As the daughter of two immigrants, I grew up hearing about the countless doors the United States opened for my family. Coming to America with practically nothing, my parents excelled in school, attended...
Every morning at 7:10am, about seven students file onto the Westridge Los Feliz Bus. Typically, most are sipping on their warm cups of hot chocolate from the local Coffee Bean. They are ready to go, backpacks...
“Are you applauding me?” asks Dr. Joe Busch, my Algebra II teacher, as a loud clap erupts from the back of the class. Emerson F. ’26 quickly responds that she was not, in fact, applauding Dr. Busch...
*Content warning: Discussion of depression
Two years ago, I found myself looking around an empty bedroom. Four walls. No windows. How ironic, I thought, that a house in California would block out all...
I am wrestling with NIMBYism in reverse: Erewhon, the astronomically-expensive, specialty grocery store and darling of influencer culture, has opened in Pasadena, and I’m not happy about it. $22 celebrity-endorsed...
“When you do it, right, it's such a fun feeling because you feel like you're flying,” said freshman Teia L. about pole vaulting.
On April 15, Teia L. ‘26 broke a 2006 Westridge record after she...
On April 6, an email from the Chair of the Westridge Board of Trustees, Valerie Rubio Lemmon ’92, was shared with Westridge parents, students, and faculty. “I write with very exciting news for the...
In my time at Westridge, I’ve grown to resent no event more than the week dedicated to loving one’s body. During past “Love Your Body” weeks, seemingly harmless small pink posters covered in messages...
On Friday, March 3, Westridge held its first All School Day (ASD) since the pandemic in 2020 with the theme “Into the Wild,” giving students a much-needed break from the stress of third quarter.
“I...
Normally Westridge has nice, sunny SoCal weather, but recently all of Los Angeles has been gloomy and full of rain. Westridge’s naturally dry climate means we usually don’t have many weather-related...
