The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle
Bari LeBari elected Head Prefect, runoff for second Head Prefect
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
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

  • News

    Bari LeBari elected Head Prefect, runoff for second Head Prefect

  • 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

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
Tessa Augsberger

Tessa Augsberger, Editor-In-Chief

All content by Tessa Augsberger
Editors-in-Chief Tessa Augsberger and Milla Ben-Ezra stand next to each other during the first Chronicle layout.

Letter from the Editors: Encouraging a new mindset

Tessa Augsberger and Milla Ben-Ezra
May 27, 2022
HW Visions Progress report released Sept. 15 highlights five administration goals set in 2015 and how the school will implement change based on student opinions in the community to better student life, local communities and diversity, equity and inclusion.

Commons develops new Visions

Tessa Augsberger and Milla Ben-Ezra
October 15, 2021
Adam Luse 23 prepares to receive a COVID-19 nose swab test from a Mend Urgent Care representative at the schools drive-thru rapid testing facility Friday.

Administration announces COVID-19 safety protocols as both campuses reopen at full capacity

Tessa Augsberger and Milla Ben-Ezra
September 2, 2021
QUEENS OF WEILER HALL: Editors-in-Chief Tessa Augsberger ’22 and Milla Ben-Ezra ’22 pose at the first Chronicle layout of the year.

Letter from the Editors: Committing to our community

Tessa Augsberger and Milla Ben-Ezra
August 25, 2021

MESA hosts open forum discussion

Sandra Koretz and Tessa Augsberger
June 1, 2021
All Together Now: (From left to right) Josh Dickson ’23, Rasak Ayeni ’23 and Ethan Fullerton ’23 chat on the Lower Quad after school during the girls soccer team’s quarterfinal win over Temecula High School.

Students attend school on campus together for first time in over a year

May 29, 2021
TAugsberger_MBTinker_05:12:21_1

Free speech activist Mary Beth Tinker speaks at seventh grade class meeting

May 12, 2021
Seniors will have the option to pass through the halls of Seaver Academic Center on their way to classes every day starting March 3, while juniors and sophomores will be able to attend classes in person for three days out of the six-day cycle.

Commons announces more opportunities for students to learn on campus

Tessa Augsberger
April 26, 2021

Chasing Trails

Tessa Augsberger
April 22, 2021

GSA to host Day of Silence on Friday

Tessa Augsberger
April 22, 2021

School prepares environmental impact report for river park property

Tessa Augsberger
March 26, 2021

Saving ourselves

Tessa Augsberger
March 25, 2021

State lifts COVID-19 lockdown

Tessa Augsberger
February 17, 2021

Counselors send schoolwide mental health email

Tessa Augsberger
February 11, 2021

Community reflects on MLK Day

Tessa Augsberger
January 21, 2021

School suspends on-campus activity for three weeks

Tessa Augsberger
December 23, 2020
Students reached out to voters in Georgia encouraging them to vote in the upcoming Senate runoff elections Jan 5. Illustration credit: Sophia Evans

Students advocate for voter participation in Georgia

Tessa Augsberger
December 15, 2020
On Native Land

On Native Land

Tessa Augsberger
December 11, 2020
Senior representatives discuss their political opinions during the student presidential debate hosted by Prefect Council. Credit: Tessa Augsberger/Chronicle

Prefect Council hosts student political debate

Tessa Augsberger
October 26, 2020

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awards parent the Nobel Prize in Physics

Tessa Augsberger
October 22, 2020
Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

Upper school deans release updated standardized testing plans

Tessa Augsberger
October 17, 2020

English Department adjusts curriculum

Tessa Augsberger
October 14, 2020
Smoke produced by several wildfires on the Pacific Coast casts a shadow around the sun in Los Angeles. The fires, most of which started burning in late August, are record-breaking, as they killed over 30 people and burned millions of acres from Oregon to Southern California. Credit: Konnie Duan/Chronicle

Wildfires along the Pacific Coast produce poor air quality, evacuations in Los Angeles

Tessa Augsberger
October 14, 2020

Jennifer Marcus joins history department

Tessa Augsberger
September 2, 2020
Credit: Alexa Druyanoff/Chronicle

Struggling with self perception

Tessa Augsberger
August 28, 2020

Commons presents reopening plans for 2020-21 school year

Tessa Augsberger and Sandra Koretz
August 5, 2020

Alumni speak about sustainability during Scholar in Residence event

Tessa Augsberger
June 26, 2020
Cleo Maloney ’21 rehearses her campaign speech on Zoom before the Head Prefect Election on May 5. Printed with permission of Cleo Maloney

Prefect Council members chosen in runoff elections amid campaign controversy

Tessa Augsberger and Sophia Musante
June 4, 2020
Chronicle Photography Editor Caitlin Chung ’20, who was recently named a U.S. Presidential Scholar, poses in front of her photograph “Third Generation” during National YoungArts Week in Miami on Jan. 10. Photo credit: Printed with permission of Caitlin Chung

YoungArts finalists receive national recognition for photography

Tessa Augsberger
June 1, 2020

Shutting down for the environment

Tessa Augsberger
May 21, 2020

Head Prefects chosen for 2020-2021 school year following runoff election

Tessa Augsberger and Sophia Musante
May 7, 2020
Photo illustration by Siobhan Harms

Former Vermont Gov. addresses climate change

Tessa Augsberger
January 31, 2020
Maddie Boudov 21, Community News Editor Sarah Healy 20, Rachel Tan-Goldhammer and Chronicle Layout Assistant and Staff Writer Sarah Mittleman 22 engage in activities such as henna decorating. Credit: Tanisha Gunby/Chronicle

SASA organizes Diwali Festival

Tessa Augsberger
November 20, 2019
Robotics teacher Andrew Theiss, Erik Anderson ’20, Page Clancy ’ 22 and Dean Reiter ’20 pose in front of the SpaceX rocket with their new SpaceX logo cups in hand. Credit: Printed with permission of Andrew Theiss

Robotics students visit SpaceX Center

Tessa Augsberger
October 31, 2019
Cristian Pang ’20 receives a crown from President and Head of School Rick Commons for winning the schoolwide TikTok competition. Credit: Caitlin Chung/Chronicle

Spirit Week festivities culminate in Fanatic Fest

Tessa Augsberger
October 23, 2019
Students at Maya Primary School in Kenya learn at the desks provided to them by Caitlin Chungs 20 work with M-Tree. Credit: Caitlin Chung/Chronicle

Kenyan elementary students acquire tables through school fundraiser

Tessa Augsberger
September 12, 2019

Gohar Movsisian joins math department

Tessa Augsberger
August 29, 2019
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
Tessa Augsberger