In eighth grade at Harvard-Westlake, there is one quote that every student will read in Harper Lee’s "To Kill a Mockingbird." It is Atticus Finch telling his daughter Scout, "You never really understand...
The Brain:
Hoping to pursue his studies in the math and sciences, Sean* followed through with his original intention to apply Early Action to The University of Chicago, Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Garnett March ’19 slowly places one crutch after the other as he ascends up the 36 stairs to his Spanish class in Seaver Center, the one area he cannot access via electric scooter. In a few days, though,...
The administration and Prefect Council jointly decided to end the commencement tradition of male seniors wearing black robes and female seniors wearing white robes in order to create a more inclusive community....
When Rachel Madhogarhia ’17 scrolled through her Facebook feed filled with the typical stream of status updates and album posts on July 14, her Facebook check seemed routine. But then, at all once, multiple...
The Scholastic Press Association awarded Maddy Daum ’18 the Best-in-Grade Award for her photograph taken in Cambodia, which was put on display at Carnegie Hall June 2.
According to the Scholastic Press...
Graduating seniors will present their artwork to students, parents and faculty at the Senior Art Show Tuesday in the Feldman-Horn Gallery from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The exhibit will be “salon-style,” covering...
"Don’t drink and drive," is a maxim drilled into every adolescent mind.
So when *Harry Smith ’17 set out for a Friday night house party with friends as the designated driver, he had no intentions of...
As the California primary election draws near, many seniors at Harvard-Westlake say they feel prepared to vote knowledgeably for a presidential candidate, but some juniors who will turn 18 before the June...
The arts department recently purchased a glassblowing furnace.
Using the new furnace, students have the capability to shape and blow molten glass more quickly and with more ease. Previously, artists...
The WestFlix Film Festival will screen 15 student films at the ArcLight Cinemas Hollywood March 18.
The festival celebrates the work of teen film directors and producers from across California.
The event...
Student films produced during the summer HW Go! Cambodia Digital Storytelling Adventure were screened yesterday in Ahmanson Lecture Hall.
Filmmakers visited the cities of Battamberg, Phnom Penh and Siem...
The Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust’s Righteous Conversations Project will screen 15 student-made public service announcements at their annual screening and gifting ceremony at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 in...
Students will screen films produced during the summer HW Go! Cambodia Digital Story Telling Adventure on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Ahmanson Lecture Hall.
Each of the 16 students who went on the trip...
Harvard-Westlake Works and the Kutler Center will co-host an internship workshop for students Wednesday in the Kutler Center at 3 p.m.
The workshop will feature a student panel of about four students who...
Despite some recent traffic on Coldwater Canyon, first quarter has been the lowest amount of tardies recorded for a single quarter since the attendance office has been keeping records, Attendance Coordinator...
One student film was accepted into the fourth annual Archer Film Festival, and five student films were accepted to the 2015 SoCal Student Film Festival.
The Archer Film Festival will take place at 6:30...
The annual Advanced Dance II showcase, featuring dancers from the Advanced Dance I and II classes as well as six male dancers, will take place on March 6, 7 and 8 in the Rugby Theatre.
Advanced Dance II...
An internship program at clothing company Forever 21 is in the works for students in the Theatrical Costume Design elective who are interested in clothing design, development and production.
Harry Salamandra,...
The Harvard-Westlake Outreach Performers will perform for children at the Ronald McDonald House and for the elderly at the Sunrise at Playa Vista next month.
The 14 club members have been preparing every...
Members of the Junior State of America Club will participate in their first overnight convention on Nov. 22. The Southern California (Los Angeles) Fall State Convention will take place at the LAX Mariott...
Lauren Nichols ’03 returned to her alma mater and joined the Middle School History Department this fall as an eighth and ninth grade history teacher.
Nichols majored in history at Duke University, and...
