The Nexus

Themed Homerooms to debut for 2025-26 school year

Isabela Rueckert, Staff Writer • June 6, 2025

Starting next school year, instead of being randomly grouped into homerooms, students will be sorted into differently-themed “dens”. On Monday, students chose which theme they would like to be a part of for the entirety of the coming school year. With this new change, students chose from 84 themes,...

I’m excited for the new homeroom system

Leanne Fan, Opinions Editor • June 6, 2025

The summer before freshman year, I was, like any middle-schooler who had heard about the horrors of high school and had a stereotypical perception of tv-show hallways filled with teenage bullies and cliques, very nervous. I even interrogated my older sister about every detail of her daily school life....

Letter to Freshman Self: Abby Klubeck

June 6, 2025

Dear freshman Abby K, You’re currently 13-years-old, entering high school with partially-purple hair and the same friends you’ve had...

Childhood shows are not just for children

June 6, 2025

“Ferb, I know what we’re going to do today,” “friendship is magic,” and “Tikki, spots on” are all nostalgic phrases for most of...

I found friends in the scary seniors

June 6, 2025

Nine months ago, the very thought of high school terrified me. My eighth-grade self couldn’t fathom making the jump from middle school to Westview’s...