When I first spoke with Sarah Simon, the new Human Development Coordinator, I was surprised by the amount of energy she expressed. She used excited gestures, and her eyes lit up whenever I asked a question....
Late in the afternoon on a sunny mid-August day, the temperature climbed over 90 degrees as my mom relaxed on a lounge chair in our grassy, stucco-walled backyard, enjoying an iced tea and a good book...
The craze began after having sat in my extremely cushioned chair wrapped in a blanket, despite the 90-degree weather. So far, quarantine had been an endless cycle of moving from TikTok, to Netflix, to...
When my dad first came up with the idea to wallpaper our hallway with the front pages of the New York Times, I rolled my eyes. But then, the Summer of Covid came around. As much as I wish I could say I...
Writer, artist, mother, editor, and teacher Anna Bondoc joins Westridge this year as a new Upper School English teacher. With her bright smile and kind eyes, she spoke to me about her journey of...
After eight years of knocking on Westridge’s door, Michelle Amos finally secured her place as the new Upper School chemistry teacher. Mrs. Amos had been known to use chocolate cake to teach ecological...
Click. clack. Our fingers lunge at the computer keys. Our eyes dart around the screen. Quick decisions and strategies are necessary here. We’ve been at this level for a while now, and this time seems...
“I always had this idea of California high school campuses looking like college campuses,” Ms. Cutler, new Upper School history teacher explained, “just like the high schools did in all the TV...
After thirteen years at Westridge and a diverse career spanning English teacher, college counselor, academic dean, and assistant head of school at Chadwick School in Palos Verdes and researcher and lecturer...
After 5 years of both building and teaching the STEAMWork Design program, as well as Middle School Rocketry, Ms. Hargaden is leaving Westridge in order to teach Animation and Media Arts at Windward School.
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After two years of working as Human Development Coordinator, Zoe Munoz is leaving Westridge to pursue her podcast, Locatora Radio [A Radiophonic Novela], and will be enrolling in the UC Berkeley School...
This year, Westridge will be saying goodbye to Upper School Science Teacher, Tina Singh. Dr. Singh began teaching at Westridge in 2019 and will be returning to public education, teaching AP and Honors...
