Donald (Trey) Brown III ’25 was a devoted son, caring brother and beloved member of the school community.
Although he did not arrive at Harvard-Westlake until the 10th grade, Trey quickly forged...
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the school canceled the annual induction ceremony, which celebrates the academic achievements of outstanding members of the senior class. 57 seniors who are ranked in...
Breonna Taylor: a black EMT who was shot fatally after policemen investigating a narcotics case confused her apartment with someone else’s. Ahmaud Arbery: an unarmed black man who was lynched by two...
Book Buy Back will be held online for the 2019-2020 school year due to the coronavirus pandemic. For more information, visit the Book Buy Back website.
There is no doubt that Los Angeles prides itself on its sports teams. From the college level to the professional level, sports are an integral part of Angeleno culture. With friendly rivalries—between...
In the midst of awards season, it’s easy to find ourselves enthralled by luxurious designer dresses, velvet red carpets and captivating performances. Celebrities open envelopes to announce the winners...
Haven’t we come a long way? Today, on the threshold of 2020, society enjoys more access to technology, traditionally underrepresented groups have made progress in both government and general society,...
Gratitude and thankfulness are central themes of the fall season—Veterans Day just passed, and Thanksgiving is quickly approaching. During this time, it is commonplace to thank veterans for their service...
With the end of first quarter approaching in early November, school is officially back in full swing. As the community settles into its normal routine, students’ workloads pile up higher and higher....
We live in a time when fewer and fewer people wake up Sunday morning to rolled-up newspapers, still damp from their sprinklers and delicately folded up on their driveways. Seemingly, technology brings...
It’s easy to read this paper and imagine a few reporters and editors in Weiler late at night writing, editing and designing the entire paper. We work in a hierarchical staff structure, and, as such,...
The school recently announced plans to reform the daily schedule for the 2020-2021 school year. These changes will bring longer class periods, fewer classes per day and one late start day per week, among...
On March 12, the Federal Bureau of Investigation indicted over 30 parents across the country, in addition to college coaches and a college counselor, on charges including mail fraud, tax fraud and bribery....
A few weeks ago, in a display of immense courage and vulnerability, a senior stepped forward at an all-school assembly to share her history with depression and discuss the stigma surrounding mental health...
As our school community came together to listen to Holocaust survivor Erika Jacoby and former German Nazi Ursula Martens Jan. 16, we witnessed two women reconcile their experiences on opposite sides of...
Dear Parents,
Last year, middle and upper school students took a survey about their experiences at Harvard-Westlake. The results are in, and we feel compelled to share them with you. Students who felt...
As students joined the long lines outside of their local schools and community centers, they prepared to vote. After long months of waiting and scanning news articles, they were finally ready to engage...
Less than a month ago, history teacher Eric Zwemer passed away after nearly three decades of teaching. His death caused immense grief and pain in our community and was followed by a period of deep reflection....
As students and faculty members drove up Coldwater Canyon Ave. on the first day of school, they may have noticed a formerly prominent element missing from the front lawns of the neighboring homes—the...
“I’m a boss in a skirt, I’m a dog, I’m a flirt,” Cardi B exclaims in her anthem, “She Bad.” Unapologetically herself, Cardi could easily be seen as emblematic of a new wave of empowerment...
The school website states that “Harvard-Westlake’s academic community is defined by our Honor Code.” Every student on campus has signed their name affirming their commitment to uphold the code. In...
For 17 minutes last week, faculty and administration joined us in solidarity. For 17 minutes, we honored the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting. For 17 minutes, we imagined the change...
Mental health has been on everyone’s mind recently. An email from Ms. Ross two weeks ago informed us of a recent suicide by a student in our area. An event like this is a reminder that we should cherish...
Skimming through the most recent issue of HW Life, one article in particular caught our eye. We learned that last spring, middle school faculty were given the opportunity to shadow students for a day—an...
The opening song of “Cabaret” is called “Willkommen,” German for “welcome.” Not only was this message inspiring, but we also think it represents the production as a whole.
Though our community...
In the past month, there have been a seemingly unprecedented amount of natural disasters, political turmoil and a tragic shooting in Las Vegas. When faced with a flood of information every day, there's...
On Monday afternoon, we listened to the first episode of “Right on Point” along with the rest of the community. The intention of the podcast was to provide a forum for various political perspectives,...
Two weeks ago, the events in Charlottesville stunned our country. Racism, anti-semitism and white nationalism, ideologies we believed to have — at least partially — subsided, proved remarkably resilient....
At Harvard-Westlake, there is one thing that we have been striving towards, particularly in recent months: having a multitude of diverse voices shared on campus. To achieve this goal, a politically conservative...
In light of the recent resurgence in discussions of diversity on campus, questions like “Where do we go from here?” and “How can our school improve?” seem to be everywhere. We as a staff find these...
Every month, when we sit down to write our editorials, we can’t help but feel like we are preaching. After all, we’re high school seniors writing about issues that often extend far beyond our experiences...
Letter from Prefect Council:
Dear Chronicle,
We appreciate your efforts to bring more transparency to the admittedly mysterious Honor Board process, but unfortunately we believe the article “Honor...
As first semester comes to a close, seniors are all looking forward to the freedom that comes with second semester. Although many people see second semester as a time to check out and ignore responsibilities,...
Welcome to Harvard-Westlake; we’re glad to have you here. For students here, the beginning of a new school year is characterized by syllabi outlining teachers’ expectations and rules for the class....
Today, we could have taken a pause. We could have moved tests, quizzes, lesson plans to tomorrow. For one day, we could have taken a small break.
In the past two issues, the Chronicle Editorial Board...
A quarter of a century ago, Harvard School for boys and Westlake School for girls merged under the founding principle that boys and girls learn better together. Students and parents were, at first, enraged,...
The Wolverines hosted the inaugural S&R Sport Elite 8 water polo tournament from Sept. 15-17. In addition to Harvard-Westlake, Mater Dei, Huntington Beach, Loyola, Sacred Heart (Atherton), Miramonte,...
Teachers and students need to enter the school year with a new philosophy, one that prioritizes the discussion and inclusion of life-altering news more in the classroom. As of now, it appears that the...
Diversity has become the “it” word on private school campuses. Five of our eight front covers this year have included a story about diversity, and at the risk of sounding like a broken record, we are...
There is no doubt that Harvard-Westlake is centered around college admissions. We have deans for that specific reason, along with some of the best college acceptance stats in the country and a student...
As journalists devoted to bringing campus news to you, we are at many sports game. Whether we are photographing, broadcasting or keeping score, sometimes we are simply one face in rows and rows of screaming...
With the new tradition of First and Third Wednesdays, increased efforts by the Fanatics to bolster attendance at athletic events, the introduction of Cinema Sundays and our upcoming Festival to Spring,...
Henry M. Gunn and Palo Alto high schools in Silicon Valley are situated near train tracks. Most students, when they come to the tracks, know the drill; they wait until the train passes, and then they cross.
But...
In July 2012, Volume 22 Editors-in-Chief David Lim '13 and Elana Zeltser '13, Volume 22 Managing Editor of Online Robbie Loeb '13 and soon-to-be Online Developer/Designer Austin Chan '13 met to discuss...
It’s that time of year again. Students have adjusted to classes, reconnected with friends and mastered their schedules. Late September through early October comes around, and students gather on the quad...
Harvard-Westlake will have a booth at the annual Sherman Oaks Street Fair on Oct. 18 for the first time as part of an ongoing outreach effort to the community.
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., thousands of local...
The Athletic Department has introduced a weekly department-wide meeting called the Monday Morning Huddle.
"With increased frequency, our hope is that we will be able to discuss topics with more depth,"...
How did you start playing water polo and when did you know it was your sport?
I started playing water polo when I was nine; I think it was fourth grade. I was previously super interested in travel sports:...
Head Varsity Softball Coach Claire Rietmann-Grout is stepping down from her coaching duties after one year with the team.
Before coaching at Harvard-Westlake, Rietmann-Grout played collegiate softball...
Jarron Collins ’97 will be receiving a NBA championship ring for coaching with the Golden State Warriors during their run to the NBA Finals.
The Warriors’ head coach, Steve Kerr, hired Collins to be...
For the past year now, anyone who drives down Coldwater Canyon can see that our neighbors are unhappy with us.
Along the way to a school that prioritizes integrity and purpose beyond ourselves, signs emblazoned...
If you didn’t notice, during the two weeks after spring break, 24 seniors were absent from school. We were part of that group, the group that embarked on the two-week journey to Poland and Israel called...
Dear Ms. Neumeyer,
This year’s senior staffers are only the latest in a long line that have benefited from your tutelage. We are also the last. Twenty-four years, 192 issues and countless students later,...
About 50 singers in the Upper School choruses performed on May 22 and 23 for their Spring Choral Concert, with the theme "It’s a Grand Night for Singing."
The Wolverine Chorus, Chamber Singers and the...
The boys’ volleyball team made it to the semifinals in the Sylmar Varsity Invitational Saturday before losing to the eventual champion Westlake High School.
Last Thursday night’s victory over St. Francis...
A yearlong campus dialogue on gender issues culminated with a presentation by anti-sexist activist Jackson Katz last week.
Katz urged male students to recognize sexism and gender violence as a universal...
The first line of the school Mission Statement reads: "Harvard-Westlake strives to be a diverse and inclusive community." Lately, we have found ourselves thinking a lot about what that means. Issues of...
Greg Hilliard was honored at a banquet following the conclusion of his final regular season home game Friday night by speakers who called him "a class act," "a force for good" and "cool, calm and collected."
Festivities...
When students left school Dec. 19 to enjoy their long-awaited winter break, they left with their midyear assessments already finished. Students no longer had to spend their winter break thinking about...
We’ve just finished the 2013-2014 workload process, something we do every six years at the midpoint of the school’s accreditation cycle. The process begins with an exhaustive survey that looks at pretty...
I wait in my driveway, annoyed, for my sophomore sister to run out of the house clutching two smoothies and poorly buttered toast. I demand she "DJ," God forbid I waste my own phone battery, and once again...
In what was expected to be a breakout season, boys’ golf is off to a shaky start, with a 2-2-1, through five matches. Last year, team won its first eight matches.
The Wolverines lost to the rival Loyola...
The Chronicle will be live tweeting the boys' varsity basketball team's CIF Quarterfinals game against Buckley at St. Genevieve High School at 7 p.m. Tuesday night.
The Wolverines enter the quarterfinals...
But every assembly speaker deserves the respect we afforded Thursday’s speaker, if not more. Incredibly, there was still some talking during the story of how one man saved 1,268 people from genocide.
But...
A cast of 55 performed the musical “Hairspray” in Rugby Auditorium Nov. 8-10. The show, set in the 1960s, follows the struggle for integration and civil rights in Baltimore through dancers on a fictional...
With the 2013 season approaching, the varsity girls’ basketball team will look improve on their 14-15 overall record that it earned last year.
In 2012, the team lost in the second round of the CIF playoffs...
The 4-2 varsity football team will look to recover from last week's 63-7 loss against Serra in tonight's Senior Night matchup against St. Paul. The Chronicle will be providing live tweet coverage of the...
Safety Chase Aldridge '15 (#19) brings down Serra quarterback Jalen Greene (#3) as he attempts to hurdle over Aldridge in the varsity football team's 63-7 loss Oct. 11. The defeat was the second consecutive...
Homecoming week kicked off with a strong turnout at the first-ever Homecoming Formal. This time around, it seemed like the warning bells were finally heard, and the night went off without a hitch. For...
Follow The Chronicle's coverage of Homecoming sports today. The Chronicle will be live tweeting gamecasts of all three varsity games and will be posting photo galleries of the games after they conclude.
Previews...
School is a place for thinking. You wrack your brain for the right formula during an AP Physics test, you pick the most insightful point you can contribute to a discussion in English, you figure out the...
Let’s give a hand to Homecoming Formal and to the prefects and administration members who made it happen. This Saturday, Sept. 28, 10th, 11th and 12th graders will get to come together and celebrate...
As its first league games kick off, the field hockey team has not hesitated to flex its muscle right off the bat, defeating its first five scheduled opponents, including Huntington Beach, to whom they...
A cast of 53 students will perform in 'Hairspray!' in Rugby Auditorium, Nov. 8-10. The show will be directed by upper school performing arts department head Rees Pugh and performing arts teacher Michele...
After claiming victory in the Mission League title game but losing to Huntington Beach in the Los Angeles Field Hockey Association Championship last year, the field hockey team will look to redeem itself...
1) Make ninth grade feel more like high school: Ninth grade is great: you’re the big man on campus, you get to play on high school sports teams and you still get a week off for retreat. That said, ninth...
Over a month has passed since the spring athletics season concluded, yet honors from newspapers and athletic organizations continue to pile on for 2013 spring Wolverine athletes. Jack Flaherty '14 has...
Bakari Bolden ’14, Jonathan Felker ’14, Jordan Gutierrez ’14, Connor Kalantari ’14 and Michael Sheng ’14 will serve as the Head Fanatics for the 2013-2014 school year, previous Head Correy King...
When Tom Hudnut became headmaster at the Harvard School, its student newspaper, the Harvard News, was an afterschool extracurricular activity with no faculty advisers and no journalism class. Hudnut told...
English teacher Charles Berezin read the epilogue of "Moby-Dick" Saturday afternoon, concluding a 24-hour read-a-thon sponsored by the English Department in Mudd Library.
Chronicle staff livetweeted all...
