The score is 7–6, Mayfield. We’re in overtime. The trophy is just inches away from the Tigers’ grasp, with a green championship banner ready to be ordered along with it. The Tigers can either...
On May 6th, the middle school gathered for its usual morning meeting when Ms. Farrell Heydorff, the Lower and Middle School Dean of Student Activities, announced that students needed to redo part of...
I strode into Westridge’s dimly lit Hoffman gymnasium which had been transformed into a dance floor, and stumbled over an unseen obstacle. Disoriented by blinding, bright lights which randomly...
The clock struck 2:00, and middle schoolers dashed to claim their favorite seat in the H Block study hall. Scattered around Room X, sprawled on the couch, perched at the tall tables, and cross-legged...
I take a mostly-nervous-but-a-bit-excited deep breath and click the submit button to secure a spot for an audition in And Then She Picks Up The Sword, this year’s middle school play. Reading through...
A few months ago at the 7th grade dance, I noticed a group of boys huddled around the pull-up bar, showing off and competing with each other to see who could do the most pull-ups. Most of them gave up...
On Monday, January 8, 8th grade students met in the Mudd Pit for a deep dive into the criminal justice system with guest speaker and criminal justice lawyer Mr. Mark Mermelstein.
8th Grade History Teacher...
On a hectic Wednesday morning, I made my way across Herrick Quad and towards the crowded library where the celebration of life for Anna Bondoc, my sixth-grade English teacher, would be taking place. I...
You’re never going to believe what I did a couple weeks ago. I can barely believe it myself. I tried out for the middle school soccer team. It was definitely a spur of the moment thing. I had heard the...
On November 15, Director of Lower and Middle School Dr. Zanita Kelly hosted a lunch time talk for middle schoolers to discuss the war in Gaza. Middle school students and teachers trickled into Mudd.
Most...
![Many students at Westridge recognize the benefits of rewriting, but do it ultimately for a better grade. [When I revise] I get to make those changes and like, obviously, get a better grade, but also because Im learning more things, said Avin M. 27.](https://westridgespyglass.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ElizaK-Rewrite-Policies-1200x750.jpg)
![[TTPD] has the more story-like poetic lyrics of folklore/evermore with her classic pop instrumental and production, so it feels very “her” to me. Like a culmination of everything she’s done to get to where she is now, comments Eliza L. 25](https://westridgespyglass.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/19swift-arrival-qfgw-articleLarge.jpg.webp)
