There is one place on this campus that has done more for me than any other. The Chalmers bathroom. Not the one near the math classrooms, but the one right next to the lounge. The one where you walk in...
As Erica* prepared to press send, a wave of anxiety set in. This wasn’t a controversial text, or a passive-agressive Instagram comment, but rather a picture of her naked body. She said she had never...
After 21 years of working at the school, Chaplain J. Young will retire to travel and assume the position of Chaplain for the Los Angeles FBI.
Young has always worked as a chaplain, but he also assisted...
With 30 students crowded into an English classroom, I felt like everyone was looking over my shoulder.
In each of our dean meetings, we were completing a personality test, trying to identify our traits...
After 46 years at the school, Director of Admission Elizabeth Gregory Riordan will be stepping down from her position to focus more time on public education and her new marriage to Los Angeles Mayor Richard...
The Parking, Safety and Athletic Improvement Project is waiting for the City Planning Commission’s approval to move forward after the Aug. 8 hearing, where attendees were able to voice their concerns.
The...
Performing arts teacher Eric Gault will depart the school after teaching for one year. Gault oversaw the choir program, including Chamber Singers, Bel Canto and Wolverine Chorus. Since Gault was in a transitioning...
With a national government debating a Republican healthcare proposal and broad tax cuts, Robert Lee Ahn ’94 is seeking to become the newest member of the House of Representatives, representing California’s...
Tim’s ’18* mom walks into his room as Pornhub.com was displayed on his computer screen. He quickly shuts it as his face begins to feel hot and turns bright red with embarrassment. He nervously disregards...
President Rick Commons announced in an email that there will be four to five public hearings for members of the community to discuss the parking structure project later this spring.
Commons said that...
Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies at Wheelock College Gail Dines spoke at junior class meeting about how porn affects students and the hypersexualization of today’s culture.
Dines specializes...
Former ambassador Allen Holmes, father of history teacher Katherine Holmes-Chuba, spoke about his experiences working with high ranking foreign officials to AP United States Government and Politics and...
The Alumni Relations team hosted the annual Young Alumni Winter Reception for alumni, seniors and faculty in the Kutler Center.
Alumni Administrator Anne Pyle and Assistant Director of Alumni Relations...
Community Council partnered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to reveal a trip to Disneyland for a 5-year-old cancer survivor Nov. 14 at an all-school assembly.
Leighton Kaba beat leukemia through chemotherapy...
Performing arts teacher Ted Walch rewrote his cinema studies textbook entitled “Cinstuds” over the summer.
Walch has been teaching Cinema Studies for 25 years and created his own guidebook for his...
Jen Cardillo has joined the dean office after 25 years of working in the education system, replacing upper school Dean Kyle Graham.
Cardillo studied history and English at Harvard University and John Burroughs...
HW Inc., a summer program open to all Harvard-Westlake students interested in business and entrepreneurship, will take place from June 13-18 this summer at the Upper School.
“I got involved because...
Upper School Dean Rose-Ellen Racanelli will retire this upcoming summer after 13 years of leading and guiding her students.
“I think deep down in my heart, I will miss the kids the most,” Racanelli...
Cameron Schiller '18 spends two hours everyday after school, countless weekends and breaks working on his robot with his teammates. He designs, builds and drives his seven-foot-tall creations, hoping...
Manager of the Transgender Empowerment Economic Project at the Los Angeles LGBT Center Drian Juarez discussed the misunderstood aspects of gender with a Gender Studies class March 16.
Juarez advocates...
Los Angeles Police Department Captain Greg Meyer spoke to the Criminal Law and Advocacy class March 3 about police force and racial profiling.
"There is a whole lot less use of police force now than there...
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (Roxy ’19) will be the guest speaker at Westflix Film Festival March 18 at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood. The festival is open to the public, and tickets will...
Alexandra So ’19 has received the Cognito Research Award from the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth for her research in preserving biological specimens.
"I remembered an interesting article about...
Former Attorney General of Indiana Jeff Modisett (Haden ’16) spoke to the Ethics in Theory and Practice class, Monday in the Kutler Center. Modisett was an Indiana district attorney in State of Indiana...
Helping Young People Excel (HYPE) will hold a “friend-raiser” on Oct. 15 to celebrate successes from the past year and honor supporters.
Harvard-Westlake has partnered with the organization, which...
