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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

When Jim De Matté moves to his role overseeing the school's River Park Campus full-time in January, current Upper School Plant Manger Dave Mintz '87 will take over as Chief of Campus Operations and Construction.

Position changes in Maintenance Department announced

Davis Marks and Will Sherwood
October 24, 2021

School administration appointed Chief of Campus Operations and Construction Jim De Matté to oversee the construction of the school’s River Park Campus full-time Monday. Upper School Plant Manager Dave...

Coldwater Canyon construction hours expanded

Jack Goldfisher
November 15, 2012

Work to replace a  100-year old trunk line on Coldwater Canyon shut down additional lanes starting on Thursday, Nov. 15. Construction hours also were extended 9 a.m. to 8 pm Monday through Friday to...

Campus construction on schedule, to conclude by late August

May 16, 2012

By Michael Sugerman The two major construction  projects on the upper school campus are both on schedule to be completed by the end of summer, and the floor of the deep end of the new swimming...

Library books to be housed in Chalmers

May 24, 2011

By Daniel Rothberg A temporary library has been set up in Chalmers East during the construction of the Kutler Center and the modernization of the Mudd Library, Upper School Librarian...

Kutler Center construction could begin by summer break

March 24, 2011

By Daniel Rothberg Construction of the Kutler Center could begin at the end of the school year, Director of Campus Operations JD DeMatté said. The targeted opening date for the Kutler Center...

Larger pool to be ready for 2012-13

February 16, 2011

By Alice Phillips Construction of a new upper school pool is expected to begin in a matter of months, J.D. De Matté, Director of Campus Operations and Construction, said. The...

Security ready for all eventualities

September 21, 2010

By Alice Phillips In the event of Armageddon, Harvard-Westlake is prepared. At least, that’s what Head of Security Jim Crawford hopes. The CJL team that Crawford heads prepares for every possibility,...

Hudnut, Amato address Franklin Field concerns

February 10, 2010

  By Jordan Freisleben A meeting between the Army Corps of Engineers, Franklin Fields Incorporated, President of Harvard-Westlake Thomas C. Hudnut and Vice President of Harvard-Westlake John Amato...

Seeds Need Watering

March 23, 2009

by Lucy Jackson Head of School Jeanne Huybrechts said in an interview in September that she anticipated some "real changes in the school," but, with spring break approaching and fourth quarter already...

Maintenance and security worker was ‘quick to smile’

Chronicle Staff
September 4, 2006

By Danielle Kolin Maintenance and security worker Hebron Hunt died June 25 of complications from colon cancer at the age of 66. Hunt began working for the school in 1989 as a security coordinator and officially...

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