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Award Recipients announced
SCHOLAR SPOTLIGHT: Dashiell Sparks ’26 stands among other recipients after earning a highly selective Posse Foundation scholarship.
Dashiell Sparks ’26 receives award
FROM GOALS TO GOLD: During the final Community Time all-school assembly, varsity girls volleyball and varsity girls field hockey teams
Varsity girls volleyball and field hockey win championships and receive rings at assembly
Rees Pugh: Performing Arts
Rees Pugh: Performing Arts
Haley Hicks: Faculty
Haley Hicks: Faculty
LINGERING FLAMES: Community members hold signs and gather in memory one year after the Palisades Fire as frustration and grief continues.
‘They let us burn’: Reactions to post-Palisades fire protest
WAVES OF FREEDOM: Protestors stretched a massive Iranian flag across the streets of Westwood on Jan. 11, as crowds gather to oppose Iran’s current regime. The demonstration
People meet in Westwood to protest Islamic regime
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Restaurant Lemonade closes Studio City location
Restaurant Lemonade closes Studio City location
A structure fire broke out internally at 4132 Vanetta Place and spread up the Sunswept hillside to a neighboring four-story building.
What happened at the Sunswept Fire?
Lunch waste tells a larger story: schools serve sustainability, then trash it.
The Kramar Lens: Improve Sustainability in the Cafeteria
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David Rothbart: My Special Place
Printed with Permission of Kayla Graff
Kayla Graff: When I Almost Walked Away
Printed with Permission of Lyla Kavanagh
Lyla Kavanagh: Openheartedness
Printed with Permission of Audrey Kim
Audrey Kim: The Side Quests Matter
Lunch waste tells a larger story: schools serve sustainability, then trash it.
The Kramar Lens: Improve Sustainability in the Cafeteria
Students scale democracy’s dome, learning power through advocacy and persistence.
The Kramar Lens: When the Bill Died, the Real Lesson Began
Plastic flames warm bodies while inequality poisons vulnerable communities’ lungs
The Kramar Lens: Inhaling Inequality, The Human Cost of Microplastics
Wanted: Em Dashes—Alive, Defiant, Expanding Thought Beyond Grammatical Borders Conventions
The Kramar Lens: Who gives a f_ about an em dash?
When politics pierces science, public trust shatters along with integrity.
The Kramar Lens: Keep politics out of science protect and preserve the CDC’s integrity
What your university decision says about you
The Unofficial Curriculum Guide 4: A New Hope
Chron-Clave: Selecting New Editors
Chron-Clave: Selecting New Editors
Guest speakers we actually want to see
Guest speakers we actually want to see
Asking for Letters of Recommendation: Your Foolproof Template
Lucas Schlumberger '28 holds up a flower.
The Beginning of The Holloway: A Reflection and Foreword
An illustration that expands on a pack of Marlboro cigarettes.
Back in the Pack
On Display
On Display
Mother and son reaching out to each other from opposite sides.
Living with the Ribbon
Financial aid student notices from afar the higher-quality clothes and privilege of her more affluent peers.
The Class Divide
An illustration of a Daily News newspaper that has been discontinued.
The Media Monopoly
Jeff Bezos Should Be Allowed to Co-Chair the Met Gala
Jeff Bezos Should Be Allowed to Co-Chair the Met Gala
Senior Superlatives
Senior Superlatives
Jeff Bezos Should Not Co-Chair the Met Gala
Jeff Bezos Should Not Co-Chair the Met Gala
Cutting Deep: the Stone-cutters Collective releases its Spring 2025-2026 Issue
Cutting Deep: the Stone-cutters Collective releases its Spring 2025-2026 Issue
Charles Abemayor '26 sprints on the track to finish a race
Wolverines Only
Jason Collins' senior yearbook photo.
Remembering the Impact and Legacy of Jason Collins ’97
Softball team finishes their season with a record of 11-11 campaign
Softball team finishes their season with a record of 11-11 campaign
Track and field ends season strong
Baseball team prepares for upcoming playoff push
Baseball team prepares for upcoming playoff push
Lucas Schlumberger '28 holds up a flower.
The Beginning of The Holloway: A Reflection and Foreword
Weighing the impact: Evaluating the costs and benefits of beaver reintroduction
Aerial view over two walruses on an ice floe in front of Kvitøya (White Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago.
Silent Safeguard: The Permafrost is melting, what does this mean?
A tire rests on the dry bed of Lake Mendocino in Ukiah, California.
From wetlands to dry land: Drought and water risk in California
A photo of a vibrant rose at the Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge.
A guide to understanding SoCal’s native flora: How to incorporate them into your gardens
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Katelyn Kim

Katelyn Kim, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer

Katelyn Kim ‘28 is a student journalist in her first year working for The Chronicle. Katelyn plays for the HW varsity golf team and is part of the speech team, and in her free time, she enjoys hanging out with friends.

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Enchanted night: GSA’s Lavender Disco

Drawing students from 20 schools across Los Angeles, GSA’s Lavender Disco transformed Chalmers Lounge into a celebration of queer joy and connection.
Katelyn Kim, Reporter
May 27, 2026

Gender Sexuality and Awareness Club (GSA) hosted their annual Lavender Disco in Chalmers Lounge on Friday, Jan. 30. The club invited students from various schools across Los Angeles for a night of...

CAIRS launches first pilot event

Katelyn Kim, Reporter
May 27, 2026

HW CAIRS (Community Action and Impact Rotation Service) hosted their very first pilot event to launch the program at Kenneth Han State Recreation Area on Jan. 31. Upper school history teacher Erik C....

Service Spotlight: Fighting Food Insecurity in Los Angeles

From warehouse sorting to client-facing pantries, Service Spotlight highlights accessible ways students can address food insecurity across Los Angeles.
Katelyn Kim, Reporter
May 27, 2026

It’s the middle of May, and you get this dreaded feeling that you’ve put off something you’ve been meaning to do. There’s an email sitting in your inbox: a reminder to submit your 12...

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Picture Perfect: Andres Alas

Katelyn Kim, Assistant A&E Editor
September 21, 2023

Student photographer Andres Alas '25 navigates his camera as he attempts to capture the perfect angle. Each click of the camera's shutter freezes moments in time, preserving the intricate details of his...

The Summer I Turned Pretty

The Summer I Turned Pretty

Katelyn Kim, Assistant A&E Editor
September 2, 2023

The second season of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” takes a significant turn and dives into a more mature and somber narrative that captures the delights, sufferings and changes of summer. The show's...

B-POSITIVE: The HW Parents Association’s blood drive was hosted in Chalmers East and West. All Upper School students at least 16 years of age were eligible to donate their blood to the school’s Spring Blood Drive.

Students donate to blood drive

Crista Kim and Katelyn Kim
March 22, 2023

The HW Parents Association (HWPA) hosted a blood drive with the American Red Cross on March 9. Members of the community were invited to donate blood to the school’s Spring Blood Drive, which was held...

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