Op-Ed Archives - Page 13 of 15

Opinion: Summer Snapshots

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., Editor in Chief

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....

Opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, My Jewish Feminist Hero

Ilena M., Editor, Former Editor in Chief, Columnist

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

Hailey T., Website Manager/Editor

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

Mirelle L., Columnist

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

Emily S., Managing Editor

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

Caroline P., Editor-in-Chief

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....

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

Jacqueline Y., Editor in Chief

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., Editor in Chief

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.

Opinion: Coronavirus Clown: President Trump’s Complete Mishandling of COVID-19

Caroline L., Writing Editor

Evidence of President Trump’s disastrous response to the COVID-19 outbreak has been steadily mounting over the past few months. Just this past week, on Tuesday, April 28, the U.S. surpassed one million...

Opinion: Late Start Gives Students a Head Start in School

Jacqueline Y., Editor in Chief

“The Sleep Foundation recommends you get around eight to ten hours of sleep per night,” my Human Development teacher told our class at the beginning of this year. Student health and well-being is a frequent topic of discussion at my independent all-girls school. It’s hard not to laugh when teachers encourage us to get more sleep.

Opinion: The Powerful B*tch: How the “Curse Word” is Actually a Compliment

Mckenna D.

When I started high school, I lost count of the number of curse words I heard on a daily basis. I didn’t expect to hear “bitch” a lot, but I was surprised by the number of times that word casually came up in conversation. At Westridge, we focus on empowering young women, so I didn’t expect to hear the word as often as I did.