Upper School lunch on Wednesday, November 6, was filled with sadness and disappointment. Several faculty members hid their faces behind large sunglasses, some with eyes welling with tears, while students’...

In 9th, 10th, and 11th grade class meetings on September 25, new Director of Upper School Dr. Melanie Arias confirmed a new system of uniform policy enforcement. Teachers can now use a digital form to...

Last fall, junior Sophie C. opened TurnItIn.com, a platform for teachers to give writing feedback. It was her first history paper of the year. When she saw her grade, she was taken aback—she had not...

Although students who derive fiendish pleasure in taking standardized tests and are freakishly brilliant at it probably exist (at least in urban myth), I am not one of them; I have never been an easy-breezy...

“Do you have a pad?” one classmate not-so-quietly announced just moments into B Block History. Before I could respond, three other students had already pulled out a colorful array of various pads (and...

As I walked through the doors of RB40, the Spyglass newsroom was already abuzz with chatter. I was greeted by a cascade of inquiries written on the whiteboard in green expo-marker: Who? What? When? Where?...

On Wednesday, October 11, as Upper School students, teachers, and administrators packed themselves into the history classroom RB60, the scene was set to become a fire hazard. Consequently, most attendees,...

When the eighth grade left school at 9:00 a.m. heading towards the Santa Clarita mountains, our plan was to spend an hour on the bus before arriving at Tree People, an organization committed to improving...

Part of being a good student is learning to self-advocate or get help from a teacher or friend. Sometimes, help comes from a tutor. Like many schools, Westridge prides itself on its academically rigorous...