Juniors have been caught violating the off-campus lunch privilege, which is reserved for seniors, according to an Honor Board report issued by Prefect Council on Feb. 20. The report detailed a specific incident involving a junior who was caught leaving campus repeatedly during lunch.“The student was suspended and lost junior privileges,” Prefect Council saididk let me check">idk let me check"...

It's late in the evening, long past the sun has set. The streets are dark and empty as Boaz Maydew '24 heads out, carrying his gym bag. He had just finished his homework and is going to a nearby LA Fitness to lift. Maydew works out four to five times a week to keep in shape for the sports he...

The boys’ and girls’ swim teams are currently undefeated after competing in three meets. In the first meet of the season Feb. 24, the girls defeated Louisville 133-33 and Notre Dame 113-53, and the boys defeated Notre Dame 121-40 and Crespi Carmelite 127-42. In the annual Justin Carr Friday Night Lights game hosted by the school Feb. 23, both teams...

When she had found out her Honors English III: Imagining America class would be reading "Beloved" by Toni Morrison, Black Leadership, Awareness and Culture Club (BLACC) leader Tiffany Armour ’25 was overjoyed, having read another one of Morrison's books over the summer and enjoyed it. Now, listening to the audiobook in class, she felt uncomfortable and tense. The book had...

Touching up her makeup, 16-year-old Liya* stepped back from the mirror and smiled at her own reflectioni re-ordered the sentences to emphasize the weight loss drug. lmk if it works">i re-ordered the sentences to emphasize the weight loss drug. lmk if it works" class="inline-comment collapsed">. Since she started on the weight loss drug Wegovy a year ago, she has lost...

2023 will be over soon , and I would like to ring in the new year with some New Year’s resolutions . As a Harvard-Westlake student, there’s nothing more important to me than finding new ways to strive for perfection, so I’ve compiled a list of goals to meet in 2024. And don't worry, I’ve kept them realistic this year....

NOTE: THE FORMATTING ON THIS IS WEIRD FOR THE POETRY. HERE IS A LINK TO THE DOC SO YOU CAN VISUALIZE THE LAYOUT OF THE TEXT. I’ll say, say, say,I’ll say, say, say,What is the United States if not a clotof clouds? If not spilled milk? Or blood?If not the place we once werein the millions? America is Maps—Maps are...

As Loklin Gertschen-Klaseus '25 relaxed under the anesthesia, he turned to inspect the IV line in his right arm and gazed at the lights flickering above him, his heart fluttering with anticipation and nervousness. Scheduled to undergo a life-changing medical procedure, Gertschen-Klaseus said he was thrilled to start a new chapter of his life. “I remember I was so excited...

Photography Editor Raisa Effress ’23, Presentations Managing Editor Fallon Dern ’23 and Alejandro Lombard ’23 were chosen as 2023 U. S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, selected by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. The program was founded in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson to honor the nation’s top high school students. Since then, the program has celebrated...

Former Chronicle Advisor Kathleen Neumeyer published her book “Advising the Chronicle: How I taught high school journalism students to run billion-dollar companies (and you can too)." Neumeyer was the Communications Department Head for twenty-four years, overseeing 192 issues. Neumeyer said she wrote the book to share how high school journalism affected the careers of her former students after reading an...