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Child receives hygiene packet .

Skid Row drive aims to support unhoused youth

Oliver Rauch ’28, Reporter | January 17, 2025

Skid Row, in downtown Los Angeles, is an area marked by widespread homelessness. At any time, about 4,000 people live in tents, makeshift shelters or on the street in Skid Row’s roughly 50 blocks. In...

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Robotics Students Earn Awards at Competition

Ila Bakaya ’28, Reporter | January 15, 2025

On Saturday, Dec. 7, Harvard-Westlake hosted and competed in a robotics competition that drew 36 middle school teams and 36 high school teams from across Southern California. Six Harvard-Westlake middle...

Water is dropped by helicopter on the advancing Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

Devastating wildfires force school closure, emergency support for community

Freddie Mandel ’28, Reporter | January 8, 2025

On Tuesday, Jan. 7, a wildfire broke out in Pacific Palisades at 10:30 a.m. Driven by extreme winds reaching up to 100 mph, the fire quickly escalated, spreading across nearly 3,000 acres and continues...

Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day

Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day

Oliver Rauch ’28, Reporter | January 7, 2025

On Friday, Dec. 6, the Harvard-Westlake Parents Association partnered with the Japanese-American Affinity Group (JAG) and the Jewish Family Alliance (JFA) to host the monthly faculty and staff appreciation...

Harvard-Westlake’s Hanukkah Celebration Brings Warmth and Unity

Harvard-Westlake’s Hanukkah Celebration Brings Warmth and Unity

Freddie Mandel ’28, Reporter | January 7, 2025

The Jewish Club hosted its Hanukkah celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 18, bringing the school community together to celebrate the holiday with food, games and joy. With the holiday season in full swing,...

Student Council Hosts Winter Week Events

Student Council Hosts Winter Week Events

Ila Bakaya ’28, Reporter | January 7, 2025

Student council hosted a variety of events during the week of Dec. 16 for Winter Week. The activities, which are held annually the week before winter break, included Buddy the Wolverine passing out candy...

BLACC starts off the 2024 holiday season with an annual potluck

BLACC starts off the 2024 holiday season with an annual potluck

Lucas Lee ’28, Reporter | January 7, 2025

  BLACC, the Black Leadership Awareness and Culture Club, hosted its annual Thanksgiving potluck on Wednesday, Nov. 20 before Thanksgiving break. Student leaders and sponsors Jenn Gabrail,...

Mindfulness and Meditation Room Opens at Harvard-Westlake

Mindfulness and Meditation Room Opens at Harvard-Westlake

Sloan Butler ’28, Reporter | January 7, 2025

As of December 2024, the Mental Health Club (MHAC) has opened the school’s first mindfulness and meditation room. The space, located in Hazy 311, features string lights, blankets, comfortable seating,...

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Pride and Progress

Jihan Park ’28, Reporter | January 7, 2025

Human Rights Day is celebrated on December 10 to honor the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. This important document lays out basic...

Middle School Girls Black Soccer Team Plays in Home Opener

Middle School Girls Black Soccer Team Plays in Home Opener

Kasra Maghami ’29, Reporter | December 20, 2024

The girls’ black soccer team fell to Chaminade College Preparatory 1-0 in their home opener, their first league game, on Dec. 12. The Wolverines entered the season with high expectations, coming off...

Harvard Westlake Middle School Host Instrumental Music Concert

Harvard Westlake Middle School Host Instrumental Music Concert

Lucas Lee ’28, Reporter | December 20, 2024

On Dec. 13, musicians, friends, and family gathered in the Saperstein Theater for this year’s middle school winter instrumental concert, Winter Serenade. With performances from six ensembles and more...

Venture Club’s Candy Grams Bring Holiday Cheer and Supports a Worthy Cause

Venture Club’s Candy Grams Bring Holiday Cheer and Supports a Worthy Cause

Lauren Kvamme ’28, Reporter | December 20, 2024

Harvard Westlake’s Venture Club is spreading holiday cheer with its annual Candy Grams, a tradition that allows students to send sweet treats and heartfelt messages to their friends. This initiative...

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