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7th Grade Course Selections

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By Lucas ’23 First of all, congratulations to all incoming HW seventh graders! I remember how exciting it was to find out I was going...

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Student Voices and Input at HW

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By Nyla ’24 Something that stood out to me the minute I stepped onto Harvard-Westlake’s campus was the amount of collaboration...

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A Mini-Interview with Jane An, HW English Teacher

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By Tatiana ’21 As my final year at Harvard-Westlake comes to a close, I have found myself reflecting on all the amazing people I have...

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Why HW?

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Hi Reader!  We are the 2020-2021 Harvard-Westlake 9th Grade and 12th Grade Student Ambassador Co-Chairs! In this blog, we will share...

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Community Through Photography

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By Greg ’22 As a sophomore at Harvard-Westlake, one of my favorite classes was photography. When looking through the lens of a...

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Being New to Robotics at HW

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By Natalie ’24 Before I came to Harvard-Westlake, I had absolutely no experience in robotics. I could not code, didn’t know the...

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In-Person Social Activities at HW During COVID-19

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By Lucas ’23 As COVID numbers start to go down and vaccines are distributed, many students are jonesing to get back to normal,...

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South Asian Students’ Alliance (SASA)

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By Tanisha ’21 For the past two years, as the Vice President of the South Asian Students’ Alliance (SASA) at Harvard-Westlake, I...

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Discussion-Based Education

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By James ’23 “Discussion-based education” sounds like one of the more obvious tropes you’d hear at a high school admissions...

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Community Council

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By Carolina ’21 The purpose of Community Council is to set up events for students at the upper school to get involved in. Upper...

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