The Faculty Academic Committee rejected the idea of continuing AP courses for students after exams finish but is still searching for other potential uses of seniors’ time during the period in late May...

The deans may institute a policy next year that would require Harvard-Westlake students to treat any Single-Choice Early Action application to Harvard, Yale, Princeton or Stanford as an Early Decision...

A sizeable number of colleges and universities sent out "likely" or acceptance letters for academics rather than athletics more than a month before April 1, the expected date by which almost all colleges...

All Harvard-Westlake parents are invited to hear author Julie Lythcott-Haims speak at Junior Parent Night Feb. 16 at the upper school. The deans decided to open the presentation to the entire parent community...

The College Board released scores Jan. 7 for the 2015 PSAT, which along with the new SAT that debuts in March, had a new structure and scoring system, and the Harvard-Westlake juniors and sophomores who...

The College Board was delayed in sending many seniors’ SAT, SAT Subject Test, and AP exam scores to colleges by Nov. 1, the early application deadline of most colleges, causing extra stress during the...

Upper school deans Beth Slattery and Kyle Graham gave a presentation to seniors and their parents entitled “The Opportunity Cost of Aiming Too High in the Early Application Process” at Senior College...

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced Wednesday the names of 16,000 National Merit Semifinalists across the country, including 31 students from Harvard-Westlake. The semifinalists are the...

The 2016 March of the Living trip to Poland and Israel, taking place from May 1 to May 15, will conflict with all AP exams as well as the prom. Students will be allowed to make up their exams during the...

The new mandatory lunch period did not cause any conflicts with student schedules, the upper school deans’ office said. "We always have conflicts, but there were no extra conflicts created because of...

Courtney Corrin '16 won the girls' track and field CIF State Finals in the long jump event Saturday at Buchanan High School in Clovis, and Alexandria Florent '15 took fourth place in the high jump event....

Courtney Corrin '16 and Alexandria Florent '15 both qualified for the CIF State track and field meet through their performances May 29 in the CIF Southern Section Masters meet at Cerritos College. This...

Harvard-Westlake has announced Kristie Reynolds-Gipe as the new head of the girls' tennis program. Reynolds-Gipe will replace Chris Simpson, who has been the head of both the boys' and girls' tennis programs...

Alumnus Stephen Fishbach ’97 was one of the 20 former contestants on the reality show "Survivor" voted Wednesday night to return as a contestant on the show’s 31st season, "Survivor: Cambodia – Second...

The Athletics Department has named Jason Schwarz as the new head coach of the swimming program and Brian Flacks '06 as the new head of aquatics. Schwarz and Flacks will be replacing current Swimming...

Going into the final league dual meet of the season at home against Alemany on Thursday, the girls’ track team boasts a 4-0 dual meet league record, while the boys maintain a 3-2 record. The girls’...

Students of chemistry teacher Nathan Cardin held a surprise wedding shower today for him and his fiancé Ben Procter in Feldman-Horn. Shannyn Schack '16 and Alex Arreola '15 began organizing the event...

Students enrolled in Advanced Placement Chemistry as well as past AP Chemistry students took the 2015 Local Chemistry Olympiad Exam both yesterday and today after school. The test, which includes 60 multiple...

Both the girls’ and boys’ track and field teams maintain 2-0 dual meet overall and league records. “The season so far has been going great,” Alexandria Florent ’15 said. “There have been some...

For the fourth year in a row, the girls’ soccer team’s postseason ended in a penalty kicks loss. In the past three seasons, San Clemente, Chaminade and Santa Margarita have all defeated the Wolverines...

Twenty-two Jewish students will visit death camps and participate in the 28th annual international March of the Living in Poland and travel to Israel at the end of Spring Break. They will also visit cities...

It was San Clemente in 2012. Then it was Chaminade and Santa Margarita in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Last night it was Santa Ana Mater Dei. These four schools have one thing in common: their girls’...

Going into last night's game against Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, the final league game of the season, the girls' soccer team maintained an undefeated record in the Mission League. On Ted Slavin Field,...

The girls' soccer team defeated the Notre Dame Knights 3-0 Jan. 28 on Ted Slavin Field to extend its spotless league record to 5-0 and its overall record to a very respectable 11-2-1. Courtney O'Brien...

The girls' soccer team dismantled Alemany 3-0 tonight in a non-league matchup at home, bringing the girls' record to 9-2-1 overall.  The girls are 3-0 in league after defeating Chaminade at home on Wednesday. Though...

After defeating Notre Dame and Marymount in back to back matches to open league play last week, the girls’ soccer team maintains a 2-0 league record and a 7-2-1 overall record. “We have a great team...

The girls' soccer team maintained pressure for the entire game tonight against Chaminade, and the girls defeated the Eagle 3-0, giving the Wolverines a league record of 3-0.  The team's overall record...

The girls’ soccer team defeated Marymount High School tonight at the Sailors’ home field, giving itself a 2-0 league record, a 7-2-1 overall record and a two-game win streak. The team’s most recent...

The girls' soccer team's first loss of the season came Dec. 9 from Oaks Christian High School.  The team's record is now 2-1 overall, but the girls have yet to play a league game. Against Oaks Christian,...

The girls' soccer team defeated El Camino Real High School 6-1 Dec. 4 on Ted Slavin Field in its first game this season. Courtney O'Brien '15 led the team with three goals, while Paige Howard '17, Courtney...

Jenna Thompson ’16 and Riley Spain ’15 were two of the eight rowers on the Marina Aquatic Center’s varsity boat that raced at the 50th Anniversary Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston Oct. 19. The...

With a 2-6 record and a fourth-place finish in the Mission League, the girls’ volleyball team did not make playoffs. The team’s last game was a nonleague 3-2 win over St. Lucy’s Priory High School. Playoffs...

From ninth grade through the summer before her senior year, Jordan Ellison ’15 believed she was going to play softball in college. She had more than 10 colleges giving her offers to play at their schools....

The girls' volleyball team's loss tonight against Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy in its final home game increased the team's league record to 2-6 and its overall record to 8-15.  The Wolverines lost...

The girls' volleyball team got off to a slow start Thursday night in its first-ever match against Marlborough School, but crushed the Mustangs in four games. The Mustangs won the first game with a score...

The #1 ranked boys’ water polo team emerged on top Tuesday night in Copses Family Pool after a brutal battle between the Wolverines and the #2 ranked Mater Dei Monarchs. The Wolverines defeated the Monarchs...

Head of School Jeanne Huybrechts said in the first Parents’ Association meeting Sept. 17 that she wants to make current students the next greatest generation like those in "The Greatest Generation" by...

After losing 3-1 to Marymount High School Oct. 9, the girls’ volleyball team’s league record is 0-3. In every game, the team’s motto of "All In" means that the girls fight until the end and put all...

The girls' volleyball team lost its showdown with arch-rival Notre Dame High School tonight in four games. Notre Dame won the first game 25-22.  The second and third game both had final scores of 26-24,...

The girls' volleyball team lost to Oaks Christian High School Saturday in four sets in its Homecoming match.  The Wolverines won the first set 25-22, but the Lions took the next three sets 7-25, 17-25,...

The girls' volleyball team lost 3-1 tonight in an away match against Santa Barbara High School.  The squad lost the first and second games before turning it around and winning game three; however, it ended...

Renovations began June 7 to modernize Reynolds Hall, which will be known upon completion as the Wang Center. While the building is being renovated during the school year, history, world languages, visual...

After being knocked out of championship contention by Valencia High School, the girls’ volleyball team finished third at the So Cal Summer Challenge at Thousand Oaks High School when it defeated the...

Mila Barzdukas ’15, Desmond Butler ’15, Alex Copeland ’15, Matthew Glick ’15, and Ryan Shelly ’15 have been selected to be the Head Fanatics for the 2014-2015 school year. “Our goal is not...

Pitcher Jack Flaherty ’14 was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals as the 34th overall pick and the last pick of the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft June 5.  Flaherty signed with...

Seven new sophomores were recently admitted to next year’s 10th grade class, in addition to 15 admitted earlier. "We have a very large 12th grade class graduating, and the ninth grade class is smaller...

Commencement will be livestreamed this year for the first time. The livestream will be available to watch on the Harvard-Westlake website in real time. People can also watch the video afterward.  

Fencer Justin Yoo ’15 became the first American fencer in history to place in the top three at both the Junior and Cadet World Championships in the same year this month. He travelled to Plovdiv, Bulgaria...

Fencer Justin Yoo ’15 became the first American fencer in history to place in the top three at both the Junior and Cadet World Championships in the same year this month. He travelled to Plovdiv, Bulgaria...

After being pegged in early February by USA Water Polo to receive the Bill Barnett Distinguished Men’s Coaching Award (Scholastic), head water polo coach Brian Flacks received the award April 7 at the...

The wrestling seasons of Jake Bracken ’14 and Jake Adler ’17 came to an end Feb. 27 at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet. Bracken came in third place Feb. 22 in CIF in the 132 lbs weight class...

Two members of the defending CIF Division I champion Wolverine baseball team will be heading to opposite corners of the United States for their college careers. Second baseman Ezra Steinberg ’15 committed...

The Student Athletic Advisory Council has picked Mike Sheng ’14 of the boys’ basketball team and Courtney O’Brien ’15 of the girls’ soccer team to be the Male and Female Athletes of the Month. Sheng...

Twenty-nine students from the upper and middle school Junior Classical Leagues will compete at the California Junior Classical League Convention at University High School in Irvine during Spring Break. ...

Members of the varsity baseball team shaved their heads Feb. 15 to kick off its second annual fundraising campaign against pediatric cancer. Last year, Austin Schoff ’13 came up with the idea for...

Two members of the defending CIF Division I champion Wolverine baseball team will be heading to opposite corners of the United States for their college careers. Second baseman Ezra Steinberg ’15 committed...

The Student Athletic Advisory Council selected Lindsey Tse ’16 of the girls’ basketball team and Matthew Glick ’15 of the boys’ soccer team as the January Student Athletes of the Month. Tse has...

All students enrolled in the Geology and Geology Honors courses have already or will be traveling to Death Valley to get hands-on experience with geology. “I have seen real changes in my students after...

Eight seniors have been chosen by the Commission on Presidential Scholars in the United States Department of Education to be candidates for the Presidential Scholars Program. The seniors are Zoë Bohn...

The Philomathean Club held its second screening of the year Dec. 9. The club members watched the movie "On the Waterfront" starring Marlon Brando. "Everyone who came really seemed to enjoy the film and...

Stone-Cutters, Harvard-Westlake arts and literary magazine, extended its deadline to Dec. 16 to allow students to submit more literary works. Though more than 130 submissions have been received for Stone-Cutters,...

Matt Karo ’14, catcher for the baseball team, has committed to play at Columbia University in New York City.  Karo, who has been playing baseball since he was 6 at West Los Angeles Little League, is...

The Philomatheans Society, a club that watches movies, will screen its first film, “Strangers on a Train,” Nov. 18 in Ahmanson Lecture Hall after school. “The goal of the club is to expose people...

Photos that students submitted of their relatives who are veterans of the Armed Services were displayed on Veterans Day Nov. 11 on the bulletin board inside Chalmers and in the glass cabinets outside Chalmers. “[These...

Matt Karo ’14, catcher for the boys’ baseball team, has committed to continue playing at Columbia University in New York City.  Karo, who has been playing baseball since he was 6 at West Los Angeles...

The second annual middle school Rest and Recharge Day was Oct. 4. No homework was assigned for the weekend. R&R Day will happen once each quarter and is run by the Middle School Student Council. After...

Native French speaker Jerome Hermeline will teach French III, French III Honors and French IV at the Upper School this year. Hermeline was born in northern France, and he spent seven years in Paris studying...