Although many educational institutions have considered incorporating in-person teaching in the fall, many have opted to host school classes and events online for the upcoming academic year instead.
On-campus...
A specialized task force will handle the school's operations for the fall semester and decide whether classes will be held online or in-person during the 2020-21 year, President Rick Commons said.
The...
In an email sent out to the junior and sophomore classes June 1, Head of Upper School Laura Ross announced that final exams administered this week will be optional. Students will have the option to postpone...
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Update: May 20, 12:02 p.m.
School seeks clarification from Public Health Department regarding drive-through graduation
Despite the recently...
With an increasing number of people adopting or fostering animals over the quarantine, some may be worried about possible virus transmission through their new household pets. Articles published by the...
Over the past four months, faculty and staff have provided anonymous feedback for the school’s division heads through online surveys conducted by FNS Consulting. Division heads include President Rick...
AP Environmental Science students visited Will Rogers Beach on Jan. 10 to collect samples of trash. In class, they analyzed their findings and presented them in lab reports that detailed waste on the...
In an initiative to facilitate relationships between students and the community, students can now receive discounts at neighboring restaurants such as Carney’s, Sharky’s, Yen Sushi, Brian’s Shave...
Seniors in AP Studio Art and visual arts teacher Conor Thompson visited acclaimed artist Jonas Wood’s art studio in Silver Lake on Nov. 26.
Thompson arranges studio visit
Thompson said that the idea...
Growing up, Kayla Choi ’22 celebrated Christmas by revisiting the story of the birth of Jesus Christ and the gifts the Wisemen bestowed to him. Yet, as she sat in church for Midnight Mass, she wondered...
The 6.4 and 7.1 magnitude Ridgecrest earthquakes that occurred earlier this month were the largest earthquakes in Southern California in two decades. These earthquakes caused the Garlock Fault to slide...
Walt Wang '13, a senior executive for the Los Angeles-based Team SoloMid (TSM) Gaming, spoke about his experiences in the professional Esports industry at a joint middle and upper school HW Venture event...
The seven recipients of this year’s HWGo! Fellowships presented their findings from their trips to faculty and friends Sept. 19 in the Kutler Center. Most of the presentations consisted of a slideshow...
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation named 21 senior National Merit semifinalists this year, as determined by PSAT scores.
This year, the National Merit Semifinalists cutoff for California was...
Black Leadership Awareness and Culture Club hosted its annual retreat Aug. 18. This year, the event took place at the Middle School and included a trip to The Broad museum to help students further develop...
AP Environmental Science student Sam Yeh '20, Assistant Broadcast Editor Yoohan Ko '20 and Environmental Club member Valentina Gaxiola '21 represented the school at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Ocean Plastic...
Robotics subteams 62A and 62X competed in the VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Kentucky Exposition Center from April 24-27.
Subteam 62A, comprised of Jake Futterman '21,...
HW Frisbee Club hosted its first-ever frisbee golf tournament at Weddington Golf and Tennis on April 28 and encouraged students to bring friends and family members to participate.
Though the organizers...
Students displayed their musical talents at the final Coffeehouse of the school year April 22. As an end-of-year treat, Prefect Council provided complimentary Chipotle bowls and tortilla chips in addition...
Students made cat toys to benefit shelters around Los Angeles. The Animal Rights Club hosted the event April 15 in the lounge during break.
The club provided all materials necessary to create the...
Oceanography and Marine Biology students visited the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, where they viewed exhibits of organisms they studied in their class March 19.
The class divided into smaller...
Thirteen students represented the countries of Lithuania, United Arab Emirates, South Africa and Mongolia, as well as prominent people from Ireland, Great Britain, Korea and the U.S., in a Model UN Conference...
Students performed at the Valentine’s Day-themed Coffeehouse in Chalmers East on Feb. 11.
Many musical performers, including The Jack Riley Experience, Daniel Novikov ’21, Imani Allen ’19 and...
Students in the AP Environmental Science visited the Malibu Creek State Park to conduct several water tests Jan. 22.
All AP Environmental Science classes attended the excursion, as well as science...
In order to help diminish students' stress over the upcoming midterms, Prefect Council screened holiday movies for students and faculty in Rugby Theatre on Friday.
“I think the movies were a fun way...
During the Prefect Council-sponsored Winterfest, students participated in various winter-themed activities, such as buying Wintergrams, refreshments and dress-up days, from Dec. 7-11 .
Students received...
Students can now submit their community service hours digitally on hw.com instead of turning in community service hours forms through the Community Council's new electronic submission system.
The Council...
Yan Zhao, a former teacher at Davidson Day High School in North Carolina, will join the school’s World Languages department as a Chinese I, Chinese II and Chinese III Honors teacher.
Zhao began...
