Senior Takeover: Seniors traveled to the middle school campus after their last class to engage with middle schoolers for the annual senior prank, gathering to watch their peers dive in and play games by...

Leaders of the school gathered at the River Park construction site to commemorate the official “topping out” of the campus on May 23. Joined by trustees, donors and project visionaries, participants...

At the impressionable age of 12, I stepped on the deck of Copses Family Pool for the very first time for my very first water polo practice at Harvard-Westlake. I vividly remember that day when I joined...

Presentations Managing Editor William Liu ’25 performs Camille Saint-Saëns' “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso.”

The school is reaffirming their commitment to their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion amid a shifting political dialogue around such efforts. Although the school has not sent out a formal letter...

Summer Park ’27 performs a solo piece to “Running Up That Hill.” Other dance pieces included genres of hip-hop, soft rock, and other contemporary works. Dancers choreographed 8 dances themselves.

Chris Rock speaks in Rugby Auditorium in a event organized by the Art and Business Club. Rock is one of the most prominent speakers to visit the school in recent history.

Team members and coaches hold up the CIF-SS Division 2 plaque after the team's 1-0 win against Jurupa Hills. The team's defense against the Spartans helped secure the victory.

The boys soccer team defeated Jurupa Hills 1-0 in the CIF-SS Division 2 championship this evening to win the team’s first title in program history. Defender Sam Reiner ’25 scored the lone goal for...

SIGNING SUPPORT: Gisele Thompson ’24 and Alyssa Thompson ’23 greet young fans and sign autographs during a community event Feb. 6.

Girls soccer alumnae Alyssa Thompson '23 and Gisele Thompson '24 sign jerseys for fans at the meet-and-greet event on Feb. 3.

The spring musical “Hadestown” took place in Rugby Auditorium last night, and will continue to have shows throughout today and the weekend. The modern, romantic adaptation of the Greek epic “Orpheus...

A structure fire has broken out at 3656 North Sunswept Drive, roughly half a mile east of the Upper School. The school has not reported any damage to campus at the moment.  The newest fire, the most recent...

Sam Cleland ’25, who is a part of Jazz Band, plays a solo on his saxophone during the annual fall concert. Cleland recently participated in a Senior Independent Study project for music.

Pianist Sam Hirsh, Saxophonist Ralph Moore and Bassist Mike Gurrola play a set together in Chalmers 104. The performance was the first of a continuation of last year's lunch concert series.

The field hockey team defeated Thousand Oaks High School 9-0 in a home game Friday afternoon. Attacker Margaux Schlumberger ’27 recorded a hat trick, scoring two to start the game 2-0. The Wolverines...

The boys’ water polo team defeated Long Beach Wilson High School in a home game 18-15. With key starters Connor Kim ’25 injured with a corneal abrasion and and Otto Stothart ’25 placed on concussion...

Kara Horacek '27 attempts a shot on goal. She tallied a hat trick, contributing three goals in the 8-0 victory against Chaminade on Friday.

In America, newspapers have always been an essential aspect of our society. During the age of typewriters and early computers, the objective of news corporations was clear: report the news accurately and...

Despite power outages in Taper Gym, the football game is still set for 7:30 p.m. If high temperatures persist, the game may be postponed or delayed, Athletic Director Matt Lacour said.

The mariachi band walks out of Rugby Hall after playing in the English Department office.

Members of Asian Students in Action (ASiA) hand out prepared food on the Quad during the annual Multicultural Fair. Several affinity groups were present and shared cultures and food with the community.

Grace Claire-Young '24 holds a baby goat. The goats were brought to campus by Prefect Council.

MixD club leaders Micah Parr ’25 and Nilufer Mistry Sheasby ’24 pose with club members and guest speaker Sasha Khokha. Khokha spoke about her experiences being multiracial and her new speaker series,...

James Peace III ’24, who studied Chinese at the Upper School, stands with Upper School World Languages teacher Bin He. Peace was one of two seniors nominated for the Outstanding Senior award in Chinese....

President of School Rick Commons presents Head Prefect Davis Marks '24 with the Humanitas award during the annual ceremony.

A couple days after the Palestinian militant group Hamas led terrorist attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, Jewish Harvard student Violet Barron ’22 read a letter signed by over 30 Harvard student organizations,...

UCLA commit Trent Perry '24 averaged 18.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game as a senior.

A student donates blood in an earlier parent-organized drive in the fall with the UCLA Blood and Platelet center.

The Upper School Jazz program hosted its Spring Jazz Concert in Rugby Auditorium on April 26. In its annual "Big Band" Concert, where the Lower School Jazz Band is also invited to play a set, each band...

The visual arts department displayed a weeklong public exhibit produced by Honors Senior Seminar Video Art students titled “Option G" in Feldman-Horn Gallery from April 15 to April 18. The projects were...

Aghnatios and Borris give speeches at Head Prefect elections to sophomores and juniors. They both currently serve on Prefect Council as Junior Prefects.

Head of Upper School Security Earl Saunders stands at the north security kiosk. Saunders caught multiple juniors leaving campus in recent weeks.

Student tardiness in recent months has tripled since the fall, according to data obtained from Student Discipline and Attendance Coordinator Gabriel Preciado. Los Angeles (LA) experienced historic rainfall...

Sophomores Amir Jones '26 and Dom Bentho '26 celebrate in a CIF-SS group play matchup against Sierra Canyon.

After 14 years in the making, Girls Basketball Program Head Melissa Hearlihy was able to lead her girls back to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Championship for the first time since...

Members of the boys' basketball team pose with the trophy after defeating Roosevelt 63-59 in the CIF Regional Open Division championship March 5.

Members of the boys' basketball team pose with the trophy after defeating Roosevelt 63-59 in the CIF Regional Open Division championship March 5.

The girls' basketball team poses with medals and a plaque from their win over Notre Dame on Tuesday Night. This will be the program's first time advancing to the CIF State Championship since 2010, which...

Senior guard and McDonald's All-American Trent Perry '24 finishes through contact in a game against Carlsbad High School on March 2.

The boys’ soccer season officially came to an end on Tuesday night when they lost 4-2 on the road against Torrey Pines High School in the first round of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)...

Neta Zeevi, left, and Avital Yariv, right, describe their post Oct. 7 experiences in a presentation to attendees in Ahmanson Lecture Hall. They both lost loved ones to Hamas following the attacks in southern...

DJ and Professor of African Studies Todd Craig speaks at the all-school assembly that took place Feb. 13. During the event, he presented music to the audience and lectured on the evolution of DJs and music...

The Wolverines talk things over in a timeout called by Boys' Basketball Program Head David Rebibo.

Senior guard Robert Hinton '24 attempts to finish through contact in a playoff game against St. John Bosco on Feb. 16.

Forward Isaiah Carroll '25 shoots a three from the left corner in a playoff game against Corona Centennial. They would defeat the Huskies 61-51 to advance to 1-0 in CIF Open Division pool play.

Senior guard Trent Perry '24 celebrates after scoring in a playoff game against Sierra Canyon High School on Feb. 13.

Baseball Program Head Jared Halpert, alongside seniors Tommy Bridges '24 and Duncan Marsten '24, addresses a reporter's question at the Mission League Media Day on Jan. 31. Reporters were able to ask questions...

The hero on Tuesday night for the boys’ soccer team was not Nathan Casamassima ’24, again, but rather his twin brother Spencer Casamassima ’24 who extended the Wolverines’ playoff run when scored...

The boys’ soccer team beat Edison High School 3-2 on the road Friday, in the second round of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division 1 playoffs. In a golden goal overtime, striker...

The school announced that it will designate Lunar New Year as a day off for students and faculty in an effort to be inclusive of hundreds of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) students at the school,...

Lisa Suen, a foreign exchange student from the World Leading Schools Association in Shanghai (WLSA), paints on a collaborative canvas installed in Feldman-Horn Gallery. Suen, a junior, is one of the six...

Head of Athletics Terry Barnum attempts to calm down school parents after Matt Barnes, seen being held back, approached HWTV announcer Jake Lancer, seen at the desk.

Should there be concern about boys' basketball? The boys' basketball team picked up back-to-back defeats in tight games against Mission League contenders Sierra Canyon and Notre Dame, both teams that...

Shake Shack, which is about a 10-minute walk away from campus, opened its new Ventura location in the month of January. There were also a number of renewed discounts, which includes a list of over 10 restaurants...

Girls' soccer alum Alyssa Thompson ’23 returned to her alma mater Jan. 24, before the team's match against Notre Dame, which ended in a 1-1 draw. She met and took pictures with students and parents,...

The boys’ soccer team made history on Senior Night, winning their second consecutive Mission League title in 25 years in a 3-1 home win over Crespi Carmelite High School on Jan. 29. Seniors Josh Barnavon...

Shabana Basij-Rasikh was selected as the 2024 Brown Family Speaker for her fight for equal girls’ education.

Christian Horry '24, Trent Perry '24, Isaiah Carroll '25, and Niccolo Kalischer-Stork '24 celebrate on the sideline in a game against St. Francis on senior night Jan. 26.

Junior forward Nik Khamenia '25 prepares to shoot a free throw in a game against Sierra Canyon High School on Jan. 19.

Head Coach David Rebibo walks along the baseline in a game against Notre Dame High School on Jan. 17.

Striker Tyler Park '25 hits a celebration after scoring the team's third goal of the match. He was assisted by striker Theo Ottosson '25.

The school formally reopened Mudd Library Jan. 2 after an interior remodeling project that began in June was completed. The building is currently open to students during school hours. The renovations...