VOLUME 27
Welcome to Spectrum Daily Impeachment Updates! We will be posting daily updates about impeachment, so you can easily keep track of impeachment news. So much has happened so far. Here’s the TLDR: Democrats in the House of Representatives have started impeachment proceedings because Trump allegedly pressured Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, a political opponent of
Jacob Tobia, author of Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story, with Tyler Ford, advocate and founder of the website http://myfriendtyler.com/, discussed topics of gender fluidity on Nov 6 at the Upper School assembly. Tobia started the conversation by reading an excerpt of Sissy. Within that, they compared coming-out-of-the-closet with being a garden snail- the burden
Lana Del Rey has composed a beautiful, powerful and emotionally provocative record, that could very well be her most impressive so far. “Norman F*****g Rockwell” is Del Rey’s fifth studio album and the experience she has picked up over the years shines through clearly. She knows exactly what her sound should be; a melodic, new
Layla Payman (’23) documents Lower River Retreat (Digital)
Andrew Yang, a Democrat presidential candidate, attended an intimate fundraising event hosted by Harvard-Westlake (HW) parent Rachel Yang at her family’s home. There are 20 Democrats running for president in 2020. Of those, five are women and three (Tulsi Gabbard, Kamala Harris and Andrew Yang) are Asian American Pacific Islanders. “I’m thrilled that the candidates
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.
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
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
