Arts

Being Creative at HW

Written by: hwadmission • December 20, 2024

By James ’27 Many people view Harvard-Westlake as a bastion exclusively for highly academic students. However, this is not entirely...

Written by: hwadmission • October 4, 2024

By Gabriel ‘28 I recall that the first time I danced was when I was about three years old, and my sister got Just Dance 4 for her...

Written by: hwadmission • January 18, 2024

By Camille ’29 As a new seventh grader at HW, there were a number of daunting things facing me. Amongst the academic challenges,...

Written by: hwadmission • December 5, 2023

By Hannah ’25 The Playwrights Festival at Harvard-Westlake is an annual tradition at the Upper School Performing Arts Department...

Written by: hwadmission • October 16, 2023

By Emma ’28 In their experience as a Harvard-Westlake student, a 7th grader will have the choice of visual arts electives of either a...

Written by: hwadmission • March 8, 2022

By Daryn ’22 As someone who has been in the jazz program since 8th grade, I can tell you from experience that it is one of the most...

Written by: hwadmission • February 9, 2022

By Tess ’25 One thing that I didn’t anticipate when I started attending Harvard-Westlake this year was how supportive friends and...

Written by: hwadmission • February 4, 2022

By Arely ’24 The theatre department here at Harvard-Westlake is quite extensive. They offer support and opportunities from every...

Written by: hwadmission • January 21, 2022

By Maya ‘22 It was the first day of school in my sophomore year. I was exhausted after a long day of trudging up and down what felt like...

Written by: hwadmission • January 18, 2022

By Sophia ’23 Hi! My name is Sophia , and I’m a student stage manager. Today, I want to tell you about our AMAZING theater program,...