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Photo Gallery: Celebrating 22 years of Westflix through photographs
Photo Gallery: Celebrating 22 years of Westflix through photographs
Bear Boxes Club hosts book drive
COURSE GUIDE: Prefect Council organized the annual academic fair to help students navigate course selections for the upcoming school year.
Prefect Council hosts academic fair to showcase course offerings
RAISING AWARNESS: The Justin Carr Foundation conducted free heart screenings at the school, raising critical awareness about sudden cardiac arrest. The event honors Justin Carr’s memory and aims to protect student-athletes through early detection and community education.
Free heart screenings in Taper honor Justin Carr and raise awareness for student-athlete health
Head of School Laura Ross poses with Santa Monica and Malibu School District Superintendent Antonio Shelton.
District Superintendent visits Directed Study class
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?
Holiday shopping in Sportsmen’s Lodge offers an opportunity to browse stores, buy gifts, and enjoy the wintertime ambience.
Holiday Guide in Los Angeles
Coldwater Canyon Ave. is undergoing maintenance again and is set to finish by November 2025. The street's last roadwork project was in 2023 after a water breakage. Just like with the construction in 2023, the increased traffic and congestion has hindered students' and faculty's commute despite them taking alternate routes.
Roadwork on Coldwater Canyon to finish by 2025
Staff Editorial: Select What You Love
Staff Editorial: Select What You Love
Illustration by Annabelle Cheung
Take initiatives to decrease obesity rates
Illustration by Annabelle Cheung
Continue semester classes
Illustration by Annabelle Cheung
It is time to start fighting climate change
Pick Up Your Console
Pick Up Your Console
Asking for Letters of Recommendation: Your Foolproof Template
A Valentine’s Day Gift Giving Guide
A Valentine’s Day Gift Giving Guide
The Official Club Fair Guide
Head Prefect Predictions
The Official Chronicle Curriculum Guide 3
Personality Profile: Adam Varney
Personality Profile: Adam Varney
Soul Provider
Soul Provider
Coming Around to Coming out: How LGBTQ+ Students Find Acceptance and Community
Coming Around to Coming out: How LGBTQ+ Students Find Acceptance and Community
Better Than the Movies: Alumni Couples
Better Than the Movies: Alumni Couples
Lost in Translation: Exploring Language Loss Among Generations of Immigrant Families
Lost in Translation: Exploring Language Loss Among Generations of Immigrant Families
Illustration by Annabelle Cheung
Paddington’s adventures in Peru
Choir performs songs for competition, recital
Presentations Managing Editor William Liu ’25 performs Camille Saint-Saëns' “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.”
Symphony hosts spring concert
Summer Park ’27 performs a solo piece to “Running Up That Hill.” Other dance pieces included genres of hip-hop, soft rock, and other contemporary works. Dancers choreographed 8 dances themselves.
Students in dance class perform in spring showcase themed “Time”
Illustration by Annabelle Cheung
“Alligator Bites Never Heals:” leaving a mark
Printed with Permission of Savvy Mahoney
Wolverines Only: Savvy Mahoney
Seniors Lead Championships Follow
Striker Cole Grossman '25 fights over a ball with a Jurupa Hills defender.
Photo Gallery: Boys soccer brings home first CIF-SS championship in school history
ON THE MOVE: Amir Jones ’26 dribbles past a defender during the Mission Leage Championship game Feb. 5 at home. The boys basketball team secured their seventh consecutive league title and ended their season with a 24-1 record. The team now prepares to faceoff in the first round of playoffs.
Boys basketball wins seventh straight Mission League title before advancing to CIF playoffs
Girls water polo wins league
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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
Celine Wang

Celine Wang, Assistant Features Editor

Celine Wang ’26 is a Sophomore Editor for the Chronicle. In her free time, Wang said she takes pleasure in playing with her dog, exploring new genres of music and traveling. Additionally, she is on the school’s girls golf team and enjoys spending time with her family.

Wang said she appreciates the opportunities that HW Media gives her to branch out as a reporter and individual.

“In general, I’ve always really loved interacting with new people,” Wang said. “This class allowed me to gain new insights into new perspectives that I have never been exposed to before. Interviewing people with different passions and backgrounds fuels my interest for listening and conversing. This class [has] not only allowed me to grow as a reporter, but also as a person, which I find to be a valuable experience.”

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Wanna Bet: The Rise of Campus Gambling

Members of the school community discuss the prevalence of gambling on campus and the psychological impact it can have on students.
Lydia Gugsa and Celine Wang
March 19, 2025

On a Thursday night, Ezra* is sitting on the couch at home with his friend, hoping to relax after a long school day. Ezra is captivated by the colorful graphics on his computer. As the slots spin and chips...

Seniors play games on the beach on the annual Senior Ditch Day.

Senior class punished with off-campus lunch restrictions after Ditch Day

Celine Wang, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
May 30, 2024

A large majority of seniors skipped classes and went to the beach for Senior Ditch Day on May 15. Those who did not attend school had their off-campus privileges revoked for the rest of the school year....

Aghnatios and Borris give speeches at Head Prefect elections to sophomores and juniors. They both currently serve on Prefect Council as Junior Prefects.

Aghnatios and Borris elected as Head Prefects for 2024-2025 year

Erin Ryu and Celine Wang
March 29, 2024

Junior Prefects Ellie Borris '25 and Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor Sasha Aghnatios '25 were elected as Head Prefects for the 2024-2025 school year by sophomores and juniors after winning a runoff...

Students helped pack kits for the LA Food Bank on Nov. 8. Community Council planned service events throughout the week.

Community Council hosts service week for students

Celine Wang, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
November 15, 2023

Community Council hosted its annual Community Service Week from Nov. 6-10. Students made 2,000 hygiene kits, packaged Thanksgiving meal kits and drafted letters for Hope in a Suitcase, a nonprofit organization...

Digital Distortion: Discussions on DEI Backlash and Social Media

Digital Distortion: Discussions on DEI Backlash and Social Media

Celine Wang, Assistant Features Editor
February 12, 2025

A few days after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Upper School Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Coordinator Rebecca Limerick grew concerned as they checked their phone. Posts and articles...

Educators at Heart

Educators at Heart

Current students and teachers who are no longer at the school reminisce on how they have shaped each others experiences.
Celine Wang, Assistant Features Editor
November 5, 2024

On the third weekend of May, the late spring coated the school in a soft, golden glow. Former Middle School Science Teacher Elliot Parivar stepped through familiar doors for an alumni reunion, the air...

Junior Classical League (JCL) Webmaster and school club leader Sophia Vourakis '24 and club member Grady Ramberg '24 sit for a photo. The school's JCL chapter attended the weekend statewide convention in Atherton, California to participate in activities and Latin-related academics.

Latin students schoolwide attend State Junior Classical League Convention

Celine Wang, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
April 30, 2024

Latin students from the Upper School and Lower School attended the annual Junior Classical League (JCL) convention at Menlo School in Atherton, California from April 12 to April 14. The trip was open to...

Printed with permission of Shauna Altieri

Prefect Council hosts annual costume contest

Celine Wang
November 15, 2023

Prefect Council hosted a Halloween costume contest during lunch Oct. 31. A panel of faculty members judged each contestant’s costume, and the contestant with the highest score won a $50 gift card. Faculty...

In addition to an email sent to Upper School students, Prefect Council announced this year's "Hollywood" formal theme on Instagram.

Prefect Council announces homecoming theme

Celine Wang, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
September 5, 2023

Prefect Council announced the theme as “Hollywood” for the 2023 Homecoming formal Aug. 29. The event takes place Sept. 30 at 7pm at the Upper School. Ticket sales begin Sept. 18 and end Sept. 28 on...

Vital Choices: How the Community Sees Women's Healthcare After the Election

Vital Choices: How the Community Sees Women’s Healthcare After the Election

Students and faculty discuss their views and predictions on the effects of the election results concerning reproductive rights.
Celine Wang, Assistant Features Editor
December 18, 2024

On Election Day, Upper School Math Teacher Kasia Williams sat in front of her computer, watching the electoral votes come in. As the decisive swing states turned red one by one, it seemed like the Republicans...

Students perform at Performing Arts Festival. To commemorate Orchestra Director Mark Hilt's last concert, Hilt joined students on stage for a final piece.

Lights Up: Chamber Orchestra and Symphony perform in spring concert

Celine Wang, Staff Writer
May 8, 2024

The Upper School Symphony and Chamber Orchestra performed in Rugby Auditorium as part of the Performing Arts Festival on April 25. At the end of the performance, Symphony Director Mark Hilt joined the...

Ethics Bowl team members pose together for a picture. They competed at a Southern California based tournament Feb. 20.

Ethics Bowl wins regional tournament and advances to state competition

Celine Wang, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
February 21, 2024

The Upper School Ethics Bowl team won the annual Southern California High School Ethics Bowl on Feb. 10 at Chapman University. Currently undefeated, the team won against 20 schools from around the Southern...

Upper school parents take self-serve refreshments provided by the school.

Upper school hosts Parents Back-to-School day

Celine Wang, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
September 26, 2023

Upper school parents gathered for Back-to-School Day at the Upper School on Sept. 23. Parents visited their children’s classrooms for 15-minute intervals, meeting with teachers and discussing class curriculums....

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