Fun and Functions @ HW
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February 24, 2025
By Audrey ’27 The life of a Harvard-Westlake student is filled with a busy schedule, intense studying, and unwavering dedication to...
Starting a Club
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February 15, 2024
By James ’27 A few months ago, on my first day of school at Harvard-Westlake, I was exploring the campus during a free period. I...
The Learning Center at Harvard-Westlake
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January 25, 2024
by Andrea ’26 The Learning Center provides a space for academic support to students at both the upper school and middle school. This...
Competition & Academic Rigor at HW
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December 18, 2023
By Ava ’26 When I was first accepted to Harvard-Westlake, in the midst of all the congratulations, I also began to notice that people...
Student Support at HW
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December 7, 2023
By Audrey ’27 Hello prospective families of Harvard-Westlake! My name is Audrey and I am a new ninth grader this year at HW. My...
Winter Week Fun
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January 9, 2026
By Sydney ’29 Though Harvard-Westlake doesn’t have official midterms on the middle school campus, units often culminate around the...
New Middle School Schedule
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January 6, 2026
By Bella ’29 This year, the Harvard-Westlake middle school campus (grades 7-9) introduced a new eight-day rotational cycle designed...
Learning and Growing with Support from the Teachers at HW!
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January 6, 2026
By Whitney ’31 Harvard-Westlake has been an amazing school to me. Something that has made my experience at HW very special is how...
Six Tips for Choosing your Classes
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December 17, 2025
By Alice ’30 Classes at Harvard-Westlake are very versatile and can change what you want to do later on. It is very important to...
Want to Try Robotics?
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December 16, 2025
By Michelle ’31 When I first joined the Harvard-Westlake robotics program, I was intimidated and didn’t really know where to start....
Finding My Place at HW: My First Weeks as a Seventh Grader!
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December 6, 2025
By Whitney ’31 Starting seventh grade at Harvard-Westlake has been such an exciting and amazing experience. In just a few...
Ways to Spend Your Lunch Period!
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December 4, 2025
By Honore ’28 Commonly recognized as the best part of the day, lunch is a chance for you to catch your breath and have some you time....
Finding Balance at HW
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November 20, 2025
By Ayla ’29 The first word you will hear at Harvard-Westlake is balance. But how do you balance hard classes and a new social...
HW Support and Resources
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November 14, 2025
By Sydney ’29 Here at Harvard-Westlake, we have an abundance of resources available to students at all times. For starters, the...
Starting from Scratch at HW: Being the Only Person from your School
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November 11, 2025
By Alice ‘30 For most people, not coming from a more common sending school does not affect their desire to apply to Harvard-Westlake. The...
