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.

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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.

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Dr. Lexie Kovach

Westridge Alumna Interview: Lexie Kovach, M.D. ’99

Reed D. May 29, 2023

I grew up in a medical family. My dad and grandpa are doctors. My mom, a recovering attorney, always says that one of the things she loves most about my dad is that medicine is an “honorable profession”...

Isla R. ’25, Westridge’s First-Chair Violinist

Humans of Westridge: Meet Star Violinist Isla R. ’25

Ariana E. April 24, 2023

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...

iSpy: March Edition

iSpy: March Edition

March 13, 2023

Help! Every time I eat a breakfast burrito from the Commons, I find myself crying in the bathroom with explosive diarrhea. You might say to try a muffin or a yogurt parfait, but the truth is, I have an...

The Backstory is a column celebrating fun and forgotten history!

The Backstory: LA’s Long History of Blowing Things Out of the Sky & Out of Proportion

Ilena M. March 13, 2023

The Backstory is a column celebrating fun and forgotten history!    Remember like a month ago, when the military shot down a bunch of UFOs? Yeah, that was pretty weird.  It started with...

Introducing... Spyglass Live!

Introducing… Spyglass Live!

Genevieve W. February 6, 2023

Spyglass live is Westridge’s first broadcast journalism program. Through the lens of a camera, we tell the varied stories that unite our community.

Need Advice? Submit a Question to our Newest Advice Column — iSpy!

Need Advice? Submit a Question to our Newest Advice Column — ‘iSpy’!

February 6, 2023

In dire need on how to generate non-awkward conversation? Or escape the friend zone? Spyglass’s newest advice column, I Spy!, is here to answer your burning questions! For the first time in years, readers...

Confessions from the College Front Line: How Early is Too Early for College Pressure?

Confessions from the College Front Line: How Early is Too Early for College Pressure?

Ruby S. February 6, 2023

There I was Monday morning in the car watching the clock tick from 7:54 to 7:55. I was late. I hate being late, and I usually never am. But as I rushed to put my backpack down, I overheard a couple of...

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