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Award Recipients announced
SCHOLAR SPOTLIGHT: Dashiell Sparks ’26 stands among other recipients after earning a highly selective Posse Foundation scholarship.
Dashiell Sparks ’26 receives award
FROM GOALS TO GOLD: During the final Community Time all-school assembly, varsity girls volleyball and varsity girls field hockey teams
Varsity girls volleyball and field hockey win championships and receive rings at assembly
Rees Pugh: Performing Arts
Rees Pugh: Performing Arts
Haley Hicks: Faculty
Haley Hicks: Faculty
LINGERING FLAMES: Community members hold signs and gather in memory one year after the Palisades Fire as frustration and grief continues.
‘They let us burn’: Reactions to post-Palisades fire protest
WAVES OF FREEDOM: Protestors stretched a massive Iranian flag across the streets of Westwood on Jan. 11, as crowds gather to oppose Iran’s current regime. The demonstration
People meet in Westwood to protest Islamic regime
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Restaurant Lemonade closes Studio City location
Restaurant Lemonade closes Studio City location
A structure fire broke out internally at 4132 Vanetta Place and spread up the Sunswept hillside to a neighboring four-story building.
What happened at the Sunswept Fire?
Lunch waste tells a larger story: schools serve sustainability, then trash it.
The Kramar Lens: Improve Sustainability in the Cafeteria
Printed with Permission of David Rothbart
David Rothbart: My Special Place
Printed with Permission of Kayla Graff
Kayla Graff: When I Almost Walked Away
Printed with Permission of Lyla Kavanagh
Lyla Kavanagh: Openheartedness
Printed with Permission of Audrey Kim
Audrey Kim: The Side Quests Matter
Lunch waste tells a larger story: schools serve sustainability, then trash it.
The Kramar Lens: Improve Sustainability in the Cafeteria
Students scale democracy’s dome, learning power through advocacy and persistence.
The Kramar Lens: When the Bill Died, the Real Lesson Began
Plastic flames warm bodies while inequality poisons vulnerable communities’ lungs
The Kramar Lens: Inhaling Inequality, The Human Cost of Microplastics
Wanted: Em Dashes—Alive, Defiant, Expanding Thought Beyond Grammatical Borders Conventions
The Kramar Lens: Who gives a f_ about an em dash?
When politics pierces science, public trust shatters along with integrity.
The Kramar Lens: Keep politics out of science protect and preserve the CDC’s integrity
What your university decision says about you
The Unofficial Curriculum Guide 4: A New Hope
Chron-Clave: Selecting New Editors
Chron-Clave: Selecting New Editors
Guest speakers we actually want to see
Guest speakers we actually want to see
Asking for Letters of Recommendation: Your Foolproof Template
Lucas Schlumberger '28 holds up a flower.
The Beginning of The Holloway: A Reflection and Foreword
An illustration that expands on a pack of Marlboro cigarettes.
Back in the Pack
On Display
On Display
Mother and son reaching out to each other from opposite sides.
Living with the Ribbon
Financial aid student notices from afar the higher-quality clothes and privilege of her more affluent peers.
The Class Divide
An illustration of a Daily News newspaper that has been discontinued.
The Media Monopoly
Jeff Bezos Should Be Allowed to Co-Chair the Met Gala
Jeff Bezos Should Be Allowed to Co-Chair the Met Gala
Senior Superlatives
Senior Superlatives
Jeff Bezos Should Not Co-Chair the Met Gala
Jeff Bezos Should Not Co-Chair the Met Gala
Cutting Deep: the Stone-cutters Collective releases its Spring 2025-2026 Issue
Cutting Deep: the Stone-cutters Collective releases its Spring 2025-2026 Issue
Charles Abemayor '26 sprints on the track to finish a race
Wolverines Only
Jason Collins' senior yearbook photo.
Remembering the Impact and Legacy of Jason Collins ’97
Softball team finishes their season with a record of 11-11 campaign
Softball team finishes their season with a record of 11-11 campaign
Track and field ends season strong
Baseball team prepares for upcoming playoff push
Baseball team prepares for upcoming playoff push
Lucas Schlumberger '28 holds up a flower.
The Beginning of The Holloway: A Reflection and Foreword
Weighing the impact: Evaluating the costs and benefits of beaver reintroduction
Aerial view over two walruses on an ice floe in front of Kvitøya (White Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago.
Silent Safeguard: The Permafrost is melting, what does this mean?
A tire rests on the dry bed of Lake Mendocino in Ukiah, California.
From wetlands to dry land: Drought and water risk in California
A photo of a vibrant rose at the Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge.
A guide to understanding SoCal’s native flora: How to incorporate them into your gardens
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Jake Yoon, Sports Reporter

Jake Yoon ’27 is a Sports Reporter/Writer and is in his first year working for The Chronicle. Jake is a Sports Commentator and a member of the tennis team, and in his free time he enjoys hanging out with friends and playing basketball.

All content by Jake Yoon
Defender Sabrina Puathasnanon '28 plants her foot, preparing to pass the ball to her teammate for a goal across the field.

Girls soccer focuses on team growth

Jake Yoon, Sports Reporter
March 8, 2026

The girls soccer team lost to Notre Dame 3-1 in the CIF Southern Section Championship on Feb. 18. The team finished their season and placed second in the mission league, with an overall record of 12-5-4...

Earn tickets through a point system

Earn tickets through a point system

Jake Yoon, Sports Reporter
February 4, 2026

Harvard-Westlake basketball games are always packed, with students signing up early in the raffle and scrambling to find tickets to watch famous rivalry games against Sierra Canyon and Notre Dame. While...

Stick with high school teams through commitment

Stick with high school teams through commitment

Jake Yoon, Sports Reporter
February 4, 2026

When a high school athlete commits to play a sport in college, it should mark a milestone in their career, not the moment they stop competing in that sport for their high school team. Often, committed...

Athletes should be focused on school interviews

Jake Yoon, Sports Reporter
December 11, 2025

In recent years, coverage of high school sports has expanded exponentially. National media outlets and organizations like the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) have begun spotlighting...

Reclassing harms true athletic, academic equality

Jake Yoon, Sports Reporter
November 12, 2025

When a 16-year-old freshman lines up against their 14-year-old competitors, the game becomes unbalanced and unfair. Younger athletes are expected to compete with older, reclassed players that are more...

Girls tennis enters season with new look

Jake Yoon, Sports Reporter
September 4, 2025

The girls' tennis team has opened the fall season with a mix of returning and new players, aiming to compete against top programs while building team chemistry. Doubles player Emily Stutsman ’26 said...

Max Ferreira ’27 sets up for a kick during the Wolverines’ game against Cleaveland Mag on Aug 22. The wolverines defeated them 21-0

Football team starts with new staff

Jake Yoon, Sports Reporter
September 2, 2025

The football begins the season with a new coaching staff and a different approach to preparation. Practices began over the summer and have continued into the fall as the wolverines get ready for the season. Team...

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