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Sketches of Summer- Mimi Offor ’21

Sarah Reiff
August 28, 2019

Students spent their summers attending programs to help further develop their skills in various art forms. Aspiring painter and photographer Mimi Offor ’21 attended the School of the Art Institute...

Students to act in “Into the Woods”

Sarah Reiff
August 28, 2019

“[The musical] is able to tell an abundance of very important life morals in such a short amount of time.” - Alexandra du Manoir '21 The Performing Arts department plans to stage the musical “Into...

Picture This

Sarah Reiff
May 1, 2019

Art is a language, a way to express oneself to a broader audience. Photographer Annabel Zimmer ’20 said she equates the excitement and nerves she feels when the school hangs her art to the opening night...

Best Of Both Worlds

Best Of Both Worlds

Sarah Reiff
January 30, 2019

At 11 p.m., when Tyler Ganus ’20 was eating dinner, he had already finished a lift session that began 5:30 that morning, a four-and-a-half hour long television shoot for Disney XD’s “Walk The Prank,”...

Illustration by Samantha Ko

Working his Magic

Sarah Reiff
January 30, 2019

Ever since he first saw a David Blaine television special in fourth grade, Clay Skaggs ’20 became hooked on magic. He said he immediately fell in love with magic’s ability to transform the world...

Illustration by Hannah Mittleman

Sleigh or Nay

Sarah Reiff
December 12, 2018

As Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock,” began playing on her car radio, Izzy Yanover ’19, creator and co-leader of the Jewish club, felt a wave of annoyance wash over her. It was the time of the year...

Illustration by Samantha Ko

U.S. Belong With Me

Sarah Reiff
November 15, 2018

After scrolling past what she expected to be just another photo on Taylor Swift’s Instagram, Rebecca Frischling ’19, co-president of La Femme, was struck by a caption commenting on the then-upcoming...

Gaulke to screen short film at DTLA Film Festival

Sarah Reiff
October 20, 2018

Visual arts teacher Cheri Gaulke produced and directed Gloria's Call, a short film that will be screening at the Downtown Film Festival of Los Angeles Film Festival on Oct. 21. The film uses both...

Illustration by Samantha Ko

ASMR You Satisfied?

Sarah Reiff
October 4, 2018

The crunch of an apple. The tapping of a pencil. The whisper that “everything will be okay.” While these sounds are seemingly random, they have one thing in common: they are all a part of one of the...

Schuhl to teach, coach at Thacher School

Sarah Reiff
June 1, 2018

After 16 years of teaching at the school, science teacher Dietrich Schuhl will be leaving Harvard-Westlake at the end of this year to work at the Thacher School in Ojai, Calif. At Thatcher, he will coach...

MUN travels to Georgetown for conference

Sarah Reiff
February 19, 2018

Eight students from the Model United Nations club traveled to Washington D.C. to attend the Northern American Invitational Model United Nations conference Feb. 15-18. Over 3,300 high school delegates...

The Emcee (Jake Schroeder '20) and the ensemble dance during "Wilkommen," the opening number of "Cabaret." Photo credit: Pavan Tauh/Chronicle

Cast of US musical asks community to “come to the ‘Cabaret'”

Sarah Reiff
November 6, 2017

The Upper School Fall Musical "Cabaret" opened Nov. 2 and continued showings Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Performing Arts Department Head Rees Pugh said the department decided to add the Monday show due...

Prefects send out Homecoming notice

Sarah Reiff
October 13, 2017

The Prefect Council sent a save-the-date email to all upper school students Sept. 26 announcing that this year’s Homecoming Formal will take place Oct. 21. The dance will start at 7 p.m. and will run...

Faculty and staff elect Holmes-Chuba to represent

Sarah Reiff
August 31, 2017

History teacher Katherine Holmes-Chuba will begin her tenure as the Upper School Dean of Faculty and Staff after working at Harvard-Westlake for over 30 years. The Upper School Dean of Faculty and Staff...

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