Student Life

The New Reality: 10th Grade Online

Written by: hwadmission • October 26, 2020

By Margaret ‘23 December 10, 2019, I will never forget the day. It had been exactly 59 days since I first set foot on the...

Written by: hwadmission • October 26, 2020

By CC ’22 When I was in my second semester of 7th grade, all the way back in 2017, I got to experience the start of something very...

Written by: hwadmission • October 20, 2020

By Sarah ’22 Do: Try new things! It’s always good to get out of your comfort zone and be adventurous, especially because of how...

Written by: hwadmission • October 20, 2020

By Lily ’22 If you walk onto the upper school campus on a typical Monday night, you will find a large crowd of students gathering on...

Written by: hwadmission • October 19, 2020

By Natalie ’24 New school + high school + pandemic = a whole lot of fun. Coming into Harvard-Westlake as a new ninth grader, my...

Written by: hwadmission • October 19, 2020

By Davis ’24 I’ve always been interested in stagecraft – even when I didn’t know what the word was for it yet. I’ve...

Written by: hwadmission • October 13, 2020

By Aiko ’23 215 kids. Two years go by and the numbers crawl up to 290. These are the people you spend seven hours (minimum) with five...

Written by: hwadmission • October 8, 2020

By Skyler ’24 The history of Harvard-Westlake is different from that of any other school. I am not just talking about the buildings,...

Written by: hwadmission • October 6, 2020

By James ’23 Coming into 9th grade from a small Catholic school in Pasadena a mere 20 minutes away from my home, the commute to...

Written by: hwadmission • October 5, 2020

By Julia ’25 Whether you are a new or a returning student to Harvard-Westlake, adjusting to online learning is difficult. While it...