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College Board to no longer administrate SAT Subject Tests, will phase out the SAT Essay

Fallon Dern and Konnie Duan
February 17, 2021

The College Board announced the discontinuation of the SAT Subject Tests and optional SAT essay Jan. 19. Although the SAT Subject Tests were canceled immediately in the U.S., the optional essay will...

LA Times Editor of the Editorial Pages speaks to students

Konnie Duan and Natalie Cosgrove
December 12, 2020

LA Times Editorial Page Director Sewell Chan spoke to students in Advanced Placement United States History and Advanced Placement Government over Zoom Nov. 17. History teacher Peter Sheehy (Will ’22,...

History Bowl club prepares for national competition

Konnie Duan
October 29, 2020

Participants of the History Bowl club prepare for the National History Bowl, a buzzer-based history quiz competition for teams of up to six students, in their weekly meetings on Mondays. Questions in...

Club members mentor underprivileged students in Leaders United for Change

Konnie Duan
October 22, 2020

Members of Leaders United for Change, led by Lyon Chung ’21, mentor underprivileged students to overcome financial and racial inequalities they may face. Mentors teach various subjects, such as mathematics,...

Science Olympiad Club prepares for tournaments

Konnie Duan
October 17, 2020

Members of the Science Olympiad club, run by Helena Wu ’23 and Olivia Wang ’23, prepare for the invitational, regional, state and national Science Olympiad competitions in their weekly meetings on...

Students design video games for contest

Konnie Duan
October 13, 2020

Middle and upper school students worked asynchronously for more than 48 hours to develop video games as part of the first annual HW Game Jam Sept. 25 to 27. The event featured speakers, lectures about...

Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

Commons presents awards to faculty and staff

Konnie Duan
August 31, 2020

President Rick Commons presented awards to six faculty and staff honoring their dedication to the school Aug. 17 . Mathematics teacher Mike Grier won the Kogan Family Award for innovation in teaching,...

Baghdad, Iraq bustles in a shot taken by Jameel Zuher, who helped Emma Limor ’21 with her project. Credit: Jameel Zuher, used with permission.

Emma Limor studies Middle East, North Africa

Konnie Duan
August 29, 2020

To pursue her interest in the development of Arabic language and culture, Chronicle Opinion and Business Editor Emma Limor '21 spent the summer studying the similarities and differences of six Middle...

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