On Saturday, May 24, the four of us—Ella, Mirella, Tanvi, and Reed—spent our evening at Erewhon eating and drinking delectable, if admittedly overpriced, sundaes and smoothies. After pushing to the...
To be completely honest, I had zero interest in journalism prior to joining Spyglass. Well, in actuality, I had no idea what being a journalist entailed. I never thought I would relive the feeling...
It was Wednesday, November 24 in 2024. That day, I walked into Mudd, I stopped in my tracks. I was face to face with a peculiar art piece. It was a headshot of a girl with a slight smile, wearing what...
“Lights up!” calls Ms. Julia Davis, Theater Teacher and Dean of Student Voices, as my scene is on. In rehearsal for the middle school play, “Moriarty’s Daughters,” seventh and eighth grade students...
Discovery week critiques, a deep dive into Holocaust education, and a family’s love for hockey—all unique topics, all discussed in my Op-Eds. In my six years on Spyglass’ staff, I’ve written dozens...
For a little over a year, I have had a chimpanzee trapped in my mind. Finally, she is breaking free.
Sitting in my tenth grade chemistry class talking to my two tablemates about anything but chemistry,...
April 5, 2025 marked our first full marathon as a family, 26.2 miles. With barely any training, we still managed to cross the finish line and complete the race together. We were exhausted, limping...
There I was, standing in my khaki pants with my bright purple Gopher Glove on, ready to dominate varsity softball. Sure I only played for a season in Middle School, and we lost every game, and maybe I...
You can do this…you’ve done this jump so many times already.… I mutter to myself, shaking the chills off of my body. With that motivational note in my mind and my butt pads to save me, what could...
In third grade while lining up for a class photo, the photographer pulled aside me and my identical twin sister, Nina. After everyone was organized into neat rows, he put me on one end and Nina on another...
Let me make a few things clear right off the bat here. No, I did not play JV basketball just for the PE credit. Yes, I am skilled enough to play on varsity. No, it doesn’t feel weird to be the oldest...
![Dr. Zanita Kelly, Director of Lower and Middle School, pictured above, and the rest of Westridge Administration were instrumental to providing Westridge faculty and staff the support they needed after the Eaton fire. "[Teachers] are part of the community," said Dr. Kelly. "Just like our families and students."](https://westridgespyglass.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/dr.-kellyyy-1-e1748143600809.png)
