When Steve Jobs announced a revolutionary new type of smartphone in 2007, neither he nor anyone else could have predicted its unprecedented impact on an entire generation of society . Almost all of us...

When Fred Smith woke to the sound of construction vehicles clearing a plot of land formerly known as Weddington Golf & Tennis just a week before, he knew he had to say something. Smith posted a scathing...

Making explosives is not an everyday occurrence in the Munger Science Center. But, Rocketry Club co-founder Seth O’Brien ’25 and Mathematics Teacher and club advisor Andrew Theiss find themselves doing...

I sat in my car, fidgeting in the driver’s seat as the clock on my dashboard flashed 8:00 a.m. I was late again. I had been sitting in the left-turn lane on Ventura Boulevard, a major collector road...

The school hosted a Los Angeles (LA) County District Attorney (DA) debate between 10 candidates Feb. 20 in Rugby Auditorium. Incumbent DA and current frontrunner George Gascón was absent, reportedly due...

The Harvard-Westlake Parents Association (HWPA) held an event for the fifth Senior Appreciation Day of the school year during lunch Feb. 9. Parents volunteers distributed Valentine's Day-themed...

It is 8.00 a.m., and students are trudging to class, chugging their caffeinated drinks in the hopes it will keep them alert for the next 75 minutes. This scene is all too familiar, but it does not have...

Empower held a screening of their new video feature “Roe v. Bro” in Ahmanson Lecture Hall during Conference Time on Dec. 15. The video was a compilation of members of Empower asking male students on...

The school held a mandatory assembly in Taper Gymnasium on Dec. 12 for sophomores and seniors for a spoken word poetry performance by three members of Get Lit, a non-profit youth poetry organization founded...

Head of the Upper School Beth Slattery announced the school would be reintroducing weighted GPAs for the 2024-2025 school year, giving students a one-point boost for Honors and Advanced Placement (AP)...

The Los Angeles City Council’s Planning and Land Management (PLUM) Committee unanimously approved the school’s proposed River Park project at a public meeting Nov. 7. The project will move to the City...

11 members of the Studio City Neighborhood Council (SCNC) resigned Aug. 21 after Ian Mitchell King, a newly seated councilmember, was revealed to be a registered violent sex offender. The SCNC Board...

Mudd Library is an essential element of many students’ time at the upper school. It’s not just an academic space, but one where students relax and talk with friends. However, this year, the school...

CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Jonathan Greenblatt spoke in an all-school assembly May 28 in Taper Gymnasium. ADL is the world’s leading anti-hate organization, specifically targeting antisemitism...

As Len* passed through the casino of a Las Vegas hotel, he glanced over at the rows of chairs facing the March Madness tournament playing on a large flatscreen television. He turned to his dad, telling...

Prefect Council announced the school’s restaurant discount partners in an email to students Oct. 17. The participating restaurants are located in Studio City, with discounts ranging from 5% to 15% off...

Dahlia Delgadillo ’23 studied the lack of healthcare resources in Churcampa, Peru and its impact on local residents during her Junior Fellowship project over the summer.  She said she interviewed medical...

Julee Madkins: Director of the Learning Center By Nathan Wang Julee Madkins joined the Upper School this year as the Director of the Learning Center. Previously, Madkins served as the Director...