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Students present business ideas to Yahoo! experts

Jivani Gengatharan
May 25, 2014

This year’s STEMFest included Harvard- Westlake’s own “Change the World Idea Competition,” an opportunity for students to receive feedback on environmentally beneficial tech business ideas from...

Both Birds to retire, volunteer in Maine

Jivani Gengatharan
April 30, 2014

Director of Financial Aid and French teacher Geoff Bird and Upper School Dean Mike Bird have spent 47 years working for schools. Now they’ve announced that this is their last. “I love coming to school...

Both Birds to retire, volunteer in Maine

Jivani Gengatharan
April 29, 2014

Director of Financial Aid and French teacher Geoff Bird and Upper School Dean Mike Bird have spent 47 years working for schools. Now they’ve announced that this is their last. “I love coming to school...

Both Birds to retire, volunteer in Maine

Jivani Gengatharan
April 29, 2014

Director of Financial Aid and French teacher Geoff Bird and Upper School Dean Mike Bird have spent 47 years working for schools. Now they’ve announced that this is their last. “I love coming to school...

GSA changes name to broaden purpose

Jivani Gengatharan
September 25, 2013

The Gay-Straight Alliance representatives changed the club’s  name to Gender Sexuality Awareness during their first meeting this year. Since the terms gay and straight only encompass two types of people,...

Playing music is their forte

Jivani Gengatharan
September 25, 2013

Jesse Liu ’14 arrives 15 minutes early to his orchestra rehearsal at The Colburn School, warming up on his French horn and practicing sections of Dvorak’s New World Symphony. This was Liu’s routine...

Senior meets Obama as Boys State rep, others attend Sacramento conference

Jivani Gengatharan
August 27, 2013

Oliver Goodman-Waters ’14 represented California at a national conference from July 19 to July 26 in Washington D.C. and met President Barack Obama. Goodman-Waters was selected for the honor when he...

Art seniors visit workplace of teacher

Jivani Gengatharan
April 25, 2013

The first thing Bea DyBuncio ’13 noticed as she took in her surroundings at her former art teacher John Luebtow’s home was the abundance of original artwork. DyBuncio was one of the students in the...

Student films chosen for screenings at festivals across the country

Jivani Gengatharan
April 24, 2013

Several films created by students from and outside of Harvard-Westlake as part of the summer film program and during the school year will be screened at three different film festivals. These festivals...

Student films chosen for screenings at festival across the country

Jivani Gengatharan
April 24, 2013

Several films created by students from and outside of Harvard-Westlake as part of the summer film program and during the school year will be screened at three different film festivals. These festivals...

Students picked as film festival finalists

Jivani Gengatharan
March 13, 2013

Eight films created by students from and outside of Harvard-Westlake have been selected as finalists for the third annual Los Angeles Student Media Festival. The winners will be announced at a ceremony...

Teachers from 60 classes showcase courses at Academic Fair in quad

Jivani Gengatharan
February 13, 2013

Students browsed courses for next year and spoke with teachers as part of the Academic Fair this past Monday during activities period. Tables were set up on the quad for 60 classes. Teachers were allowed...

Anti-war activist to speak on Laos

Jivani Gengatharan
February 13, 2013

Anti-war activist and author Fred Branfman will speak to students about his research on Laos on Feb. 25 in Ahmanson Hall during activities period. Branfman played his role in U.S. history by informing...

Banners improve Rugby view

Jivani Gengatharan
December 19, 2012

To add some color to the  blank wall outside the English classrooms, the Visual Arts Department installed nine banners of artwork created by last year’s Senior Art Award recipients on the wall outside...

Computer science class takes field trip to Launchpad LA, invites speaker

Jivani Gengatharan
December 18, 2012

The Advanced Topics in Computer Science class visited the headquarters of the business incubator Launchpad LA Dec. 5. The field-trip was part of an ongoing effort by Theo Davis ’13 to explore the other...

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Jivani Gengatharan
December 18, 2012

Visual arts teacher self-publishes book

Jivani Gengatharan
November 7, 2012

Visual arts teacher Kevin O’Malley’s first novel, “The Difference in the Game,” was published on iTunes as an iBook on Oct. 25. The book outlines the life of a teenager who faces difficulties as...

Publications win numerous awards

Jivani Gengatharan
November 7, 2012

Harvard-Westlake publications won 17 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards for their 2011-2012 works. Of those 17, five were first place, three were second place, three were third place...

JCL to visit the Getty Villa

Jivani Gengatharan
November 7, 2012

The Junior Classical League club will go to the Getty Villa museum in Malibu on Nov. 17. During their “Day at the Getty Villa,” students from both campuses will look at exhibits, statues and gardens...

GSA members attend convention

Jivani Gengatharan
November 7, 2012

Gay Straight Alliance members attended the "Models of Pride" convention at the University of Southern California on Oct. 13. The convention examined gay rights issues and provided solutions to "misconceptions"...

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