Being Creative at HW
By James ’27 Many people view Harvard-Westlake as a bastion exclusively for highly academic students. However, this is not entirely...
Things A Test Could Never Measure
By Sabrina ’26 Harvard-Westlake has incredible academics not just for their challenge, but because that challenge teaches you about...
Four Days on the Colorado River: My 9th Grade Retreat Experience
By Kirana ‘28 Hello future Harvard-Westlake student! By now, you may have heard about the 9th grade trip to the Colorado River. You might...
Student Support at HW
By Audrey ’27 Hello prospective families of Harvard-Westlake! My name is Audrey and I am a new ninth grader this year at HW. My...
Why Harvard-Westlake?
By Natalie ’25, Mia ’25, and Li Yam ’22 The Harvard-Westlake Mission Statement reads: “Harvard-Westlake strives to be a...
Student Diversity Leadership Conference
By Cionnie ’22 This year, I was extremely lucky to attend the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC) hosted by the National...
LAHSO At The Upper School
By Nathalie ’23 Everyone deserves to find a place where they feel the most comfortable at school. Whether that’s on a sports team,...
HW Inc.
By Tess ’25 Having applied to Harvard-Westlake in 2020-2021, my first experience on campus was a summer program called HW Inc. HW...
HW Venture at the Middle School
By Luke ’27 Though I enjoy many clubs at Harvard-Westlake, the Middle School Venture Club may be my favorite. HW Venture is a...
All You Can Discover with Directed Studies!
By Maya ’22 Twice a cycle, I trek up all of the stairs at the upper school to the Brendan Kutler Center for Interdisciplinary Studies...