Parents, alumni, faculty and staff donated a record $9.3 million to Annual Giving last year, making the school the first independent day school to raise more than $9 million in annual giving, Advancement...
In light of reports of a racist, homophobic and anti-semitic comment left by a member of the school community on a gaming site, the school has launched an investigation to find the offender.
Students...
Spanish teacher Joaquin Fernandez-Castro has worked to improve the Los Angeles education system by publishing his research on the common strengths of top private and public schools in the New York Academy...
Lucy* ’18 sat with her friend in a near-empty McDonald’s, silently sipping her drink. As she refreshed her email, her heart sank. The word “rejection” flashed across the screen, informing her that...
Huddled around their computer, Ari Sokolov ’19 and Izzy Reiff ’18 smiled at each other and clicked the mouse, officially launching the beta for the Trill Project, a safe, anonymous network for LGBTQ...
Award-winning director, producer and screenwriter Ava DuVernay urged students and faculty members to help overcome societal prejudices and recognize their own privilege at the all-school Brown Family Assembly...
Affinity groups and counselors addressed bullying and marginalization on campus after a threatening social media message posted by Jonathan Martin ’08 alluded to bullying. The post resulted in school...
Jonathan Martin ’08 pleaded not guilty to a total of five counts after he was linked to a threatening Instagram photo that caused school to close Feb. 23, according to ESPN.
The photo displayed a shotgun,...
Echoes of the Vietnam War lingered inside the crumbling walls of the Veterans Administration as Emma Spencer ‘18 stepped through the overgrown grass of an empty lot, camera in tow.
“It felt like I...
Black Panther Party leader, human rights activist and educator Ericka Huggins engaged in conversations with students and faculty about the intersection between the feminist and the civil rights movements...
Individual classrooms and gathering spaces are now locked after 4 p.m. every day to prevent student use without adult supervision.
As a result, Mudd Library is now open until 6 p.m. to provide students...
Weddington Golf & Tennis facilities are now open for student and employee use free of charge after the school officially closed escrow on the property in early January.
The facilities, which include...
The school has closed escrow on Weddington Golf & Tennis, allowing students and employees to officially use the facilities, Associate Head of School Liz Resnick announced in an email this afternoon.
The...
Community Health Officer Milo Sini warned students about the upcoming flu and cold season and advised them to stay healthy in an email this morning.
The flu is a highly contagious disease that affects...
Amelia* ’19 pulled down on the black spandex of her costume, feeling exposed as she walked through a sea of Red Solo cups, discarded candy wrappers and jack-o-lanterns.
Just a few hours earlier, Amelia...
The Black Leadership Awareness and Culture Club aims to spark forward-thinking discussions on the current political climate and encourage students to take action at a conference Jan 15.
The conference...
Hazy clouds of smoke curled from the joint dangling out of the dispensary owner’s mouth as Violet* ’19 flashed her fake I.D. and completed her latest purchase: gummy edibles and a vape pen.
"Buying...
Math Department Head Suzanne Lee has resigned from her position, effective immediately, Head of School Laura Ross announced in an email to her students Monday.
Math teacher Kent Nealis will step in as...
Clouds of smoke hung over campus Tuesday morning after wind-fueled fires swept through Ventura and Sylmar Counties. The fires burned a combined area of 60,000 acres and damaged over 160 homes.
According...
After three separate cases of a total of seven students collaborating on the “conclusion” section of lab reports, Prefect Council released information on recent honor board cases to help students learn...
Color blind students on campus are able to enhance their color vision following the science department’s purchase of Enchroma glasses Friday.
The glasses are designed to alleviate red-green color blindness...
Photography III students interviewed director Lynn Novick about her latest documentary, “The Vietnam War,” over livestream to gain inspiration for their upcoming photo show. However, due to opposing...
After a 20-year tenure at Harvard-Westlake, Senior Advancement Administrator Brenda Janowitz will retire in early December.
Following her departure, Advancement Administrator Marla Schlom will take over...
Director of Photography at Fox Sports Brian Alexander (London ’18) offered advice about how to succeed as a sports journalist to students Monday during break.
In order to teach the students about the...
"Hey hey, ho ho, this bad project’s got to go," neighbors chanted during one of the two protests held this month against the school’s proposed parking structure.
This recent uptick in opposition follows...
Following the mass destruction of Hurricane Harvey, Brooke Kawana ’18 sent 100 water filters to the residents of Bevil Oaks, Texas, who were left without access to drinking water.
For the water from...
Members of various affinity groups on campus discussed community values and future goals at their first ever monthly meeting.
Coordinator of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Nate Cardin said that they...
Administrative heads stressed the importance of fostering a supportive community and announced the introduction of various programs at the State of the School on Wednesday.
President Rick Commons addressed...
Neighbors gathered to protest the school’s parking structure proposal Tuesday morning.
Save Coldwater Canyon, a neighborhood group that aims to preserve and protect Coldwater Canyon and its neighboring...
Seniors and their parents attended informational sessions and met with their deans at Senior College Night.
Students were able to choose two of nine special interest sessions to attend, which focused...
After a 38-year tenure at Harvard-Westlake, Former Vice President of School John Amato will be staying at the John Thomas Dye School indefinitely.
Amato left Harvard-Westlake at the end of the 2015-2016...
Broken branches, abandoned bicycles and debris filled the streets of southeastern Texas, a sign of the destruction that had taken place just hours earlier.
Claire Stevens ’16 watched the mess swirl...
Artist Basil Kincaid will present his work in the Arlene Director Schnitzer ‘47 Art Gallery at the Middle School on Sept. 18. Schnitzer, who made the largest alumni donation in school history, made the...
Community Council members travelled to Anaheim for a two-day retreat to bond and discuss the upcoming year.
Chaplain J. Young said that he and Director of Student Affairs Jordan Church decided to host...
To explore her passion for graphic design, Chronicle Presentation Editor Nicole Kim ’18 traveled to Basel, Switzerland for a week-long workshop on international typographic style.
Kim attended the course...
Performing Arts teacher Andrew Villaverde will leave the school at the end of the year to teach at the Polytechnic School in Pasadena.
At Polytechnic, he will work on lighting and sound during performances.
At...
The Foreign Languages Department inducted students into the World Languages Honors Society in celebration of their achievements in studying Spanish, French, Chinese and Latin on May 16.
In addition to...
Head of Harvard-Westlake School Jeanne Huybrechts led the ceremony to induct 57 seniors with grade point averages in the top 20 percent of their class into the National Cum Laude Society on Monday. The...
Zach Ansell '22, along with partner Jem Burch, won the 15th annual North American School Scrabble Championship on April 23 after defeating dozens of teams.
In recognition of their successes against the...
Applications to join Community Council were due Friday at 2:40, after the deadline was extended due to an oversight on timing.
Since the applications were originally due the day students returned from...
Security guards thwarted an attempt at a senior prank following the Head Prefect election assembly in Taper Gym on March 29.
The seniors planned to throw water balloons at the underclassmen as they exited...
Wilder Short ’18 and Julia Cosgrove ’18 will serve as Head Prefects for the 2017-2018 school year.
Short and Cosgrove, along with JP Cherry '18 and Princie Kim '18, delivered speeches promoting their...
The upper school campus experienced an area affected power outage during fourth period Friday.
The power went out at 11:11 a.m. and was fixed by 11:20 a.m.. According the Department of Water and Power,...
Jason Collins ’97 is featured in an exhibit in the National African-American Museum recognizing his bravery in becoming the first openly gay athlete to play in any of America’s four major professional...
Visual arts teacher Kevin O’Malley commissioned three alumni to take photographs of alumni and students for an upcoming art show titled ‘Decades.’
Curatorial assistant at the Hammer Museum January...
Photography I students showcased projects from first semester at an art show Monday during Activities.
The showcase included self portraits inspired by a mentor of the student's choice, camera-less...
Photography III students shared their project “How Black Lives Matter to Me,” a showcase focusing on diversity and race, during break on Monday.
Visual arts teacher Kevin O'Malley asked the seniors...
Eight students in various Chinese classes received awards in an essay contest run by the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools.
The contest was divided into three categories of submission:...
Principles of Engineering classes displayed their handmade pinhole cameras to students and faculty Nov. 1.
Students in this class designed the pinhole cameras for people with limited manual dexterity.
To...
Students and faculty gathered in Ahmanson Lecture Hall to watch the election results come in after school Nov. 8.
The event was run by the Junior State of America club and the AP United States Government...
Principles of Engineering students displayed their handmade pinhole cameras to students and faculty Nov. 1 during seventh and eighth periods.
The students designed the cameras for those with limited...
Entrepreneur Evan Horowitz ’99 advised Business of Life students to follow their dreams and learn from their failures during third and fourth period Oct. 27.
Sameer Gupta '99, who helped in developing...
The Admission Office announced changes that have been made to the Student Ambassador Program and a design contest for a new logo at the annual Student Ambassador Training Dinner on the middle school campus...
After taking time off from her career to be a stay-at-home mom, Miriam Shapira ’97 is the new executive assistant to the head of external relations.
Shapira said that the excitement of seeing her two...
