Valedictorian: Leo Craig ’24 Salutatorian: Bari LeBari ’24 Bishop’s Medal and Veritas Award: Derek Esrailian ’24, Lila Daoudi ’24, Bari LeBari '24 Given to three seniors who most fully...

Just down the street from the Koreatown H Mart is St. James Episcopal School, where elementary school aged kids say goodbye to their parents, run around with their friends and share snacks before class...

If upper and middle school students and faculty vote in support of implementing a revised Honor Code for the 2024-2025 school year, it will likely be ratified following a meeting between Prefect Council...

Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor Sasha Aghnatios ’25, Ellie Borris ’25, Gideon Evans ’25 and Victor Suh ’25 will advance to the second round of Head Prefect elections, Head Prefects Bari...

The school canceled in-person instruction due to flooding and heavy storms in the Los Angeles area on Feb. 5. Intense rainstorms throughout February made the month the wettest in more than two decades,...

Prefect Council will update the language of the current Honor Code to modernize it and lessen ambiguity following preliminary discussions with members of the administration, according to Upper School Dean...

California residents voted in the primary election March 5 to determine who will be on the November ballot for local, state and federal offices. President Joe Biden won the Democratic Party nomination...

A student was arrested at the Upper School by a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective Wednesday morning, according to an email sent to parents by President Rick Commons and Head of School Laura...

It is 1997. Upper School Dean Sharon Cuseo walks into Rugby Auditorium as she searches for a seat at “West Side Story.” Spotting the Platt family, she goes to sit next to them. Cuseo and the Platts...

The Class of 2024 received their early admissions decisions last December, with 51 percent of the students who applied early applying to the same 14 schools, according to the Deans’ Office. There were...

You've probably seen the fake — and poisonous —Community Council snow that sprinkled down the Quad earlier this month. You know what that means: the holiday season is officially upon us. Despite my...

Walking onto the Quad on a December morning, Ava Weinrot ’23 could feel the tension among her classmates. It was the day her early decision (ED) result would come out. Only two days away from winter...

“Diane Feinstein, 90, Dies; Oldest Sitting Senator and Fixture of California Politics.” I was taken aback when I saw this notification pop up from the New York Times on Sept. 29. Senator Feinstein,...

The Upper School Performing Arts Department opened the fall play “Much Ado About Nothing ” to audiences Oct 26, 27 and 28. The show follows two couples as they overcome obstacles and eventually marry...

Content Warning: this article contains the usage of homophobic slurs. On a cold afternoon in February 2008, Matthew Krumpe ’08, a senior at the time, had just finished dance class in lower Chalmers....

The school hosted 30 different middle and high schools from around the Greater Los Angeles (LA) area for the seventh annual Pollyanna Conference on Oct. 21. The school brought in Reverend Natosha Reid...

Sarah Parmet ’25 released a debut single titled “Player” on all music streaming platforms Oct. 16. Parmet wrote and produced the song, and collaborated with her brother James Parmet ’27 for instrumentals...

Whitney Enenstein '24 released her debut EP "trust issues" on all music streaming platforms Sept. 28. The album was published after the music video for the leading single 'hopeless romantic' was posted...

A proper "girl dinner" can’t be described with silly things like words – it is a state of mind. You may be asking:"Hannah, you're not the Washington Post. How could you tell us what girl dinner is?"...

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...

Scrolling through Instagram is my favorite extracurricular. I basically consider it an internship at this point, and before anyone asks, it WILL be the number one activity on my Common Application. But...

When Oceangate’s Titan submersible lost contact with its mothership on June 18, news outlets around the world were constantly publishing updates, captivating viewers globally. The entire world shifted...

The Chronicle, Vox Populi and HWTV will be combined into one program, called HW Media, starting in the 2023-2024 school year. Now a part of the Interdisciplinary Studies and Independent Research (ISIR)...

The school is implementing new schoolwide wellness initiatives in response to recent student deaths in the community, as announced in an email from President Rick Commons on Aug. 1. The current Mental...

Celso Cardenas By Natasha Speiss Upper School Dean Celso Cárdenas will depart from the school after eight years to become the Dean of Students and College Counseling at Avenues The World School. Cárdenas...

Some of the best moments I’ve spent with my parents have been sitting down at night to watch TV — whether it’s "Saturday Night Live" (SNL), "Young Sheldon" or yet another "Modern Family" rewatch,...

The Middle Eastern Student Association (MESA) hosted a Persian New Year and Ramadan celebration on the Quad on April 17 . During the event, volunteers passed out traditional Middle Eastern foods, such...

Head Prefect Simon Lee '23 was on edge. With thousands of his peers' eyes fixated on him, he  was about to give the speech that would determine his long-held dream of becoming Head Prefect. After giving...

Catalyzing Change: Entrepreneurial Thinking By Nathan Wang and William Liu erdisciplinary Studies and Independent Research course called Catalyzing Change: Entrepreneurial Thinking. According to the...

Take a look at the websites of Phillips Academy — Andover, Phillips Academy — Exeter or any other school that begins with “Phillips” and ends with the name of a town in the Northeast. You’ll...

Classes at the school cover a wide range of topics in core subjects and additional areas of study. While some classes and programs take field trips, much of the content students learn often stays in the...

The smell of traditional Persian stews fills the air as I sit down for my daily family dinner. Normally, when I sit down to eat, my parents and I exchange small talk and catch up with each other about...

Upper school students completed surveys for each of their courses during January, the first time the administration has conducted a universal survey instead of ones created by individual teachers. Through...

Prefect Council and Student Leaders for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (SLIDE) organized the annual Winterfest assembly with performances from Jazz Singers, Jazz Explorers and String Ensemble on Dec....

Reformation, Roberta's Pizza, Civil Coffee, Kismet Rotisserie, Fred Segal and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream opened new locations at The Shops at Sportsmen’s Lodge, a shopping and dining complex near the upper...

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 hosted the first Coffeehouse of the year in Chalmers lounge after school Oct. 31. The Halloween-themed event featured performances from students in music, comedy and poetry. Prefect Council...

The Upper School Performing Arts Department hosted the first vocal performance of the year as part of the Lunch Time Concert Series in St. Saviour’s Chapel on Oct. 28. The showcase featured performances...

HackHW hosted the annual Hackathon in Mudd Library overnight Oct. 14 and 15. Over the two days, participants formed teams of five to design their own technological projects. The different projects consisted...

Several Nazi swastikas and the words “Hitler Rocks” were found carved into a desk on the upper school campus, President Rick Commons said in a school-wide email Oct. 12. The carvings were first found...

Niche published its yearly ranking of the best high schools in America Sept. 26. The school moved up to #2 in Best Private High Schools in America after being ranked number eleven last year. Along with...

The Latin American and Hispanic Student Organization (LAHSO) hosted a fundraiser to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Fiona on the Quad Oct. 3. Proceeds earned from LAHSO's fundraiser will be donated...

Studio City residents experienced continuous high temperatures up to 110 degrees from Sept. 3 to Sept. 16. The recent heatwave was caused by global warming which is the cause of average temperatures...

The Harvard Westlake Parent’s Association (HWPA) held the first Senior Appreciation Day for the Class of 2023 Sept. 14. Parent volunteers passed out class sweatshirts and free shaved ice from Happy...

Community members gathered for a memorial service to honor former Performing Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies Teacher Ted Walch in Saint Savior's Chapel Sept. 9. Reverend Anne Gardner opened the memorial...

Students and faculty gathered on Ted Slavin Field for the tenth annual convocation to officially welcome in the new school year August 24. Associate Head of School Laura Ross opened the event by advising...

HiHo Cheeseburger, Tuesday’s Sweet Shoppe, All Birds and UOVO opened near the upper school campus at The Shops at Sportsmen’s Lodge complex over the summer. Aside from new restaurants, Reformation,...

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...