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All content by Emily Segal

Six lessons I learned at Harvard-Westlake

Emily Segal
May 31, 2014

Of course, I left my senior column to the absolute last minute. I couldn’t decide how to turn my six years of experiences into a 500 word column that hopefully conveys something other than “it was...

No Reservations

Emily Segal
March 21, 2014

M Street Coffee 13251 Moorpark St Sherman Oaks 1.2 miles from Harvard-Westlake Yelp Price Range $ Local art is displayed around the coffee shop and is available for purchase. Artists’ names and...

Too strong a connection?

Emily Segal
September 25, 2013

As Krista Knighton ’14 shuts the door to her dean’s office, she immediately reaches inside her backpack for her white iPhone 5. A few steps later, she sits down on a couch in the lounge and begins...

Math teacher to return to Utah

Emily Segal
May 29, 2013

After spending her first post-college years teaching at Harvard-Westlake, upper school math teacher Ashley Satterthwaite plans to move to Sandy, Utah for at least the next few years. Her decision to move...

Oodles of Doodles

Emily Segal
February 13, 2013

Although some teachers consider doodling to be a purposless and counterproductive activity, some studies show that doodling in class can help improve focus and overall benefit students. "The physical act...

Janowitz earns distinction

Emily Segal
December 19, 2012

The Senior Advancement Administrator for the Office of Advancement will be commended for her hard work at a conference with over 1,000 advancement professionals. Brenda Janowitz was selected by the Council...

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Emily Segal
December 18, 2012

Red carpet ready

Emily Segal
November 9, 2012

Ben Platt ‘11 poses at the premiere of the movie “Pitch Perfect”, in which he plays Benji, a magician.

Senior’s play chosen for production

Emily Segal
November 9, 2012

Elana Zeltser ‘13 took a bow on the same stage where her one-act play was performed by professional actors moments before. The play "Arc," which Zeltser wrote last year for the Playwrights Festival,...

‘The Photo Capturer’

Emily Segal
November 7, 2012

Photographer Xenia Viragh ’15 says she draws inspiration from her travels. She has lived in six cities in her life so far, and has pursued photography in all of them. Her mother was a photographer, so...

History classes learn about election through projects

Emily Segal
October 10, 2012

Students sign up for AP U.S. Government because they want to learn how America’s democracy works. The class is for those who are interested in the formation of our constitution, separation of powers,...

Snapshot

Emily Segal
October 9, 2012

Junior helps to make commercial

Emily Segal
September 30, 2012

As a market research intern for Next Engine, a technology design partner for many of the largest companies in the U.S., Krista Knighton’ 14 spent four to six hours a day researching what types of commercials...

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