Student Life

Friends & Peers at HW: Feeling Supported

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 8, 2022

By Lila ’27 Hi everyone! I’m Lila, a student ambassador blogger, and today I will be telling you all about the middle school...

Written by: hwadmission • February 7, 2022

By Max ’25 Harvard-Westlake produces a number of student publications, both at the middle and upper school campuses. Aside from the...

Written by: hwadmission • February 2, 2022

By Tali ’27 Mornings on the Bus Early in the morning, I board the bus and start my day at school. On the bus before school, I...

Written by: hwadmission • February 1, 2022

By Arely ’24 Harvard-Westlake has about 1,620 students, and for me coming as a sole student from a school of 475, it was pretty...

Written by: hwadmission • January 25, 2022

By Max ’25 Debate is one of Harvard-Westlake’s most successful and popular extracurricular activities. From 7th to 12th grade,...

Written by: hwadmission • January 24, 2022

By Asher ’23 When it comes to student initiative, Harvard-Westlake is far from lacking. Passionate and resourceful students are...

Written by: hwadmission • January 20, 2022

By Kaito ’24 Science Olympiad is a club at Harvard-Westlake that has students choose events within a specific area of science in...

Written by: hwadmission • January 14, 2022

By Jack ’23 For many, physical activity and athletics generally are great pastimes. They foster character development, resilience,...

Written by: hwadmission • January 11, 2022

By Hannah ’25 Harvard-Westlake has a diverse range of courses in many different subjects, especially journalism and publications....