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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

The Student News Site of Harvard-Westlake School

The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

Entry applications to school decrease by 13%

Connor Tang, Editor-in-Chief
May 8, 2025

Applications to the school were down 13% for both prospective seventh and ninth graders this year, according to the admissions office. The 2023-24 admissions cycle had an admit rate of 24%, the lowest...

From the Ground Up: Rebuilding After the Los Angeles Wildfires

From the Ground Up: Rebuilding After the Los Angeles Wildfires

Students and faculty discuss the impacts of the recent Los Angeles wildfires and how they plan to rebuild and move forward.
Lyla Kavanagh, Assistant Features Editor
February 12, 2025

It is eerily quiet in the Pacific Palisades. Soft rays of light filter through cracked walls and rubble as the ashes of Palisades Elementary Charter School blow away in the wind. Meanwhile, five miles...

A Past to Restore: The Effects of the Eaton Fire on Altadena

A Past to Restore: The Effects of the Eaton Fire on Altadena

After the devastating Eaton fire, residents of Altadena comment on the destruction and rebuilding efforts of their historically significant neighborhood.
Kayla Graff, Assistant Features Editor
February 12, 2025

Keisari Penman ’27 steps out of the car, smoke stinging her eyes. After evacuating the night before, she is on her street  to assess the damage done to her home. Her garage is ablaze, and a pile of...

Staff Editorial: Extending a Helping Hand

Staff Editorial: Extending a Helping Hand

Eden Conner, Editor-In-Chief
February 12, 2025

Following the LA wildfires, thousands of t-shirts, shoes, water bottles and other donated goods filled Hamilton Gym. Families opened their homes to people in need, and the school instituted a week of no-harm...

Students gather on campus during Prefect Council event following devastation caused by LA wildfires

Holden Kim, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer
January 13, 2025

The school hosted a student gathering on the Upper School campus from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 10. In lieu of normal in-person classes, the event provided an opportunity for students to gather as a community...

School indefinitely closed after LA wildfires prompt evacuations

School indefinitely closed after LA wildfires prompt evacuations

Luca Gonzalez, Assistant News Editor
January 7, 2025

The school canceled all in-person classes on both campuses following wildfires in affected areas of Los Angeles, the administration said in an email Tuesday evening. Whether or not in-person classes will...

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