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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.

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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

November Editor's Note

November Editor’s Note

Eliza W., Editor in Chief

  The first quarter has ended and Thanksgiving Break is finally on the horizon! With this November edition, Spyglass presents a myriad of very engaging and Westridge-relevant stories including investigations...

October Editor’s Note

Eliza W., Editor in Chief

October: the time of impending college stress for seniors (what time is it not?), amassing homework assignments, chilly 60-70 degree weather, and unnecessarily pumpkin-flavored everything. Fortunately,...

May Editor’s Note

Eliza W., Editor in Chief

We finally made it! The end of school remains only a few days out of reach, and with that, the end of another season of Spyglass full of late nights spent editing, time trying to keep up with an ever-changing...

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

As I’m supporting Eliza W. ‘24 in her transition into the role of Editor-in-Chief, I’m celebrating the most incredible year of learning and accomplishment on Spyglass. I’m so proud of our staff...

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

Wow-- the semester is just flying by! For the Spyglass team, the highlight of the month was February 24, National Student Press Freedom Day. Spyglass celebrated for the first time with an outstandingly...

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

Greetings! Here at Spyglass, we’re kicking off the second semester with an issue celebrating love for our community, on and off the Westridge campus. First, some updates! We’re very proud to...

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

I’ve become convinced that the Spyglass staff holiday recipe picks are going to single-handedly save American democracy. We’re a literary bunch here at Spyglass. Most of our staff probably consider...

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

BIG NEWS!!! Wedged between Halloween and the winter holidays, November typically isn't Spyglass' most eventful month. But as homework hits an all-time high and the weather finally starts to cool down—just...

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

It’s October already?! Between the Jewish High Holy Days, standardized test prep, and our first Spyglass launch of the year, I haven’t even found the time to stop and smell the pumpkin spice lattes! It’s...

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

Last August, as the newly minted Managing Editor of Spyglass, I met my Editor-in-Chief, Katie S., and our faculty adviser, Masami Hansen, at a South Pasadena Starbucks to brainstorm some big goals for...

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Katie S., Editor

I think of the year as a series of marathons, with the finish lines falling, naturally, on school breaks. We start off a marathon with some pep in our step, a confident jog. Then there’s a hill, in the...

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Katie S., Editor

It’s Valentine’s Day—I know when you think of Valentine’s Day, you automatically think of Spyglass’s Valentine’s Day Etc. collection. What started last year as an informal class activity in...

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