The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Tuition raised to $49,700

Colin Ho, Assistant News Editor
December 18, 2024

Tuition for the 2023-2024 school year has risen to $49,700, a 6% increase from $46,900 last year. Adjusted for inflation, this is an increase of around $1,200. Chief Financial Officer David Weil ’93...

Tuition increases by 6% from last year, nearing $50,000

Colin Ho, Assistant News Editor
December 18, 2024

Tuition for the 2023-2024 school year has risen to $49,700, a 6% increase from $46,900 last year. Adjusted for inflation, this is an increase of around $1,200. Chief Financial Officer David Weil ’93...

Fix the admission system

Olivia Phillips
March 20, 2024

It was March 8, 2021. I anxiously paced around my room, attempting to stay calm as 5 p.m. ticked closer. In just a few minutes, I would learn not only where I would go to school for the next four years...

Unwrapping Privilege

Students and faculty reflect on how varying socioeconomic statuses affect members of the school community during the holiday season.

Saisha Kumar and William Liu
December 13, 2023

With the holiday season approaching, Maylie Macias ’26 was excited for her friend group’s annual Secret Santa. She and her friends would each exchange holiday gifts anonymously, drawing random names...

Admission Office adds members

Davis Marks
August 25, 2022

Four new admission officers joined the school this year after a number of departures from the department over the summer. Among those officers are an interim Head of Admission and Enrollment, Assistant...

Hierarchy in the health care system

Students grapple with the inaccessibility of mental health resources based upon their financial situations as well as other barriers.

Natalie Cosgrove
December 2, 2021

Shaking out her blanket and laying it across a cushioned armrest, Zoe Shapiro ’23 stood up from the couch. She passed a table of snacks catered to dietary restrictions and a bucket of toys meant for...

Expanding Financial Aid

Will Sheehy
June 6, 2021

While other athletes on the boys golf team purchased new equipment before the season, Ford McDill ’21 browsed the thrift store for golf clubs. Later, at practices and competitions, he noticed the differences...

School refunds $1,000 per student, provides over $1 million in financial aid for community members

Ethan Lachman
February 8, 2021

*Correction: The school has given only a small fraction of the financial aid to employees. Almost all of the money has gone to families. Board of Trustees Chair Alan Wilson (P ’10, ’13 and ’15)...

Show Me the Money: How campus ID cards have altered student perceptions of the value of money

Sarah Healy
December 12, 2018

Cafeteria cashier Phairot Janthep’s daily routine consists of greeting students, some by name, who come in daily to buy their lunches, snacks and drinks. Seeing everyone who comes to the cafeteria, Janthep...

Money Matters: Students of Different Socioeconomic Backgrounds

Nicole Kim
June 5, 2017

Fiona*: Self Identifies as: Less than well-off Transportation: This year, Fiona takes the bus. She doesn’t think a new car is within her family’s budget. Financial Aid: Fiona’s family receives...

School uses Amazon to fund financial aid

Indu Pandey
February 10, 2016

Amazon customers can now use AmazonSmile to donate 0.5 percent of their purchase to the Financial Aid office. AmazonSmile allows customers to donate to a charity of their choice on eligible purchases from...

Hamburger Hamlet to host event benefitting endowed funds

Benjamin Most
February 18, 2015

A fundraising event hosted by the restaurant Hamburger Hamlet Feb. 23 will benefit the Michael Segal '75 Family and John Amato Family Scholar Endowed Funds. Twenty percent of proceeds from 5 p.m. to 9...