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Losing teeth, gaining wisdom

Claire Keller
June 1, 2018

With two bottles of prescription pain medication and a half pint of ice cream by my side, I held an ice pack to my swollen face as I struggled to decide what my last column for The Chronicle would be about. I...

Musing of a Mormon 2.0

Claire Keller
November 21, 2017

Four-thirty a.m. I roll off my bed and onto the floor. I slam my hand on the snooze button, a habit I have not and will not break. 5:00 a.m. I stumble to the shower, following my usual routine as I get...

Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa

Claire Keller
February 16, 2017

Rasa Barzdukas ’17 sits on the quad, occasionally looking up from her sketchpad. Pages are spilling out of her notebook, each covered in sketches waiting to be perfected in the studio. Barzdukas has...

Keren Johnson '02 delivered water to a school in South Africa for the nonprofit Clean Water Ambassadors. Printed with permission of Cole Kawana.

Alumnus’ nonprofit distributes water filters

Claire Keller
January 11, 2017

Keren Johnson ’02 visited the Westville Boys’ High School in Durban, South Africa, to deliver the water filters for future distribution to areas lacking access to clean water. Community Council and...

Tree People representatives visit Environmental Club

Claire Keller
November 25, 2016

Representatives from Tree People talked to the Environmental Club about their organization and how the school can make a difference in the world Nov. 7. The representatives spoke to the club during break...

Holmes-Chuba becomes Self Study Coordinator, to lead school evaluation

Claire Keller
September 1, 2016

History Department Head Katherine Holmes-Chuba will be stepping down as department chair to become the Self-Study Coordinator this upcoming year. As Self-Study Coordinator, she will be organizing the preparation...

Don't be an idiot 101: What wouldn't Ryan Lochte do?

Don’t be an idiot 101: What wouldn’t Ryan Lochte do?

Claire Keller
August 30, 2016

Ryan Lochte’s eyes dart side to side as he attempts to form an earnest apology during his NBC interview. After shedding a few tears, the American competitive swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist retold...

The four glass pieces, which were not based on a singular idea, took about a month to make.

Visual arts teacher exhibits four sculptures at the Belgian National Glass Museum

Claire Keller
May 26, 2016

The Belgium National Glass Museum in Lommel will display the glass artwork of visual arts teacher Dylan Palmer until Sept. 4 in an exhibit that opened Mar. 26. A group of curators contacted Palmer,...

HW Robotics Team's robot, 1148, makes an appearance at the final 1st and 3rd Wednesday Assembly to encourage students to join the robotics team.

Robotics team wins state championship

Claire Keller
May 25, 2016

Robotics Team 62, the Kanagasabapathys, competed in VEX California State Championships in Pasadena March 11-12 and emerged as state champions, qualifying for VEX World Championships in Louisville, Ky.,...

Musings of a Mormon girl

Musings of a Mormon girl

Claire Keller
March 9, 2016

Four-thirty a.m. I lean over the side of my bed. My arm lazily falls on the snooze button of my alarm clock. 5:00 a.m. I silently convince myself not to go back to sleep as I roll out of bed for early...

Roses sold for dance concert performances

Claire Keller
March 6, 2016

The Social Committee sold roses for the members of the Advanced Dance II Company who performed in the Upper School Dance Concert, as well as for guest performers and stage crew. Flowers and tickets to...

Emily Wesel ’19 and her group members present their completed project at the HW Hackathon in front of other groups and mentors in the library at the upper school. Credit: Danielle Spitz

Students partake in first hackathon

Claire Keller
February 10, 2016

Computer science students worked for 36 hours at Hack H-W Jan. 16-17, learning about technological entrepreneurship while competing in the school’s first hackathon. Shelley Jain ’16 and Justin Rose...

Jamie Gwen ’92 teaches one of her original dessert recipes to students enrolled in molecular gastronomy. Photo printed with permission of Harry Salamandra

Alumna chef cooks with science class

Claire Keller
January 13, 2016

Celebrity chef Jamie Gwen '92 displayed her culinary skills during a molecular gastronomy class Jan. 7 taught by Senior Alumni Officer Harry Salamandra. A long-time acquaintance of Salamandra’s, Gwen...

Students qualify for robotics championship

Claire Keller
November 22, 2015

Team 62, a robotics team also known as the Kanagasabapathys, earned second place at the Robodox Challenge tournament at Granada Hills Charter High School Saturday out of 36 teams. The team qualified for...

Library now loans laptops to students

Claire Keller
September 1, 2015

An update to the laptop program will allow students to take and use the borrowed devices outside of the library and to their classes due to the One-to-One program necessitating the use of laptops for every...

Deniz Armani: Robotics

Claire Keller
September 1, 2015

Engineer Deniz Armani will be taking over for physics teacher Karen Hutchinson to lead the Robotics Club during the school year and in their competitions beginning in January. Armani previously worked...

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