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Prefect Council announced the new policy regarding absences on the weekends of Coachella Music Festival. Students can either miss the Friday or Monday of the weekend as an excused absence.
School announces new Coachella policy
The Upper School is mandating the use of phone caddies in the classroom for the fourth quarter to prevent further distractions from cellphones following an increase in Honor Board cases related to phone usage. The use of earbuds and headphones in the classroom will also be strictly prohibited.
Upper School reinforces phone and earbud policies
Aghnatios and Borris give speeches at Head Prefect elections to sophomores and juniors. They both currently serve on Prefect Council as Junior Prefects.
Aghnatios and Borris elected as Head Prefects for 2024-2025 year
River Park construction set to begin in April, seven years after purchase
Community Council hosts Community Service Week for students
Community members vote in the California Primary
Community members vote in the California Primary
From left to right: Jamie Page, Assistant A&E Editor Mia Morgan 25, Councilmember Traci Park and Craig Fiegener.
School hosts District Attorney debate in Rugby Auditorium
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 in the area.
New discounts feature Shake Shack and Sweet Butter Kitchen
Alumni gather to discuss recent school developments
Harvard-Westlake River Park was officially approved by the Los Angeles (LA) City Council Nov. 14. The schools conditional use plan, site plans and environmental impact report were all reviewed in the process by LA City Hall committees and officials.
LA City Council officially approves River Park for construction
Friends play on a field in the lens of the newly released Apple Vision Pro.
Beware of technology taking over our lives
A house damaged by flooding in the Los Angeles area.
Address issues with local infrastructure
Fix the admission system
A line of cars waits on Ventura Boulevard.
Pardon all recent tardies
The AI music issue
Muslim students perform daily prayers using a prayer mat.
From Dawn to Dusk
What the heck is a Zyn?
What the heck is a Zyn?
A playing card with an illustration of a college counselor on it.
Students and counselors discuss independent college counseling
Students discuss sl*t-shaming
Students discuss sl*t-shaming
Illustration by Sabrina Simek
A look into food delivery apps
Growing up in the Spotlight
Growing up in the Spotlight
The annual Spring Jazz Combo Concert was held in Rugby Auditorium on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25
Jazz ensembles perform in Spring Jazz Combo Concert
Students perform in acting showcase
Cayley Tolbert-Schwartz 24, who plays Mrs. Lovett, sings alongside patrons of her meat pie shop.
Theater department opens “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
PAINTING PURSUITS: Students in Drawing and Painting classes I, II and Honors Senior Seminar present their art using different mediums. The showcase appeared in the Feldman-Horn Gallery during lunch Jan. 25.
Feldman Horn Gallery displays ‘Rainbow Connection’ artwork
Sacramento Queens: A look at the Girls basketball championship season
Sacramento Queens: A look at the Girls’ basketball championship season
The softball team takes a picture following their first scrimmage against of the 2024 season against Norte Dame High School on January 18.
Softball sees rising talent excel
Boys’ volleyball huddles up during their game against Loyola High School on March 12. The team will face Crespi High School for an away game on March 21.
Boys’ volleyball strives to improve after tournament
Swimmers jump off blocks for a relay race between the school and Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy (FHSA). The Boys’ Swim and Dive team will compete against Loyola on March 21, and the girls’ team will compete against Immaculate Heart on March 21.
Swimming and Diving begins season off strong
Christian Stubbeman 25 prepares to hit a forehand in a match against Peninsula.
Boys’ tennis starts the season undefeated
Head Prefect Predictions
The Official Chronicle Curriculum Guide 3
Unpublished Chronicle Headlines 2: Electric Boogaloo
PRETTY IN PINK: Super princess pop star Sabrina Carpenter performs on stage with Rick Caruso 76 as a dynamic duo. The pair will be performing a concert this upcoming weekend in Palisades Village, curtesy of Caruso.
Your holidays, my opinions
Buddy the Wolverine cries over his math homework. Buddy is taking Advanced Precalculus and learning inverse trigonometry has him in the trenches.
New year, new me?
Big Red Podcast
Big Red Podcast Episode 2: Aidan Greenfield
Big Red Podcast Ep. 3: Chloe Dolkart
Big Red Podcast Ep. 5: JT Federman
Big Red Podcast Episode 4: Ben Boateng
Valentine’s Day: Wolverine on the Street
Campus News for Monday, Jan. 15
Coach’s Corner with David Rebibo (2/9/24)
Coach’s Corner with Richard Simms (2/8/24)
Coach’s Corner with Laura Lopez (2/6/24)
Coach’s Corner with Junior Amazan (2/2/24)
Coach’s Corner with Michael Erush
Big Red Podcast
Big Red Podcast Episode 2: Aidan Greenfield
Big Red Podcast Ep. 3: Chloe Dolkart
Big Red Podcast Ep. 5: JT Federman
Big Red Podcast Episode 4: Ben Boateng
Westflix 2018
Westflix 2018
HW All School Walkout
HW All School Walkout
Air + Style 2018
Air + Style 2018
Upper School Harry Potter Dance Concert
Upper School Harry Potter Dance Concert
Musical artist Zedd in Stockholm (Printed with permission of Air and Style Festival)
Air + Style Preview (Photo Album and Articles soon to come)
Video screenshot by Kelly Loeb/Chronicle
WATCH: Football’s Eric Bradley on why ‘they can’t keep up with us’
“Company”: Behind the Scenes
February 2014
December 2013
November 2013
Congrats, it’s a Constitution
Miss Matchmaker Episode 1
The American Government’s Origin Story
Civic Sense Trailer
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Hannah Han serves as an Editor-in-Chief. On campus, she leads HW A Cappella, reads Latin and Greek submissions for Babel and draws graphics for Stone-Cutters. Outside of school, she can be found writing short stories, sketching with ink and daydreaming about InDesign.

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Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Ethan Lachman 21 and William Ruden-Sella 21 chat on the quad with proper social distancing.

[Photo] A Year in the Making: Individual grade levels begin a gradual transition back to campus

March 26, 2021
Hannah Han 21 takes a selfie outside Weiler Hall on March 20.

One Year Later: Back to School

Hannah Han
March 20, 2021
President Rick Commons sent an email to the school community Friday in response to the media attention from the past week.

[Photo] National media outlets publish articles critical of school’s DEI initiatives

Ethan Lachman and Kyle Reims
March 13, 2021

Commons announces that students can return to campus to attend online classes

Hannah Han and Ethan Lachman
February 23, 2021
Clockwise from bottom right) Felicity Phelan ’21, Ford McDill ’21, Will Lake ’21, Matthew Lee ’21, Alexandria Lange ’21 and Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Ethan Lachman ’21 eat a socially-distanced meal together and chat about their senior year experiences on the bleachers next to Ted Slavin Field on Nov. 13. Photo Credit: Hannah Han/Chronicle

On-campus social events suspended after 10 days due to COVID-19 surge

Hannah Han
December 13, 2020
Credit: Alexa Druyanoff/Chronicle

Election 2020: The Chronicle’s Guide to Voting

Hannah Han
November 1, 2020
The new iPhone iOS update notifies students when iHW is using their locations, though the administration said it does not look at this data. Printed with permission of Rohan Madhogaria and Allegra Drago

iHW app requests that students, faculty disclose their location data

Hannah Han
October 19, 2020
Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff

School responds to ‘blackathw’ Instagram account

Hannah Han
September 2, 2020
Letter from the Editors: Uplifting the Truth

Letter from the Editors: Uplifting the Truth

Hannah Han and Ethan Lachman
September 2, 2020

Teaching the times: incorporating current events into the school’s curriculum

Hannah Han
August 28, 2020

Uprooting anti-Blackness in Asian America

Hannah Han
July 25, 2020

Commons releases update in response to rising coronavirus cases

Hannah Han
July 18, 2020

School opts out of PPP relief loan

Hannah Han
June 16, 2020

Commons postpones graduation for 2020-2021 school year

Hannah Han
June 12, 2020

On the Front Lines

Hannah Han
June 8, 2020

College Board cancels June SAT, plans to administer exams monthly starting in August

Hannah Han
April 15, 2020

Social distancing: mandatory or optional?

Hannah Han
April 11, 2020

Upper school deans announce that AP exams are optional

Hannah Han
March 26, 2020
Co-founder of CicLAvia Aaron Paley, right, speaks about enhancing the cultural and musical scene in Los Angeles, as the four other panelists listen. Credit: Crystal Baik/Chronicle

Panelists discuss LA’s changing cultural identity during Brown Family Speaker Assembly

Hannah Han
March 10, 2020

Commons proposes revised River Park plan to City of Los Angeles

Hannah Han
March 6, 2020

Commons responds to councilmember regarding River Park

Hannah Han
March 5, 2020
Jacky Zhang ’21, Anjee Feng ’20, William Tao ’21 and Sebastian Li ’20 answer questions about STEM-related topics, including biology, energy and physics, during the Science Bowl on Feb. 22. Credit: Heather Audesirk

Science Bowl team places fourth

Hannah Han
March 5, 2020

BLACC members celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Hannah Han
February 7, 2020
A-P(ushed) the wrong way

A-P(ushed) the wrong way

Hannah Han
January 29, 2020
Including Introverts

Including Introverts

Hannah Han
January 29, 2020

Middle School Chaplain passes away

Hannah Han
January 27, 2020
Fleeting Dreams

Fleeting Dreams

Hannah Han
December 11, 2019

LAHSO members discuss cultural identity during annual sleepover

Hannah Han
November 27, 2019
Appreciating my ethnicity

Appreciating my ethnicity

Hannah Han
November 15, 2019

City attorney petitions for dispersed flight path, reduced noise pollution in Studio City

Hannah Han
November 14, 2019

The Key to Competition

Hannah Han
November 13, 2019
The value of the humanities

The value of the humanities

Hannah Han and Ethan Lachman
October 4, 2019
Subteams 62A and 62X pose for a photo with their two robots at Arnold Beckman High School on Sept. 21. Subteam 62X received the Design Award, setting the record for the quickest qualification for the VEX California State Championship. Credit: Published with permission of Katie Mumford

Robotics subteam 62X qualifies for state tournament

Hannah Han
October 3, 2019

Flight plan raises new concerns

Hannah Han
August 28, 2019

Ross to become Associate Head of School in 2020

Hannah Han
July 8, 2019

Affinity leaders gather for SLIDE conference

Hannah Han
May 31, 2019
Student Climate Emergency Coalition founder Sonya Ribner ’19 interacts with visitors at the first-ever Sustainability Fair in Rancho Park. Credit: Saba Nia/Chronicle

Environmental activist group combats climate change at first-ever Sustainability Fair

Hannah Han
April 29, 2019

Alumni encourage students to pursue social entrepreneurship at HW Venture Impact event

Hannah Han
March 22, 2019
Head Prefect candidate Michael Lehrhoff 20 promotes his campaign to the sophomore and junior classes. Credit: Khyra Stiner

Head Prefect candidates address sophomore, junior classes

Hannah Han
March 21, 2019

Students, alumni convene at HW Venture Impact event

Hannah Han
March 5, 2019

Prefects sell flowers for Valentine’s Day

Hannah Han
February 15, 2019

Photography, Video Art classes visit the Broad

Hannah Han
February 3, 2019

Community Council holds Community Service Week

Tanisha Gunby and Hannah Han
November 21, 2018
Student members of KAPA performed taekwondo to showcase various aspects of Korean culture to the school administration. Credit: Caitlin Chung/Chronicle

KAPA performs K-pop dances

Hannah Han
October 29, 2018
As part of National Suicide Awareness week, Allison Salvador 19 created the Truth Tree outside Rugby Hall to allow students to voice their inner feelings and goals.

Truth Tree Spreads Awareness During Suicide Prevention Week

Hannah Han and Ethan Lachman
September 15, 2018
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