As a closing event to the Harvard-Westlake (HW) school year, two of the dance classes, Introduction to Contemporary Dance and Dance Production, held showcases in the dance studio. Introduction to Contemporary Dance, a course that requires little experience, is a full year elective. The class was given a whole semester to put together their dances.
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Harvard-Westlake (HW) students Kaelyn Choi ’22 and Spectrum staffer Kate Hassett ’22 organized mental health-related activities for students at the middle school campus throughout May’s Mental Health Awareness Month with faculty support from English and Communications teacher Juliet Suess and Psychologist Kelly Decker. Students played with puppies on the Commons May 23. Additionally, students partook
In a big community like Harvard-Westlake (HW), students often struggle with mental health issues but don’t discuss them because of the stigma around mental health. In light of May being Mental Health Awareness Month, this article aims to provide resources to anyone who is dealing with mental health issues or is simply stressed or wanting
Every day, trained security personnel work to keep members of the Harvard-Westlake (HW) community safe. This article aims to introduce the students to the trained personal behind the badge. Ron, a former family security officer who preferred not to share his last name, had been in the business of protection for 15 years before learning
Jinya is one of my favorite ramen restaurants in Los Angeles, as it perfects flavorful ramen dishes with fast service. Jinya has several locations in Los Angeles, including Studio City, Santa Monica and Burbank. The menu features a wide variety of appetizers and ramen, including vegan and gluten free options as well. Some of the
Recent surveys sent to Harvard-Westlake (HW) students suggest that it is possible HW parents have paid doctors for a diagnosis that permits students without learning differences extra time on exams, despite HW’s growing attempts to accommodate students with learning differences and reduce stigmas surrounding them. Two anonymous HW students claimed in a survey that their
On May 17, “John Wick 3: Parabellum” was released. There was a great amount of advertising for the movie coming, for example “Fortnite” releasing a John Wick Limited Time Mode as well as a John Wick skin. Good reviews propelled the movie’s popularity, convincing millions of Americans to watch the movie. In “John Wick 3
At Harvard-Westlake (HW), students may only earn physical education (P.E.) credit by participating in a school involved activity or by taking P.E. Thus, the students who participate in a sport outside of school won’t get P.E. credit needed in order to graduate. While mandatory gym class can improve physical fitness, the negatives significantly outweigh the
American partisan politics have caused parent-to-child political discussion to become nothing more than an imparting of the elder’s views on the younger. American liberals and American conservatives are each living in their own echo chambers – the former only hears Anderson Cooper and MSNBC while the latter can only understand the language of Fox and
One would assume that more is better; that it is advantageous to take exhaustive notes that precisely capture the content, allowing for a complete verbatim review of the material. However, this is not always the case. According to the New York Times (NYT) article, Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting,