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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Emmeline Chan, News Reporter

Emmeline Chan ’27 is a writer for the News Section and is in her second year working for The Chronicle. In her free time, Emmeline enjoys listening to music, baking, and spending time with her family and friends.
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Rees Pugh: Performing Arts

Rees Pugh: Performing Arts

Emmeline Chan, News Reporter
May 28, 2026

Performing Arts Teacher and Master Carpenter Rees Pugh will retire after 26 years with the school.  He plans to spend more time with his family in northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan. Pugh was first...

'Seaspiracy' Review: The unheard impact of the global fishing industry

‘Seaspiracy’ Review: The unheard impact of the global fishing industry

'Seaspiracy' reinforces the idea that if humans continue to live in excess without considering long-term consequences all will suffer.
Emmeline Chan, Reporter
February 19, 2026

"Seaspiracy" explores the environmental damage caused by the global fishing industry and challenges the idea that seafood is a sustainable or ethical food choice. The documentary explains how industrial...

SEASONAL SPOTLIGHT: Upper school students gathered for a December Assembly. In unison, the entire Upper School sang “Twelve Days of Christmas.”

All-school winter assembly held

Emmeline Chan, News Reporter
December 11, 2025

An all-school assembly planned by the Community Time Leadership Committee was held in Taper Gymnasium on Dec. 3. All community assemblies occur during Community Time on the first cycle of each month and...

A Community Council member hands a completed Winter-Gram to Rael Kreiz ’26 dressed up as Santa Claus.

Winter-Gram writing event held

Emmeline Chan, News Reporter
December 11, 2025

Community Council hosted a Winter-Gram station during lunch on the Quad where students wrote and read aloud notes for people they are thankful for on Dec. 2. The event originally started as turkey grams...

Abrahamson is studying Japanese by writing a short story entirely in the Japenese language.

Senior Independent Study: Zachary Abrahamson

Emmeline Chan, News Reporter
November 12, 2025

Zachary Abrahamson ’26 is studying Japanese by writing a short story entirely in the language for his Senior Independent Study. Middle School World Languages Teacher Shuang Yang is the adviser for Abrahamson’s...

Belonging policies introduced

Emmeline Chan, News reporter
September 4, 2025

The school instated a series of policies with the goal of increasing community, belonging and fostering connections this year. Head of Upper School Beth Slattery said that following the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Senior Independent Study: Will Putzer

Emmeline Chan, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
December 18, 2024

Will Putzer ’25 is working on a methodology for organic chemistry synthetic pathways for his Senior Independent Study. Putzer is collaborating with Upper School Science Teacher  Richard Vo to find a...

Junior Fellowship: Arielle Trakhtenberg

Emmeline Chan, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
September 4, 2024

For her Kutler Center Junior Fellowship project, Arielle Trakhtenberg ’25 visited Krakow, Poland to work for a number of organizations that help Ukrainian refugees who have fled the country since the...

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