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The Nexus

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The Nexus

The official student news site of Westview High School

The Nexus

Abby Klubeck

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer

Abby Klubeck (12) is in her fourth year as part of The Nexus.

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Professor Brian McKendricks lectures about global linguistics in dual-enrollment class Intro to Anthropology, Oct. 3. The college course was introduced this year.

Cultural Anthropology class added, stimulates college course

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer October 11, 2024

Last school year, while scrolling through her Canvas notifications, Tiffany Luu (12) stumbled across a Google Form, titled “Dual enrollment is coming to Westview!” The form listed a variety of potential...

Panel hosts auditions for The Wizard of Oz

Panel hosts auditions for The Wizard of Oz

Abby Klubeck and Michelle Lee September 20, 2024

Standing in Westview’s black box, Kendall Ratcliff (12) faced a table of four directors. With a nod of her head, she queued her backing track to play, and began her song “I Wonder What the King is...

Lack of CIF recognition weakens boys beach volleyball dynamic

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer September 20, 2024

Once a week, Nolan Allos (12) and Matthew Stearns (12) head down to Westview’s beach volleyball courts for their weekly beach volleyball practice. Like other Westview sports teams, they practice for...

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Karis Chen, Abby Klubeck, and Sophia Tran August 30, 2024

Local In-N-Out guard bonds with students

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer February 16, 2024

As this school year got underway, the Carmel Mountain In-N-Out staff were overwhelmed with crowds of teenagers swarming the restaurant, vandalizing the furniture, and stealing food. Police were called...

Lefties are left behind

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer October 27, 2023

Last March, I decided to take the CHSPE, an exam that would grant me my certificate of high school proficiency if I passed. The exam consisted of nearly 200 multiple-choice questions, followed by an on-demand...

Black Hole raises game spirit

Black Hole raises game spirit

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer October 27, 2023

While sitting in the nearly empty stands watching a girls basketball away game last year, Xavier O’Boyle (12) wondered why he was one of the only Westview students there. The game was a playoff game...

Ditter, Azcona perform in Broadway San Diego Awards

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer June 2, 2023

Every year since she was 10, Katie Ditter (11) has gone to the Broadway San Diego Awards, watching her friends compete for the winning title. Like every year prior, Ditter attended this year’s awards,...

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Girls volleyball travels to Hawaii, participates in Kamehameha Schools tournament

Abby Klubeck and Mason Williams September 16, 2022

Girls volleyball finished 5th out of 16 teams in a tournament hosted by Kamehameha Schools Hawaii, Aug. 31-Sept. 6.  Over the course of three days, the team played seven games against teams from...

A killer show: Improv team performs

A killer show: Improv team performs

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer May 11, 2022

 Westview’s improv team hosted an improv show themed “Night of the Laughing Dead,” April 29. The improv team broke up into two groups, humans and zombies, to further the zombie apocalypse...

Jack Vargas (11) run out of the field with his teammates before the baseball game against Sage Creek High School.

[Photo] Vargas serves as baseball bat boy, motivates team

Abby Siu, Final Focus Editor April 8, 2022

Jack Vargas (11) run out of the field with his teammates before the baseball game against Sage Creek High School.

Scouts serve community

Scouts serve community

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer February 18, 2022

Proudly sporting her brownie sash embellished with patches, an eight-year-old Jillian Ruiz-Delacruz (12) sat behind a fold-out table decorated with cookie boxes, waiting patiently to solicit her next...

Newsflash: Casual Instagram is a scam, not actually casual at all

Newsflash: Casual Instagram is a scam, not actually casual at all

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer January 28, 2022

Recently, the way that people post on Instagram has changed. Before, we used to make our Instagram feeds a highlight reel of our lives, using apps like VSCO to add subtle filters to already perfectly posed...

Opinion: Our generation isn’t too soft

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer October 8, 2021

Although I tend to never stop talking, there are times when I feel completely unable to speak up. The saying “our generation is too soft” has pressured me into feeling guilty for being uncomfortable...

Social media promotes severe anti-social habits

Abby Klubeck, Staff Writer October 8, 2021

As Kalyn Le (9) sits down at her desk, preparing to start her homework, she can’t help but repeatedly reach for her phone, checking her Instagram, then her TikTok, then her Snapchat.  Le began using...

Lim tapes for ASB, explores passion for videography

Lim tapes for ASB, explores passion for videography

Abby Klubeck and Kadence Ly September 17, 2021

Video camera in hand, rushing down to the field, Juhno Lim (11) stepped in front of the black hole to capture the excitement and cheers overflowing from the stands, highlighting the key moments of...

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