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Benjamin Ellis ’28 Remembered as School Offers Grief Help

Benjamin Ellis ’28 Remembered as School Offers Grief Help

Staff | October 21, 2024

“He loved drones, remote control cars, Legos, party games and any manner of building project,” the parents of Benjamin Ellis ’28 said in a letter to the school. “He loved hosting friends, he always...

Harvard-Westlake Homecoming

Harvard-Westlake Homecoming

Sloan Butler ’28, Reporter | October 17, 2024

Homecoming at Harvard-Westlake is always an event to remember. On Sept. 28, families, current students, and alumni gathered for the annual spectacle. This year’s event featured cultural foods at affinity...

Spotlight on New Faces

Jihan Park ’28, Reporter | October 15, 2024

A Warm Welcome

Ila Bakaya ’28, Reporter | October 15, 2024

Athletic trainer Alex Calderon measures the heat index on Sprague Field with a wet-bulb thermometer.

Facing the Heat

Kasra Maghami ’29, Reporter | September 6, 2024

Over the past few days, Harvard-Westlake’s middle school campus has faced powerful heat waves, with a high of 104° on Thursday, Sept. 5. This places pressure on the athletics department, as they must...

Middle School to adopt block schedule in 2025

Middle School to adopt block schedule in 2025

Tali Gurule | May 24, 2024

In its first deviation from a 6-day cycle since the school’s merger in 1991, the Middle School will adopt an 8-day block schedule for the 2025-26 school year.  The daily schedule for next year remains...

Made on Canva

Crowded DMV offices may soon be a thing of the past

Audrey Herrera, Reporter | May 23, 2024

Crowded Department of Motor Vehicles offices and stacks of paper may soon turn into history. In fact entering a DMV office itself may soon become a relic of the past. California works to update the DMV...

Taken from the HW Chronicle

River Park is underway

Audrey Herrera, Reporter | May 21, 2024

Work on River Park has begun. According to a letter from Harvard-Westlake President Rick Commons, the temporary sound wall has already been set up around the property and equipment awaits primed and ready...

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