The school has seen a growing trend in the lack of trash disposal and campus cleanliness among students, according to Student Discipline and Attendance Coordinator Gabriel Preciado. . Preciadosent out an email addressing the student body Dec. 4 after the student lounge was closed for a day and a lunch table on the Quad was restricted for a week. Preciado...

The school will host exchange students from Shanghai in early January in partnership with the World Leading Schools Association (WLSA) East to West Student Exchange program. The exchange students will take classes at the school, explore areas around Los Angeles and tour colleges in the city. This year, foreign exchange students will be staying with host families, in contrast to...

In basketball, every team has a player whose contributions can’t be captured by just their statistics, but rather by the veteran presence and leadership this player brings to the team on and off the court. For the back-to-back state champions, that player is Gyasi Zinn ‘25. Zinn's positivity, tireless work ethic and ability to unite the team make him the...

In wrestling, every team needs a player whose contributions transcend results on the mat. For the Wolverines, that player is Alec Avedissian ’25. His leadership, discipline and ability to unite his teammates make him the heart of the team as they strive toward their goals this season. Advedissian said he recognizes the significance of the team’s collective effort, highlighting their...

Goals may be the most considered part of soccer, but nothing is as important as a team. Team bonding and communication unite everyone together, and every team is known to have that one person to hype the team up. For girls varsity soccer, it's midfielder Gemma Ozturk ‘25. Ozturk said she displays positivity at every practice and game, and she...

In basketball, it is easy to focus on the stat sheet: the sharpshooter consistently scoring points or the towering center accumulating all the team’s rebounds. But every team has a player bringing them all together – the unsung hero making everyone click. For girls varsity basketball, it is shooting guard Deana Thompson ’25. Thompson is a 5’8” combo guard in...

Water polo may be a sport of strategy and endurance, but for the Girls Varsity Water Polo team, it’s also about community. Utility Player Piper Federman ‘27 has emerged as a cornerstone of that sense of unity, both in her journey within the program and in her role as a teammate. Federman said her family's practice of the sport first...

It's Community Time on a Monday. Most students are relaxing on the Quad; however, midfielder Roen Beiley ’25 is not like most students. He is jumping on top of his friends, yelling at the top of his lungs and shooting his Gatorade water bottle at his friends. His energy defines him and is his contribution to the glue crew. Beiley...

This October, Big Red wow'ed the community with the release of our Homecoming Issue. With two covers, three creative features and dazzling photospreads, everyone said we would be a one-hit wonder... BUT, Big Red does it again! The Winter Issue is loaded with the most relevant sports news in our community, action photos and a creative take on the winter...

Harvard-Westlake Model United Nations (HWMUN) participated in BruinMUN on the UCLA campus from Nov. 9-10, winning multiple awards. Alex Rho ’25 and Rex Grube ’25 won Best Delegate, and Liv Kriger ’25 and Satya Change ’25, Angel Song ’27 and Camille Hart ’27 and Linden Azad ’26 won Outstanding Delegate. Ellika LeSage ’26, Assistant Features Editor Lyla Kavanagh ’26, Connor...