Student Life

Harvard-Westlake Speech!

Written by: hwadmission • October 7, 2024

By Angel ’27 Ever since I began speech in fifth grade, I’ve been in love with it. The first step I took when I got accepted into...

Written by: hwadmission • October 1, 2024

By James, ’27 Last week, all Harvard-Westlake Upper School students gathered around the football field during Community Time for the...

Written by: hwadmission • 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...

Written by: hwadmission • February 10, 2024

My name is Miro and I am an 8th grader at Harvard-Westlake. During times like this, it is sometimes hard to find your space; in this blog,...

Written by: hwadmission • January 29, 2024

By Agatha ‘26 At a 7th grade Family Visiting Day a few months ago, the admissions office gathered all of the ambassadors...

Written by: hwadmission • 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...

Written by: hwadmission • January 9, 2024

By Hannah ’25 If you’re interested in journalism at Harvard-Westlake, there are tons of different publications you can work for....

Written by: hwadmission • January 8, 2024

By Max ’25 I’ve been an avid member of the debate team since I started at Harvard-Westlake in seventh grade. It’s one of my...

Written by: hwadmission • December 21, 2023

By Lisa ’26 As we prepared for our transition to high school, our dean reminded us about the unknown challenges ahead. I took it...

Written by: hwadmission • December 15, 2023

By Sabrina ’26 Starting as a new 9th grader, I was aware that I would only be on the middle school campus for a year before...