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New to Netflix Summer 2022: Purple Hearts

Sara Segil and Becca Berlin
August 25, 2022

The latest Netflix Original rom-com “Purple Hearts” attempts to appeal to the classic idea that opposites attract, but it fails to deliver. Cassie (Sofia Carson) is an aspiring singer and Type 1...

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Spring Break-Down: Farmer’s Markets

Becca Berlin
March 24, 2022

Instead of sleeping in until 11 a.m. on Sundays, which is tempting, I rush to get dressed and walk to my local farmers market before they run out of cinnamon raisin brioche. Farmer's markets were a...

Harvard-Westlake student holds flowers on the Upper School quad during Valentine's Day.

Valentine’s Throughout Valen[time]

Becca Berlin
February 17, 2022

The school’s history of Valentine’s Day traditions date back to  before the merger of Harvard School for Boys and Westlake School for Girls. But in recent years, Prefect Council said they have made...

Best and Worst of 2021

Best and Worst of 2021

'Don’t Look Up' 7/10 Leonardo finally-dates-a woman-his-own-age-DiCaprio and Jennifer woman-in-STEM-Lawrence star as astronomers who spot a comet set to hit Earth in six months. Their efforts to alert...

Printed with permission of Grace Belgrader

Short film exhibition opens on campus

Becca Berlin
December 22, 2021

Video Art II students present 30 surrealist short films during an impromptu gallery exhibition in Feldman Horn Gallery on Dec. 14. The event, open through Dec. 17, features back-to-back screenings of the...

Illustration by Sydney Fener

Coffeehouse Continues

Becca Berlin
November 18, 2021

Prefect Council hosted the first Coffeehouse of the year Nov. 15 in Chalmers after school. Featuring student performances in music, poetry and dance, the event marks the return of on-campus Coffeehouses...

Illustration by Sydney Fener

Aristotle and Dante Sequel Preview

Becca Berlin
October 14, 2021

“Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World,” by Benjamin Alire Sánez is set to be released Oct 12. The novel is the sequel to Sánez’s novel “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets...

Mia Karathanasis '22 suits up for some firsthand observation of beekeeping in Kos Island, Greece.

Junior Fellowship: Mia Karathanasis

Becca Berlin
September 3, 2021

This summer, the buzzing bees followed Mia Karathanasis '22 as she studied the ancient art of beekeeping and its connection to climate change on Kos island in Greece for her Junior Fellowship Project....

Illustrations by Alexa Druyanoff & Sophia Evans

Netflix Revamped

Becca Berlin
August 25, 2021

Upon the release of the first “Twilight” film in 2008, millions of moviegoers across the world packed theaters, eager to indulge in the film’s forests, vampires and soundtrack. Although teenagers...

Printed with permission of Baxter Chelsom

Upper Schoolers named as YoungArts Award recipients in multiple categories

Becca Berlin
December 12, 2020

14 student artists secured the titles of Finalist, Honorable Mention and Merit across multiple disciplines in the National YoungArts Foundation’s annual competition for teen artists, called the YoungArts...

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