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

Columns

College Column: Oh, the Humanities!

College Column: Oh, the Humanities!

Ilena M. and Giuseppe D. May 19, 2024

Hey, there! We’re Giuseppe and Ilena, soon-to-be graduates from Sequoyah and Westridge, respectively. When we share our college plans, we’re often met with raised eyebrows and skeptical questions....

Sounds For State Street: Sunkissed

Sounds For State Street: Sunkissed

Carolina H. May 19, 2024

Hello, my name is Carolina, and I am a junior. Growing up, I’ve had a very diverse and unique music taste thanks to my parents. They introduced me to everything under the sun, ranging from Motown and...

The Backstory is a column celebrating fun and forgotten history!

The Backstory: How An Immigrant, A Dream, And A Bunch of Bananas Changed The World

Ilena M. May 19, 2024

Sam the Banana Man staged one of the most outstandingly successful disasters in history. Let’s peel back his story. In 1893, newly-arrived Russian immigrant Shmuel Zmurri stowed away on a freight...

Girls Just Want to Play Sports is a column that highlights women athletes.

Girls Just Wanna Play Sports: It’s Time for Playoff Hockey

Ella B. May 19, 2024

Sports fans widely regard the playoff hockey season as the pinnacle of sports. The hits, goals, cellies—they are electric. Historically, that sentiment solely applied to the National Hockey League (NHL),...

Sarah and Lilah Review: Challengers

Sarah and Lilah Review: Challengers

Sarah L. and Lilah R. May 19, 2024

Sarah and Lilah Review is the place to learn about popular movies you might be curious about watching. In their podcast, Sarah and Lilah share their likes, dislikes, first impressions, and ideas about...

We Need to Start Caring About the Waste Production Problem at Westridge

We Need to Start Caring About the Waste Production Problem at Westridge

Lilah R. May 19, 2024

Before this year, I would have considered myself aware of the struggling state of our environment; however, I would not say I was doing anything to counteract it, either. Instead of recycling a water bottle,...

The writer taking the football to the head instead of catching it during a game. (P.C. Austin M.)

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

Larkin M. April 15, 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...

Sarah and Lilah Review: Poor Things

Sarah L. and Lilah R. April 14, 2024

Sarah and Lilah Review is the place to learn about popular movies you might be curious about watching. In their podcast, Sarah and Lilah share their likes, dislikes, first impressions, and ideas about...

Girls Just Want to Play Sports is a column that highlights women athletes.

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...

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...

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