Known for her dedication to education, memorable catchphrases and the heart she brought to every interaction, Associate Head of School Liz Resnick will be a deeply missed presence on campus. Her spirit...
Associate Head of School Liz Resnick died March 26 after battling cancer for two years, President Rick Commons said in an email to the school community.
"For me, working side by side with Liz in the...
Over 1,200 students submitted applications to Harvard-Westlake for grades seven through 12, Associate Director of Admission and Enrollment Management Nancy Jeon ’89 said. This is the second highest...
Nicole Robbins has been a tennis coach at Weddington Golf and Tennis for 19 years, so when she found out that Harvard-Westlake had purchased the property and would be reserving the tennis courts she typically...
Science teacher Nate Cardin will speak at Senior Ceremony Sept. 16 as part of a new tradition in which the graduating class selects their closing speaker.
President Rick Commons traditionally gave the...
Looking out over miles of green atop a mountain in the Golan Heights while on a family trip to Israel, Lisa* ’19 was surprised to see a harsh line in the distance that abruptly separated rich greenery...
“Please stay here so I can go get my cousin, and we can leave,” Ally* ’18 told her friend, yelling so that she could be heard over the music that was loudly pulsing in their ears.
Ally was out clubbing...
English III Honors classes traveled to San Diego for a whale-watching excursion in order to relate to their current novel "Moby Dick" on April 11.
Students from classes taught by Malina Mamigonian and...
Middle East specialist in the Reagan administration and Harvard-Westlake grandparent Geoffrey Kemp (Alexander and Gideon Hyman ’20) lectured Middle East Studies sections today about the reasons for America’s...
Former Head of School Jeanne Huybrechts will be the first Head of School at Stratford School’s high school, which will open fall of 2019.
Huybrechts retired from her position at Harvard-Westlake at...
Glenn* ’19 felt a wave of relief as he made his way through the quad. He had just passed his teacher, who confirmed that his quarter grade had been successfully changed.
Despite original assurance from...
"Masters of Sex" producer Sarah Timberman (Zoe Redlich '20) and showrunner Michelle Ashford shared their experience adapting the true story of sex therapists into a television show in this year's fifth...
Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Louis C.K., Woody Allen, Ed Westwick, Dustin Hoffman, Matt Lauer. Before those names filled our news feeds, their movies and TV shows monopolized our screens.
Today, in...
Jane’s* ’18 head was pounding as she made her way into the kitchen in the afternoon. She was about to take her first a bite of food that day when her dad came into the room, yelling that she needed...
Joe* ’18 glanced anxiously around the grocery store, his heart racing, wary of skeptical onlookers. Taking a deep breath, he placed the vodka bottle in his shopping cart, reassuring himself that it was...
Nearly 100 members of the school community helped to clean up the Bethune Middle School campus by painting, sorting and gardening Jan. 27.
The HW Parents Community Service program organized the event...
Staring into her bathroom mirror, Tiana Coles ‘16 carefully applied mascara while humming the tune of “Supermodel” by SZA. Getting ready to go to a fraternity party, she left her dorm and began her...
Hunter* ’18 felt his anxiety increasing. When Monday night arrived, he was on the brink of a breakdown. However, as soon as he sat down in his Peer Support group and began to share, his fears instantly...
Students competed in the annual Halloween costume contest Oct. 31 during activities period.
Head of Upper School Laura Ross, President Rick Commons and department heads judged the costume contest in the...
Students will travel to San Diego, Tijuana and Rosarito Beach for the Crossing Borders trip to create a digital storytelling project about the border issues at the U.S.-Mexico border from Jan. 11 to 15.
Students...
HuffPost Chief Executive Officer and Global Head of News and Information Jared Grusd ’93 spoke to students in Advanced Newspaper Journalism and Business of Life classes Oct. 3 about changes in...
Motivated by a debate with a friend over the origins of Islamic extremism, Jake Robbins ’18 studied Islamic Spain as part of the Iberian Latin American Fellowship for his HWGo! project this summer.
Robbins...
Seventeen faculty members immersed themselves in Mexican history and culture in Mexico City, traveling to museums, staying at a hacienda and exploring the streets of the city June 13-19.
The trip was...
Supporters and opponents of the Parking, Safety and Athletic Improvement Project voiced their opinions at the first public hearing with the City of Los Angeles Planning Commission at Van Nuys City Hall...
Parents, alumni and faculty watched musical performers, took pictures and danced in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the first graduating class after the merger yesterday at the Middle School.
Tom...
Director of Audit Services and Institute Compliance at the California Institute of Technology Pamela Koyzis shared her experience working in IT auditing with students in the Girls Who Code club Monday...
Holocaust survivor Michele Rodri shared her experience during the war, told about her life after and advised students to speak up against wrongdoings at the sophomore class meeting March 29.
Rodri was...
Violinist and singer Gaelynn Lea spoke to La Femme about living with Brittle Bone Disease, advocating for people with disabilities and using her music as a way to enact social change after school March...
Kutler Center Scholar in Residence and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Josh Kun ’89 discussed interpreting music as social change in his meetings with students and faculty this week.
Kun asked students...
HW Venture held a Complain and Conquer event on March 9 after school that gave students the opportunity to voice criticisms of school and create productive solutions to better the community.
“To have...
La Femme sold T-shirts on the quad for $15 from March 6 to 10 to raise money for Elizabeth House, a non-profit organization that provides economic, medical and emotional support, including shelter and...
Students from different high schools in Los Angeles gathered with their parents at the USA Gap Year Fair in Hamilton Gym on Feb. 22 to explore their options after graduating high school.
Vice President...
SpaceX launched a rocket Feb. 19 containing an experiment in paper chromatography that Samuel Buckley-Bonanno ’19 designed.
The experiment tests the effect that gravity has on chromatography and how...
A 20-foot sinkhole developed near school on Woodbridge Street and Laurel Canyon Boulevard on Friday, Feb. 17.
Head of Upper School Liz Resnick emailed students earlier that day asking them to drive...
Over a year ago, I decided to delete my Instagram account.
Throughout that time, people have often assumed that my parents are imposing their rules on me. My friends have constantly asked me if I have...
HW Venture members initiated a consultancy project Wednesday by meeting with Mike Tour ’07 and helping him formulate his idea for a sabbatical program.
The HW Venture project works to utilize club...
Students and faculty had trouble connecting to the Wi-Fi throughout campus Jan. 6.
Faculty in the Information Technology department installed updates to the Wi-Fi over winter break.
They started receiving...
Stem cell researcher Dr. Victoria Fox was set to speak to members of La Femme about her experiences as a woman in science and the importance of stem cell work Jan. 9, as of press time.
Fox is the CEO of...
Students, faculty and staff members are collecting memorabilia that represent the 2016-17 Harvard-Westlake school year for a commemorative time capsule.
The time capsule project is part of the administration’s...
Project Girl to Girl had their first workshop at the elementary school Carpenter Community Charter School on Nov. 17.
The club aims to decrease the gender imbalance in STEM fields. The Chronicle Assistant...
Entrepreneur Evan Horowitz ’99 advised Business of Life students to follow their dreams and learn from their failures during his speech Oct. 27.
Horowitz came to speak as a part of HW Venture’s Lunch...
A sports manager and a UCLA marketing professor spoke to Business of Life classes and HW Venture during third and fourth periods Nov. 4 and during Activities Nov. 7 respectively.
Jason Glushon ’03 left...
Los Angeles Rams Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff ’95 spoke in the Taper Gym locker room about his experience negotiating the Rams’ move to Los Angeles Oct. 14.
Demoff’s talk is part of HW Venture’s...
Senior Vice President of Global Communications Celebrity and VIP at Marc Jacobs Celine Khavarani ’95 spoke to members of La Femme about her experience as a woman in the work force.
In past...
All 54 of the Peer Support leaders and trainees went on the annual retreat at Gindling Hilltop Camp in Malibu from Sept. 9 to 11.
“The coordinators of the program, four seniors, had a lot of say in how...
The school will hold a reception on Oct. 6 to thank the benefactors who sent 18 teachers on the faculty Israel trip this past summer in the Feldman-Horn Gallery .
The immersion trip, which was sponsored...
Jenna Dillon-Gasparino is teaching English III: Living America as a part-time teacher this year, leading two class periods.
Dillon-Gasparino said she was eager to meet her students and hopes she can help...
