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Elizabeth Johnstone 24, Mark Ma 24, Ella Graber 24 and Allie Hunnius 24 perform a jazz piece together in Chalmers East.
Prefect Council hosts Fall Coffeehouse
South Asian Student Alliance (SASA) leaders and club members stand together at the Diwali celebration. The festival took place in Chalmers on Nov. 18.
SASA hosts celebration of Diwali with festival
Former CBS Middle East Deborah Camiel (Ariel 24) speaks to students and faculty at a meeting Nov. 15. She talked about her experience as a journalist covering the Israeli-Palestine conflict in Gaza despite violence between the two groups.
Journalist speaks on her experience in the Middle East
SLIDE presents to students
Printed with permission of Shauna Altieri
Prefect Council hosts annual costume contest
Harvard-Westlake River Park was officially approved by the Los Angeles (LA) City Council Nov. 14. The schools conditional use plan, site plans and environmental impact report were all reviewed in the process by LA City Hall committees and officials.
LA City Council officially approves River Park for construction
Ian Mitchell King (center, partially obscured), registered sex offender, joined the Studio City Neighborhood Council on Aug. 16.
Studio City Neighborhood Council members resign
Van Nuys residents express concern over potential Van Nuys Airport expansion
Studio City Ice Cream Shops
RECOGNIZING RIVER PARK’S PARTNERS: The school’s administration hosted an event for River Park’s partners to thank them for their support on Jan. 25. Attendees included the Tatviam Band of Mission Indians, Special Olympics, Angel City Sports and Friends of the LA River.
School holds event to thank community
Less waste in the cafeteria
Less waste in the cafeteria
Empowering young voices in politics
Empowering young voices in politics
Create walkable cities
Fight antisemitism amid Hamas war
Fight antisemitism amid Hamas war
Make Advanced math classes weighted
Make Advanced math classes weighted
A Friendship for the Ages
A Friendship for the Ages
Illustration by Ashley Ham
Save Our Spirit
Students line up outside their school after a shooting has just occurred.
Generation Under Fire
Two teachers are married with a wolverine, the schools mascot, officiating.
From School Bells to Wedding Bells
Illustration by Sabrina Simek
Reclaiming Narratives
Shelving the Books
Shelving the Books
Anna Ames 24, as Howie,
Performing arts department opens ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Performing Arts Teacher Chris Sullivan speaks to the audience before the groups opening set Nov. 2. The performance was the third of the Jazz Lunch Concert Series, a set of new performances created by Sullivan at the beginning of the year.
HW Jazz hosts third Jazz Lunch Concert series with guest performers
Cover design for Player. Written and produced by Sarah Parmet 25
Junior releases debut single “Player”
Senior releases debut album trust issues
Senior releases debut album “trust issues”
The field hockey team poses with their medals after defeating Bonita High School 2-0 in the Tournament of Champions final Oct. 28.
Going for Gold
Midfielder Micah Rossen looks to make a pass in a game against Sierra Canyon on Jan. 23.
Boys’ soccer to defend Mission League title
Mimi Rhee 25 prepares to return an serve an opponents serve in a home game against Westlake High School Sept. 13.
Girls’ tennis loses CIF team matches
Ellie Koo 24 takes a swing in a match against Marlborough on Nov. 12.
Girls’ golf cut from playoffs
Guard Trent Perry 24 dribbles the ball up the court in a game against Palos Verdes High School Nov. 15.
Boys’ basketball defeats Palos Verdes in home opener
BATTLE-TESTED JOURNALISTS: Print Managing and Satire Editors Jade Harris 24 and Davis Marks 24 pose as Editors-in-Chief Averie Perrin 24 and Ella Yadegar 24 in Yadegars signature Madhappy™ sweatshirt.
Letter from the (Satire) Editors: prioritizing untruthful reporting
Chronicle dinner
Chronicle dinner
Official Malibu Chili Cook-Off survival guide
Official Malibu Chili Cook-Off survival guide
HW Media retreat recap
Illustration by Amelia Chiarelli
Oreo no longer safe for vegans
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Iona Lee, Print Managing Editor

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Lee poses with rural Tanzanian citizens influenced by microfinance. Printed with permission of Iona Lee.

[Photo] Junior Fellowship: Iona Lee

August 27, 2023
Upper School Deans Celso Cárdenas and Sara Miranda pose for a picture at Waffle House during the 2022 Spring Break College Tour. Cárdenas and Miranda are departing the school.

Administration hires three new Deans after multiple departures

Averie Perrin and Iona Lee
May 28, 2023
Class or Pass?

Class or Pass?

Dylan Graff and Iona Lee
May 26, 2023
An illustration depicts an angry teacher lecturing inattentive students.

Grade A Friendship

Iona Lee and Averie Perrin
March 22, 2023
Students participate in the girls pre-show ritual before their first performance

Wolverine Cult-ure

Averie Perrin and Iona Lee
March 22, 2023
Jacob Massey ’25, Elliot Lichtman ’23, Hugh Cheng ’25 and Sophomore Prefect Eric Lee ’25 take the new unified course survey on their laptops, allowing them to give feedback on their teachers.

Unified course surveys rolled out

Iona Lee and Hannah Shahidi
February 8, 2023
An illustration depicts a map of where different students live in Los Angeles.

Going the Extra Mile

Iona Lee
February 8, 2023
PLAYING FOR THE PRESIDENT: Ryan Pinsker ’23 plays his new game “Get Ricky C” with his friends. The game is modeled after the online game 2048 and features images of teachers and administration instead.

Student creates HW web game

Iona Lee and Davis Marks
December 14, 2022
An illustration depicts two students who like each other exchanging texts on social media.

Friends with Detriments

Iona Lee
December 14, 2022
Students discuss the commercialization of Christmas, impacting other winter holidays and emphasizing materialism.

Selling Our Spirit

Davis Marks and Iona Lee
December 14, 2022
President Rick Commons looks for ways to manage student mental health and academic difficulty.

Under(standing) Pressure

Averie Perrin and Iona Lee
November 16, 2022
An illustration depicts a map of the world to represent the different places community members have moved from.

New in Town

Iona Lee
November 16, 2022
Jayden Huang 23 stands on a street, posing in an outfit he specifically arranged for the day. Hung said he chooses his outfits based on ideas of characters that he wants to embody.

Contending with the Trending

Iona Lee and Vasilia Yordanova
September 30, 2022
An illustration depicts teachers seated in their office cubicles doing work.

Beyond the Gradebook

Iona Lee
September 28, 2022
An illustration depicts a portrait of the founder of Students for Fair Admissions Edward Blum.

Taking Action

Iona Lee
August 26, 2022

Apple product design engineer speaks about career experience

Iona Lee
May 29, 2022
Jo Grody 22, Shoshana Bernstein 22 and more pose during the Special Olympics track race.

Students engage in community service

Iona Lee
April 27, 2022
Delegates win at TritonMUN

Delegates win at TritonMUN

Iona Lee
April 20, 2022
Underneath a freeway, people experiencing homelessness build shelters.

Community reflects on homelessness in Studio City

Iona Lee
March 24, 2022
Community Council members pose for a photo by their booth, where they raised over $1000 for Ukrainian refugees.

Bake sale raises funds for Ukrainians

Iona Lee
March 13, 2022

Nonprofit founder speaks

Iona Lee
March 11, 2022
Nuzzy Sykes 24 poses next to an American Red Cross truck driven onto campus for the blood drive.

Community Council holds blood drive

Iona Lee
February 28, 2022
Alex Adishian 23 and Asha Haley 23 enjoy their bundt cakes provided by Prefect Council.

Prefect Council offers Valentine’s Day treats

Iona Lee
February 14, 2022
Jewish Family Alliance (JFA) members gather around a table before their monthly Shabbat dinner is served.

JFA gathers for monthly Shabbat Dinner

Iona Lee
February 13, 2022
Iona Lee 24 surveys the four canned food drive bins prior to the commencement of the event. Credit: Iona Lee/Chronicle

Community Council hosts canned food drive

Iona Lee
February 13, 2022
Students dunk Math Teacher Joshua Helston and enjoy pizza during the event organized by Community Council.

Community Council organizes donation celebration

Davis Marks and Iona Lee
February 1, 2022
Hannah Carbunaru 24 visits a fruit stand at the Studio City Farmers Market, masked up in front of a table of mandarins.

Studio City Farmers Market adapts to Omicron

Iona Lee
January 25, 2022
Alumnus Alec Katz ’19 presents to students about his education company, Curious Cardinals.

Startup founder presents to HW Venture

Iona Lee and Tate Sheehy
January 12, 2022
Illustration By Sydney Fener

HW Pride hosts Zoom with gender consultant

Iona Lee
December 10, 2021
Daniela Quintero 22 smiles while holding a burrito from Poquito Mas, complimentary of the HWPA.

HWPA holds third senior appreciation event

Iona Lee
December 3, 2021
Juniors make snack packages to donate to The Peoples Concern during their class meeting. Before making the packages, students had the opportunity to learn about homelessness and the mission of The Peoples Concern.

Annual Community Service Week takes place

Iona Lee
November 20, 2021
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