March 25, 2009
Sahar Bardi ’11’s Video Art assignment, "Everything Is Not As You See It," was displayed in the bottom of the Rugby staircase at the beginning of the month.
March 25, 2009
Every Friday during the break, about 20 to 50 seventh graders assemble for a publication called "Seventh Sense."
March 25, 2009
Alexandria Mao ’10 woke up at 7 a.m., gathered some pens and a calculator and ate a hearty breakfast, but she wasn’t headed for Harvard-Westlake.
March 25, 2009
Artist-in-residence Kim Abeles, whose art was exhibited in the Feldman-Horn gallery recently, talked to Martha Wheelock’s Gender Studies class on March 6 about women in art.
March 25, 2009
Results of the Head Prefect election are expected to be announced today, following two days of online voting.
March 25, 2009
Jessica Capshaw ’94 has been asked to remain a recurring character on the television show "Grey’s Anatomy" with the possibility of returning as a series regular in season six.
March 25, 2009
Chamber Singers will travel through Italy by bus over spring break, visiting cities such as Rome, Pisa, Motecatini, Florence, Mestre and Venice.
March 25, 2009
Five student-made films were screened from Wednesday to Saturday at the International Student Media Festival in Orlando, Fla.
March 25, 2009
President Thomas C. Hudnut played host to an international group of educational leaders in the five-day G20 conference that ends today.
March 25, 2009
Joshua Schwartz ’11 was named KABC’s "Cool Kid of the Week" for his volunteer program, Intergenerational Internet. The senior citizens at ONEgeneration Senior Enrichment Center in Van Nuys nominated him for the award.
March 25, 2009
With the economy sinking, some students have begun to modify their spending habits in the cafeteria while other students have made no change at all.
March 25, 2009
A contest to craft an ethical "touchstone" is part of the newly-formed Character Education Committee’s first initiative of the year.
March 25, 2009
More money has been allocated for financial aid next year, but fewer students applying for financial aid could be admitted for the 2009-2010 school year, Chief Financial Officer Rob Levin said, as more families already attending school have needed assistance.
March 25, 2009
For math teacher Paula Evans, the Cold War fueled her desire to get involved in math and engineering, as the desire to "beat the Russians into space" motivated her.
March 25, 2009
"Truth is not a democracy," dentist Morris Nakamura told the Christian Club at one of his three recent visits. During the meetings, he spoke about intelligent design and science from a Christian point of view.
March 25, 2009
The robotics team made their debut at the First Robotics Challenge, coming in at 21st place at the regional competition Feb. 13 to 15.
March 25, 2009
Last Thursday, the Environmental Club called on students to participate in a school-wide-trash free day.
March 25, 2009
Upper School Dean Rose-Ellen Racanelli flew to Sacramento to lobby for the preservation of Cal Grant funding on Capitol Hill on Feb. 20.
March 25, 2009
Amy Zhang ’10 presented a Chinese folk dance, Ric Tennenbaum ’13’s Lion Dance troupe performed, and a group of students put on a comedic skit called "The Year of the Ox With a Lot of Bull," written and directed by Timothy Schorr ’10 and Jenny Lin ’11.
March 25, 2009
Joanna Huey ’02 was named the 123rd President of the Harvard Law Review after a closed election last month.
March 25, 2009
When Danelle* ’09 applied early to the University of Pennsylvania, she checked College Confidential’s online discussion boards every day.
March 25, 2009
All overnight summer athletic trips have been eliminated by the Athletics Department in what Head of Athletics Audrius Barzdukas describes as a "temporary policy adjustment due to the economy."
March 25, 2009
The Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded the 2007-2008 Chronicle a Gold Crown March 13 at the 85th annual Scholastic Convention. Twenty high school papers won the Gold Crown at Columbia University.
March 25, 2009
As toddlers, Andy Alden ’09 and Jack McFadden-Talbot ’09 played on toy keyboards and banged on small drums.
March 25, 2009
Audio books are now available for checkout in the library.
March 25, 2009
Sixteen teachers competed in the first-ever Harvard-Westlake Iron Chef competition Monday at the Middle School, with the ferret house coming in first place.
March 25, 2009
As toddlers, Andy Alden ’09 and Jack McFadden-Talbot ’09 played on toy keyboards and banged on small drums.
March 25, 2009
Three films won awards at the sixth annual Harvard-Westlake Film Festival at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome on March 20.
March 25, 2009
Throughout the last two weeks of March, Peer Support leaders have been and will continue to speak to Choices and Challenges classes, covering issues concerning academics and social situations.
March 25, 2009
About 20 students will travel to New Orleans over spring break to build houses.
March 25, 2009
The Drawing and Painting I classes went on a field trip to the Norton-Simon Museum in Pasadena on March 11.
March 25, 2009
Two students signed up to take the March SAT only to suddenly have conflicts resulting from recently scheduled extracurricular commitments.
March 25, 2009
Art for the Heart, a charity event held in Feldman-Horn Gallery on March 8, will be donating more than $7,000 of proceeds to the American Heart Association for research and development.
March 25, 2009
The music group Jacaranda, created by music teacher Mark Hilt, will perform "music at the edge of Santa Monica," at an event called "Sacrifice" April 4 at the Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica.
March 24, 2009
Current junior prefects Reid Lidow and Jennie Porter will serve as Head Prefects for the 2009-2010 school year.
March 18, 2009
Oscar nominated documentarian Ken Burns inquired of the student body, “Who are we?” on Tuesday March 17.
March 16, 2009
“Life isn’t a spectator sport,” former Green party vice-presidential candidate and environmental activist Winona LaDuke told upper school students Monday, urging them to affect change in our society.
March 15, 2009
The girls' soccer team completed its run to a state championship with a 1-0 win over La Jolla High School Saturday night.
March 12, 2009
The boys’ varsity basketball teams’ dreams of a State Title were ended Saturday at Pauley Pavilion by Ocean View High School, who defeated the Wolverines 79-63.
March 12, 2009
After winning CIF, the girls basketball finished the season with a five point loss in the quarterfinals of the state championships. Mater Dei Catholic beat out the Wolverines 66-61.
March 12, 2009
The girls' varsity soccer team continued its streak today, beating the South Torrance Spartans 3-1 in the Southern California Regionals semifinal game.
March 12, 2009
"It is not easy fighting for proposals and lobbying for the student body, but being on the Prefect Council is a job I truly care about. Moving forward, I am certain that our last year, senior year, will be crucial for all of us, and I want to be there to lead our class."
March 12, 2009
"I am up to the responsibility of leading my fellow students by word and example, the duty of sitting in judgment of my fellow students, and the job of bringing the administration and the students closer together."
March 12, 2009
"I have never stopped working to accomplish the goals of the Student Body and I will not stop no matter the outcome of the election"
March 12, 2009
"I feel that Harvard-Westlake has given me so many amazing opportunities and I really want to give back."
March 11, 2009
The Jazz Explorers took second place to Oakwood in the Dos Pueblos Jazz Festival Competition last Saturday.
March 10, 2009
The boys' varsity basketball team continued their run towards a State title, defeating Ridge View High School 70-47 Tuesday night in Taper Gymnasium.
March 10, 2009
After losing to Saugus in the CIF championship game last Friday, the girls' soccer team rebounded with an 8-0 home win over Hollywood High School today.
March 10, 2009
After a 72-29 victory over Kingsburg High School, the girls’ basketball team will advance to the state quarterfinals on Thursday.
March 7, 2009
For the first time since 2001, the girls’ basketball team is a CIF champion.
March 7, 2009
The girls' soccer team's run through CIF playoffs ended with a 2-1 loss to Saugus Friday night.
March 7, 2009
For the first time in four years, the varsity boys’ basketball team captured the glory of a CIF Championship, defeating Gahr High School 87-75 Saturday morning at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
March 5, 2009
Three Wolverine teams play in state playoffs Tuesday at home.
Both the boys' and the girls' varsity basketball teams won CIF championships this weekend. Girls' basketball defeated Pacific Hills, 59-57 Friday and faces Kingburg at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Taper Gymnasium.
After defeating Gahr, 87-75, to capture the CIF Southern Section Championship Saturday, the boys' varsity team will face off with Ridge View High School as the first seed in State Playoffs Tuesday in Taper at 8 p.m. Ridge View was upset in the CIF Central Section Finals, and are seeded eighth after compiling an 18-8 record.
"We won't really have time to prepare for them after the quick turnaround, Coach Greg Hilliard said. "We just have to hope the momentum from Saturday carries over, and we will mainly focus on improving our own aspects of our game, instead of preparing for them."
Girls' soccer plays Hollywood High at 3 p.m. on Ted Slavin Field.
March 4, 2009
The CIF championship game ended in defeat Friday night for the girls’ soccer team, which fell to Saugus, 2-1, at Warren High School in Downey. The girls defeated Yucaipa High School 2-1 in the semifinal round of the CIF sectional tournament last Tuesday.
March 2, 2009
The girls’ basketball team will advance to CIF finals after beating Windward 67-54 on Saturday.