Academics

A Day in the Life of a Sophomore

Written by: hwadmission • January 3, 2022

By Illi ’24 I wake up to ABBA’s 70’s hit Dancing Queen blaring from my phone on the other side of my room. After getting ready...

Written by: hwadmission • December 14, 2021

By Tali ’27 As a seventh grader at HW, my days are filled with interesting classes, great teachers, fun activities, and good...

Written by: hwadmission • December 13, 2021

By Lila ’26 Welcome to the day in the life of an eighth-grader at Harvard-Westlake! Today is a pretty chill day since I have 3 X’s...

Written by: hwadmission • December 13, 2021

By Ellie ’26 Hello! My name’s Ellie, and I’m a current 8th grader. Coming to a new school with a reputation for having a...

Written by: hwadmission • December 7, 2021

By Li Yam ’22 Buzz. Buzz. Buzz. My alarm clock wakes me up at 6:30am on a Wednesday. Barely awake, I sit up and tap my buzzing phone....

Written by: hwadmission • December 3, 2021

By Natalie ’24 Welcome to a day in the life of a Harvard-Westlake Upper School student! Although everyone’s activities and...

Written by: hwadmission • November 15, 2021

By Charlie ’23 For anyone interested in taking computer programming classes, Harvard-Westlake has a plethora of opportunities at both...

Written by: hwadmission • November 12, 2021

By Donna ’27 American History and Government is the history class you take in 7th grade. Before I came to Harvard-Westlake, history...

Written by: hwadmission • November 10, 2021

By Makenna ’23 One of the science courses that 11th and 12th graders can choose at the upper school is the Introduction of Psychology...

Written by: hwadmission • November 10, 2021

By Rex ’25 Have you been having trouble with finding the motivation to do your homework, or even remembering what homework you have?...