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Debaters triumph in Yale Invitational

October 1, 2008

Nick Pritzker ’12 and Nika Madyoon ’12 participated in national debate finals at Yale University. In earlier rounds, the two placed in the top 10 percent of competing junior varsity debaters. Pritzker and Madyoon made it to the double-octafinals.

Students tutor Mar Vista pre-schoolers, third graders

October 1, 2008

Back for their fourth and final week of tutoring at Beethoven Street Elementary School, a group of Harvard-Westlake ninth graders enter Barbara Sandler’s third grade classroom and sit at desks beside their respective pupils.

Freshmen mentor middle school students to ease transition process

October 1, 2008

To ease the transition of new middle school students, ninth grade students have begun taking part in a school run big brother and sister program with the seventh grade. The program seeks to achieve many goals, including making new students feel more comfortable and not feel intimidated by older grades.

Seventh graders mingle at picnic

October 1, 2008

Seventh graders scrambled to the finish of relay races and discovered hidden Frisbee-tossing talents with their new classmates on Sunday, Sept. 7 after being placed into their respective Houses at the first ever seventh grade family picnic.

Eighth grade retreat moves to Santa Barbara

October 1, 2008

Most eighth graders will spend four nights and three days together at El Capitan Canyon campground for this year’s retreat, replacing the previous site at Pali Mountain Camp.

Tenth Muse wins NSPA All-American

October 1, 2008

The Tenth Muse, the middle school literary arts magazine, won a National Scholastic Press Association All-American ranking with four marks of distinction for concept, content, writing and editing and photography/art/graphics/typography.

Hudnut, Huybrechts opening acts at initiation of new Bing Auditorium

October 1, 2008

President Thomas C. Hudnut spoke about the process and results of hard work, and Head of School Jeanne Huybrechts talked about the importance of art in student education at the first Parents’ Association meeting of the year last Tuesday.

7th graders may opt for Chinese

September 3, 2008

Starting this year, Chinese will be offered to seventh graders. Though the class used to be offered to ninth graders, middle school teacher, Bin Bin Wei will be teaching nearly 40 seventh graders this fall in three separate classes.

Susan Kallok to become middle school dean of faculty

May 28, 2008

Sue Kallok, Chair of the Middle School Library and Technology Department, has been elected to replace art teacher Robin Miller as the new Dean of Faculty at the Middle School.

8th grader opts for really early college admission

May 28, 2008

As the rest of her eighth grade classmates finish up the school year and make plans to see each other again in the fall, Michelle Vaisman ‘12 will be cleaning out her locker and getting ready to go to college, skipping all of her high school years.

Japanese II student advances to finals in language contest

May 28, 2008

Rachelle Song ’10 made it to the top seven finalists for a Japanese karaoke competition run by the Cheng and Tsui Company.

Middle school library building to be demolished

May 28, 2008

The Middle School Modernization Project Team plans to knock down the music building and Seeley G. Mudd Library at the beginning of June.

Teacher plans 'save the taco trucks' efforts

May 28, 2008

Middle school English teacher Chris Rutherford is mad for tacos.

Senior prefects prep freshman for elections

March 19, 2008

The head and senior prefects went to the middle school to prepare the ninth grade class for their upcoming election which will determine the class of 2011’s prefects.

Seventh graders elect student government representatives

November 15, 2007

Seventh grade representatives were elected after two runoffs.

Rabbi creates more 'sacred spaces'

November 7, 2007

A new Sacred Space about Hinduism, organized and created by Rabbi Emily Feigenson, will be opening next Monday on the middle school campus.

Middle school debators host British students

November 7, 2007

Middle School debaters met with British debaters at the Vance de Laguna Room on October 25 to debate one serious topic and one light topic. Freshmen Ben Sprung-Keyser, Jacob Sonnenberg and Chris Holthouse hosted the three students from Latymer School in London in their homes after meeting them when they traveled to London after winning a competition in Los Angeles.

Students volunteer at Mar Vista Head Start

November 7, 2007

Keeping with a tradition that started in 1983 at Westlake School, twenty eighth graders visited Mar Vista Head Start to fulfill their community service requirement.

Middle School actors rehearse fall comedy

November 7, 2007

Student performers and technicians collaborate for the
Nov. 15-18 production “The Curse of Ravensdurn.”

8th grader wins award for short western film

November 7, 2007

The Kids First! Film Festival awarded Xochi second place in the middle school category on Oct. 7 for her work on the short film “The Good, the Bag and the Ugly.”

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