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Volume 31

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Venture Club Hosts Their Third Annual Spring Sale

Venture Club Hosts Their Third Annual Spring Sale

Madison Shen ’28, Reporter | April 29, 2025

The entrepreneurship club Venture hosted its third annual Spring Sale fundraiser to benefit Children's Hospital of Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 19, on the Horn Commons. Fifteen students participated...

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Trash Talk: A call for reflection

Chase Davidoff ’28, Reporter | April 24, 2025

The trash issue on campus is getting worse. Students are not cleaning up after themselves on the field and at the commons.   Trash on campus has always been under the radar for students, even though...

9th Grade Dance Creates Lasting Memories for Students

9th Grade Dance Creates Lasting Memories for Students

Halyn Kim ’28, Reporter | April 24, 2025

Ninth graders arrived at the Middle School gym on March 7 for the ninth grade dance held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The event, open exclusively to freshmen, gave students the chance to celebrate their final year...

South Asian Student Alliance Organizes Holi Celebration to mark the start of Spring

South Asian Student Alliance Organizes Holi Celebration to mark the start of Spring

Layla Blumenthal ’28, Reporter | April 24, 2025

Holi was celebrated by students on March 19th during break by throwing various colored powders at each other.  Holi is a Hindu festival that marks the beginning of spring and the triumph of good over...

Fingerprint Scanners Spark Privacy Questions in Cafeteria Rollout

Fingerprint Scanners Spark Privacy Questions in Cafeteria Rollout

Hannah Tabesh ’28, Reporter | April 24, 2025

The cafeteria fingerprint scanners at the middle school have raised concerns about privacy and security among students. Students began scanning their fingerprints on Monday, Jan 27, but many continued...

Middle School Chinese Program visits 99 Ranch

Middle School Chinese Program visits 99 Ranch

Kirana Tjoe ’28, Reporter | March 17, 2025

On Wednesday, Feb. 12, about 30 students from Advanced Chinese 3, Chinese 2, and Chinese 1 visited 99 Ranch Market in San Gabriel, chaperoned by Teachers Minhua Gu, who teaches Chinese 1C, 1B, and Advanced...

Valentine's Day Card Making

Valentine’s Day Card Making

Layla Blumenthal ’28, Reporter | March 14, 2025

Valentine's Day card making for firefighters was an activity students participated in during break on February 13 in the Munger Library. The activity drew in all grade levels and gave students an opportunity...

New Fingerprint Scanners Added to Harvard-Westlake Middle School Cafeterias

New Fingerprint Scanners Added to Harvard-Westlake Middle School Cafeterias

Madison Shen ’28, Reporter | March 13, 2025

Fingerprint scanners have been added to the middle school campus cafeteria. Starting the week of January 25, 2025, students have a new way to pay for meals. “Kids lose their IDs all the time, but...

Dodgeball Tournament Kicks Off

Dodgeball Tournament Kicks Off

Kiran Amin ’28, Reporter | March 13, 2025

The long-standing tradition of the Harvard-Westlake Middle School Dodgeball Tournament kicked off on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Teams across all grades compete in a March Madness-style bracket, with one winner...

The Sukkah on Campus

The Sukkah on Campus

Oliver Rauch 28’, Reporter | November 22, 2024

Every year, five days after Yom Kippur, comes a lesser-known but important Jewish holiday: Sukkot. Wednesday, Oct. 16, marked the beginning of Sukkot, a weeklong holiday that celebrates the fall harvest...

Wolverine Spirit Shines Bright During Spirit Day

Wolverine Spirit Shines Bright During Spirit Day

Freddie Mandel ’28, Reporter | November 22, 2024

On Friday, Sept. 30, during ninth period, the middle school celebrated Spirit Day ahead of the big Homecoming game. Spirit Day featured activities and surprises for all of the students. The setup involved...

Handling Heat on The Water

Handling Heat on The Water

Lucas Lee ’28, Reporter | November 22, 2024

Retreat week is always something Harvard-Westlake students look forward to. On Oct. 7, 2024, at 6 a.m., ninth graders headed off to the Colorado River. This four-day journey along the California-Arizona...

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