I will spend the next four years of my life in a frigid, isolated corner of Massachusetts at a school I knew nothing about two years ago in what will certainly be the biggest transition I will have experienced...
Although various school trips over spring break were plagued by similar issues with drug and alcohol use, the extent and nature of the disciplinary action has varied.
Five seniors caught drinking on the...
Although various school trips over spring break were plagued by similar issues with drug and alcohol use, the extent and nature of the disciplinary action has varied.
Five seniors caught drinking on the...
Storm drain construction caused the closure of a section of the parking lot near the main entrance of the upper school campus. The construction began Monday, March 10 and is projected to finish during...
A section of the main entrance to the Upper School campus will be closed for construction this week, Director of Communications Jill Shaw announced in an email Friday.
The construction began today and...
Instrumental music students have been experiencing high noise levels in the remodeled orchestra room.
Performing arts teacher Mark Hilt said they were happy with last summer’s remodel but "especially...
A senior has received semifinalist recognition in the 2013 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology for his research in the application of tagging EphB4 antibodies to diagnose cancer. Vincent...
The Science Bowl club released in an email Nov. 30 the two teams of five students that will compete in the spring. This year, the club also selected ten younger students to train for future years.
"When...
A Los Angeles Times headline recently proclaimed that "At Harvard-Westlake School, Some Wonder if Standards Are Too High." I, for one, believe that as a community, we would be much better off wondering...
You’d think that with a name like Pak, it would be easy to think of a pun, and yet I still haven’t figured out what my Facebook name should be.
Every year, seniors embrace the tradition of changing...
As Ray Kim ’14 started up Logic Pro X on his Mac desktop computer at home, he hummed the tune of his newest composition. After finding an appropriate melodic progression, Kim finally settled on a smooth...
Math teacher and Educational Technology Committee chair Jeff Snapp is this year’s recipient of the Kogan Family Award for Innovation in Teaching, Head of School Jeanne Huybrechts announced Wednesday...
Faculty members participated in a security drill Friday in Rugby Auditorium.
The staff simulated a classroom and responded to security emergencies.
Seventh graders and sophomores will receive ALICE training...
Head of Upper School Audrius Barzdukas announced a special schedule in an email to all upper school students, in addition to a map of the seating arrangement, for the opening convocation on Ted Slavin...
Members of the foreign language faculty inducted 155 students into national honor societies for Chinese, French, Latin and Spanish at the Foreign Language Honors Assembly on May 21. Four seniors also received...
A group of middle school faculty members will serve as Technology Integration Specialists and oversee the one-to-one initiative planned for the 2013-2014 school year, Director of Studies Liz Resnick announced...
Members of the foreign language faculty inducted students, who had completed the Advanced Placement course in their language, into honor societies for Chinese, French, Latin and Spanish at the Foreign...
The Jazz Band, Studio Jazz Band, and Jazz Ensemble groups performed May 4 in "An Evening of Jazz" in Rugby Auditorium. Ensembles performed in big band style for the last time this year, also featuring...
Two students received honorable mentions in the final round of the Music Center Spotlight Awards. Out of the five semifinalists from Harvard-Westlake, Megan Ward ‘13 received a third place honorable...
Students and faculty will participate in a two-day Community Emergency Response Team training session during spring break.
The program headed by the Fire Department trains people in basic disaster response...
The Science Bowl Club’s "A team" reached second place in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 20th Annual Science Bowl Regional Competition on Feb. 23.
The team fell to the North Hollywood High...
The Science Bowl Club’s A team reached second place in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 20th Annual Science Bowl Regional Competition on Feb. 23. The team fell to the North Hollywood High...
Four students have reached the semifinal round of the Music Center Spotlight Awards, which recognize high school students for artistic excellence. Andy Arditi ’14 and drummer Daniel Sunshine ’13 have...
The Class of 2013 will donate to the Thomas C. Hudnut Scholar Endowed Fund for its Senior Class Gift, Director of Student Affairs Jordan Church announced. The fund will provide scholarships for six students...
Ten students on the Science Bowl Team will compete Feb. 23 in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Science Bowl. The event is an official regional competition of the U.S. Department of Energy...
The Class of 2013 will donate to the Thomas C. Hudnut Scholar Endowed Fund for its Senior Class Gift, Director of Student Affairs Jordan Church announced. The fund will provide scholarships for six students...
The Paintball Club hosted a student-faculty paintball event on Sunday, Dec. 16 at the California Paintball Park. Both middle school and upper school students attended the event to play paintball.
People...
Jazz groups performing in "An Evening of Jazz" on Dec. 8 paid homage to recently deceased jazz legend Dave Brubeck and Sir John Lennon on the 32nd anniversary of his death. Before a packed Rugby auditorium,...
I traveled to San Antonio to attend the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention from Nov. 15-18, and I can confirm that everything is indeed bigger in Texas, from the food to the pride.
I...
Jazz groups performing in "An Evening of Jazz" on Dec. 8 paid homage in their program to recently deceased jazz legend Dave Brubeck and John Lennon on the 32nd anniversary of his death. Before a packed...
The two teams of five students each that will compete this year at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Science Bowl competition have been announced. Science Bowl President Kenneth Kim '13, Vice...
Around 50 students and faculty members participated in a blood drive sponsored by the UCLA Blood and Platelet Center in Chalmers on Friday, Nov. 16, Blood Drive Committee Co-President Caitlin Yee '13...
A neuroeconomics postdoctoral scholar from Caltech talked to Ethics students in the Kutler Center for Interdisciplinary Studies Oct. 12 about how brain chemistry affects people’s behavior and introduced...
AP English Literature teachers will head to the Broad Stage in Santa Monica on Nov. 17 to see the Globe Theatre’s production of Hamlet.
English teacher Jocelyn Medawar thought up the trip after reading...
With dimmed lighting and the aroma of food permeating the restaurant, the Vibrato Grill buzzed with activity as the Harvard-Westlake Advanced Jazz combo and the Jazz Explorers stepped onto the stage.
These...
Lizzy Thomas ’14 presented the results of her medical research at the Heart Failure Society of America Conference in Seattle.
Thomas researched the correlation between obesity, muscle mass and heart...
Four juniors and two teachers immersed themselves in the culture of Los Angeles through the Los Angeles Service Academy, which began in August.
Kennedy Green ’14, Henry Hahn ’14, Grace Levin ’14...
The Harvard-Westlake African-American Alumni Network hosted its first Night of Speed Networking event on Thursday, Sept. 27 where students learned about prospective careers. Alumni from the class of...
Programming a robotic arm and other systems, Josh Lappen ’13 researched polymorphic robotics as an intern at the University of Southern California this summer. Lappen worked under Professor Wei-min Shen,...
