Harvard-Westlake School About Admission Academics Arts Athletics Life @ HW Summer Giving Calendar Parents Alumni Students Fac/Staff search COMMENCEMENT HOME > ABOUT > COMMENCEMENT Welcome to Harvard-Westlake HW at a Glance History Our Values Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Leadership Commencement HW Life Magazine Video Gallery Our Campuses School Reopening Information For Our Neighbors Career Opportunities Faculty/Staff Directory Directions & Maps Contact Us 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thursday, June 10, 2021 10:30 a.m. Commencement rehearsal begins promptly at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 11, 2021 WATCH THE LIVE STREAM 8:30 a.m. The Senior-Faculty Breakfast will take place in the Lunch Area on the upper school campus, followed by an awards ceremony in Taper Gym at 9 a.m. Seniors are encouraged to attend both events; even if they choose not to eat breakfast, they are welcome to sit in the Lunch Area with their fellow graduates and teachers. 9:30 a.m. Seniors robe in Chalmers East and West. 10:30 a.m. Commencement Please note: Commencement is a rain or shine event. QUESTIONS ABOUT COMMENCEMENT: Where do seniors park during the Senior-Faculty Breakfast & Commencement? A parking lot has been reserved for Harvard-Westlake seniors and faculty at Los Angeles Valley College (5800 Fulton Ave in Valley Glen). The entrance to the lot is off of Burbank Blvd. Signs and HW personnel will be posted at LAVC to guide people to the parking lot. Alternatively, seniors may carpool with their parents/family to campus. There will be NO student parking on campus. Where do family and friends of graduates park for Commencement? There will be limited parking on campus for Commencement guests. Security personnel will be at all campus entrances to assist you. Please follow all Security instructions. There will be additional parking throughout the neighborhoods surrounding campus. CJL (Security) shuttles will be driving through the neighborhoods on a regular basis to pick up pedestrians who do not want to walk to campus. I have a handicapped or elderly guest. Where do I park? If you have handicapped or elderly guests driving separately, please have them enter the school at the north entrance. Do I need tickets to attend Commencement? Due to COVID restrictions, we must limit the number of guests allowed per graduate. Each graduating senior will be allotted 8 tickets and those 8 people must sit together in a “pod” of seats. The pods will not be assigned, so seating is first come, first served. Tickets will be available in the Bookstore for seniors to pick up from Monday, May 24th through Friday, June 4th. (The Bookstore hours are 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.) When does Commencement end? Commencement should conclude at approximately 12:00 p.m. Most families leave campus by 12:30. We are asking families to leave campus in an orderly manner after the ceremony and to avoid congregating. Seniors do NOT need to return their cap and gown…they are theirs to keep! Harvard-Westlake School Harvard-Westlake is an independent, coeducational and college preparatory school for grades 7-12, located in Los Angeles, California. Harvard-Westlake strives to be a diverse and inclusive community united by the joyful pursuit of educational excellence, living and learning with integrity, and purpose beyond ourselves. MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS 700 North Faring Road Los Angeles, CA 90077 310-274-7281 UPPER SCHOOL CAMPUS 3700 Coldwater Canyon Avenue Studio City, CA 91604 818-980-6692 About Admission Academics Arts Athletics Life @ HW Summer Giving Contact Privacy Calendar Parents Students Alumni Faculty/Staff Follow Us Facebook Twitter Instagram Harvard-Westlake School admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Copyright 2021 Harvard-Westlake School Legal NoticesNon-Discrimination PolicySite Translation ADMIN LOGIN