Luca Gonzalez ’26 is the News Section Editor and is in his third year working for The Chronicle. Luca enjoys expanding his music taste and supporting his favorite soccer club Newcastle United in his free time.
Luca Gonzalez, News Section Reporter and Presentations Managing Editor May 28, 2026
The worst thing I’ve ever done was become a fan. Yung Lean encourages us to become fans while Kanye tells us to fall in love with the music rather than the artist. Archy Marshall says do whatever. But...
Siona Kirschner ’26 traveled to Australia for her Kutler Center Junior Fellowship project to learn about effective wildfire prevention initiatives. She visited Sydney and Melbourne, as well as numerous...
Special Olympics Unified Club organized a basketball game with partner school The Help Group in Taper Gym on May 22. The game was the final event held between the schools this year with the purpose of...
Beneath the stairs, perched on a bench outside Chalmers, Nate Arnold ’25 escapes the heat of a spring day with his guitar. Letting a few warm chords drift into the afternoon air, he uses thes natural...
The Career Fair was hosted in the Feldman-Horn Gallery April 22. Throughout the fair, recruiting sessions and product demos were available and students had the opportunity to inquire about possible jobs...
A student talks with Counselor Tina McGraw in her office. The renovations in Seaver, set to completed by winter 2026, will feature a new wellness suite offering mental health resources.
Armenian Club invited former Prime Minister and President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian to speak to students about his life and ideas in Ahmanson Lecture Hall on May 27. The talk centered around his recent...
Constitutional litigator and former Editor-in-Chief Adam Sieff ’07 visited AP Government classes Mar. 6 to speak to students about First Amendment rights and the complexities involved with them in judicial...
The Model United Nations Club won the Award of Distinction at the National High School Model United Nations (NHSMUN) Conference. The team travelled to New York to compete in the competition from March...
The Justin Carr Wants World Peace (JCWWP) Foundation is organizing a free heart screening for students in the Taper Gym conference room on March 7. The goal of the event is to screen students, ages 12...
Global Affairs Club attended a speaker event with former ambassador to Ukraine Dr. Fiona Hill at the Skirball Cultural Center on Feb. 27. Participants spoke to students from different schools and met members...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor February 12, 2025
The annual game “Tap Out” — where students are tasked with eliminating other participants by tapping them on the back until there is one winner — began on Feb. 3. As of Feb. 7, there are 12 people...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor January 7, 2025
The school canceled all in-person classes on both campuses following wildfires in affected areas of Los Angeles, the administration said in an email Tuesday evening. Whether or not in-person classes will...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor December 19, 2024
Construction has begun on Coldwater Canyon Avenue between Beverly Drive and Monte Cielo Drive as of Dec. 9, and will continue until November 2025. The roads being blocked span from Beverly Drive to...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor December 18, 2024
World Languages Teacher Bin He was elected as the President of the Chinese Language Teacher's Association of Southern California (CLTA-SC) Nov. 19. CLTA-SC is a non-profit organization that helps connect...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor November 16, 2024
Harvard-Westlake Model United Nations (HWMUN) participated in BruinMUN on the UCLA campus from Nov. 9-10, winning multiple awards. Alex Rho ’25 and Rex Grube ’25 won Best Delegate, and Liv Kriger ’25...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor November 14, 2024
The Harvard-Westlake Student Alumni Association (HWSAA) and Asian Students in Action (ASiA) invited Dr. OiYan Poon to speak about her newly published book, “Asian American is Not a Color,” in Ahmanson...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor November 12, 2024
The Chalmers Lounge was closed Nov. 4 following a lack of proper trash disposal by students. Food remains, cans and bottles, newspapers and other items were left on the tables in the lounge without being...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor October 31, 2024
Former Mayoral Candidate Rick Caruso speaks to the school’s Global Affairs Club and other attendees about holding elected officials accountable for improving Los Angeles, while highlighting the importance...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor November 5, 2024
South Asian Student Alliance (SASA) organized a celebration for Diwali on the quad on Oct. 28. At the event, students painted diyas and drew henna, and samosas and beverages were brought as refreshments.
Diwali...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor October 31, 2024
Following the Oct. 7 attacks, Jewish Club has hosted multiple events to remember the victims killed on Oct. 7 and over the course of Israel-Hamas war, as well as the hostages still in captivity. They organized...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor October 3, 2024
The HW Together in Hope Team attended the Alive Together Walk to honor the memory of the three students lost and to raise money for the Didi Hirsch Mental Health Foundation. The walk took place on the...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor October 3, 2024
Prefect Council hosted the Activities Fair on Ted Slavin Field on Sept. 24. Students were able to sign up for a multitude of student-run clubs, including affinity groups, outreach, STEM, arts and hobby...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor September 26, 2024
The jazz program hosted their first lunch concert of the year in Chalmers 104 on Sept. 20, inviting multiple musicians to perform in front of students. The musicians performing were saxophonist Ralph Moore,...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor September 23, 2024
Prefect Council announced the 2024-2025 Head Fanatics on Sept. 6, Ben Boateng ’25, Hana Mehdi Williams ’25, Julian Cortez ’25, Madi Grant ’25, Nate Verny ’25 and Roen Beiley ’25. Head fanatics...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor September 10, 2024
The upper school administration recently reaffirmed their commitment to enforcing a phone policy, which was introduced in the spring of last school year.
The policy states phone caddies will be enforced...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor September 4, 2024
The Kutler Center Sophomore Fellowship Program awarded Arman Tabesh ’26 a $2,000 grant to go on a mission trip to Peru where he volunteered in a primary health clinic.
Tabesh said his project idea...
Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor September 4, 2024
The Kutler Center Junior Fellowship Program awarded Ashley Ham ’25 a $4,000 grant to travel to South Korea to research ceramics, specifically onggi pottery and its significance in both ancient and modern...