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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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Speaking from the heart

Faculty and alumni reflect on the evolving traditions and changing significance of the valedictorian and salutatorian roles over time.
Lydia Gugsa, Assistant Features Editor
May 8, 2025

Jack Austen ’23 rose up in shock as he heard his name called at the Cum Laude Ceremony in May of 2023. He had just been selected to be the valedictorian of the Class of 2023. As he went up onto the Rugby...

Credit: Jay Lassiter/Chronicle

Wolverines Only: Keila McCabe

Keila McCabe
May 1, 2019

Waking up on game day is the best feeling in the world. There is nothing like putting on my white long-sleeve Harvard-Westlake softball shirt and packing my red hair ribbon for our game after school....

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