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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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Comfy Clothes and PJ December - Westridge Enjoys Free Dress As a Part of Love Your Mind Week

Comfy Clothes and PJ December – Westridge Enjoys Free Dress As a Part of Love Your Mind Week

Ella B. and Belle Z. December 11, 2023

On the morning of Friday, December 1, a sea of Taylor Swift crewnecks, plaid sweatpants, Uggs, fuzzy socks, colorful tees, leggings, blanket hoodies, flannels, waffle knit, cable knit, and Birk clogs flooded...

Spyglass staffers and faculty chaperones pose on Westridge stairs before departing for Boston.

Spy Us in Boston!: Spyglass Visits Boston for Journalism Convention

Kristin C. and Tekle S-J November 13, 2023

From November 1 to November 4, eight Spyglass staffers visited Boston for the annual JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention. After arriving in Boston just before midnight on November...

Westridge Decides It’s Time for a Schedule Change: Weighing the Positives and Negatives

Westridge Decides It’s Time for a Schedule Change: Weighing the Positives and Negatives

Sarah L., Staff Writer November 13, 2023

For the 2023–24 school year, the Westridge Upper School schedule has been amended in an effort to add structure to students’ classes and establish a consistent block for community assemblies and events....

The English teachers have brought up boxes of their stuff including books to their new office space in EC21

English Office Once Again Relocates to Escape the Westridge Smell. Challenges Arise With EC21’s Move to Fish Room

Gia S. November 13, 2023

Last February, the English Office relocated to Room 4 due to the smell in the Rothenberg Humanities building. Over the summer, Facilities investigated the smell and worked on the plumbing and ventilation,...

Marcus the cat being held after growing accustomed to his new home. (PC: Erica St. John)

One Cat and One Big Community: Westridge Students and Faculty Come Together to Save a Cat

Lilah R. November 13, 2023

On September 7, moments before teaching her next class, Lower School Art teacher Ms. Val Trimarchi, better known as Ms. T, was in the State Street Parking Lot when she heard a faint meow. At first, Ms....

Westridge Summer Global Art Program Takes on Ireland

Westridge Summer Global Art Program Takes on Ireland

Ella B. and Reed D. October 2, 2023

In its inaugural year, Westridge’s Summer Global Art Program took ten Upper School students to explore cities, make memories, and create art in the impossibly lush Irish countryside. The program is described...

Radium Girls painting dials (PC Wikipedia)

Westridge Theatre Tackles the Tragically True Radium Girls

Valentina V. October 2, 2023

In the 1920s, hundreds of female factory workers were poisoned and killed by working with radium—a seemingly harmless metal that coated thousands of World War I-era watches. These women were known...

Campers having fun with their friends before Tiger Camp starts.

Teachers and Faculty help new students feel at home during Tiger Camp

Karalim C., Dillan R. October 1, 2023

As the sun rises and the birds chirp in the morning, another day starts at Tiger Camp, Westridge’s summer camp program for Lower and Middle School, as students slowly trickle in from carline, filling...

One Year Later: Head of School Ms. Andrea Kassar Is Still All In

One Year Later: Head of School Ms. Andrea Kassar Is Still All In

Ella B. May 30, 2023

When I first interviewed new Head of School Ms. Andrea Kassar back in late August, she spoke about her desire to observe Westridge before making changes. Rather than immediately implementing new initiatives,...

Associated Student Body Cabinet for the 2023–24 School Year Is Announced

Associated Student Body Cabinet for the 2023–24 School Year Is Announced

Ella B. May 30, 2023

On Thursday, May 11, Westridge students gathered in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) to hear speeches from several candidates for the Associated Student Body (ASB) cabinet. This year, the student body...

An “Enchanting” Night of Dance and Connection

An “Enchanting” Night of Dance and Connection

Valentina V. May 29, 2023

Dancers rush up and down the PAC stairs, preparing for the show. Those in Intermediate Dance form ocean waves in their flowing costumes as they giggle together on the couch in the costume shop, unbothered...

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