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...

Jonah Greenfeld ’27, Jasiri Johnson ’27, Keisari Penman ’27 and Ben Sandman ’27 were elected as Senior Prefects on April 15.  Simren Bindra ’27 was chosen as Head Prefect for the 2026-2027...

A lockdown siren unexpectedly sounded at the Upper School on April 14.  The false alarm occurred due to a system malfunction, and the school is  working to  ensure it does not occur again. Even though...

The Jazz Combos Concert was held in Rugby Auditorium on Feb. 20 and 21. Each jazz combo selected and rehearsed repertoire that highlighted different styles and featured a range of soloists. Performing...

The Harvard-Westlake Chinese Cultural Club (HWCCC) hosted its annual Chinese New Year Luncheon to celebrate the Year of the Horse on Feb. 22 at Luxe Hotel in Brentwood. The event included a traditional...

"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...

The Community Time Leadership Committee (CTLC) organized the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration during an all-school assembly on Jan. 22. “At the Table with Dr. King,” a multifaceted, live performance,...

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...

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...

Shimon Schlessinger ’26 designed the lighting for this year’s play, Macbeth, for his Senior Independent Study. Upper School Performing Arts Teacher Aaron Martin is the advisor for Schlessinger’s...

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...

The senior class gathered at Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica at 6 a.m. for the Senior Sunrise event on Aug. 24, the last day of summer break. Prefect Council planned the event for the first...

Sportsmen’s Lodge, a historic Studio City hotel built in the 1880s and the centerpiece of the Sportsmen’s Lodge shopping plaza, is set to begin renovations in 2025. The new layout will include 520...