In times of crisis and frustration, Westridge has historically rallied together to provide a space to mourn and take action. Most recently, when Kamala Harris lost the 2024 presidential election to Donald...
I first saw the fire at 6:22 p.m. from my back patio. By 7 p.m., I had evacuated to a friend’s house in South Pasadena. As the San Gabriel Mountains—the background of my life—blazed away, my family...
Warning: This review includes plot descriptions and integral details of the film.
The first time I watched Coralie Faregat’s The Substance (2024), I felt like nothing could have prepared me. The...
It’s 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, November 21, and Westridge’s Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for Friends in Deed ends in 40 minutes. I have 200 pasta boxes, soup cans, and peanut butter jars already rolling...
Sunday comes with giddy anticipation of the race. We leave the hotel clad in our Formula One merch and brand-new cowboy hats. The 2024 Formula One season’s 19th race of Formula One is held in Austin,...
I said it. I’m not sorry. No amount of emails, teachers snitching, or raised eyebrows from Ms. Martinez will sway my sentiments. After four years of faithfully obeying the uniform and another year mostly...
On my 18th birthday, the first thing I did was check my voter registration status. This November, I cannot wait to be able to cast my vote, advocating for the change I want to see in America.
I remember...
Sitting in the front row of the Beethoven Museum, my nerves tingled, and butterflies fluttered in my stomach while I waited for my turn to perform. The familiar scent of polished wood and the noise of...
The chances of me sitting still in class are about the same as finding a four-leaf clover in a desert. More often than not, you’ll find me tapping away at the floor in my brown Dr. Martens while pretending...
On a hot July afternoon, the sounds of kids playing echo across Frank Field. I notice a group of sixth graders racing down the water slides and running toward the water balloons. All of a sudden, I get...
Hello! We’re Mirella and Ella, Westridge juniors, and for the past 12 days, we were drastically out of uniform. The Westridge uniform is clearly defined in the student handbook and consists of a white...
