Last year, the Chronicle published an article called “Slipping Through the Safety Net: Students deal with lower acceptance rates at universities.” The matriculation statistics in big text were terrifying,...
Grammy award-winning musical artist Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi spoke about the stigma surrounding mental health in the black community in an all-school assembly hosted by the Black Leadership Awareness...
Senioritis, noun. An illness afflicting second semester seniors that renders them incapable of completing their work or engaging in their classes as usual. Our school seems to have a particularly dramatic...
“Reporting activities can help a college better understand your life outside of the classroom,” the Common Application reads. “Your activities may include arts, athletics, clubs, employment, personal...
The school completed a remodel of Chalmers Hall over the summer, including the relocation and expansion of several administrative offices and a remodel of the math department office.In addition to its...
Performing arts teacher Christopher Moore will be leaving the school this year to what he describes as "semi-retire" in Ashland, Ore. shortly after graduation.
In his 26 years at the school, Moore produced...
The school-wide Assassin game will not continue for the first time in six years because no seniors stepped forward to organize it.
In the game, students are assigned targets who they “kill” by sneaking...
Against odds and disadvantages, the track and field team exceeded expectations and dominated in season. The team was notable for breaking school records, qualifying members for CIF and notching third for...
No month is complete without an email from Chaplain James Young with the subject, “Recent honor board cases.” I’ll usually take a minute to scan through the cases, often much of the same: a copied...
The doubles pairing of Timothy Li ’20 and Sacha Pritzker ’18 emerged victorious at the 2018 Ojai Valley Tennis Tournament Saturday. The victory marks the first time the Wolverines were able to capture...
One year ago I was your average sport-hater.
I had never watched a full football game other than the Super Bowl. I regularly declined invites to basketball and baseball games. I had never made a...
Every time Rodney* ’19 received an essay assignment in his sophomore English class, he would go home and share the prompt with his tutor, who would write the essay in front of him on his own computer...
Following months of rehearsal and perfecting choreography, students and teachers performed in the Harry Potter-themed upper school dance concert March 2-4.
Students began working on the show at the beginning...
One year ago I was your average sport-hater.
I had never watched a full football game other than the Super Bowl. I regularly declined invites to basketball and baseball games. I had never made a fantasy...
There is a part of our community that is apathetic or openly hostile to the genre of hip-hop. I hate hip-hop,” a student said. “Hip-hop is not real music,” a teacher said.
I have been a hip-hop...
On a chilly December evening, Flynn Klace ’19 arrived home at around 9 p.m. after a hard game of soccer. Exhausted from her game and long round-trip drive to Norco, California, Klace stayed up until...
Eyes half open, restless from hours of driving and exhausted from a pitiful night of sleep, I walked onto campus and into my second period history class. It was April 17. I had just returned from one of...
Students traveled to San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico for a joint video art and photography storytelling trip about the struggles and conflict of those who live near the Mexican-American border.
Students...
Fueled by a balanced offense focused on speed and possession—a drastic shift in gameplay from last season— the girls’ soccer team is off to a strong 6-2-1 record as of press time.
The squad only...
**A previous version of this article misquoted Skyler Calkins '20. The article has been updated to correct this error.
Despite a series of setbacks, the equestrian team has found several successes...
In spite of a close 39-31 loss to Chaminade in its first Mission League match, multiple injuries and the cancelllation of multiple meets, the wrestling team has lofty goals for the season.
To achieve them,...
Boys' basketball beat Notre Dame 63-56 in its second league game of the season.
Although the Wolverines finished the first half with a strong 30-15 lead, their lead slipped to ten points at the end of...
Classes and activities were canceled on both the upper and middle school campuses on Wednesday and Thursday due to poor air quality caused by recent fires in the area.
"We took into account air quality,...
As the clock ran out and the scoreboard read 3-1, excitement ran through the crowd and team. Months of hard work, lifting, practices and 20 games ended up in a perfect season. The field hockey team won...
Students in the Magic, the Gathering club traveled to Phoenix for the Magic, the Gathering Grand Prix from Oct. 27 to 29.
Club member Luke Rowen ’19 said he joined Magic, the Gathering because math...
Field hockey beat Newport 3-1 to win the CIF title after a 20-0 season. The team only allowed three goals throughout the season.
Head coach Erin Creznic said she was pleased with the result.
"As I had...
Field hockey beat Glendora 4-0 in the CIF semi-finals. This is the team’s third win against Glendora, beating them 2-1 and 2-0 earlier in season. The team is now 19-0.
Team captain Alyse Tran '18 said...
Field hockey beat Fountain Valley 8-1 in the first round of playoffs today.
The team remains undefeated with an 18-0 overall and 10-0 league record.
This game was the second that they were not able to...
The field hockey team beat Chaminade 2-0, winning its 17th and final game in an undefeated season to become league champions.
This is the Wolverines’s second win against Chaminade after a 6-0 win earlier...
Field hockey beat Westlake 3-0 today, their 16th win in an undefeated season.
Tonight was also the team’s senior night. Team captain Alyse Tran ’18 said the team enjoyed the accompanying festivities.
“This...
The field hockey team beat Bonita 2-0 today, remaining undefeated.
The game marked the Wolverine's second victory over Bonita, shutting them out 2-0 earlier in the season as well.
The team managed the...
Field hockey beat Glendora 2-0, marking their 14th win and 13th shutout of their undefeated season.
Both scores were scored by Nicole Bahar '18 off of assists from team captain Alyse Tran '18. This is...
Field hockey beat Thousand Oaks 9-0, putting them 13-0 for the season.
Team captain Alyse Tran '18 said that the team played well despite half of their players being out of town.
"We brought up a ton...
Field hockey shut out Westlake 3-0 yesterday, keeping the team undefeated.
Despite the win, team captain Alyse Tran ’18 acknowledges that the team still has room to improve.
“The first half we were...
Field hockey beat Huntington Beach 1-0 today. The win marked the second 1-0 victory over Huntington this season, putting the Wolverines 11-0 in the season. The Wolverines play Westlake on Tuesday.
...
Field hockey shut out Chaminade 6-0 today, continuing an undefeated season.
This is the team’s 10th win of the season. The goals were scored by Rachel Brown ’20, Cypress Toomey ’19, Taylor Redmond...
Field hockey shutout Bonita 2-0 to continue their undefeated season.
This is the team’s eighth shutout and ninth win this season. Despite having momentum in the season, team captain Erin Lee...
Field hockey beat Glendora 2-1 on Thursday to stay undefeated.
This is the first time any team has scored on the Wolverines all season.
“Honestly, we were dominating the entire game and it was clear...
The field hockey team continued its winning streak, shutting out Thousand Oaks 11-0 today. The team is 7-0 overall and has not been scored on all season.
This was the team’s first league game of the...
The field hockey team beat Huntington Beach today 1-0, to continue its undefeated season. The team is 6-0 and yet to be scored upon.
While the team has won every game, this game tied for its narrowest...
The field hockey team defeated Newport High School 1-0 at home today. This is the Wolverines’s fifth win in a row, keeping them undefeated in season play so far.
The 1-0 result marks the narrowest victory...
The field hockey team shut out Fountain Valley High School today 5-0. The game keeps the team undefeated, marking its fourth win in a row and third 5-0 shutout in a row.
Team captain Mia Reilly ’18...
The field hockey team shut out Marina High School 5-0 in an away game.
So far, the team has not lost a single game in the season, accumulating a 3-0 record so far.
“I think our team has such a solid...
The field hockey team beat Westminster 5-0 in an away game today.
Captain Mia Reilly ’18 opened the scoring for the Wolverines with two early goals.
“I was able to get the first two goals in off...
The field hockey team beat Edison 2-0 today in its first away game of the season.
In previous interviews, team captains Erin Lee ’18, Mia Reilly ’18 and Head Coach Erin Creznic all had highlighted...
Offensive lineman Liam Douglas '18 committed to play football for the University of Southern California on June 19, signing to the Trojans just hours after he was offered. Douglass is the second Harvard-Westlake...
Team-based sports programs will begin using a new video analysis program called Asisst in the coming year.
Assist is a system from a video analysis company, Hudl that has worked with the school in the...
Tiber Seireeni ’18 won the Harvard-Westlake Chess Championship. The championship ended with a match between Ethan Tam ’19 and Seireeni. Rounds were played between May 1 and May 22, and both finalists...
Eight debate students participated in the Tournament of Champions in Lexington, Kentucky.
Evan Engel ’17 and Spencer Paul ’19 both reached octafinals, the round of 16, and Connor Engel ’17 made it...
Allison Gorokhovsky ’17 held the Holocaust remembrance event Od Avinu Chai, translated to "our forefathers live on" April 23 at the Westside Jewish Community Center.
The event commemorates Holocaust...
The school’s chapter of the Jewish Student Union will hold its second annual charity basketball tournament in Hamilton Gym on Feb. 18.
The event aims to raise money toward scholarships for local students...
The Jewish Student Union built menorahs and served donuts during Winterfest in the lounge.
“The Prefect Council wanted to have some Jewish element involved so they reached out to JSU and we were obviously...
Students enrolled in the Psychology course designed masks as part of their final project, which prompted them to consider how they are perceived by others and how they think of themselves.
"The purpose...
The Fanatics announced a campus-wide scavenger hunt for golf balls for various prizes to honor the school's 25th anniversary during assembly on Sept. 7. To redeem their prizes, students can return golf...
Nathaly Blanco will return as the school’s SAT and ACT coordinator after working for two years as an upper school receptionist.
As the SAT and ACT coordinator, Blanco will schedule proctors, assign students...
