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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Jade Harris, Print Managing Editor

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A human reaches out longingly toward an impersonal artificial intelligence.

The harms of emotional AI

Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
May 24, 2023

It's a scene from countless dystopian films like "Ex Machina" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" — an artificial intelligence (AI) mimics human behavior, emotions and empathy, and people repeatedly fall for...

A Chinese girl wears a COVID-19 mask that represents the Chinese flag.

China has failed its citizens

Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
April 9, 2023

When my grandfather contracted COVID-19 at 92 years old in China, his one fear was being hospitalized in the notoriously cramped, overwhelmed clinics. My aunt, a doctor, moved in with my grandparents to...

A stressed Head Prefect gives a speech while worried about other personal school commitments.

Prefect pressure

Jade Harris and Hannah Shahidi
April 9, 2023

Head Prefect Simon Lee '23 was on edge. With thousands of his peers' eyes fixated on him, he  was about to give the speech that would determine his long-held dream of becoming Head Prefect. After giving...

A student stands in front of a bookshelf that represents courses at the school. There is a lack of humanity opportunities for students to choose from.

Remove all AP classes

Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
January 3, 2023

The school has decided to slowly shift away from Advanced Placement (AP) courses, beginning mostly with the humanities. While the removal of APs is beneficial to students, the current methodology will...

Student dancers preview self-choreographed routines in a poster ahead of their upcoming dance showcase.

Dancers perform in fall showcase

Kriste An and Jade Harris
December 15, 2022

Advanced Dance I: Choreography students performed self-choreographed dance routines in their Fall Dance Showcase on Dec. 8. Upper School Performing Arts Teacher Queala Clancy said the pieces in the showcase...

The English department discusses the curriculum with Pecola from The Bluest Eye in the background.

Dear English department

Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
December 1, 2022

English class is a chance to explore unknown worlds and step into the minds of characters with different experiences and backgrounds. Whether these stories are hilarious, uplifting or heartbreaking, they...

A stressed teenage girl is preparing to receive facial plastic surgery.

The harms of teenage plastic surgery

Jade Harris, Assistant Opinion Editor
November 4, 2022

Being both Asian and white meant that visiting family in China was always accompanied by unwanted stares and frequent remarks about my appearance. My fair skin and double eyelids led to people telling...

A CAPTIVATING CONFERENCE: Student representives speak on a panel at the Pollyanna Conference in Saperstein Theatre at the lower school campus Oct 22. This year, the meeting’s theme was “Teamwork is the Heartbeat: Building Communities of Inclusion Through Collaboration.”

School hosts sixth Pollyanna

Jade Harris and Jayan Kandavel
October 25, 2022

The school hosted 21 schools and approximately 350 student representatives for its sixth annual Pollyanna Conference on Oct. 22.  The conference aims to help schools improve their diversity, equity and...

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