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New counselor joins school midyear
New counselor joins school midyear
StandWithUs Israel’s Director of International Student Programs Charlotte Korchak discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with students over Zoom.
Israeli activist speaks to HWJFA students
One table on the quad was left covered in plates, bottles, napkins and wrappers by a group of sophomores after a lunch period. The school is struggling to encourage students to throw out the trash they produce when they purchase their meals from the cafeteria.
Litter issue plagues campus
Community Council organizes food drive
Community Council organizes food drive
Jon Levine ’94 speaks to students about his nonprofit Minds Matter LA, outlining different potential logo designs and asking for their feedback as to which logos would best attract clients.
Venture hosts nonprofit founder
FDA authorizes booster for children five to 11
FDA authorizes booster for children five to 11
Crowds rush to the newly opened Erewhon Market on Ventura Boulevard to purchase food and to eat at their tables outside.
Erewhon Market opens new location in Studio City
LA mayoral election gains recognition from students and citizens
LA mayoral election gains recognition from students and citizens
FDA approves booster vaccine dose for high risk populations
FDA approves booster vaccine dose for high risk populations
Before homecoming, signs objecting to the River Park recreation project appeared along streets near the Upper School. It is unclear whether each sign was placed by a different community member or whether the local campaign was the work of a single activist.
Administration faces backlash over River Park
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
Time to Take Out the Trash
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
Policing Police Halloween Costumes
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
Controversy In The Classroom
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
The Mittle-man on Campus: Jumping Genres
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
Metaverse’s Big Bang
Tech Talk
Tech Talk
Stardom Young
Stardom Young
Shanti Hinkin 22 takes her test in an empty classroom.
Pencils down, time’s up
Illustration by Sydney Fener
Re-navigating Columbus
Graphic by Grace Kosten and Fallon Dern
Invalidation Frustration
(Un)traditional: Spice it Up!
(Un)traditional: Spice it Up!
(Un)traditional: A Dern Dinner
(Un)traditional: A Dern Dinner
(Un)traditional: Grazie-Giving
(Un)traditional: Grazie-Giving
Illustration by Sydney Fener
Coffeehouse Continues
Illustration by Sydney Fener
Chorus In The Forest
While in Strength and Conditioning class, Echo Caise ’24 is spotted by a teammate as he benchpresses.
Perfecting Performance
Volleyball wins division I state championship
Park jumps in the Handy Hunter Class
Equestrian begins its season
Girls volleyball secures regional title
HOMECOMING HOCKEY: As the opposing team gets ready to defend the corner, right back Maddie Redmond 23 passes the ball during a match against Marina High School.
Field hockey wins Tournament of Champions
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
Ethan Lachman

Ethan Lachman, Editor-in-Chief

Ethan Lachman serves as an Editor-in-Chief. At school, he is a jumper on the Track and Field team and a French hornist in the orchestra. Off campus, he enjoys volunteering at the hospital, teaching journalism over Zoom and arguing why LeBron James is the greatest basketball player of all time.

All content by Ethan Lachman
President Rick Commons sent an email to the school community Friday in response to the media attention from the past week.

National media outlets publish articles critical of school’s DEI initiatives

March 13, 2021

Commons announces that students can return to campus to attend online classes

February 23, 2021

School refunds $1,000 per student, provides over $1 million in financial aid for community members

February 8, 2021
Quaranteen Love

Quaranteen Love

December 15, 2020
Photo Credit: Kyle Reims/Chronicle

‘wokeathw’ responds to anti-racism initiatives

October 22, 2020
Photo Credit: Kyle Reims/Chronicle

‘wokeathw’ responds to anti-racism initiatives (Print Edition)

October 20, 2020
Letter from the Editors: Uplifting the Truth

Letter from the Editors: Uplifting the Truth

September 2, 2020

Administration introduces anti-racism plans

July 26, 2020
The accounts first post outlined its goals for the initiative. There are currently 28 posts total.

Alumni start ‘blackathw’ Instagram account

July 13, 2020
ON POINTE: One of the pre-recorded videos available to grandparents and special friends via website entails a performance by the middle school Contemporary Dance I class, taught by performing arts teacher Joe Schenck. The video lasts about one minute and details a dance routine created by the class.

Grandparents’ Day hosted online for first time

June 17, 2020

Administrators, alumni meet virtually to discuss systemic racism

June 14, 2020
Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

An authoritarian rise

June 4, 2020
While Studio City business owners struggle to adapt during the coronavirus pandemic, members of the student body are working to provide their communities with essential needs. Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

Facing coronavirus together

June 3, 2020
Alumni, students send letters to the school requesting internal action to help attain racial equality

Alumni, students send letters to the school requesting internal action to help attain racial equality

June 2, 2020
A new, unpredictable normal

A new, unpredictable normal

April 9, 2020

Quarantine or Quaran-screen: Things to Watch During Social Distancing

April 7, 2020

Brookshire to replace Slattery as Upper School Dean

April 3, 2020

LAHSO holds banquet to discuss diversity

March 6, 2020
Hackathon organizer Lukas Seklir ’21 relays the details of his Hackathon project to Leader of HW Venture Coco Kaleel ’20. Seklir won first place for his app, Melodica, which generates a song with violin and flute accompaniment after the user hums a melody. Credit: Ethan Lachman/Chronicle

Entrepreneurs tackle STEM issues

March 4, 2020
Recall our past

Recall our past

March 3, 2020
Sydney Fener/Chronicle

Tunes Through Time

January 29, 2020
Its okay to quit

It’s okay to quit

January 29, 2020

School to revise 2020 testing requirements

December 13, 2019

Students volunteer to create lanterns at Luminaria event

December 12, 2019

Debaters win top speaker awards at Glenbrooks tournament

November 28, 2019
Fleeing from the Flames

Fleeing from the Flames

November 13, 2019
Brendan Kang ’20, Tali Tufeld ’20 and Kate Konvitz ’20 lie in the back of a car while watching “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” in the senior lot Thursday. Community Council hosted the drive-in movie after a month of planning, and donated the profits to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Credit: Ethan Lachman/Chronicle

Community Council organizes drive-in to raise funds for Make-A-Wish Foundation

November 9, 2019
Best overall costume winners Emery Genga ’21 and Felicity Phelan ’21, dressed as Glinda and Elphaba from “Wicked,” walk down the runway in the lounge. Credit: Ethan Lachman/Chronicle

Prefect Council coordinates Halloween festivities

November 1, 2019
LAHSO member Josue Martin 20 hands a tamale to Isabel Lawrence 21 on the quad during the fundraiser. Credit: Hannah Han/Chronicle

LAHSO holds fundraiser, culminating National Hispanic Heritage Month

October 23, 2019

School to commence WLSA Pen Pal program with two foreign schools

October 5, 2019
The value of the humanities

The value of the humanities

October 4, 2019
Moving into the new school year with a peaceful mind

Moving into the new school year with a peaceful mind

August 29, 2019
No Place Like Home

No Place Like Home

August 28, 2019

Lawler to retire, travel with husband

June 1, 2019

Speaking about the schedule

June 1, 2019

Students elect next year’s Prefect Council

May 3, 2019

Debaters start season with a series of wins and bids to TOC

October 5, 2018

Aperture Photo Project on display in the gallery

October 5, 2018
As part of National Suicide Awareness week, Allison Salvador 19 created the Truth Tree outside Rugby Hall to allow students to voice their inner feelings and goals.

Truth Tree Spreads Awareness During Suicide Prevention Week

September 15, 2018

Students will sing a Lucky Riff

August 29, 2018
Head Prefect Ryan Stanford 18 speaks about courage at convocation. Credit: Noah Aire/Chronicle

Prefects emphasize self acceptance, courage at sixth annual all-school convocation

August 27, 2018
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