My commute to school has never felt ordinary. I live in Pasadena, which is, on average, 30 minutes to the Upper School and even longer to the Middle School campus. I also didn’t drive junior year like...

The Model UN team succeeded in bringing home first place from the NHSMUN tournament.

Prefect and Community councils held a fundraiser, selling ice cream sandwiches to support the LAFD Wildlife Emergency Fund.

A structure fire broke out internally at 4132 Vanetta Place and spread up the Sunswept hillside to the neighboring four-story building at 4124 Vanetta Place before being extinguished by first responders...

Dr. OiYan Poon speaks about Asian American identity and affirmative action in college admissions.

The name Melissa Hearlihy is synonymous with excellence in high school sports. With 39 full seasons, 839 career victories and two girls' basketball CIF State Championships with the Wolverines under her...

Alexander Hudlin ’26 spoke to millions of viewers at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago on Aug. 21. Hudlin is Vice President Kamala Harris’ godson, and referred to her as his "auntie"...

Board Game Club and Cinephiles Club collaborated to host a movie night with board games in Mudd Library on May 24.

Graphic Design classes hosted the first "School's Out For The Summer" Flea Market on the Feldman Horn Quad on May 24.

The school hired Jee Won Lee and Michael Durant to serve as deans starting in the 2024-2025 school year, increasing the number of upper school deans from 10 to 12. Head of Upper School Beth Slattery...

The boys' volleyball team achieved its highest win percentage of 75% this season in the last 15 years and its first season with more than 20 overall wins since 2017. The team progressed to the California...

Playwright Will Arbery spoke to students in the American Playwrights class in Ahmanson Hall on May 10. In 2020, Arbery was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for writing Heroes of the Fourth Turning. The class,...

NASA Moon to Mars Mission Directorate Andres Martinez spoke to Chinese IV and V classes over Zoom on May 1. Martinez was named one of the top 20 most influential Latinos in technology in 2015, according...

Rex Grube '25 gives a speech to his peers for Head Prefect elections.

The University of Southern California (USC) Thornton Jazz Orchestra performed in Rugby Auditorium as a part of the Jazz Lunch Concert Series on April 18. Following his employment at Thornton in 2008, saxophonist...

The school gathered along the Quad and viewed the solar eclipse through telescopes and solar eclipse glasses. Asher Meron '25 attempts to take a picture of the solar eclipse through a telescope.

Head of Upper School Beth Slattery mandated that teachers enforce the upper school’s cell phone policy in an email to teachers March 19. In the email, Slattery said the Upper School is tightening existing...

Junior Prefect Gideon Evans ’25 takes the stand for his introductory speech during the Preliminary Head Prefect Election round in Rugby Auditorium. This year, twelve candidates submitted statements and...

Marci Reichert will join the school as the new Wellness Director in July. Reichert brings four years of experience as the Health and Wellness Programs Manager at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans and...

The boys’ tennis team started the season with a perfect 5-0 record. The team’s match against Loyola High School on March 7 was postponed due to rain with the Wolverines up 8-5 at the time of postponement....

Guest speaker and prominent British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir speaks to the crowd at Westflix. The panel consisted of student directors Madison Baffo ’24, Jacob Lutsky ’24 and Yuuki Lubin ’24.

High winds caused a neighborhood power outage that affected select buildings at the Upper School on March 14 at around 9 a.m. Power, electricity and Wi-Fi shut off during the outage in Munger Science Center,...

The Harvard-Westlake Student Alumni Association (HWSAA) organized a panel consisting of the Director of Baseball Strategy for the Los Angeles (LA) Dodgers Ethan Levitt ’07 and the Director of Basketball...

It was Boys’ Soccer Program Head Michael Erush’s first day at work. In the brisk spring weather, Erush entered practice with the team as its new head coach. After introducing himself, Erush instructed...

The World Languages Department hosted its first-ever World Languages Week celebration from Jan. 22 to Jan. 26. Throughout the week, the World Languages Department, in partnership with Student Leaders for...

University of Southern California (USC) basketball commit Trent Perry ’24 was selected to the 2024 McDonald’s Western All-American team. The prestige-based team competes in the annual McDonald's All-American...

Trustee Charles (Charlie) Munger died on Nov. 28 at 99 years old after serving on the Board of Trustees for 54 years. The father of five graduates, Munger joined the Harvard School Board of Trustees in...

Forbes Magazine admitted three alumni to the Forbes North America Under 30 List on Nov. 28. Harry Gestetner ’18 and Simon Pompan ’18 were selected for social media, and Larry Zhang ’14 was selected...

The varsity wrestling team competed at the in-season Downey 32 Way tournament Dec. 1–2.  Team captain Cutter East ’24, 150 pounds, brought home first place in his weight group. Alec Avedissian ’25,...

Journalist and former CBS Middle East Producer Deborah Camiel (Ariel '24) spoke to the community about her journalistic experience covering Middle Eastern conflicts Nov. 15. During her time as a war-zone...

The boys’ soccer team is looking to improve this season with the new leadership of seniors and the rising talent of its freshmen class. Last season, the team won its first Mission League title since...

It is Community Time on a Friday afternoon, and the entire Upper School student body floods through the entrance of Taper Gymnasium. While students would typically use this period to do homework, get food...

The Starbucks location on Ventura and Alcove was temporarily closed for renovations from Oct. 22 to Nov. 11. The renovations, led by PR Construction Inc., featured changes to the store’s bar location,...

The jazz program hosted its third lunch concert in Chalmers 104 on Nov. 2. The Jazz Lunch Concert Series, created this year by Performing Arts Teacher Chris Sullivan, is a new set of performances where...

Harvard-Westlake Parents (HWP) partnered with the school's Latin American Parent’s Association (LAPA) to host the monthly Faculty and Staff Appreciation Luncheon on the Feldman-Horn Gallery LAPA provided...

The school hosted 30 different middle and high schools from around the Greater Los Angeles (LA) area for the seventh annual Pollyanna Conference on Oct. 21. The school brought in Reverend Natosha Reid...

The affinity group Asian Students in Action (ASiA) held a Chuseok and Zhong Qiu Jie Festival on the Quad during lunch Oct. 3, in celebration of Korean Thanksgiving Day and the Mid-Autumn Festival in Korean...

Administration leaders kicked off the 2023-2024 school year with the Harvard-Westlake Parents’ Association (HWPA) sponsored State of the School Address and introductory reception at the Middle School...

BUILDING UP A DREAM TEAM: 2023-2024 Head Fanatics Zion Otaño ’24, Lily Stambouli ’24, Annabelle Mass ’24, Ben Boateng ’25, Fiona Ryan ’25 and Boaz Maydew ’24 pose for a group photo after meeting...

USC Public Diplomat In Residence Matthew Asada spoke to students on both the middle and upper school campuses as a part of the HW Works Global Leadership Institute on March 17. Asada joined the U.S. Foreign...

Catalyzing Change: Entrepreneurial Thinking By Nathan Wang and William Liu erdisciplinary Studies and Independent Research course called Catalyzing Change: Entrepreneurial Thinking. According to the...

The softball team started the season looking to improve after finishing 2-16 last year. The team is 2-2 following a 20-9 win against Marymount High School on March 7.  Head Coach Leesa Harris said the...

Mitchell Kallick joined the school as Girls’ Volleyball Program Head on Feb. 22 following former Girls' Volleyball Program Head Natalie Morgan's resignation.  Kallick attended New York University...

Three-consecutive-year U.S. Poet Laureate, author and songwriter Joy Harjo recited poetry and spoke at this year's Brown Family Speaker Assembly on Feb. 16. Founded by Linda Brown and Abbot Brown (Russell...

Asian Students in Action (ASiA) hosted their annual Lunar New Year Festival on the Quad on Jan. 23. Lunar New Year is a commonly celebrated holiday in many Asian cultures and is the beginning of the Lunar...

 Alemany High School, Chaminade and Crespi, the wrestling team looks to bounce back just in time for the playoffs. Wrestling playoffs include three tournaments in chronological order: CIF Individuals,...

The sky turned dark as water polo player Zach Rossen ’23 finished practice. At 6 p.m., when practice usually ended, Rossen climbed out of the pool, took a quick shower and changed into his clothes. With...

The school reported a record-breaking 344 sick absences in November this year, the most since March 2019, according to Student Discipline and Attendance coordinator Gabriel Preciado. In the most recent...

Yoshi Kimura By Zoe Goor Yoshi Kimura ’23 is building a new instrument and composing a piece of music with it for her Senior Independent Study. Kimura said the instrument, which is played with...

Matthew Shepard Foundation Executive Vice President Jeff Mack and Associate Louis Sisneros spoke to students over Zoom in Rugby Theater Oct. 25. They discussed Matthew Shepard’s story, the history of...

The Latinx and Hispanic Student Organization (LAHSO) and the Latin American Studies course constructed an altar on the Quad to celebrate Día de los Muertos on Nov. 1. They also organized activities ...

The Upper School Deans began hosting fully in-person college representative visits to the school this fall. Open to juniors and seniors, the visits  include 25-minute sessions that allow students to have...

The Admission Office hosted the annual Student Ambassador Training Dinner in Saperstein Theater on Monday, Sept. 19 with 318 students in attendance. The training dinner is an opportunity for freshman and...

Back-to-School Day returned in person on Sept. 24 after being on Zoom for the 2021-2022 school year. Held at the start of the school year, Back-to-School Day allows parents  to experience their child's...

Julee Madkins: Director of the Learning Center By Nathan Wang Julee Madkins joined the Upper School this year as the Director of the Learning Center. Previously, Madkins served as the Director...