On Monday, November 11, the Upper School Office introduced the senior Discovery Week options: Guatemala, Chile, Namibia, and Japan. The international trips are meant to “offer valuable lessons, unique...
As audience members walked into the Performing Arts Center (PAC), they were greeted by a giant projection of assorted facts about the alphabet, biblical figures like Cain and Abel, and mythological...
On November 6, eight Spyglass staff members, Spyglass faculty advisor and Dean of Lower and Middle School Student Support Ms. Masami Hansen, and Lower School Teacher Ms. Linda Peacore packed into a van...
Around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 7, an unidentified person trespassed onto the Westridge campus, roaming the grounds for several minutes before breaking into an Upper School Latin classroom....
On Tuesday, October 29, Lindsay C. ’25 was crowned the 106th Rose Queen, selected from a pool of six other members of the Rose Court. She is the first Westridge student to hold the title in nearly 25...
Upper School lunch on Wednesday, November 6, was filled with sadness and disappointment. Several faculty members hid their faces behind large sunglasses, some with eyes welling with tears, while students’...
Going into her interview more than three decades ago, Coach Melanie Horn didn't know what to expect from Westridge. After nearly four hours of interviewing with some of the administration, she was captivated...
On a hot July afternoon, Valerie Trimarchi stands over a 4-by-8-foot sheet of wood, paintbrush in hand. Three more planks of wood sit around her home studio—one balances on the sink, another on the...
The 2024 United States presidential election is set to make history—regardless of the outcome. Current Vice President and Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris, a woman of color, may become the country’s...
On October 1, Dean of Student Activities and Auxiliary Programs Ms. Farrell Heydorff held an assembly to announce the new Tigers and Cubs program. The program invites Upper School students to volunteer...
Prior to the start of the 2024-2025 school year, during an orientation week for faculty members, Head of School Ms. Andrea Kassar reminded Westridge teachers of their responsibilities as part of working...
During my conversation with new Admission Associate Ms. Nicole Larios, she immediately expressed how Westridge already feels like home to her. I was pleasantly surprised by this sentiment, especially since...
![Booster Club Co-Chair Ms. Vanessa Withers, Mrs. Allison Dietrick, and Co-Chair Ms. Angela Rashid stand in front of their “Tiger Treats” table. “Parents, players, and fans are excited about [“Tiger Treats”] because it kind of makes Westridge athletics more of a thing,” said Mrs. Dietrick.](https://westridgespyglass.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_6034.jpg)
