The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
Administration hosts support sessions with Jewish advocate
Administration hosts support sessions with Jewish advocate
Deans change spring college tour itinerary
Kutler Center Scholar in Residence Andrea Ghez poses with EMPOWER. Ghez won the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering a supermassive blackhole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
School hosts Nobel Laureate and astrophysicist Andrea Ghez
Members of the Upper School Robotics Team and Mathematics Teacher and Robotics Coach Andew Theiss gather around their robot before it competes at the Central Valley Regional Tournament.
Robotics joins FIRST
Addiction specialist presents to juniors
Studio City Ice Cream Shops
RECOGNIZING RIVER PARK’S PARTNERS: The school’s administration hosted an event for River Park’s partners to thank them for their support on Jan. 25. Attendees included the Tatviam Band of Mission Indians, Special Olympics, Angel City Sports and Friends of the LA River.
School holds event to thank community
LAs heavy rain creates mudslides
LA’s heavy rain creates mudslides
Road work begins on Coldwater
Many members of the Studio City community choose to decorate the fronts of their homes with bright and colorful lights throughout the holiday season.
‘Tis the season: The Chronicle’s holiday activity favorites
An earthquake destroys the ground near a city.
Turkey’s grim earthquake lessons
Students tend to the hydroponic plant towers.
Reducing our environmental impact
Addressing Misogyny
A Ukraine flag waves in from of the independence monument.
Ukraine, Claire-ified
Making the best LA Metro plans
An illustration depicts an angry teacher lecturing inattentive students.
Grade A Friendship
Enlisting for an Education
Enlisting for an Education
Students participate in the girls pre-show ritual before their first performance
Wolverine Cult-ure
Kids Club
Kids Club
An illustration depicts how charity is often considered to be a gateway into college.
A Cause for College
Often, students are forced to cram and make up school work to go to concerts. Students and teachers agree that going to concerts can threaten students academic responsibilities and that achieving a balance is important for this purpose.
Concert Culture
Student filmmaker and presenter at Westflix Ian Kims film My Sisters in the Stars: The Star of Lee Yong-Soo received the Audience Choice Award for his film.
20 Years of Westflix
Students screen video art projects
Dancers perform in “Elements” showcase in Rugby Auditorium
Jazz band members perform in spring concert
The Official Chronicle Curriculum Guide 2: Electric Boogaloo
New sports offered by HW Athletics
New sports offered by HW Athletics
The Official Harvard-Westlake Rice Purity Test
The Official Harvard-Westlake Rice Purity Test
Prince Harry to Replace Commons as Head of School
New York Times Guild Inspires Chronicle Strike
New York Times Guild Inspires Chronicle Strike
Lacrosse rebounds to 4-3 record
DEAD sprint: Aaron Milburn ’24 competes in the 4x100-meter relay at the track and field team’s first meet of the season. The team won 90-28 at home against Sierra Canyon High School. The team’s next meet will be against Notre Dame, a league opponent, on March 23.
Track and field opens season undefeated
Swing, Batter: Dylan Fischer ’26 takes a swing at the ball during a home game against La Salle High School on Feb. 21. The team won 10-0.
Freshman class of five helps softball team to best start in years
Midfielder Gemma Ozturk ’24 passes the ball past a defender in the team’s 1-0 victory over Notre Dame on Jan. 27.
Girls soccer concludes playoff run
Boys tennis remains undefeated after returning from Texas trip
Fiona’s Five: Spring Break (episode 1)
Teachers’ Spring Break
Sleepless in Studio City: Teacher Valentines
Chronicle Newscast #1: For the Holidays
Chronicle Newscast #1: For the Holidays
Favorite Holiday Songs
Favorite Holiday Songs
Navigate Left

  • Multimedia

    Fiona’s Five: Spring Break (episode 1)

  • Often, students are forced to cram and make up school work to go to concerts. Students and teachers agree that going to concerts can threaten students academic responsibilities and that achieving a balance is important for this purpose.

    A&E

    Concert Culture

  • Student filmmaker and presenter at Westflix Ian Kims film My Sisters in the Stars: The Star of Lee Yong-Soo received the Audience Choice Award for his film.

    A&E

    20 Years of Westflix

  • An earthquake destroys the ground near a city.

    Opinion

    Turkey’s grim earthquake lessons

  • Administration hosts support sessions with Jewish advocate

    News

    Administration hosts support sessions with Jewish advocate

  • News

    Deans change spring college tour itinerary

  • Kutler Center Scholar in Residence Andrea Ghez poses with EMPOWER. Ghez won the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering a supermassive blackhole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

    News

    School hosts Nobel Laureate and astrophysicist Andrea Ghez

  • Students tend to the hydroponic plant towers.

    Opinion

    Reducing our environmental impact

  • Members of the Upper School Robotics Team and Mathematics Teacher and Robotics Coach Andew Theiss gather around their robot before it competes at the Central Valley Regional Tournament.

    News

    Robotics joins FIRST

  • News

    Addiction specialist presents to juniors

Navigate Right
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
All content by Sophie Haber
Legislating abortion

Legislating abortion

Sophie Haber
June 1, 2019
Eighty students at Ethical Culture Fieldston School in New York lock themselves inside of a building to protest bias, bigotry and racism on campus in light of the administration’s response to a racist video that surfaced this month. Printed with permission of Zoe Casdin.

High schools nation-wide grapple with racism, homophobia, anti-semitism

Sophie Haber
March 21, 2019
(Left to right) Chronicle Digital Managing Editor Lucas Gelfond 19, Editor-in-Chief Sophie Haber 19, Presentations Managing Editor Kendall Dees 19 and Print Managing Editor Alex Goldstein 19 sit outside of Weiler Hall on their favorite steps, where they spent hours coming up with article pitches and page concepts. Illustration by Samantha Ko

Where my peers became my teachers

Sophie Haber
March 5, 2019

Locals oppose new housing legislation

Sophie Haber
February 28, 2019
Whooping cough outbreak reaches 30 cases

Whooping cough outbreak reaches 30 cases

Sophie Haber
February 27, 2019

Whooping cough outbreak continues to grow

Sophie Haber
February 23, 2019

With freedom of expression comes responsibility

Sophie Haber
February 22, 2019

School takes steps to curtail pertussis outbreak

Sophie Haber
February 14, 2019

Whooping cough outbreak reaches 21

Sophie Haber
February 6, 2019

A case for more classroom collaboration

Sophie Haber
February 2, 2019

Middle schoolers face discipline for selling, using vape devices on campus

Sophie Haber
December 17, 2018

School uncovers middle school students vaping, may take disciplinary action

Sophie Haber
December 16, 2018

Survey reveals students’ experiences

Sophie Haber
December 14, 2018
A map of recent hate crimes in each state. Photo illustration by Sarah Healy and Astor Wu.

The Hate They Give

Sophie Haber
December 12, 2018

Voting patterns shift in election, ‘blue ripple’ to affect future policy

Sophie Haber
November 15, 2018

School to remain open despite wildfires

Sophie Haber
November 11, 2018

Wildfires prompt evacuations

Sophie Haber
November 9, 2018

Economics Club to bring Andrew Puzder to assembly, students threaten walkout

Sophie Haber
November 4, 2018
Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Sophie Haber ’19 and Digital Managing Editor Lucas Gelfond ’19 weigh in on the impact of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation Oct. 6 for their generation and the significance of gender roles.

Two staff members reflect on the Kavanaugh confirmation

Sophie Haber
October 6, 2018
Eric Zwemer speaks about honor at an assembly in 2013. Credit: Chronicle Archives

Community mourns loss of history teacher at assembly

Sophie Haber
September 14, 2018
Assembly to honor memory of history teacher

Assembly to honor memory of history teacher

Sophie Haber
September 13, 2018
Credit: Lauren Nehorai/Chronicle

Integrating Immigration: Anti-Immigrant Policies and Rhetoric Hit Close to Home

Sophie Haber
August 29, 2018

Senior directs documentary on LA homelessness crisis, screens movie

Sophie Haber
June 1, 2018

Seeing past polarization

Sophie Haber
May 30, 2018
Some students taking the AP English Language and Composition exam distracted others by throwing paper airplanes, stomping their feet and clapping their hands. The proctor of the exam filed an official Incident Report to the College Board. Credit: Staged photo by Pavan Tauh/Chronicle

Students face consequences for disturbing AP Language exam

Sophie Haber
May 30, 2018

School honors students, faculty for achievements at awards ceremony

Sophie Haber
May 29, 2018

School drops temporary restraining order against Jonathan Martin ’08

Sophie Haber
April 25, 2018
Students walk out onto the quad to protest gun violence. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

National school walk out calls for change

Sophie Haber
April 25, 2018

Mental health facility releases Jonathan Martin ’08

Sophie Haber
April 17, 2018
Ari Sokolov ’19 wins a national award from the National Center for Women and Information Technology in North Carolina for her commitment to computer science.

Juniors recognized for work in computer science

Sophie Haber
March 23, 2018
Dare to Draft

Dare to Draft

Sophie Haber
March 21, 2018
Sophia Schwartz ’20 holds a sign displaying the biographies of two of the 17 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victims. Volunteers also posted signs around the field that showed text messages sent by students during the shooting. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Students, teachers say ‘Never Again’

Sophie Haber
March 21, 2018
Students walked out onto Ted Slavin Field, where 17 empty desks symbolized the lives lost in the Marjory Stonemason Douglas Shooting in Parkland, Florida. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Students join National School Walkout

Sophie Haber
March 14, 2018
Head of Upper Schol Laura ross talks to community after security threat leads to school closure. Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Ross informs community of increased security, student resources after security threat

Sophie Haber
February 26, 2018

Seeing past our stars

Sophie Haber
February 22, 2018

Grade change controversy reported at nearby private school

Sophie Haber
February 15, 2018
Eliza Yoon ’19 and Samantha Yoon ’18 pose with the children they met while volunteering in Haiti in January. Eliza Yoon raised money through her company The Cupcake Communities where she sells cupcakes and used the money to build latrines.

Junior starts company, aids Haiti

Sophie Haber
February 14, 2018

Senior recognized for debate

Sophie Haber
February 13, 2018
Kiki Iriafen 21 goes up for a clutch basket over Alemany defenders. Credit: Sophie Haber /Chronicle

Girls’ basketball defeats Alemany in double overtime

Sophie Haber
February 6, 2018
Ashlee Wong 18 controls the ball in a 69-52 victory over Chaminade. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Girls’ basketball beats Chaminade

Sophie Haber
January 23, 2018
Emma Sunkin 19 takes a shot during the Marymount game earlier this season. Photo Credit: Noah Aire/Chronicle

Girls’ basketball defeats Alemany

Sophie Haber
January 19, 2018
Team Captain Calvin Kaleel 18 wins match at Santa Ynez Tournament. Credit: Calvin Kaleel

Wrestlers medal at tournament

Sophie Haber
January 13, 2018
Team captain Calvin Kaleel 18 competes in Santa Ynez Tournament. Credit: Calvin Kaleel

Wrestlers advance to second day of tournament

Sophie Haber
January 13, 2018
Photo illustration by Sofia Heller, Sam Ko, and Alison Oh

Jam-packed: Students share their opinions on the art and athletic requirements

Sophie Haber
January 10, 2018
Smoke from the Thomas County fire covers Lake Casitas in Ventura. The fire, which was the largest wildfire in California history, forced some community members to evacuate. Credit: Printed with permission of Henry Jugan

Fires cause midterm schedule to change, lead to outpour of support

Sophie Haber
January 10, 2018
Clothing collected by Kyle and Melissa Hearlihy line the floor of the Ventura High School Gym. Credit: Kyle Hearlihy 19

Student collects clothes for victims of Thomas Fire

Sophie Haber
December 10, 2017
School reopens after two-day closure; Ross changes December Assessment schedule

School reopens after two-day closure; Ross changes December Assessment schedule

Sophie Haber
December 7, 2017

Students come together on Facebook to support fire victims

Sophie Haber
December 7, 2017

Former student to stay at GOP despite controversy

Sophie Haber
December 5, 2017

Take a seat: Back seats are stolen from school cars at diversity conference

Sophie Haber
December 4, 2017
Photo illustration by Sam Ko and Jenny Li

Transforming the Policy: Students and faculty reflect on the experiences of transgender people on campus

Sophie Haber
December 1, 2017
Graphic by Sam Ko

Community Health Officer reports case of pertussis at the Upper School

Sophie Haber
November 20, 2017
Chronicle staff writer Alexandra Mork ’20 gives a rebuttal speech during a practice debate round. Mork received two bids, one at the Meadows Tournament in Las Vegas and one at the Damus Tournament which is held at the Upper School. Photo credit: Sophie Haber

Debate team gets most bids

Sophie Haber
November 20, 2017
(Left to Right) Eleanor Halloran 18, Will Cook-Healy 19, Will Berlin 19 and Natalie Winters 19 debate feminism and political correctness. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Students discuss feminism, political correctness at Political Discourse Society debate

Sophie Haber
November 13, 2017
Hugh Hewitt speaks to students, faculty and staff about his book, The Happiest Life. Credit: Pavan Tauh/Chronicle

Pundit Hugh Hewitt discusses ‘The Happiest Life’

Sophie Haber
November 6, 2017

Environmental Science SSR repaves faculty parking lot to conduct research

Sophie Haber
October 31, 2017

Neighbors protest new parking structure

Sophie Haber
October 4, 2017

Alumnus creates Kickstarter’s most funded app

Sophie Haber
September 26, 2017

GOP suspends former student after uncovering violent past

Sophie Haber
September 18, 2017

Ross addresses recent events, emphasizes community

Sophie Haber
September 8, 2017

City Council postpones parking structure discussion

Sophie Haber
September 5, 2017
Mark Cho ’22 and Jade Stanford ’22 look at the Westlake archive display on the middle school campus. Credit: Kendall Dees/Chronicle

Flashback: Westlake staircase archive project opens to public

Sophie Haber
August 31, 2017

Adding more to the school profile

Sophie Haber
August 30, 2017
Chronicle Print Managing Editor Alena Rubin ’18 makes pottery in Japan. Photo printed with permission of Alena Rubin 18.

Alena Rubin ’18 explores graphic design in Japan

Sophie Haber
August 29, 2017
Valedictorian Brendan Rose ’17 speaks to his fellow classmates. Credit: Pavan Tauh/Chronicle

Huybrechts honored at commencement ceremony

Sophie Haber
June 10, 2017

Spanish teacher to leave World Language department for retirement after 17 years

Sophie Haber
June 1, 2017

Feulner to leave science department

Sophie Haber
May 31, 2017
Students sport rainbow stickers to show their support for the LGBTQ community. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Students show their support for the LGBTQ community

Sophie Haber
May 18, 2017

CBS News features senior in ‘People Making a Difference’ segment

Sophie Haber
May 1, 2017

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: combination of Coachella, Senior Ditch Day contributes to record low attendance

Sophie Haber
April 30, 2017

March of the Living attendance decreases

Sophie Haber
April 28, 2017

Physics teacher publishes research book

Sophie Haber
April 26, 2017

Juniors elect Prefects, will vote in runoff

Sophie Haber
April 21, 2017

Students to host drive for literacy organization

Sophie Haber
March 29, 2017
Joss Whedon speaks to student attendees of the Unconvention on March 18. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Unconvention emphasizes collaboration, prioritizing organization

Sophie Haber
March 21, 2017
Juno Temple motivates students to stay confident and true to themselves. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Juno Temple encourages female empowerment

Sophie Haber
March 20, 2017

Dance concert halted due to power outage

Sophie Haber
March 5, 2017
Kat Edmiston 17 speaks to an alumn pursuing a career in law at an HW Works roundtable Monday. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

HW Works hosts law and policy career roundtable

Sophie Haber
February 28, 2017
Emdin speaks to parents, faculty and students about diversity and how to facilitate acceptance of people of color in schools. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Professor speaks about the importance of diversity

Sophie Haber
February 16, 2017

Artist collaborates with Photography I students

Sophie Haber
February 10, 2017

Students participate in first round of national math competition

Sophie Haber
February 7, 2017

Sports teams fundraise for charities

Sophie Haber
January 12, 2017

Club passes out ‘I am appreciated’ stickers

Sophie Haber
November 22, 2016

Students discuss presidential race, participate in mock election

Sophie Haber
November 4, 2016

Chemistry class sets off fire alarm

Sophie Haber
November 2, 2016

Administration closes lounge due to students’ mess

Sophie Haber
October 17, 2016

Resnick enforces dress code

Sophie Haber
September 27, 2016
Emma Kateman 17 shakes President Rick Commonss hand before receiving her senior ring on Sept. 11. Credit: Sophie Haber/Chronicle

Ring ceremony ushers in seniors’ last year

Sophie Haber
September 12, 2016
Load More Stories

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School
© 2023 The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle • FLEX Pro WordPress Theme by SNO • Log in
Menu
Activate Search
The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School
Sophie Haber