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Volume 31

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Ras gives birth to first son

Ras gives birth to first son

Juliet Suess | January 5, 2017

By Valerie Velazquez '20 Science and communications teacher Alex Ras and her husband Kurtis welcomed an addition to their family. Calvin James Ras was born on Oct. 18, three days later than the expected...

Greenwood takes attendance for a ninth grade PE class during 9th period. Credit: Jeanine Kim 20 / SPECTRUM

Greenwood begins teaching PE

Juliet Suess | January 5, 2017

By Jeanine Kim '20 Emily Greenwood is the newest addition to the physical education department. She is now a full-time substitute teacher at the Middle School. Last year, she worked as the assistant girls’...

Lieberman teaches Galvans classes

Lieberman teaches Galvan’s classes

Juliet Suess | January 5, 2017

By Zoe Redlich '20 Eli Lieberman has joined the middle school math department, substituting for Algebra and Geometry teacher Regan Galvan while she is on maternity leave. He began teaching on Nov. 7. Prior...

Wang steps in for Ras

Wang steps in for Ras

Juliet Suess | January 5, 2017

By Tanisha Gunby '21 Science teacher Leslie Wang has returned to the Middle School to teach Alex Ras’s seventh grade science classes during her maternity leave. Wang previously worked at the California...

Baltazar to retire in December

Baltazar to retire in December

Juliet Suess | January 5, 2017

By Robert Osborne '20 Roberto Baltazar, a long time maintenance member on the middle school campus, will retire before winter break. Baltazar said that over the years, has gotten to know his co-workers....

Ross appointed new Head of US

Ross appointed new Head of US

Juliet Suess | January 5, 2017

By Alex Daum '20 Laura D. Ross will become the Head of Upper School starting July 1, 2017.  On Oct. 26, President Rick Commons announced Ross as Head of Upper School through an email to the school community....

Mock Trial competes

Juliet Suess | January 5, 2017

By Caitlin Chung '20 The Middle School Mock Trial team’s season came to a close on Nov. 9th. The defense team won their verdict but did not advance to the next level. Every year, the students on the...

The competing students present their robots during the competition. Credit: Tammer Bagdasarian 20 / SPECTRUM

Robotics travel to Vex tournament

Juliet Suess | January 5, 2017

By Tammer Bagdasarian '20 Three middle school robotics teams competed in a robotics competition at Hesperia High School on Saturday. Robotics team “TNTech” placed 40th overall, while the other middle...

BLACC skypes with Sellers

BLACC skypes with Sellers

Juliet Suess | January 5, 2017

By Khyra Stiner '21 Politician and attorney Bakari Sellers spoke via Skype to the Middle School Black Leadership Awareness and Culture Club on Nov 2. Sellers told students about his experience helping...

Alumni video chat with students

Alumni video chat with students

Juliet Suess | January 5, 2017

By David Arkow '20 Students participated in a Google video chat with Harvard-Westlake Alumnus and biotech entrepreneur Scott Becker ‘05 on Nov. 3 during break. Becker, Co-Founder and Chief Business...

Students decked out in spirit atti

Spirit Week excites students

Juliet Suess | January 3, 2017

By Casey Kim '20 and Lauren Nehorai '20 The middle school campus held a week of festivities leading up to Spirit Day and Homecoming on Oct. 14 and 15. To kick off the week, Student Council planned a series...

The students gathered in Bing 123 during their class meeting time to discuss about diversity issues. Credit: Sarah Healy 20 / SPECTRUM

First diversity meeting held

Juliet Suess | January 3, 2017

By Sarah Healy '20 Ninth graders were invited to attend a diversity session on Oct. 28, led by Sabrina Coleman and Lisa Ahn from the Human Resources Consultant Firm. In this session, students discussed...

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