Debbie Reed will assume the position of interim Associate Head of School, President Rick Commons announced in an email to students, parents and faculty this morning.
Reed will take the office during...
“Son do you know why I’m stopping you for,” music artist and Grammy-winner Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter rapped in his 2004 song “99 Problems”. “Cause I’m young and I’m black and my hat’s...
The school administration identified the creator of the since-deleted Instagram account @hwmeme, which contained explicit racist, sexist, homophobic and anti-semitic references to specific members of the...
An underground water pipeline feeding to the entire campus has sprung a leak on the upper level of the parking lot near the security kiosk, Chief of Campus Operations Jim De Matte said.
Security guard...
Sirus Wheaton ’19 stood alone, surrounded by hundreds of strangers. The crowd was silent in anticipation, waiting for the members of BROCKHAMPTON to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival....
When Brandon Porter ’18 saw his 2013 Bitcoin investment triple in value in less than six months, he felt a sense of victory. He quickly sold his investment, congratulating himself on profiting off the...
Students, parents and faculty from Los Angeles independent schools participated in workshops and discussions as a part of the biennial Across Colors Diversity Conference in the effort to become more active...
"Get Out" Executive Producer Couper Samuelson held a discussion with students during the second installment of Cinema Sundays this year following a screening in Ahmanson Lecture Hall on Sunday.
The horror...
Law enforcement officers Tiffany Park and Vincent Cho discussed the connotations of being an officer in today’s political climate Monday during Activities.
The discussion was part of Future Horizons...
Students watched a truck carry a 350-ton California boulder, now known as “Levitated Mass,” to the Los Angeles County of Art on the screen at the annual Brown Family Assembly today as speaker and Director...
Students packed lunches for the homeless, spoke with previously incarcerated members from Homeboy Industries and celebrated their completion of service hours with Dippin’ Dots during Community Service...
Student-led affinity groups including the Latin American Student Organization; Black Leadership, Awareness and Culture Club; Gender and Sexuality Awareness Club and La Femme hosted a multicultural brunch...
Afghan refugee Khadim Dai spoke to the Society of Global Affairs and presented a short documentary he filmed in Indonesia to students Monday.
Dai shot the entire documentary, titled “Life as a Hazara...
Speakers discussed racial diversity at the Middle School yesterday, ranging from ideas about the media’s influence on the election to the importance in bridging cultural divides.
The public forum, “All...
Students attended the second annual Women in Entertainment Summit at the Hollywood Cinerama Dome on Nov. 10.
The summit centered around panels led by prominent women in the media and entertainment industries.
The...
Niche.com named Harvard-Westlake the best private high school in California and the fourth best in the nation for 2017.
According to the website, the rankings were calculated based on several factors,...
Students celebrated Halloween festivities Oct. 31 and participated in events hosted by Social Committee, ranging from a Halloween costume contest to themed movies in the lounge.
Participating students...
New Chronicle and Big Red adviser Jim Burns has joined the Communications department this school year, replacing Melissa Wantz.
Initially intending to pursue broadcast journalism, Burns attended the University...
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Security guards in tactical gear joined the rest of campus in a lockdown drill today to ensure that students and faculty members were at appropriate and secure locations in the case of an active shooter....
Two months ago, Silicon Valley resident Charlotte Willner returned home from vacation to long conversations with her Pinterest co-workers about the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” family...
Abbie Howell ’18 led a strategy meeting discussing gun violence with Jacqueline Thompson, Senior Counsel to Congressmember Karen Bass, at the University of Southern California on Saturday.
Participants...
Superhero movies are always the same. Powerless, struggling characters are in trouble and only the superhero has the ability to save them. The protagonist defeats the villain, saves the helpless characters...
Bruce Killlingsworth never thought he would be placing signs protesting Harvard-Westlake on his lawn.
As a child, he would routinely walk the two minutes up to Harvard School for Boys for a game of baseball...
Brynn*’s ’19 mother does not believe in global warming, no matter how many articles Brynn has sent her. After years of frustration, Brynn said she’s given up.
“I realized people are rooted in...
Marisol Ordonez will return as Director of Human Resources after serving as the maternity leave replacement last February.
As the Director of Human Resources, Ordonez said that she hopes to expand and...
Students and faculty played dodgeball and Wii Karaoke and ate In-N-Out Burger during the Festival of Spring March 31 in anticipation for Spring Break.
Hosted by Community and Character Committee, the...
Students and faculty danced in response to recent global events at the Upper School Dance Concert March 3-5 in the Rugby Auditorium.
“In difficult times, we need one another. This is our way of giving...
Faculty members worked a booth and invited families to attend upcoming summer programs at the Parent Education League’s 5th Annual 'Summer Days' CAMP Fair on Sunday at the Skirball Cultural Center.
Director...
Students painted moldings, cleaned rooms and built shelves at two build sites Saturday for Habitat for Humanity’s first build of the year in Montebello.
“Habitat for Humanity is a great cause that...
Student-led affinity groups including the Latin American Student Organization, Black Leadership Awareness and Culture Club, Gender and Sexuality Awareness Club and La Femme hosted a multicultural brunch...
Students dressed up in ski gear, onesies and more this week for the annual Winterfest celebrations in anticipation of Winter Break.
Social Committee and Prefect Council chose to continue the tradition...
Students attended the second annual Women in Entertainment Summit at the Cinerama Dome on Nov. 10. The summit included panels led by women in the entertainment industry and focused on topics ranging from...
Twenty one student visitors from Westville Boys' High School in Westville, South Africa, played pingpong and said Oct. 4 that Harvard-Westlake's classes are a lot like their's except for the close relationships...
The Fanatics plan to use former Head Fanatic and soccer captain Matthew Glick's ’14 new app, Gipper, to feature sports highlights.
Gipper is a sports highlights phone app which allows users to upload...
Security guards in tactical gear joined the rest of campus in a lockdown drill Feb. 23 to ensure that students and faculty members were aware of appropriate and secure locations in the case of an active...
This year, many seniors will be eligible to vote in the Nov. 6 United States midterms election. Here is a non-partisan guide to the 11 ballot propositions:
Proposition 1 approves $4 billion in...
Rob* ’20 stared at the screen in front of him in shock. A moment earlier, he had been watching his friend’s video game livestream when someone under an anonymous username appeared on the chat.
“WE...
Luis Rodriguez had never imagined that walking out of his school could change history.
Fifty years ago, in March of 1968, 13-year-old Rodriguez led his classmates to walk out of Richard Garvey Intermediate...
Before this week, Los Angeles felt incredibly distant from the outside world, impenetrable and shielded from any real devastation. Waking to the sound of sirens before sunrise to discover that another...
Screenwriter, director and actor John Gatins, most notable for his screenplay “Flight,” spoke to Video Art II and III students Nov. 9 about his introduction to Hollywood and the evolution of his career...
The wooden arrow hurtled at cross-country coach Tim Sharpe’s thigh. Thirty years ago in the Michigan woods, his friend’s finger slipped while stretching out his bow, letting an arrow hurtle point blank...
I honestly don’t remember a time when I haven’t seen the white signs decorating the houses outside our upper school, slamming our prospective parking structure in the capitalized, red font to “Save...
Student volunteers handed out used books to high school kids in foster care at the Literacy Event at Celebration Orientation at Pasadena City College on April 29.
The Book Club collected almost 150 used...
Robotics club member Aeden Gasser-Brennan ’19 won the 2017 California State VRC High School Championship in Pomona on March 11 with team member Ben Adelstein from Grover Cleveland High School.
The...
Student videographers Becca Frischling ’19, Xenia Bernal ’19, Kyle Reims ‘21 and Angel Hoyang ’18 will be showcasing films “Peace by Piece: The Story of Harry Davids” and “From Farm to Cup”...
Students with previous internship experiences led a discussion and gave advice to students interested in summer opportunities today in the Kutler Center as a part of the HW Works internship program.
Student...
Sophie Kim ’19 and Visual Arts Department Head Cheri Gaulke will be performing in a production commenting on the legacy of AIDS in a group of LGBTQ writers called QueerWise every Saturday and Sunday,...
Juniors with parking spots at Upper St. Michaels temporarily parked on the track Jan. 3-6 due to the repaving of the Avenida del Sol, which leads to the lot.
“We were just being cautious to get our kids...
Eight students in various Chinese classes received awards in an essay contest run by the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools.
Students were required to write about a person who...
Students participated in a Social Committee-organized costume contest and took photos in a photo booth to raise money for the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Halloween.
The committee organized the...
Ten student volunteers watched 19 children of faculty and staff members during the Faculty Professional Growth Day on Nov. 11.
Students did not attend school Friday, as the school day was designated for...
Members of the Miles of Smiles club raised $1,100 to help patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles afford their medical expenses. The event, Smile! for CHLA, encouraged members of the community to...
Campus groups and clubs shared aspects of their organizations to the student body and recruited members at Activities Fair Sept. 19.
A total of 71 groups ran booths at the Fair, from student organizations...
