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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.

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Spyglass staff writer Lilah R. '25 and I pose with our cart full of soup cans. We bought around 100 cans during this trip to the store.

OPINION: Four Years of Food Drives: Connecting with Service and the Class of 2025

Ella B. December 14, 2024

It’s 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, November 21, and Westridge’s Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for Friends in Deed ends in 40 minutes. I have 200 pasta boxes, soup cans, and peanut butter jars already rolling...

Westridge Rocketry Strived to Rise for Years—And Finally a Rocket Rises

Ella B. December 14, 2024

“5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ignition!” booms through the Kern County desert. Almost 20 Westridge students cheer, watching four years of hard work launch into the atmosphere.  As the sun set on Saturday, December...

Via and Katherine with their tea pot and sticker.

Brewing Tea and Warming Hearts: Freshmen Katherine D. and Via K. start “The Mystertea Monopoly”

Valentina V. December 14, 2024

It is not rare to see spunky freshmen Katherine D. and Via K. stealthily running around campus with a blue-grey pouch and the occasional steaming teapot. I would often wonder what the pair was up to, but...

Dr. Lacoss shows off “Team CoCo’s Emotional Support Chicken” while sporting her Christmas tree hat.

Yarn Whisperer Dr. Jann Lacoss Crochets Her Way Through Life

Joss C. December 14, 2024

W  hich one did you get? My friends and I compare our emotional support pocket pals. There were different variants of the emotional support pocket pals, including crazy chickens, Mike Wazowski’s cousin,...

The Formula To Sisterhood: The Austin F1 Grand Prix Through The Eyes of Two Best Friends

The Formula To Sisterhood: The Austin F1 Grand Prix Through The Eyes of Two Best Friends

Gemma A. and Josie S.-J. November 16, 2024

Sunday comes with giddy anticipation of the race. We leave the hotel clad in our Formula One merch and brand-new cowboy hats. The 2024 Formula One season’s 19th race of Formula One is held in Austin,...

Together, the cast and crew of The Skin of Our Teeth consists of 51 students. Credit: Karianne Flaathen

Westridge’s Fall Play the Skin of Our Teeth: “There’s Such Passion by Everybody in It”

Aceley P. November 16, 2024

As audience members walked into the Performing Arts Center (PAC), they were greeted by a giant projection of assorted facts about the alphabet, biblical figures like Cain and Abel, and mythological...

Ms. Trimarchi and a group of her friends in front of the finished mural in Trader Joe’s.

Lower School Art Teacher Valerie Trimarchi Paints Mural for New South Pasadena Trader Joe’s

Frances B. November 15, 2024

On a hot July afternoon, Valerie Trimarchi stands over a 4-by-8-foot sheet of wood, paintbrush in hand. Three more planks of wood sit around her home studio—one balances on the sink, another on the...

10 Halloween Movies and Sweet Treats to Go With Them

10 Halloween Movies and Sweet Treats to Go With Them

Gemma A., Frances B., and Josie S.-J. October 29, 2024

  We know getting into the Halloween spirit can be challenging in eternally sunny Southern California, so here are some festive Halloween movies and snacks to get into the spooky season!   1....

A gloomy Westridge morning where evil lurks around the corner...

Jumpscare! Spookiest Westridge Experiences

Mirella C. October 29, 2024

  1. Seeing an assignment due before class, not 11:59 p.m. The teacher grins menacingly, typing in 1:59 p.m. onto the Turnitin deadline. Unknowingly, students prepare to submit their final paper...

All of Middle School came together to identify their "Top 10 Scariest Scenarios."

Top 10 Scariest Scenarios – Westridge Middle School Edition

Westridge Middle School October 29, 2024

    Mr. Cross’ closet and creepy puppet     When your friends are laughing about a joke that you don’t understand     Forgetting your computer, a test, your uniform or free dress,...

Click the links below to enjoy Carolina's Halloween-inspired playlist!

Bewitched: Halloween Edition

Carolina H. October 29, 2024

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