Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor Sasha Aghnatios '25, Ellie Borris '25, Gideon Evans '25 and Victor Suh '25 will advance to the second round of Head Prefect elections, Head Prefects Bari LeBari and Print Managing Editor Davis Marks '24 announced in an email March 14. The four candidates were chosen from a pool of 12 candidates who gave speeches to...

Marci Reichert will join the school as the new Wellness Director in July . Reichert brings four years of experience as the Health and Wellness Programs Manager at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans and eight years of experience as a counselor at Lakeside School in Seattle. At the Isidore Newman School, Reichert led a community well-being initiative it wasn't...

A new Directed Study called Beyond Code—Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society will be available to students for the 2024-2025 school year. Students will learn about the relationship between technology, morals and society in the world of artificial intelligence (AI). Director of Institutional Research Michael Barker will supervise the course with Director of Teaching and Learning Daniel Gutierrez. The second-semester course...

High winds caused a neighborhood power outage that affected select buildings at the Upper School on March 14 at around 9 a.m. Power, electricity and Wi-Fi shut off during the outage in Munger Science Center, Seaver Library, Feldman Horn and Rugby Hall. Power remained in Chalmers Hall and Weiler Hall. Upper School Plant Manager Ed Wormald said Studio City’s power...

The Harvard-Westlake Student Alumni Association (HWSAA) organized a panel consisting of the Director of Baseball Strategy for the Los Angeles (LA) Dodgers Ethan Levitt ’07 and the Director of Basketball Strategy for the LA Lakers Sam Usher ’08 in Ahmanson Lecture Hall on Feb. 27. Levitt and Usher, in conversation with Head of Athletics Terry Barnum, spoke on sports strategy,...

Studio Jazz Band and Jazz Band traveled to New York City Feb. 15 - Feb. 19. Students attended several concerts, participated in music workshops, performed alongside other schools and visited tourist attractions in the city. Performing Arts Teacher Chris Sullivan said his students worked with educators and musicians like the Director of Jazz Studies at New York University (NYU) Dave...

University of Southern California (USC) basketball commit Trent Perry ’24 was selected to the 2024 McDonald’s Western All-American team. The prestige-based team competes in the annual McDonald's All-American Game, formatted in an East versus West competition. The 2024 All-American game will be played at the Toyota Center in Houston on Apr. 2. Perry is nationally ranked in the top 50...

all Justin great job guys!">all Justin great job guys!" class="inline-comment collapsed">It was Boys’ Soccer Program Head Michael Erush’s first day at work. In the brisk spring weather, Erush entered practice with the team as its new head coach. After introducing himself, Erush instructed the players on the field to do passing drills, where he analyzed their different playstyles. However, after...

The World Languages Department hosted its first-ever World Languages Week celebration fromJan. 22 to Jan. 26. Throughout the week, the World Languages Department, in partnership with Student Leaders for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (SLIDE), organized cultural activities on the Quad and curated music playlists featuring different languages and cultures. The World Languages Department also arranged cultural clothing themes throughout the...

she was also on chronicle but idk what her position was">she was also on chronicle but idk what her position was" class="inline-comment collapsed">Former News Editor Saba Nia ’19 spoke to students about her first book “Carpe Diem” at a Harvard-Westlake Student Alumni Association (HWSAA) Book Club event Jan 22. After six years at the school, Nia attended Georgetown University as...