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Editorials

We need to clarify the Honor Code

We need to clarify the Honor Code

There's no doubt that the Honor Code is important to the community. Seventy-eight percent of students polled think so, and 82 percent of students believe in the Honor Code. But despite the overwhelming support of the 14-year-old code, 54 percent of students polled said it is not clear... More >>

Let’s make the last month count — seniors, let’s make it memorable

April 25, 2012

The brunt of our work is over, and we’re at the pinnacle of our senior year. We’re the Class of 2012, and you “wish you were one two!” So where’s the spontaneous lower quad senior BBQ? Where’s the grade-wide beach day? And where did our senior prank go?

Columns

Appreciate your options

Appreciate your options

Every August as we all try to hold on to the last days of summer, we re-enter the world of school by the arrival of our schedules. More >>

Admiring fun from afar

April 25, 2012

I will probably never go to Coachella.

Don't excuse Coachella absences

April 25, 2012

For the second consecutive year, the administration excused Coachella-related absences. At first, I was furious that the teachers and deans would accept such a ridiculous excuse for missing school. Not only did it have the potential to wreck classes by having so few students in class, but it also went against the attendance guidelines that I thought were taken so seriously.

Facebook: a 'double-edged sword'

April 25, 2012

Recently, my sister forwarded me an interview with college student Jake Reilly, who embarked on what he called his "Amish Project." For 90 days Reilly didn’t use TV, cell phone or internet. Reilly said he was distressed over the all-consuming and addictive nature of such superficial means of communication, and set out on a mission to live without them. He said the experience changed his life.

Finding my forte in second semester

April 25, 2012

I thought second semester senior year would be one big messy free-for-all. I would be the absentee punk kid opting for surf lessons with cool college-drop-out instructors by day and pulling all-nighters by night, or going to double features at the movies and feeling no remorse about not buying a ticket for the second show.

Latin: a dead but relevant language

April 25, 2012

Our friends take "practical" languages that they can "speak" with living people. They travel abroad to immerse themselves in living cultures. Their languages can be tools that help them connect in an ever-globalizing world. But over the years, we’re glad we’ve stuck with Latin.

We should all be feminists

April 25, 2012

I try to be respectful of everyone’s opinions, but I feel that those who oppose legalization of gay marriage are either ignorant or bigoted.

Repairing honor

March 15, 2012

Shortly after school ended on a Friday almost a month ago, my phone buzzed announcing the arrival of an email. The same message containing a 29-page Honor Board Recommendation landed simultaneously in the inboxes of all my classmates.

Thank you prefects, but separate from the board

March 15, 2012

I need to say thank you. Thank you to the prefects who have done what they were elected to do without asking for recognition.

Definition of an athlete

March 15, 2012

My name is Justine, and I’m an athlete.

The actor within

March 15, 2012

Before this school year, I can’t remember ever setting foot on the Rugby Auditorium stage. Until September, I had never enrolled in a performing or visual arts class at the Upper School, coming very close to not finishing my graduation requirement.

Letters

Letter to the Editor: Return of water bottles to cafeteria disappoints geology teacher

November 16, 2011

I am terribly disappointed that the students of Harvard-Westlake chose to bring back single-use water bottles. Perhaps a single-use bottle of water is better than a single-use bottle of Gatorade, but why are we selling Gatorade in our cafeteria in the first place? Gatorade is a great choice for rehydration after vigorous sports, but no one needs all that sugar and salt for lunch.

Huybrechts suggests 'make your mark'

September 7, 2011

What does it mean to "live with integrity and purpose?" What does it mean to "be a contributing member of society?" Having some answers to those questions is important to us because each question is related to a promise that we, your teachers, have made to you. It is our school’s Mission to teach, to guide, and to support each student toward a goal – that goal being to live with integrity and purpose as a contributing member of society.

Help us make history

September 7, 2011

Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year —  a year that brings with it a unique opportunity for growth and change.

Give us feedback

September 7, 2011

Whether it’s renovation or repair, there is construction all around us. We have changes on campus and right outside on Coldwater. The Chronicle is no exception

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