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Administration hosts support sessions with Jewish advocate
Administration hosts support sessions with Jewish advocate
Deans change spring college tour itinerary
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
Members of the Upper School Robotics Team and Mathematics Teacher and Robotics Coach Andew Theiss gather around their robot before it competes at the Central Valley Regional Tournament.
Robotics joins FIRST
Addiction specialist presents to juniors
Studio City Ice Cream Shops
RECOGNIZING RIVER PARK’S PARTNERS: The school’s administration hosted an event for River Park’s partners to thank them for their support on Jan. 25. Attendees included the Tatviam Band of Mission Indians, Special Olympics, Angel City Sports and Friends of the LA River.
School holds event to thank community
LAs heavy rain creates mudslides
LA’s heavy rain creates mudslides
Road work begins on Coldwater
Many members of the Studio City community choose to decorate the fronts of their homes with bright and colorful lights throughout the holiday season.
‘Tis the season: The Chronicle’s holiday activity favorites
An earthquake destroys the ground near a city.
Turkey’s grim earthquake lessons
Students tend to the hydroponic plant towers.
Reducing our environmental impact
Addressing Misogyny
A Ukraine flag waves in from of the independence monument.
Ukraine, Claire-ified
Making the best LA Metro plans
An illustration depicts an angry teacher lecturing inattentive students.
Grade A Friendship
Enlisting for an Education
Enlisting for an Education
Students participate in the girls pre-show ritual before their first performance
Wolverine Cult-ure
Kids Club
Kids Club
An illustration depicts how charity is often considered to be a gateway into college.
A Cause for College
Often, students are forced to cram and make up school work to go to concerts. Students and teachers agree that going to concerts can threaten students academic responsibilities and that achieving a balance is important for this purpose.
Concert Culture
Student filmmaker and presenter at Westflix Ian Kims film My Sisters in the Stars: The Star of Lee Yong-Soo received the Audience Choice Award for his film.
20 Years of Westflix
Students screen video art projects
Dancers perform in “Elements” showcase in Rugby Auditorium
Jazz band members perform in spring concert
The Official Chronicle Curriculum Guide 2: Electric Boogaloo
New sports offered by HW Athletics
New sports offered by HW Athletics
The Official Harvard-Westlake Rice Purity Test
The Official Harvard-Westlake Rice Purity Test
Prince Harry to Replace Commons as Head of School
New York Times Guild Inspires Chronicle Strike
New York Times Guild Inspires Chronicle Strike
Lacrosse rebounds to 4-3 record
DEAD sprint: Aaron Milburn ’24 competes in the 4x100-meter relay at the track and field team’s first meet of the season. The team won 90-28 at home against Sierra Canyon High School. The team’s next meet will be against Notre Dame, a league opponent, on March 23.
Track and field opens season undefeated
Swing, Batter: Dylan Fischer ’26 takes a swing at the ball during a home game against La Salle High School on Feb. 21. The team won 10-0.
Freshman class of five helps softball team to best start in years
Midfielder Gemma Ozturk ’24 passes the ball past a defender in the team’s 1-0 victory over Notre Dame on Jan. 27.
Girls soccer concludes playoff run
Boys tennis remains undefeated after returning from Texas trip
Fiona’s Five: Spring Break (episode 1)
Teachers’ Spring Break
Sleepless in Studio City: Teacher Valentines
Chronicle Newscast #1: For the Holidays
Chronicle Newscast #1: For the Holidays
Favorite Holiday Songs
Favorite Holiday Songs
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    School hosts Nobel Laureate and astrophysicist Andrea Ghez

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Damar Hamlin collapsed in a game against the Bengals on Jan. 2.

Cardiac Concern

Chloe Park and Caroline Plunkett
February 12, 2023
Sanders is currently Director of Admission and Financial Assistance at Francis Parker School in San Diego.

Sanders appointed Head of Admission and Enrollment

Davis Marks and Chloe Park
January 19, 2023
The schools emergency broadcasting system notified the community at 6:20 AM that in-person instruction would be canceled Tuesday.

Both campuses closed due to rain storms

Davis Marks and Chloe Park
January 10, 2023
Associate Head of School Laura Ross will begin serving as Head of School in July. Prior to becoming Associate Head of School in July 2020, Ross was Head of Upper School from 2017 to 2020.

Ross to become Head of School

Davis Marks and Chloe Park
January 3, 2023
Six alumni who graduated within the last decade are featured on the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list features alumni

Chloe Park and Grant Park
December 14, 2022

School adds weighted GPAs back to transcripts

Natasha Speiss and Chloe Park
December 14, 2022
Science Teacher Cardin smiles as he works on solving a puzzle while competing on Wheel of Fortune.

Science teacher Nate Cardin wins Wheel of Fortune

Chloe Park
September 30, 2022
LAUSD schools respond to Fentanyl

LAUSD schools respond to Fentanyl

Davis Marks and Chloe Park
September 28, 2022
Reverend Anne Gardner reads from Christian scriptures Walch selected.

School hosts memorial service for Ted Walch

Chloe Park and Hannah Shahidi
September 12, 2022
The Today Show segment features a clip from the schools event celebrating Walch.

Alumnus honors Ted Walch on NBC Today Show

Chloe Park and Grant Park
September 7, 2022

Weekly PCR tests suspended

Chloe Park
August 26, 2022
Alex Lee ’24 (left) poses for a picture with fellow debaters at the 2022 National Speech and Debate Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky. Lee and his teammates, under the name West LA Violents, beat out a large field en route to a national debate victory.

Junior receives first-place recognition competing at National Speech and Debate Tournament

Davis Marks and Chloe Park
August 26, 2022

2022 Student awards announced

Chloe Park
June 2, 2022
Maria Quigley 23, who organized the drive, stands with food she collected and will be giving to Westside Food Bank.

Community Council hosts food drive for Westside Food Bank

Chloe Park
May 11, 2022
Dance students perform in an outdoor showcase during Multicultural Fair.

Dance students perform in outdoor showcase

Chloe Park and Grant Park
May 7, 2022
Students grab items from the Pink Taquiza food truck organized by Prefect Council.

Prefect Council organizes taco truck

Chloe Park
March 28, 2022
Members of Empower Club assist participants in their fundraiser for Womens History Month as they fill out forms.

Empower Club sells Dippin’ Dots

Chloe Park
March 25, 2022
Simon Lee 23 speaks to the sophomore and junior classes in Taper Gym before the election.

Simon Lee and Yoshimi Kimura elected Head Prefects

Chloe Park
March 25, 2022
SLIDE organizes town halls for student input on DEI

SLIDE organizes town halls for student input on DEI

Kriste An and Chloe Park
March 8, 2022
Savannah Shaub 23 sits in her Chinese course surrounded by her classmates masked with surgical and KN95 masks.

Community Health Office announces new COVID-19 protocols

Chloe Park and Tate Sheehy
February 17, 2022
At the Bring Change To Mind table on the Quad, students write and decorate Valentine’s Day cards for the frontline workers at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. Students received an hour of community service for every 15 cards.

School decorates cards for frontline workers

Chloe Park and Grace Coleman
February 16, 2022
Students gather in the Ahmanson Lecture Hall to meet with members of HWSAA remotely.

HWSAA holds Alumni in Entertainment event

Chloe Park
February 4, 2022
Kimberly West-Faulcon will serve as Scholar in Residence at the Kutler Center this year.

Kimberly West-Faulcon joins Kutler Center as Scholar in Residence

Chloe Park
January 24, 2022

Girls water polo wins league openers

Chloe Park
January 22, 2022
Kwaisi France sits at his desk in his new position of Director of the HW Works program. France has worked at several independent schools.

Kwaisi France joins HW Works program

Christopher Mo and Chloe Park
January 19, 2022
Students win YoungArts awards in a variety of disciplines, including photography, writing and music.

Students win titles in National YoungArts competition

Chloe Park
December 17, 2021
Sydney Carmel 23 and Lou Zapata 23 prepare for the holidays at the VIP Community Mental Health center.

HWP spends day decorating Violence Intervention Program’s campus

Chloe Park
November 13, 2021
Students drop, cover and hold under their desks before heading to the field to get into their dean groups.

Students participate in the “Great Shakeout” earthquake drill

Chloe Park
October 22, 2021
Historys Imprint on Modern Chinese Culture teacher Bin He and his class wave to Dr. Yuan Liu, their docent at the National Museum of Asian Art.

Kutler Center course tours Smithsonian museum virtually

Chloe Park
October 21, 2021
Students face off in a dodgeball match during Community Flex Time in Taper Gymnasium.

School holds dodgeball tournament

Chloe Park and Natasha Speiss
October 12, 2021
Head Fanatics pose by the bleachers while they cheer on the football team against Mary Star of the Sea High School.

Homecoming 2021 features various attractions and varsity wins

Chloe Park
October 6, 2021
Upper school students crowd around the booth outside Chalmers to complete their registration and receive Dunkin Donuts, with their Social Security numbers in hand.

Seniors organize voting registration booth

Lucas Cohen-d'Arbeloff and Chloe Park
September 17, 2021
BUILDING OUR FUTURE: Construction workers continue their development of The Residences at Sportsmen’s Lodge, which is undergoing a renovation from a hotel to affordable housing as part of Project Roomkey. The building will ultimately hold 500 new apartments for residents.

Sportsmen’s Lodge Hotel renovates hotel to housing

Chloe Park
September 6, 2021
GLAMOROUS GARMENTS: Sadye Lackmans 22 finished hand-sewn corset, the final product of the research she conducted during her fellowship, is showcased in her backyard.

Junior Fellowship: Sadye Lackman

Chloe Park
September 1, 2021
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