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Kate Burry

Kate Burry, Presentations Managing Editor

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Controversial Contraception

Teenage girls discuss how taking birth control has impacted their personal lives.
Milla Ben-Ezra and Kate Burry
May 30, 2021

5 million women around the U.S. take some form of the birth control pill. Whether it be for contraception, acne prevention or menstrual regulation, "the pill" assists women in having control over their...

Los Angeles residents receive their COVID-19 vaccines at the Glendale Memorial Hospital vaccination site.

[Photo] School holds COVID-19 vaccine clinic on campus

Natasha Speiss
April 20, 2021

Los Angeles residents receive their COVID-19 vaccines at the Glendale Memorial Hospital vaccination site.

Max Silver '20 observes his frozen-over campus at Southern Methodist University during the power outages in February.

Frozen in Time

Students, faculty and alumni who were affected by the recent Texas power outages share their experiences during the crisis.
Kate Burry
March 26, 2021

    Waking up to a bright, snowy landscape on Presidents’ Day, Allison Park ’21 was baking brownies and playing outside with her cousin when, suddenly, the house went dark. Upon learning that Texas...

Prefect Jason Thompson '22 completes his homework for the day and eats lunch from the cafeteria. He wears the KN95 mask provided to him by the school while sitting near Munger Science Center on March 15.

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

March 26, 2021

Prefect Jason Thompson '22 completes his homework for the day and eats lunch from the cafeteria. He wears the KN95 mask provided to him by the school while sitting near Munger Science Center on March 15.

Virtual Academic Fair showcases next year’s courses

Kate Burry
March 23, 2021

Upper school students and teachers gathered over Zoom to discuss next year’s course options at the first virtual Academic Fair on March 15 during Community Flex Time. In past years, teachers would set...

Billy Johnson ’22, Charlotte Massey ’22 and Shanti Hinkin ’22 pose for a photo together while socializing and eating at table in front of the newly built cafeteria annex.

[Photo] Two Pandemics: From the Past to the Present

Katharine Steers
March 23, 2021

Billy Johnson ’22, Charlotte Massey ’22 and Shanti Hinkin ’22 pose for a photo together while socializing and eating at table in front of the newly built cafeteria annex.

From left, Prentiss Corbin '22, Jade Stanford '22, Tom Baker '22 and Kate Hassett '22 gather outside the English building.

Back To School Perspectives

Kate Burry feels nostalgic as she returns to school after nearly a year online
Kate Burry
March 16, 2021

Waking up to torrential rain pounding at my window and snoozing 30 minutes past my alarm, the finale of my 364-day hiatus from in-person school was off to an inauspicious start. However, as soon as I made...

Students share their experiences during the Q&A portion of the panel.

HW Jewish Family Alliance hosts Jewish student activist panel

Kate Burry
March 6, 2021

Members of the Harvard-Westlake Jewish Family Alliance (HWJFA) joined a virtual panel of Pro-Israel college students and listened to their experiences pursuing Jewish activism on campus at 7 pm on March...

Defining Empowerment

Kate Burry
December 10, 2020

To a certified feminist seven days a week, the lyrics of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s hit “WAP” (an acronym for “Wet Ass P**** ”) invite the discussion of modern day female empowerment...

Vice President Kamala Harris is the first woman, African-American and Asian-American to hold this high elected office.

Making Herstory

Kate Burry
December 9, 2020
Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff
Printed with permission of Mimi Offor '21

Diversity, Inequity and Disillusion

Kate Burry
August 31, 2020

Every day, as Chandace Apacanis ’21 walks onto campus or logs onto Zoom, she feels like she must put up a guard to defend herself. As a Black female student attending a predominantly white institution...

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