I went into Harvard-Westlake hoping to find my people among my classmates. While I did achieve that, I also built some of my most meaningful relationships with the adults at school. I first met the...

It was the beginning of the school year. Nora* had been hanging out with a male student, Reggie*, for a while and started to catch feelings. Another guy that she previously had relations with decided...

Condoms mingled with the usual pencil shavings and old worksheets in the trash can, and a single bruised banana sat, out of place, in the recycling bin. The classroom was still.  An hour or so before...

It was tech week for the school musical. Lights had to be set up. Costumes had to be fitted. Microphones needed to be adjusted. As the days seemed endless, Maya Ray ’25 was overwhelmed with a massive...

Everyone is in Taper Gymnasium. It’s an all-school assembly, and students are packed on the bleachers: sophomores and juniors on one side of the gym, and seniors on the other. Head of Upper School Beth...

Maddy Pimstone ’25 had looked forward to her plans all week. Pimstone was seeing a guy in the grade above despite their hour and a half commute. Without a driver’s license, Pimstone had to ask her...

Clarissa Brown ’24 had to make a decision. Waiting behind the tee box for her turn at golf practice, Brown was approached by her fellow teammate. When her teammate asked her where she was going to apply...

Olivia Baradaran ’24, Jordan Dees ’24, Casey Reims ’24 and Stella Stringer ’24 will serve as Peer Support coordinators for the 2023-2024 school year, Head of Peer Support Tina McGraw ’01 announced...

The Harvard-Westlake Jewish Family Alliance (HWJFA) hosted Shabbat dinner Dec. 2. HWJFA, founded in 2020,organizes activities and events throughout the year. The foundation aims to connect Jewish people...

Yoshi Kimura By Zoe Goor Yoshi Kimura ’23 is building a new instrument and composing a piece of music with it for her Senior Independent Study. Kimura said the instrument, which is played with...

Prefect Council announced the school’s restaurant discount partners in an email to students Oct. 17. The participating restaurants are located in Studio City, with discounts ranging from 5% to 15% off...

Julee Madkins: Director of the Learning Center By Nathan Wang Julee Madkins joined the Upper School this year as the Director of the Learning Center. Previously, Madkins served as the Director...