhibitions

Lauren Cho, Austin Lee, and Tanisha Gunby
October 4, 2018

Photographs by Abe Kaye ’20 and Chronicle Assistant Photography Editor Caitlin Chung ’20 were selected to be displayed as a part of an exhibition in Photoville and New York University called “cit.i.zen.ship:...

Father Justin to host weekly chapel services

Austin Lee
September 19, 2018

Father Dan Justin will begin officiating weekly chapel services in St. Savior’s Chapel across from the Feldman-Horn plaza every Tuesday at 7:30 AM, following Father James Young's retirement last year....

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