The student-run newspaper of Westridge School for Girls, Spyglass strives to build community and evoke empathy through the medium of journalism. Comprised of passionate student writers, editors, designers, managers, and leaders, Spyglass is dedicated to ethical reporting that amplifies our unique voices to inform, entertain, and forge connection in the Westridge community and beyond.

Spyglass

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The student-run newspaper of Westridge School for Girls, Spyglass strives to build community and evoke empathy through the medium of journalism. Comprised of passionate student writers, editors, designers, managers, and leaders, Spyglass is dedicated to ethical reporting that amplifies our unique voices to inform, entertain, and forge connection in the Westridge community and beyond.

Spyglass

The student-run newspaper of Westridge School for Girls, Spyglass strives to build community and evoke empathy through the medium of journalism. Comprised of passionate student writers, editors, designers, managers, and leaders, Spyglass is dedicated to ethical reporting that amplifies our unique voices to inform, entertain, and forge connection in the Westridge community and beyond.

Spyglass

The comic caption contest is a new initiative to boost viewership engagement.

Introducing the Comic Caption Contest

Ella B. and Song April 14, 2024

Spyglass is hosting a Comic Caption Contest for the April Edition. Submit your entry by May 1 to be considered for a limited edition Spyglass tote bag and stickers! For the first time, Spyglass is hosting...

A group of Upper School students sit on the floor, excited to watch the eclipse.

Westridge Embraces the Eclipse, Celebrates on Frank Field

Ella B. April 14, 2024

A group of fourth grade students huddled together on their knees in the middle of Frank Field. When I approached them, curious about their thoughts on the imminent solar eclipse, in jumbled screams and...

Girls Just Want to Play Sports is a column highlight women athletes. This edition is about the tremendous growth of womens basketball.

Girls Just Wanna Play Sports: Women’s Basketball is Winning

Ella B. April 14, 2024

On Sunday, April 7, Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawks left it all on the court in Cleveland Ohio, falling to the undefeated and remarkable South Carolina Gamecocks, 87-75. This final, where Clark posted...

Both pairs of sisters have played sports with each other before, but this year marks the first time each sibling duo have played together at Westridge.

Sisterhood in Sports: Westridge Siblings Reflect on Their Athletic Journeys Together

Ella B. April 14, 2024

Westridge Athletics can often turn into a sisterhood, bringing student athletes from all grades of Upper School close together through wins, losses, practices, and more. But within some teams at Westridge...

College Column: College Prep and Lifelong Learning: From One Girls School To Another

College Column: College Prep and Lifelong Learning: From One Girls School To Another

Larkin M. April 14, 2024

I remember my first day at Westridge. It was Convocation, and I wore the requisite polo and annoyingly thick white skirt. After having already spent two years at another college-prep, all-girls school...

Earlier this year, the Facilities team removed several panels from classroom ceilings. Depicted is an animated green smoke coming out of the holes, representing the smell in Rothenberg Building.

Facilities, Administrators Hopeful for an Odor-Free Rothenberg Building In Near Future

Ella B. April 14, 2024

Going back more than two decades, the Rothenberg Building on Westridge’s Upper School campus has boasted an unfortunate smell, garnering complaints from students, faculty, and visitors alike. Notable...

In the pandemic, Westridge replaced classes on Wednesday with a wellness day, dedicated to student wellbeing.

SATIRE: Bring Back Wellness Wednesday

Ella B. April 14, 2024

I have very few good things to say about online school at Westridge. My 8th grade year consisted of trying to stay awake during math while in my bed, airfrying dino nuggets during Speech and Debate, and...

Westridges Varsity Soccer team stands outside of In-N-Out, while wearing their hats.

Win or Lose, Westridge Sports Make Memories at Traditional ‘In-N-Out Games’

Ella B. February 12, 2024

Wearing their In-N-Out hats, freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors come together to rehearse singing “Feliz Cumpleaños” outside. They are practicing their singing so they can play a lighthearted...

Lower School students perform an annual Westridge traditional dragon dance.

Lunar New Year – Westridge Celebrates The Year of the Dragon

Ella B. and Mirella C. February 12, 2024

On Wednesday, February 7, Westridge students decked out in red from head-to-toe celebrated the Lunar New Year through performances, food, and music. During the morning band, students and faculty from both...

Me and Editor Valentina V. 26 making tote bags to sell for the upcoming Student Press Freedom Day.

The Importance of Journalism: All Day, Every Day

Ella B. February 12, 2024

A couple weeks ago, as I procrastinated doing my homework by scrolling on X, I saw the unsettling news that the Los Angeles Times, a news source unmatched in their coverage of the Los Angeles happenings,...

Girls Just Want to Play Sports is a column highlight women athletes. This edition is about the tremendous growth of womens basketball.

Girls Just Wanna Play Sports: National Girls and Women in Sports Day Reminds Us of Our Accomplishments and Shortcomings

Ella B. February 12, 2024

On February 7, my social media feeds were flooded with posts celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). As I looked back on our amazing accomplishments in sports over the past decades,...

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