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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

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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

Op-Ed

Opinion: My Ten Favorite Quarantine Reads

Eliza W. November 3, 2020

Over the summer, in the repetitive boredom of quarantine, I reignited a passion for one of my favorite elementary school hobbies: reading. Like many students, as the school workload and extracurriculars...

Mulan Disney Plus

Review: Disney+’s Mulan Offers a New Princess for a New Generation

Lucia P. November 2, 2020
On September 4th, Disney Plus, the on-demand streaming platform for entertainment giant Disney, released its long-anticipated live-action remake of Mulan. Traditionally, Disney movies have featured princesses waiting for a male savior. The new live-action Mulan upends the traditional narrative with an action-driven plot featuring feminine strength and independence.
Column: The Backstory: Häagen-Dazs; A Story of Immigration, Entrepreneurship, and... Ice Cream?

Column: The Backstory: Häagen-Dazs; A Story of Immigration, Entrepreneurship, and… Ice Cream?

Ilena M. November 1, 2020

The Backstory is a column celebrating offbeat and overlooked history. If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent a good deal of quarantine drowning your Blursday-afternoon sorrows in a bottomless...

Opinion: Summer Snapshots

October 11, 2020

Here are some of our favorite looks into the seemingly mundane quarantines of your Spyglass staffers!    

Click Here for October Editor’s Note…

Jacqueline Y. October 11, 2020

Welcome back to a brand new school year! This year has had some major changes and challenges, to say the least. For example, this is the first year in which students have gone back to school entirely online....

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, My Jewish Feminist Hero

Ilena M. October 11, 2020
When my mom shared the news that 87-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away, on Erev Rosh Hashanah, the eve of the Jewish New Year, I was intermittently slicing brisket and doing Latin homework at my kitchen table. 
Opinion: Pass/Fail: A Quip at Student Engagement

Opinion: Pass/Fail: A Quip at Student Engagement

Hailey T. May 22, 2020

After moving to pass/fail, I’ve become a lot less interested in doing work for most of my classes. Of course, I still complete it, but not with the same vigor I had before the transition. All my work...

Column: Green Gastronomy: Coronavirus Sustainability

Column: Green Gastronomy: Coronavirus Sustainability

Mirelle L. May 15, 2020

Since stay at home orders have continued to spread, we have seen a reduction in car travel, plane travel, and even industrial production, as well as a reduction in ecosystem disturbance now that many parks...

Opinion: Dear Spanish Students: A Letter from a Long Time Latin Student

Opinion: Dear Spanish Students: A Letter from a Long Time Latin Student

Emily S. May 7, 2020

Dear Spanish Students, I studied Latin for seven years, and throughout that time, you Spanish students have been eager to point out just how unuseful a “dead language” is and how we should wake...

Confessions from the College Front Line: Proud Graduate of the Class of COVID

Confessions from the College Front Line: Proud Graduate of the Class of COVID

Caroline P. May 7, 2020

Like everyone else, I am so sick of talking about the Coronavirus. This pandemic truly feels endless. And being a senior in high school on top of everything makes the future feel all the more insecure....

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Review: Netflix’s New Reality Show is Disappointing, to Say the Least

Jacqueline Y. May 7, 2020

This past year, Netflix has dipped their toes into reality TV production. Shows like The Circle, released on January 1 and Love is Blind, released February 13, center around ordinary people who are thrust...

Click Here for May Editor’s Note…

Jacqueline Y. April 30, 2020
With only two more issues left, Spyglass is coming to a close for the 2019-2020 school year. This year has taught me how to grow and develop my writing abilities, along with showing more leadership as an older staff member. At the beginning of the year, I started out as the Outside Contributors and Art Manager. Now, at the end of the year, I am preparing to take Caroline’s role as the Editor in Chief. 
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