Student Life

Finding Your People: Performing Arts Extracurriculars

Written by: hwadmission • January 11, 2021

By Nyla ’24 Finding people that love and are interested in the same things as you make the Harvard-Westlake experience infinitely...

Written by: hwadmission • January 6, 2021

By Alice ’21 When everyone enters high school, “the college application” is like a looming presence in our daily lives....

Written by: hwadmission • January 5, 2021

By Josephine ’21 One of my favorite things about Harvard Westlake is the school spirit and overall pride each of us has for our...

Written by: hwadmission • January 4, 2021

By Andrew ’22 Students at the Middle School can participate in over twenty interscholastic sports. Many communities and valuable...

Written by: hwadmission • December 17, 2020

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

Written by: hwadmission • December 15, 2020

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

Written by: hwadmission • December 7, 2020

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

Written by: hwadmission • December 3, 2020

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...

Written by: hwadmission • December 2, 2020

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

Written by: hwadmission • December 1, 2020

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