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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Jackson Mayer, Executive Editor

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Boys tennis remains undefeated after returning from Texas trip

Jackson Mayer
March 20, 2023

The boys tennis team competed in the Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) National Tournament in Texas from Feb. 23-25, finishing 5th overall with a 3-1 record. The team has won nine straight matches after returning...

Girls soccer team wins Mission League title

Jackson Mayer
February 8, 2023

The girls soccer team won their final game of the season against Chaminade 2-1 on Feb. 2, winning the Mission League title. The team finished the regular season with a league record of 8-1-1 and an overall...

Asher Rossen '23 fights for the ball in the Loyola match Jan. 13.

Boys soccer ties Loyola in first draw of the season

Jackson Mayer
January 18, 2023

The boys soccer team tied Loyola High School 0-0 on Jan. 13 in their first draw of the season. The team has gone 14 games undefeated (13-0-1) and sits in first place in Mission League (6-0-1). Midfielder...

REACH FOR THE STARS: Goalie Thea Pine ’23 stretches upwards to save a goal during a game against Mira Costa High School on Dec. 3.

Girls Water Polo starts season with losing record ahead of league play

Jackson Mayer
December 14, 2022

Girls water polo has gone 1-2 overall in the preseason, losing to Long Beach Wilson 9-7 on Nov. 30 and Mater Dei 8-7 on Dec. 7, but won against Mira Costa 8-4 on Dec. 3. Veronica Mnatsakanian ’26 said...

EYES ON THE TARGET: Jaxson Tierney ’23 extends out of the water with the ball in his hand as he prepares to take a shot at the opposing goalie.

Boys water polo faces Newport Harbor in CIF semifinal game

Jackson Mayer
November 16, 2022

The boys water polo team reached the semifinals of thewCalifornia Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section Championships before losing to Newport Harbor on Nov. 9. The score of the game was 11...

Walking out from the team locker room, Quarterback Henry Wendorf  ’23 and Wide Receiver Santiago 
Hernandez ’23 spark a conversation with a referee ahead of their 14-6 first season victory over Canyon High School on September 2.

Varsity football wins consecutive games following back-to-back losses ahead of league competition

Jackson Mayer
September 29, 2022

After starting the season 2-2 against non-league opponents, the football team is preparing for Del Rey League play. The team’s first league game will be the school’s Homecoming game against St. Genevieve...

OTTO-MATIC: Otto Stothart ’26 attempts a shot on goal during a boys water polo preseason practice on Aug. 16. Team players have competed against college athletes at all of the practices. The varsity team’s first match was a home game against Crespi Carmelite High School on Aug. 22.

Boys water polo team begins preparation for CIF competition under new program head

Jackson Mayer
August 29, 2022

The boys water polo team competed against college players and practiced twice a day throughout the summer in preparation for their upcoming season. The team also added a new Program Head, Jack Grover,...

An illustration depicts foods that are eaten on Passover.

Jewish Club hosts Passover seder

Jackson Mayer
May 4, 2022

The Jewish Club hosted a Passover Seder at the school on April 19. Passover is a Jewish holiday celebrating the Jews' escape from enslavement. The Seder is a ritual feast traditionally eaten on the first...

Model United Nations (MUN) students pose in their formal attire while in a break at their conference at Marymount High School. Several delegates from the school secured awards at the end of the conference.

MUN team wins awards at Marymount

Jackson Mayer
March 16, 2022

Members of the Model United Nations (MUN) team competed in a tournament hosted by Marymount High School on March 14. Competitors took on the roles of United Nations delegates, representing various countries...

Students attending the virtual gap year fair hosted by the school and USA Gap Year Fairs listen to Accredited Gap Year Consultant and co-founder of J2Guides Jason Sarouhan, who delivered a speech about potential activities for students to participate in during gap years. Credit: Jackson Mayer/Chronicle

School partners with USA Gap Year Fairs to host virtual gap year information session

Jackson Mayer
February 15, 2022

The National USA Gap Year Fair was co-hosted by the school and USA Gap Year Fairs on Feb. 12. The three-hour virtual event started with an opening Gap Year 101 webinar discussing gap years at large, followed...

Ethics Bowl seniors discuss topical issues in the virtual Southern California High School Ethics Bowl tournament.

Ethics Bowl places third in virtual regional tournament

Jackson Mayer
February 10, 2022

Ethics Bowl team members participated in the virtual Southern California High School Ethics Bowl on Feb. 5. Club co-leader Micah Gold '22, Editor-in-Chief and co-leader Tessa Augsberger '22, co-leader...

Max Thompson ’23 and Brandon Damelin ’23 interact with marine animals at the Heal the Bay’s aquarium in Santa Monica on a trip hosted by the Environmental Club and the Heal the Bay.

Environmental Club hosts clean-up event

Davis Marks and Jackson Mayer
February 5, 2022

The Environmental Club hosted an educational and clean- up event with Friends of the LA River (FoLAR) and Heal the Bay as a part of their monthly event series during a Feb. 2 Flex Day. Environmental...

Palm trees line both sides of the street on Ventura Boulevard and Laurel .Canyon intersection, where establishments such as Laurel Tavern and Mazza Modern Kitchen adapt to the rise in COVID-19 cases.

Soaring COVID-19 cases impact Studio City businesses

Grant Park and Jackson Mayer
January 20, 2022

The ongoing surge of the omicron COVID-19 variant has led to increased infection rates in Los Angeles County, with over 2 million cases tallied in total, as of Jan. 14. Although Studio City’s daily case...

Class hosts friend to late Senator Bob Dole

Natalie Cosgrove and Jackson Mayer
December 19, 2021

Upper school history teacher Peter Sheehy (Print Managing Editor Will Sheehy ’22, Tate Sheehy ’24) hosted Marc Adelman, friend to the late Kansas Senator Bob Dole, Dec. 6. Dole was a politician...

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

Davis Marks and Jackson Mayer
November 18, 2021

Supermarket chain Erewhon Market opened a new location in Studio City on Thursday. Erewhon is the first shop to open in the newly constructed The Shops at Sportsmen's Lodge complex, which is located at...

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