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Editorials

Stand by the Honor Board

In the past few years, the administration has steadily reduced the influence of the Honor Board through policy changes and their handling of several recent Honor Code violations.

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The responsibility is ours

September 1, 2010

Harvard-Westlake is littered with committees. And as if there weren’t already enough committees to keep track of on the upper school campus before this year, we can now add the sportsmanship review committee to that list.

Columns

Oh brother!

I see him at home. I drive him to school. And when I walk through the quad with my friends, he’s there. Having a younger sibling on the same campus is a big change compared to our previous seven mile separation from the Upper School to the Middle School. More >>

Enjoying the unexpected

September 1, 2010

Millions of songs have been written about the joyous days of summer. Come the start of June, commercials, stores, or perhaps even your own iPods constantly blare the occasionally sub-par instrumentals but entirely fitting vocals of songs like Alice Cooper’s "School’s Out" and Nat King Cole’s "Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer."

Taking a hand

September 1, 2010

As the last minutes of my sophomore year ticked away, I was preoccupied with thoughts of sunshine and freedom from any sort of schoolwork. While my friends hopped onto planes with destinations like Paris or Beijing, I would stay at home to return for my second year as a counselor at a day camp.

Opinion Archive

Letters

Taking smaller steps for change

September 1, 2010

The first day of school can be both daunting and exciting. Sophomores will experience the endless flights of stairs, juniors will stop trying to carry all their books at once, and seniors will come to grips with the fact that the Common Application just did not get finished this summer. Nevertheless, we are all excited to meet new teachers, reconnect with friends, and share summer experiences.

Acting like champions

September 1, 2010

In both scholarly endeavors and in athletics, Harvard-WestlakeWolverines have distinguished themselves in local and national contests, competing honorably and with grace.

 

 

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August 31, 2010

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