“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.”
Kurt Vonnegut supposedly said that, and once a friend of an aunt of a friend at a family gathering quoted...
David Weil ’93 will take over as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Rob Levin, who is stepping down after 30 years to focus on teaching, President Rick Commons announced May 4 to faculty and staff online...
Communications Department Head and Chronicle adviser Kathy Neumeyer will retire this summer after 24 years at the school.
“What she has built during her time here is incredible,” President Rick Commons...
David Weil '93 will take over as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Rob Levin, who is stepping down after 30 years to focus on teaching, President Rick Commons announced this morning to faculty and staff...
An investigation into student complaints about the digital storytelling trip to Cuba over semester break, though disputed by organizers, has led to changes in school policy for trips.
The administration...
Chief Financial Officer Rob Levin returned to the classroom Jan. 5 after an investigation cleared him of anonymous allegations of sexual misconduct.
Levin had been on a leave of absence from teaching while...
An investigation found allegations of sexual misconduct by Chief Financial Officer Rob Levin to be unsubstantiated, President Rick Commons wrote in an email to the community Thursday.
Levin has been...
"NOT IN MY BACKYARD!!!" is a recurring phrase in a list of 70 comments on a recent Los Angeles Times article. The story is about the school’s proposed construction of a three-story parking garage and...
Science teacher Jim Brink, who died in a car accident on Nov. 12, was honored with videos, pictures and songs during the 1st and 3rd Wednesday Assembly on Nov. 19.
Students and faculty stood and sang...
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When Sandra* ’15 slides on her kneepads and strides onto the volleyball court, she isn’t there to play nice. As a member of a volleyball...
The new mission statement emphasizes the importance of "joyful" learning in addition to academic excellence.
President Rick Commons spoke about the statement at Opening Convocation on Tuesday. He first...
As a freshman at UC Berkeley, Solange Etessami ’13 regaled her friends with tales of her high school cafeteria. For many of those students who had come from public high schools, the idea that a cafeteria...
Jonathan Berman '17 and Arjun Mahajan '16 presented their project “Innovation in Autism” at the White House Science Fair today in Washington, D.C.
They designed a motion-detecting bracelet that senses...
The Harvard-Westlake Parents’ Association will host its annual senior luncheons May 10 to celebrate students’ completion of their high school careers. Senior boys and their fathers will attend an event...
Mothers always say never to get in a stranger’s car, but that’s exactly what many students are doing.
According to a Chronicle poll of 508 students, 63 percent of upper school students have used Uber...
With a final flourish, Alexandria Florent ’15 surveys her masterpiece. The strokes are precise, the shading even. Yet unlike most other works of art, Florent’s canvas is an iPhone and her chosen medium...
The Parents' Association will hold its annual blood drive April 25 in Chalmers in association with the American Red Cross.
Students who wish to donate blood must provide a school ID, and those age 16...
A panel of experts spoke on issues surrounding rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse during break Monday, April 21 in Ahmanson.
The panel was organized by Trishta Dordi '15 as part of a series of events...
A panel of experts spoke on issues surrounding rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse during break today in Ahmanson.
The panel was organized by Trishta Dordi '15 as part of a series of events leading...
Student publication expert Ron Johnson spoke to Chronicle staff April 14 about news coverage and design technique in Weiler Hall.
"He was really great," Jacob Goodman '15 said. "He brought an objective...
The Harvard-Westlake Parents’ Association Party Book fundraising website experienced a security breach, compromising parents’ credit card information, President Rick Commons notified parents and faculty...
Bel Canto and Chamber Singers will perform in the Southern California Vocal Association festival at the Upper School tomorrow evening in Rugby.
“It’s a great concert,” Choral Director Rodger Guerrero...
The Harvard-Westlake Parents' Association Party Book fundraising website experienced a security breach last week, compromising bidders’ credit card information, President Rick Commons notified parents...
The Society for Science and the Public named Divya Siddarth ’14 and Megha Srivastava ’14 as semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent search, one of the most prestigious pre-college science competitions...
The first thing Avery* ’13 did after finding out that she had been accepted to college was buy a school sweatshirt. A week later, it was buried under a pile of laundry and dirty socks in her closet.
“I...
The Society for Science and the Public named Megha Srivastava '14 and Divya Siddarth '14 as semifinalists in the Intel Science Talent search, one of the most prestigious pre-college science competitions.
Siddarth...
Hunched over an iPhone, Alex Florent ’15 holds her breath as she swipes the rainbow bon-bon into a pair of red jellybeans. A second passes, then: “Sugar rush!” The screen explodes into a cacophony...
Student radio station KHWS released its DJ schedule today. Students will begin broadcasting in approximately two weeks, station manager Sydney Foreman '14 said.
Though KHWS previously stated that it would...
Chamber Singers gathered at Camp Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains for their annual retreat Sept. 27-28.
Students rehearsed new songs and played volleyball as a group activity. At the end of the...
Nick Ramirez ’14 stands beside his great-grandmother’s grave, surrounded by a sea of marigolds. The occasion is Día de los Muertos, the Mexican holiday when families gather to celebrate the lives...
Chamber Singers bonded over their annual retreat at Camp Wrightwood in the San Gabriel Mountains Sept. 27-28.
Students rehearsed songs and participated in group activities such as a scrabble tournament.
The...
The last Semiformal took place at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Hollywood in 2011. The dance the year before was at the California Market Center in Downtown’s fashion district, and the year before...
Violet* ’15 wriggles into her Herve Leger dress and slips on a pair of heels, glancing out the window to see if the limo has arrived. She fluffs her hair — just blown out at the Dry Bar salon — with...
Nick Ramirez ’14 kills the engine of his Kawasaki Ninja 300 motorcycle and dismounts, removing his helmet and red leather jacket.
“Most motorcyclists call cars cages, and that’s exactly how I feel,”...
Shelby Heitner ’14 spent time examining the bubonic plague and its effects on 14th century English society during her trip to London, England as a recipient of the Junior Summer Fellowship.
Heitner...
A performance of Igor Stravinsky’s "The Rite of Spring" culminated the Philosophy in Art and Science class’ unit on Aesthetics.
The assembly took place during first period on May 3 in Rugby Auditorium.
The...
The Philosophy in Art and Science class hosted a recital of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” during first period on May 3 in Rugby Auditorium. The piece was performed four-hand by professional...
