It’s hard to miss within seconds of meeting Ms. Zoela Summerfield that she is a writer. Even in the short 23 minutes I spent with her for our interview, I could sense this quality, especially in her...
Born and raised in Harbin, a city in northern China, Annie Choi grew up dreaming of becoming a teacher. This year, Mrs. Choi continues to follow her dream as she joins Westridge as an Upper School Mandarin...
As I walked up to the tables in front of the Westridge Commons, I found Ms. Raizel Osorio on a small white chair patiently waiting. At first I questioned if she was an upperclassman, and I almost hesitated...
Dr. Nalei Guzman joins Westridge as an Upper School Spanish teacher, previously having taught virtually for Salve Regina University in Rhode Island. After teaching online school, she is delighted to...
As I walked into RHB 42 for my interview, I was greeted with pieces of orange paper scattered all over the table. Ms. Keller was gluing orange colored silhouettes into a notebook while listening to a true...
In the 1920s, hundreds of female factory workers were poisoned and killed by working with radium—a seemingly harmless metal that coated thousands of World War I-era watches. These women were known...
As the sun rises and the birds chirp in the morning, another day starts at Tiger Camp, Westridge’s summer camp program for Lower and Middle School, as students slowly trickle in from carline, filling...
As the year begins, Spyglass would like to welcome all those new to the Westridge Community. We hope you will join us in welcoming them to our community and get to know them better through these brief...
Climbing over the infamous Sophomore Wall is no small feat. The Sophomore Wall, as referred to by teachers and administrators, is the jump students experience in the transition from 9th to 10th grade....
When I first interviewed new Head of School Ms. Andrea Kassar back in late August, she spoke about her desire to observe Westridge before making changes. Rather than immediately implementing new initiatives,...
The 2022–2023 school year served as the pilot year for Westridge’s Honor Council, a program that allows Upper School students to gather and discuss conduct that doesn’t align with Westridge’s values...
![Ms. Heydorff in her office explaining her role when working with ASB. ASB really took the lead on [ASD] and I was just there to support and give them assistance in any way they needed, said Ms. Heydorff.](https://westridgespyglass.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Image-e1713072272110-828x1200.jpg)
