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The fall 2021 edition of the Stone-Cutters magazine, pictured against a plain background, is now available for student viewing.
Stone-Cutters releases fall chapbook
New counselor joins school midyear
New counselor joins school midyear
StandWithUs Israel’s Director of International Student Programs Charlotte Korchak discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with students over Zoom.
Israeli activist speaks to HWJFA students
One table on the quad was left covered in plates, bottles, napkins and wrappers by a group of sophomores after a lunch period. The school is struggling to encourage students to throw out the trash they produce when they purchase their meals from the cafeteria.
Litter issue plagues campus
Community Council organizes food drive
Community Council organizes food drive
FDA authorizes booster for children five to 11
FDA authorizes booster for children five to 11
Crowds rush to the newly opened Erewhon Market on Ventura Boulevard to purchase food and to eat at their tables outside.
Erewhon Market opens new location in Studio City
LA mayoral election gains recognition from students and citizens
LA mayoral election gains recognition from students and citizens
FDA approves booster vaccine dose for high risk populations
FDA approves booster vaccine dose for high risk populations
Before homecoming, signs objecting to the River Park recreation project appeared along streets near the Upper School. It is unclear whether each sign was placed by a different community member or whether the local campaign was the work of a single activist.
Administration faces backlash over River Park
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
Time to Take Out the Trash
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
Policing Police Halloween Costumes
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
Controversy In The Classroom
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
The Mittle-man on Campus: Jumping Genres
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
Metaverse’s Big Bang
Tech Talk
Tech Talk
Stardom Young
Stardom Young
Shanti Hinkin 22 takes her test in an empty classroom.
Pencils down, time’s up
Illustration by Sydney Fener
Re-navigating Columbus
Graphic by Grace Kosten and Fallon Dern
Invalidation Frustration
(Un)traditional: Spice it Up!
(Un)traditional: Spice it Up!
(Un)traditional: A Dern Dinner
(Un)traditional: A Dern Dinner
(Un)traditional: Grazie-Giving
(Un)traditional: Grazie-Giving
Illustration by Sydney Fener
Coffeehouse Continues
Illustration by Sydney Fener
Chorus In The Forest
While in Strength and Conditioning class, Echo Caise ’24 is spotted by a teammate as he benchpresses.
Perfecting Performance
Volleyball wins division I state championship
Park jumps in the Handy Hunter Class
Equestrian begins its season
Girls volleyball secures regional title
HOMECOMING HOCKEY: As the opposing team gets ready to defend the corner, right back Maddie Redmond 23 passes the ball during a match against Marina High School.
Field hockey wins Tournament of Champions
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Upper school deans release updated standardized testing plans

Tessa Augsberger • October 17, 2020

In accordance with new guidelines released by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, the Upper School Deans Office released updated information regarding the school’s standardized testing plans...

Upper school deans announce that AP exams are optional

Hannah Han • March 26, 2020

The upper school deans announced in a campus-wide email March 25 that the school will no longer require students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses to take AP exams at the end of the year due to the...

Photo Illustration by Alena Rubin.

Bonus Points: Are Expensive Tutors Worth It?

Alena Rubin • October 6, 2016

Blake Wong ’17 sat across from his tutor, reciting his answers to the latest ACT practice test. The room, he said, felt like home, flooded with natural light and complete with warm wooden cabinets. "Yup,"...

Nathaly Blanco

Lucas Gelfond • September 2, 2016

Nathaly Blanco will return as the school’s SAT and ACT coordinator after working for two years as an upper school receptionist. As the SAT and ACT coordinator, Blanco will schedule proctors, assign students...

College matriculation binders deprive students of privacy

College matriculation binders deprive students of privacy

Sammi Handler • January 13, 2016

In the competitive nature of the school, we make decisions every day about how much we want our peers to know about our academic records, but that gets taken away from us once we graduate. In each of...

College Board to redesign SAT, deans not expecting changes in prep

Jake Saferstein • March 19, 2014

The College Board announced plans to redesign the SAT by spring of 2016. The new format will return to a 1,600 point scale, 800 for math and 800 for "Evidence-Based Reading." The essay will become optional...

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