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What does it take to build a strong leader?

Last October, the Board Room was filled with club leaders from all grades as Student Activities Coor­dinator Sarah Wolf and Coordinator of Community Outreach Miranda Payne led a mandatory leadership training meeting for club officers.

Female athletes receive less attention, support

Female athletes receive less attention, support

On a Friday night, Taper Gym at Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City is packed for a boys’ Varsity Basketball game against their main rival, Loyola High School.

Out of the closet, into the books

Out of the closet, into the books

Gay and lesbian teens are two to three times more likely than straight teens to commit suicide. Students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgendered (LGBT) are five times more likely to miss school because they feel unsafe after being bullied due to their sexual orientation.

Math Class Khantroversy?

Sophie ’17 and Bree ’17 sit on the floor of room C221, trying to work out a Pre-Algebra prob­lem.

Security Breach

Security Breach

The recent campus break-in and theft calls School security system into question, encourages precautionary protocol.

Mystery Meat No More: LAUSD Improves Cafeteria Food Quality

The Los Angeles Unified School District implements changes in their cafeterias by eliminating unhealthy food options.

Cum laude: with or without praise

Cum laude: with or without praise

It’s a sunny spring day in March and girls have returned to school rejuvenated from spring break, only to stumble into what seems like a typical All-School Meeting but is actually the one where pride is crushed under embarrassment and dreams may or may not be shattered: the cum laude assembly.

Beyond the walls of Caswell Hall

Beyond the walls of Caswell Hall

Although Marlborough changed how cum laude students were honored this year in response to the discomfort caused by public recognition, other independent schools continue to recognize cum laude students in all-school assemblies.