NEWSLETTER

14TH EDITION / JULY 2016 FOR THE UPPER SCHOOL COMMUNITY

DID YOU KNOW? WELCOMETO THE HW COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER Harvard-Westlake is proud to be a sponsor of the This newsletter is designed to keep our neighbors Studio City 4th of July informed about what is happening on and around Festival at CBS Studios. Our school is delighted Harvard-Westlake’s upper school campus. Events to support the Studio City and activities on-campus and in the community are neighborhood and Chamber also posted on our webpage that features additional of Commerce and host this pertinent information for our neighbors: fun community event. We hope you will join us for the www.hw.com/community. festivities. It’s not too late to buy tickets. Proceeds Stacy Marble from the event will benefit Director of Community and Public Affairs the Children’s Tumor 818-487-6601 or [email protected] Foundation.

GRADUATION (L-R) Lucas Giolito and Leo Kaplan Brian Rowe of the LA Galaxy and Courtney Corrin Congratulations to the Class of 2016! This of Harvard-Westlake year marks the 25th Commencement of Harvard-Westlake School. Celebrated on Congratulations to Harvard-Westlake outfielder GIRL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR— June 10th, family, friends, and our greater Leo Kaplan on being selected by the Chicago SOCAL PREP LEGENDS AWARDS community joined to salute the graduates White Sox in this year’s MLB draft. Leo will Congratulations to Harvard-Westlake senior, and their achievements. In this year’s be playing next spring for the Northwestern Courtney Corrin, who was recognized as SoCal matriculating class, Harvard-Westlake University Wildcats. In other baseball news, Prep Legends Girl Athlete of the Year. SoCal Prep recognized 130 National Merit finalists, semi- MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 prospect, right-handed established a High School sports Hall of Fame finalists, and commended graduates. Thank Lucas Giolito, made his Major League to honor the great student athletes of the past. you to our neighbors for their patience and debut this month with the . The award was announced on ABC7 on June 10 understanding during this busyand exciting Congratulations to our baseball alums! following the NBA Finals game. time at the upper school campus. Maddy Daum’s ‘18 photo is pictured. DEBATE Credit: Maddy Daum/Chronicle Harvard-Westlake makes history by being the first school to qualify debaters for the PHOTO AWARD championship rounds of the “triple crown” The Scholastic Press Association awarded of high school debate, the Novice Nationals, Harvard-Westlake student, Maddy Daum, the the NDCA Championship, and the Tournament Best-in-Grade Award for her photograph taken in of Champions. Alex Mork ’20 and Jaya Cambodia, which was put on display at Carnegie Nayar ’20 were co-champions at Novice GIRLS BASKETBALL Hall June 2. The award and recognition is given Nationals. Cameron Cohen ’16 was the NDCA The Harvard-Westlake Girl’s Basketball Team, to the most accomplished writers and artists in Championship runner-up. Nick Steele ’16 led by coach Melissa Hearlihy, won the 17U Gold grades seven through twelve. Two artists and two won the Tournament of Champions and is the Division Championship at the Cal Storm Summer writers from each grade level are granted the first ever winner from Southern . Shootout. Go Wolverines! award each year. Congratulations to Coach Mike Bietz and the entire HW Debate Team! While in Cambodia for HW Go! Cambodia: A ESSAY WINNER Digital Storytelling Adventure, Daum snapped a Congratulations to photo of a temple in Cambodia, and then created ADAM YARON Daniela Mirell, the a double exposure photograph with another Last month, recent first place winner of picture taken in Downtown Los Angeles of an Harvard-Westlake the essay portion of old car. Daum said that she wanted to show graduate, Adam Yaron, the 2016 Ninth Circuit the juxtaposition of the American lifestyle and talked to the Jewish Civics Contest. The the Cambodian lifestyle to portray the contrast Journal about uniting contest focused on the between what is important to Americans and people through the 50th anniversary of what is important to Cambodians. universal language the U.S. Supreme Court

of music. “In a world decision in Miranda with so many people vs. Arizona. The 1966 ruling requires that who speak so many persons in the custody of law enforcement different languages and come from so many officers be informed, prior to questioning, of different backgrounds, there is one language their constitutional rights to remain silent that we can understand, and it’s music,” and their right to have an attorney present Adam said. during interrogation.

To read more about Adam, click here: http://www.jewishjournal.com/graduation/ article/adam_yaron_uniting_people_ through_a_universal_language

CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Harvard-Westlake students continue to show a Purpose Beyond Ourselves, as evidenced by the Children’s Hospital LA toy delivery SAVE THE DATE supported by the HW Boys Basketball Team and the HW Cheerleaders. Students shopped AUGUST 29 SEPTEMBER 15-17 OCTOBER 15 for new toys at Toys-R-Us to benefit the boys Opening Convocation Water Polo Tournament Homecoming and girls who continue to find their strength at Children’s Hospital.

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