This spring, Spyglass is sending off five spectacular senior staffers. Over their many years on staff, Katie, Hannah, Mckenna, Hailey, and Jessica have brought talent, enthusiasm, kindness, mentorship,...
On Thursday, May 11, Westridge students gathered in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) to hear speeches from several candidates for the Associated Student Body (ASB) cabinet. This year, the student body...
Spyglass staffer Sarah L. ’25 won the “Your Story Matters” essay contest hosted by Anne Frank LA, a non-profit dedicated to Anne Frank’s legacy, and the Los Angeles Public Library to celebrate...
Dancers rush up and down the PAC stairs, preparing for the show. Those in Intermediate Dance form ocean waves in their flowing costumes as they giggle together on the couch in the costume shop, unbothered...
This year, Westridge students participated in Discovery Week, a mandatory week of experiential learning prior to Spring Break. Seniors jetted off to international destinations, juniors went on domestic...
Outgoing Editor in Chief, Ilena M. ’24, will pass the illustrious baton to classmate, fellow staffer, and current Managing Editor, Eliza W. ’24. Ilena has been a mature and steady leader with outstanding...
On April 6, an email from the Chair of the Westridge Board of Trustees, Valerie Rubio Lemmon ’92, was shared with Westridge parents, students, and faculty. “I write with very exciting news for the...
A little over three years ago, I sat in fascination and sadness as I learned about hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic, Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, and the brutality of Nazi concentration camps....
Lily Shang, Westridge’s Upper and Middle School Chinese teacher, chuckles as she shuts the door of room PA2 to silence the noise from outside. For the past few weeks, Westridge’s two unnamed visitors...
Imagine this: It’s 5:30 a.m. and your alarm clock rings. The sun is still down, but you stand up, still half-asleep, to get ready for the day. Throwing on your school clothes, you quickly grab your violin...
As of this year, Westridge’s summer homework policy will be amended to state that teachers can no longer assess students based on summer assignments. Instead, all additional work provided to students...
