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No Means No: Students and faculty discuss consent

No Means No: Students and faculty discuss consent

Students and faculty discuss how they define consent, the role it plays within relationships and the consequences of nonconsensual encounters.
Lyla Kavanagh, Assistant Features Editor
December 18, 2024

Mary* stared uncomfortably at her phone on her bed, quickly scrolling through notifications from friends and acquaintances asking her what happened at a party the night before. Staring at the ceiling,...

Guard Joe Sterling '26 shoots a three-pointer. The new transfer led the team with 25 points in the team's home-opener of the 2024-2025 season.

Boys Basketball: Crespi transfer Joe Sterling ’26 shines with 25 points in home opener, HW debut

Lyla Kavanagh, Assistant Features Editor
November 20, 2024

The varsity boys basketball team defeated Temecula Valley High School 96-53 in their first game of the season, in a non-league game Nov. 19. Guard Joe Sterling '26, a new transfer to the school as a starter...

Clocked In

Clocked In

Students discuss why they work during the school year and how they balance their part time jobs with other commitments.
Lyla Kavanagh, Assistant Features Editor
October 31, 2024

Picking up a discarded T-shirt, Dean Kim ’26 stretches his aching back, legs sore after a long shift. Stomach grumbling, he wonders how much longer he has to wait until his ten-minute break. After a...

Building Every Family

Building Every Family

Members of the school community discuss the accessibility and affordability of fertility treatments and their role in creating families.
Kayla Graff and Lyla Kavanagh
October 31, 2024

17 years ago, Dwana Willis (Gian ’26) tapped her foot impatiently as a three-minute timer ticked down beside her. She held her breath as she squinted at the pregnancy test in her hands. After seeing...

Alexander Hudlin '26 and Priscilla Johnson '26 stand together behind their voter registration booth.

Juniors host voter registration event ahead of November presidential election

Lyla Kavanagh, Assistant Features Editor
October 10, 2024

A group of students hosted a voter registration and pre-registration booth on the Quad during conference time Oct. 4. This was the second student-run voter registration event of the 2024-2025 school year. Students...

An early morning earthquake centered in Malibu shook parts of the San Fernando Valley, including Studio City and the school's campus.

Early morning 4.7 Malibu earthquake shakes campus

Lyla Kavanagh, Assistant Features Editor
September 12, 2024

Studio City residents experienced a magnitude 4.7 earthquake at 7:28 am Thursday morning. The earthquake was centered in Malibu, but shakes were felt up to 60 miles away from the epicenter, according to...

Class of 2024 students announced to Cum Laude Society

Class of 2024 students announced to Cum Laude Society

Lyla Kavanagh
May 29, 2024

The National Cum Laude Society inducted 58 seniors in the annual ceremony May 20. These students made up the top 20% of their class based on evaluation of their unweighted and weighted GPAs during their...

Boys’ golf increases ranking to place second overall in Mission League

Lyla Kavanagh, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
May 29, 2024

The varsity boys' golf team finished their season second in the Mission League and third in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) Division 3 playoffs. After spending the first...

Team members Caroline Cosgrove '26, Esther Goldman '26, Print Managing Editor Jade Harris '24, Maya Ray '25 Andrew Wesel '24 and Asher Meron '25 pose for a picture after the national competition in North Carolina.

Ethics Bowl team places second at national competition

Lyla Kavanagh, Staff Writer
April 24, 2024

The Upper School Ethics Bowl team placed second in the 2024 National Ethics Bowl competition at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on April 14. The team qualified for nationals following their...

Students organized a fundraiser on the Quad to support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s fight against cancer.

Students host bake sale for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Lyla Kavanagh
March 20, 2024

A group of students hosted a bake sale to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) as part of their Student Visionaries of the Year (SVOY) Program on the Quad on March 14. The team, WCKD...

A chess board is shown with someone moving a chess piece. The tournament started on Jan. 29 and will end on Feb. 2.

Prefects host chess tournament

Lyla Kavanagh, Staff Writer
February 1, 2024

Prefect Council partnered with Chess Club to organize a chess tournament during lunch Jan. 29 through Feb. 2. Students will compete for a chance to win a new chess board. Sophomore Prefect Robby Louie...

Animal Rights Club raises money for WWF

Animal Rights Club raises money for WWF

Lyla Kavanagh, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
January 10, 2024

Animal Rights Club hosted a bake sale Jan. 10 to raise money for the World Wildlife Fund. Students raised money by selling homemade baked goods, which went directly towards helping endangered species around...

Students and faculty gather in the Chalmers performing arts room Dec. 14 for the fourth lunch concert of the year. Parents provided refreshments and invited professionals played multiple sets.

HW Jazz hosts fourth lunch concert featuring professionals

Lyla Kavanagh, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
January 3, 2024

Jazz Club hosted four professional jazz musicians from the Los Angeles (LA) area for their fourth Lunch Concert on Dec. 14. Attendees listened to the jazz quartet while complementary hot chocolate and...

Community Council members stand together during the toy drive Dec. 4. Donations were encouraged throughout the week.

Community Council organizes toy drive for families in need

Lyla Kavanagh, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
December 13, 2023

Community Council partnered with New Directions for Youth (NDY) to host a toy drive on the Quad from Nov. 30 to Dec. 7. Students were encouraged to donate new, unwrapped toys for low-income families for...

Students Against Sexual Violence offers SafeBAE certification to Sophomores

Students Against Sexual Violence offers SafeBAE certification to Sophomores

Lyla Kavanagh, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
December 1, 2023

Students Against Sexual Violence (SASV), run by Olivia Suddleson ’24, Ellie Whang ’24 and Illi Kreiz ’24, has offered sophomore students the opportunity to become SafeBAE (Safe Before Anything Else)...

Fencing competes in Southern California Fencing League Tournament

Fencing competes in Southern California Fencing League Tournament

Lyla Kavanagh, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
October 22, 2023

The school’s épée and saber fencing teams competed at Brentwood School in a Southern California Fencing League Tournament on Oct. 22. The team competed against schools from the Southern California...

Students met at Will Rogers State Beach to participate in a beach cleanup.

Environmental Club participates in International Coastal Cleanup Day

Lyla Kavanagh, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
September 25, 2023

The Environmental Club participated in International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 23 by volunteering for a beach cleanup at Will Rogers State Beach. The cleanup, hosted by environmental organization “Heal...

STICK IT TO THEM: Freshman Val Ganocy ’27 dribbles the ball up the field with her stick, looking to get around a Newport Harbor defender.

Freshman leads field hockey team

Lyla Kavanagh and Ellika Lesage
September 21, 2023

During the 2021-22 school year, girls' field hockey forward Valentina Ganocy ’27 broke her arm twice, requiring multiple surgeries in the span of only six months. Two years later, at only fourteen-years-old,...

School offers “Gatekeeper” mental health training

Lyla Kavanagh and Kayla Graff
September 21, 2023

The school partnered with the Didi Hirsch Mental Health Foundation this year to provide “Gatekeeper Training,” a mental health training program available to students, parents, faculty and staff. Counselor...

New faculty and staff join for 2023-2024 school year

Sarah Miller: Upper School Dean By Alex Lee Sarah Miller joined the Upper School as a dean, replacing Sara Miranda, who left after three years at the school. Miller worked in college admission...

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