Williams Pipeline Contractors will begin a year of construction to replace an aging pipeline on Coldwater Canyon Drive on Feb. 13. The street will only have one lane open in each direction from Rexford Drive to Monte Cielo Drive, and work is expected to finish in April 2024. Upper School Student Discipline and Attendance Coordinator Gabriel Preciado emailed all upper...

In Andrew Dominik’s biopic "Blonde," the tragedy of Marilyn Monroe’s story is twisted into exploitation. The movie characterizes Monroe only by her pain for a slow three hours, culminating in her death at 36. "Blonde" is based on the 2000 novel by Joyce Oates and follows the life of Monroe from her start as Norma Jeane with her unstable mother...

In Jordan Peele’s latest sci-fi and horror film, "Nope,", we follow the story of OJ Haywood (Daniel Kaluuya) and his sister Emerald Haywood (Keke Palmer) on their ranch in rural California. During the film, Kaluuya and Palmer encounter strange phenomena at their house: the power goes out, ominous clouds loom over the sky and powerful storms leave their ranch in...

The 2022-2023 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards recognized 62 students Jan. 26. Students were awarded either a Gold Key, Silver Key or Honorable Mention award, and all applicants that received a regional Gold Key from the jurors will move on to the national awards. The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards was established in 1923, making it the oldest and most...

Aidan Deshong '24, Derek Esrailian '24, Eric Vartany '24 and Ryan Pinsker '24 established a table tennis team as a second semester club at the school. Although table tennis is not officially recognized as a sport by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF), the club intends to compete against other amateur Los Angeles (LA) teams in a tournament this spring. Though...

The Alumni Association Board hosted an all-community meeting in Munger Library on Jan. 25. The roundtable discussion focused primarily on student health and wellness, with speeches from Associate Head of School Laura Ross, Head of Peer Support & Psychology Teacher Tina McGraw ’01 and ">" class="inline-comment collapsed">HW Alumni Association President Angel James Horacek ’95. Ross said the school's ultimate goal...

Juana Markman '25 and Isobel Chamas '25 created Cinephiles, a second-semester club that will give students a way to connect through film. Chamas said that the club will include viewing, discussing and seeing films in theaters.“Our club will focus on watching movies and discussing them afterwards to share our thoughts and opinions on them,” Chamas said. “Also, we may take...

As departments struggle to find a solution to ChatGPT’s threats to student integrity, the school’s curriculum continues to pull students towards written, in-class exams. Even though in-class exams have assessed students' capabilities for years at the school and remain a crucial pedagogical tool, other efficient methods have become more effective. It’s time the school shifts towards a method that better...

Thirteen seniors were nominated for the U. S. Presidential Scholars Program. The nominees are Jack Austen '23, Kieran Chung '23, Print Managing Editor Claire Conner '23, Presentation Managing Editor Fallon Dern '23, Photo Editor Raisa Effress '23, Yoshimi Kimura '23, Alejandro Lombard '23, Carter Staggs '23, Jialong Wu '23, Audrey Yang '23, Eric Yoon '23, Executive Editor Emmy Zhang '23...

Associate Head of School Laura Ross will become Head of School in July, according to an email sent by President and Head of School Rick Commons on Jan. 3. Following the change, Commons will serve solely as President. This change is a return to the school’s previous leadership structure, when Commons was hired as President during former Head of School...