Harvard-Westlake School
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| Harvard-Westlake School | |
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| Possunt Quia Posse Videntur (They can because they think they can. or: They are able because they are seen to be able.) | |
| Established | Harvard: 1900 Westlake: 1904 Fully Merged: 1991 |
| School type | Private |
| Religious affiliation | none, historically Episcopal |
| President | Thomas C. Hudnut |
| Location | Middle School: Los Angeles Upper School: North Hollywood, CA, USA |
| Campus | Suburban Middle School: 12 acres (5 ha) Upper School: 22 acres (9 ha) |
| Enrollment | Middle School: 730 Upper School: 830 |
| Faculty | 211 |
| Average class size | |
| Student:Teacher ratio | 7:1 |
| Average SAT scores (2005) | 704 verbal 711 math |
| Athletics | 18 sports |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Mascot | The Wolverine |
| Homepage | [www.hw.com] |
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Harvard-Westlake is an exclusive college preparatory school in Los Angeles, California. Serving grades seven through twelve, the school is the product of the 1989 merger of Harvard School for Boys (founded in 1900) and Westlake School for Girls (founded in 1904).
The former Harvard campus, located in Studio City, is now the location of the upper school (grades 10 through 12). The former Westlake campus, located near the Bel-Air neighborhood on the Westside, currently houses the middle school (grades 7 through 9).
Harvard-Westlake is noted for high college acceptance rates and subsequent attendance. Currently, approximately 99% of all graduating seniors attend a four-year college or university. [link]
Students are usually dedicated to their schoolwork as well as a variety of extracurricular activities; there are currently over 500 clubs affiliated with the school.[[Citing sources citation needed]] The upper grades at Harvard-Westlake are notable for a very rigorous curriculum. Most Advanced Placement tests are available. There is a community service requirement in order to graduate. Aside from academics, the student newspaper, The Chronicle, has been inducted into the high school newspaper Hall of Fame.[[Citing sources citation needed]]
In 2006, five of Harvard-Westlake's Advanced Placement courses were named by the College Board "The Best Courses In The World" for High Schools with over 800 people in grades 10-12.
Notable alumni
Notable Harvard School for Boys, Westlake School for Girls, and Harvard-Westlake School alumni include:- Dorothy Arzner, film director
- Candice Bergen, actress
- B. Douglas Bernheim, Economist
- Sir Ian Blair, Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, London (English-Speaking Union exchange scholar)
- Mindy Cohn, actress
- Jarron Collins, NBA player
- Jason Collins, NBA player
- Gray Davis, former Governor of California
- Quintana Roo Didion Dunne, late daughter of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne
- Bridget Fonda, actress
- Joe Gamsky (aka Joe Hunt), perpetrator of the Billionaire Boys Club Ponzi scheme
- Jake Gyllenhaal, actor
- Maggie Gyllenhaal, actress
- H. R. Haldeman, Watergate conspirator
- Mark Harmon, actor
- Cody Horn, model
- Juliette Kayyem, professor, terrorism expert
- Joe Kraus, co-founder of Excite
- June Lockhart, actress
- Jon Lovitz, comedian
- Myrna Loy, actress
- Danica McKellar, actress & mathmatician
- Elizabeth Montgomery, actress
- Rob Pearlstein, film director
- Gunnar Nelson, of the band Nelson
- Matthew Nelson, of the band Nelson
- Tracy Nelson, actress
- Sally Ride, astronaut, first American woman in space
- Jason Reitman, director of Thank You For Smoking
- Daniel Sable, inventor and co-founder of Bluetooth integrated networks
- Tori Spelling, actress
- Alex Stepheson, college basketball player
- Shirley Temple, actress
- Dara Torres, Olympic swimmer, gold medalist
- Adam Werbach, president of the Sierra Club in 1999
- Jessica Yellin, reporter
External links
- [Official Harvard-Westlake School website]
- [Harvard-Westlake At-A-Glance]
- [Recent and cumulative college matriculation lists]
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