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COVID-19 vaccination rates increase on campus
COVID-19 vaccination rates increase on campus
Instagram account shares student car collisions in school parking lot
Instagram account shares student car collisions in school parking lot
HW Visions Progress report released Sept. 15 highlights five administration goals set in 2015 and how the school will implement change based on student opinions in the community to better student life, local communities and diversity, equity and inclusion.
Commons develops new Visions
2022 National Merit Scholars from Harvard-Westlake are listed.
2022 National Merit Semifinalists named
Matteo Dall’Olmo ’22 points out data featured on his app to his fellow water polo teammates after their game.
Matteo Dall’Olmo ’22 makes sports analytics app
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
Northern California fires’ smoke spreads to Los Angeles
Students eligible to vote had the option to mail in their ballots for the Sept. 14 California gubernational recall election.
Governor authorizes mail-in ballots
At the Weddington Golf & Tennis Property, members play golf while taking in the Studio City views. With its status as a Historic-Cultural monument, more aspects of the original park will be preserved in the River Park.
Weddington property designated a Historic-Cultural Monument
Outside AMC Century City 15, Los Angeles residents congregate before their movie viewings.
Los Angeles movie theaters reopen
Illustration Credit: Sydney Fener
The Mittle-man on Campus: Spooktober Special
Photo Credit: Sandra Koretz/Chronicle
Stop conflating female objectification with liberation
Illustration Credit: Caroline Jacoby
Judging classics by their covers
Illustration Credit: Alexa Druyanoff
Reconstructing the Honor Board
From Seaver to Shining Sea
Illustration by Sydney Fener
Re-navigating Columbus
Graphic by Grace Kosten and Fallon Dern
Invalidation Frustration
Not Your Costume
Not Your Costume
Illustration by Alexa Druyanoff
Body Bias
Illustrations by Julia Im 23
Coffee Break
Halloween highlights
Halloween highlights
Dissecting the Drama of the DAmelio Show
Dissecting the Drama of the D’Amelio Show
Illustration by Sydney Fener
Aristotle and Dante Sequel Preview
Illustration by Sydney Fener
“Survivor” Season Preview
Illustration by Sydney Fener
Misrepresentation in Media
RUN IT BACK: Surrounded by defenders, Mark Cho 22 weaves his way through the opposition, running the ball down the field in the teams 27-10 win against Mary Star of the Sea High School at Homecoming.
Football struggles after injuries diminish roster
DRIVING THE CHARGE: After six straight wins at the start of the season, Fiene Oerlemans ’22 scans the field in a loss against Bonita High School on Ted Slavin Field on Sept. 23. The team bounced back from the loss with a 6-0 closeout win against Edison High School on Oct. 1.
Field hockey wins four games after historic loss
SENIOR FESTIVITIES: On Senior Night the team gathered on the golf course to celebrate is season. Captains Alexa Sen 22, Marine Degryse 22 and Sports Section Editor Maxine Zuriff 22 were gifted roses as a tradition.
Team participates in Mid-Season League Tournament
Field hockey loses first game in three seasons
Before its match, the girls golf team prepares to face off against Notre Dame High School on the Encino Glen Golf Course
Girls golf team remains optimistic after narrow loss to Notre Dame High School
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Going Analog

Going Analog

Melody Tang • June 1, 2021

During the 2019 Geology trip to Death Valley, Lena Bagley ’22 captured her classmates balancing on a colossal boulder with her Minolta X-700 camera on a roll of Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film. Soon,...

Illustration by Sydney Fener

Framed Injustice

Caitlin Muñoz • May 30, 2021

Raisa Effress ’23 picked up a large cardboard box filled with various props before leading her model through the doors of the Leica Gallery Los Angeles and out into the bright morning light. Setting...

Valentina Gaxiola 21 views various photography projects located in the Feldman- Horn Gallery. The art exhibit showcased works taken by Photography I and II students.

Photography students showcase portraits in Feldman-Horn Gallery

Tanisha Gunby • March 3, 2020

Photography I and II students displayed artwork that they have developed throughout the 2019-2020 school year at the opening reception of the Photography Student Showcase in Feldman-Horn Gallery on Feb....

Photography students explore Big Rock Beach during field trip

Ava Fattahi • November 26, 2019

Photography students visited Big Rock Beach in Malibu for a field trip Nov. 15. The trip was an opportunity for students to take photos and videos using advanced equipment in an unordinary shooting location....

Photography students view camera obscura projection in Rugby Tower. Courtesy of Jesse Chehak

Departments collaborate to make camera obscura

Crystal Baik • September 13, 2019

The Visual Arts and Science departments collaborated to create a camera obscura in Rugby Tower, which was available to the community from Sept. 12-13. One of the main goals of the project was to enable...

Photography student panelists deliver speeches about the meaning of their work at the first-ever Photoville Los Angeles exhibit. Credit: Colin Yuan 22

Eight students present at first-ever Photoville Los Angeles

Siobhan Harms • May 2, 2019

Alongside industry professional and local peers, eight students presented their photography collections at the first-ever Photoville Los Angeles May 2 at the Annenberg Space for Photography. Photoville...

Picture This

Sarah Reiff • May 1, 2019

Art is a language, a way to express oneself to a broader audience. Photographer Annabel Zimmer ’20 said she equates the excitement and nerves she feels when the school hangs her art to the opening night...

Photography, Video Art classes visit the Broad

Hannah Han • February 3, 2019

Video Art and Photography II and III students, accompanied by visual arts teachers Jesse Chehak and Cheri Gaulke, traveled to the Broad museum to view a newly opened, fully immersive exhibition called...

YoungArts recognizes 10 artists

Madi Massey • December 1, 2018

The National YoungArts Foundation recognized eleven students from the school as finalists, honorable mentions and merit winners in its 2019 competition. The winners represented various different categories...

Photography students participate in workshop

Caitlin Chung • October 25, 2018

Students from Photography I viewed an exhibit and participated in an interactive portrait workshop conducted by an Arlene Schnitzer artist Janna Ireland at the Middle School on Oct. 19. The visiting photographer’s...

NYU and Photoville hold exhibitions

NYU and Photoville hold exhibitions

Lauren Cho, Austin Lee, and Tanisha Gunby • October 4, 2018

Photographs by Abe Kaye ’20 and Chronicle Assistant Photography Editor Caitlin Chung ’20 were selected to be displayed as a part of an exhibition in Photoville and New York University called “cit.i.zen.ship:...

Garcia joins communications and visual arts departments

Caitlin Chung • September 14, 2018

Alexandra Pacheco Garcia joined the communications and visual arts departments this year as the new Vox Populi advisor and a photography teacher, respectively. Previously, Garcia worked as a project...

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