Westview GOLD performed the GOLD Show, their first in-person show since their Winter Show in December 2019, May 20-21. The GOLD Show has been a yearly tradition for band, orchestra, and color guard...

Jacqueline Wagner (’21) did not expect to move to Germany right after graduating high school. When she was younger, she said, her plan was to study hard so that she would get the grades needed to get...

NJROTC Armed and Unarmed Exhibition teams returned to in-person practice on April 26, more than a year after their last competition.  Although there are no more field meets to prepare for in the...

The Spring Talent Show, ASB’s first on-campus event open to all students in more than a year, was held on April 30.  The event abided by strict COVID-19 safety guidelines, allowing a maximum...

 5/5 Like many other forms of media in the oversaturated digital age, video games are often forgotten about right after they are played. Because of this, one of the primary goals of...

Dance Troupe members practice in the gym to prepare for a Spring Show.

As the sun set and the flood lights beamed on Westview’s football field, Jade Bucci (12) readied herself for Dance Troupe’s first halftime performance in more than a year. Westview was neck-in-neck...

Westview students began returning to campus for classes, in accordance with PUSD’s temporary one-day-a-week cohort system, on Monday. Students wandered about, some with maps in their hands. Link...

Humans have always loved games. Whether it was for the thrill of competition or the synergy with teammates or the validation from an audience, humans have played all sorts of games seemingly since...

Throughout the history of mankind, food has often been treated as more than just sustenance. From expensive delicacies to culturally significant dishes, people often form emotional connections with the...

Art by Grace Tseng Whether to escape, better understand or cope with our chaotic reality, books are especially necessary in 2021. For our first issue of the year, The...

In its history, Westview’s Advocates for a Better Environment (ABE) club has provided numerous opportunities for students to participate in environmentalism. Although its activities halted when the...

It’s an election year, and we all have our eyes on who the next United States President will be and what he will accomplish. But if there’s one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic, Supreme Court changes...

The desire to escape to another world has always existed, but ever since the pandemic took over the world earlier this year, that desire has only been amplified. Thankfully, there is something that allows...

Some of Amanda Tsai's favorite photos ... The night sky during the Perseid meteor showerThe moon in its waxing gibbous phaseThe star Vega in its constellation LyraThe full moon against a cloudy...

 3.5/5 From a Chinese folktale centuries ago to a Disney animated film in 1998, the age-old legend of Mulan is one that is familiar, inspiring and relevant. Now that the live-action...

Cameron Lee (11) prepares to start his Twitch broadcast of the day, testing his camera and microphone. Lee often plays music in the background of his stream and interacts with his viewers in a live chatroom. Cameron...

As the San Diego FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) initiative to alleviate hospitals’ personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage continues, several Westview students with backgrounds in robotics have stepped...

 5/5 As we seek ways to pass time at home while the pandemic wreaks havoc, video games have become a much-needed source of joy for many of us. Among the most popular games during quarantine,...

 4/5 Riot Games has never been a company that disappoints its player-base. From gameplay to design, Riot projects are ambitious and popular all over the world. So when Riot announced...

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, one of the biggest concerns both locally and nationally is the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as face masks. Math teacher...

Bryce Jacobs (12) sees music. When a song appears on the radio, he visualizes where it was recorded, when it was recorded, what record label it was on—and sometimes, even the “color” of it. When...