On December 6, Head of School Andrea Kassar announced Dance Teacher Ms. Kashmir Blake will retire at the end of the 2024–25 school year. Many of her students, and the rest of the Westridge community,...
Rebecca F. ’27 knocks on a door in the blazing Las Vegas sun and wind, only to get it slammed in her face.
During the weekend of October 25, Rebecca traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada to campaign for Vice...
Last November, Spyglass published the survey results on the sleep habits of Westridge students. From October 16 to November 6, Spyglass followed four students from each Upper School grade to examine...
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,...
On November 6, eight Spyglass staff members, Spyglass faculty advisor and Dean of Lower and Middle School Student Support Ms. Masami Hansen, and Lower School Teacher Ms. Linda Peacore packed into a van...
On Tuesday, October 29, Lindsay C. ’25 was crowned the 106th Rose Queen, selected from a pool of six other members of the Rose Court. She is the first Westridge student to hold the title in nearly 25...
Welcome to Metro Stop Highlights, a series where we showcase the various stops along the A Line Metro in Los Angeles, California. Our third stop is South Pasadena. As you exit the Metro, you’re greeted...
Going into her interview more than three decades ago, Coach Melanie Horn didn't know what to expect from Westridge. After nearly four hours of interviewing with some of the administration, she was captivated...
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...
Hello, my name is Carolina, and I am a senior! If you don’t know already, in this column, I’ll create monthly eclectic playlists full of genres from classical to ’70s rock and R&B to pop. I want...
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...
