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A line of commuters on Ventura Boulevard waits to turn left on Coldwater Canyon Avenue. A greater trend of tardy students has been reported by Student Discipline and Attendance Coordinator Gabriel Preciado since the beginning of the new year.

School issues record number of tardies due to Ventura traffic

Connor Tang, Assistant News Editor
March 20, 2024

Student tardiness in recent months has tripled since the fall, according to data obtained from Student Discipline and Attendance Coordinator Gabriel Preciado. Los Angeles (LA) experienced historic rainfall...

Coldwater Canyon is empty Wednesday morning due to a car crash. The road closed after a car hit a telephone pole. Credit: Danielle Spitz/Chronicle

Coldwater reopens following accident

Danielle Spitz
February 21, 2018

Coldwater Canyon has reopened following its closure early Wednesday morning, which caused students and faculty to change their routes to school. The road closed after a car on Coldwater crashed into a...

The PSA Improvement Project includes a new parking structure, bridge to cross Coldwater Canyon and practice field. The first public hearing to address the project will be held on July 24. Printed with permission of hw.com.

PSA Improvement Project to hold first public hearing

Danielle Spitz
July 7, 2017

The Parking, Safety and Athletic Improvement Project will hold its first public hearing with the City of Los Angeles on Aug. 8, President Rick Commons said in an email sent to parents and alumni on July...

City trucks block cars from driving on Coldwater Canyon after a car hit a fire hydrant early Friday morning. Credit: Noa Schwartz/Chronicle

Coldwater Canyon closed, AP exams delayed an hour

Danielle Spitz
May 13, 2016

UPDATE 2 (1:10 p.m.): Coldwater Canyon Avenue has reopened to automobiles. UPDATE 1 (11:30 a.m.): Coldwater Canyon Avenue remains closed to automobiles except for school-related business as work crews...

School moves to improve relations with neighborhood

Benjamin Most
April 29, 2015

President Rick Commons is taking steps to increase communications and improve the school’s relationship with neighbors. Commons plans to meet with local residents and organizations over the next few...

School reports increase in middle-lane driving

Benjamin Most
March 18, 2015

In the past few months, increasing numbers of students have been caught by the school driving in the center left turn lane of Coldwater Canyon on their way to school, with more than five students reported...

Neighbors post signs protesting construction

Scott Nussbaum
September 3, 2014

Opponents to construction of a parking lot and bridge adjacent to the Upper School placed signs on the lawns of neighboring homes in early July. The signs were created by Save Coldwater Canyon!, a non-profit...

Main entrance partially closed for construction

Jensen Pak
March 10, 2014

A section of the main entrance to the Upper School campus will be closed for construction this week, Director of Communications Jill Shaw announced in an email Friday. The construction began today and...

Parking structure report raises questions on environment, noise, geological impact

Julia Aizuss
December 18, 2013

The Draft Environmental Impact Report the school submitted for a parking structure on the west side of Coldwater Canyon did not satisfactorily study geological, wildlife and noise impact, the Studio City...

Coldwater building may begin next year

Lizzy Thomas
October 15, 2013

Construction on a parking garage on the west side of Coldwater Canyon and a pedestrian bridge to the main entrance could begin by the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year, Vice President John Amato said. In...

Hudnut assures ‘everything is ending well’

David Lim
May 29, 2013

When President Thomas C. Hudnut arrived at the Coldwater Canyon campus to take up the post of headmaster in 1987, the all-boys Harvard School was known almost exclusively for its academic reputation as...

Coldwater closure impacts school commute

Claire Goldsmith
April 11, 2013

Student drivers, parents and faculty have navigated the closure of Coldwater Canyon for water line construction since school resumed Monday, April 8. Traffic cops regulated congestion at the intersections...

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