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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Emmy Zhang, Executive Editor

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson addresses reporters at the White House after President Biden's announcement that he will appoint her to the Supreme Court.

Doing The Court Justice

Members of the school community reflect on the significance of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court.

Following several losses in a primary battle with progressive Senator Bernie Sanders, and with the critical South Carolina primary looming, then-Presidential candidate Joe Biden pledged to nominate a Black...

ASiA members pose for photos during New Year celebration on the quad.

Year of the Tiger: ASiA on the Prowl

School community reflects on the past and present of Asian Students in Action (ASiA), the largest affinity group on campus.
Emmy Zhang
February 18, 2022

Lucy Kim '19, the founder of ASiA, describes the origins of the affinity group. Sitting on the floor of Seaver 112 in October 2016 , Lucy Kim ’19 looked around at the 15 students who had taken note...

Icons representing some of the 16 personalities from the Myers-Briggs personality test interact with each other.

Personality on Paper

Community members discuss the rising popularity of personality tests and the accuracy of their test results.
Claire Conner and Emmy Zhang
January 22, 2022

Fernanda Hererra ’23 stared at the spinning wizard hat on her computer, waiting for the bright emerald crest to appear. She said that she felt confident she was a Slytherin and that she assumed the official...

Students' religious festivities differ from traditional ways of celebrating.

Fading Faith

Students share their holiday traditions and reflect on how their modern celebrations of Christmas have strayed from its religious origins.
Emmy Zhang
December 17, 2021

On Christmas Eve, Goldie Grube ’23 said she casts aside her usual attire of sweatpants and graphic t-shirts in favor of a formal black dress for Christmas mass. Every year, she and her family attend...

Graphic by Grace Kosten and Fallon Dern

Invalidation Frustration

Students of color reflect on racially motivated comments devaluing their academic success.
Emmy Zhang
October 17, 2021

Sprawled out on the floor of her living room, Idalis McZeal '23 passed a bowl of popcorn back and forth with a friend while "Legally Blonde" played on the television screen. As Elle Wood's law school application...

Illustration by Sydney Fener

Community reflects on 20th anniversary of 9/11

Claire Conner and Emmy Zhang
September 12, 2021

As United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center, History Teacher Sandra Brasda hunched in front of a clunky monitor in her first-period typing class. Her computer barely...

Virtual Community Chapel gatherings unite community

Emmy Zhang and Lily Lee
February 3, 2021

Despite the absence of the collective voices of student performers and the colored stained glass windows that illuminate St. Saviour's Chapel , the Community Chapel Time continues to unite students and...

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