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Managing Your Backpack and Visiting Lockers at the Middle School

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By Wilson ’24 Managing your time at Harvard-Westlake is extremely crucial to your success. You’ve probably heard that a lot,...

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Entrepreneurship at HW

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By Greg ’22 While at Harvard-Westlake, you will find that being a student can mean many things for different people. From personal...

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Zooming: An Introvert’s Perspective on Virtual HW

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By Emily ’25 When I first learned we were transferring to online school, I was nervous. The prospect of learning online through Zoom...

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Tips for Staying Organized During Virtual School

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By Grace ’24 Life during quarantine has changed all our routines, and as we come up on the ten-month anniversary since our lives were...

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How English Class Affected my Experience at HW

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By Skyler ’24 One of my favorite subjects has always been English. This has been for several reasons. Ever since I was little, I have...

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Directed Study: Nature and Artifice

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By Andrew ’22 Do machines think, and is self-awareness necessary for thought? Why do we feel the need to be polite when talking to...

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Handling an Injury At HW

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By Izzy ’22 At Harvard-Westlake, over sixty percent of the student body participates in interscholastic sports. From water polo to...

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My Experience at HW After Moving from Abroad

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By Alice ’21 I moved to the US from China in 2017. Before 9th grade, I grew up in Beijing and received a regular public school...

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Excellence in Harvard-Westlake’s Education

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By Margaret ’23 Coming from a public school, my experience at Harvard-Westlake (HW), an independent school, has been a big change....

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Transitioning to HW

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By Cionnie ’22 Prior to attending Harvard-Westlake, I was completely unaware of how much my life could change in the matter of...

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