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The Nexus
The official student news site of Westview High School

The Nexus
The official student news site of Westview High School

The Nexus
Juliana Hong

Juliana Hong, Staff Writer

Juliana Hong (12) is in her second year as a part of the Nexus. In her free time, she’s usually memorizing lyrics or adding songs to her playlist.

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Dr. Ben Churchill takes helm as new PUSD superintendent

Juliana Hong, Staff Writer • December 20, 2024

A father of two daughters, a lover of dogs and pizza, and of course, a teacher at heart, PUSD’s new superintendent, Dr. Ben Churchill, officially took office, Dec. 2. Though it has only been two weeks...

Cassidy Schmelzer (9) winds up for a camel bielman combination during the SD Ice Arena's 'A Fairy Tale Christmas on Ice' rehearsal, Dec. 14. This combination was part of a group routine to the tune of "Into the Unknown" from Frozen 2

SDIA performs ‘A Fairy Tale Christmas on Ice’

Juliana Hong, Staff Writer • December 20, 2024

Since 1994, San Diego Ice Arena has held their annual “A Fairy Tale Christmas on Ice”, a performance where skaters of every level showcase their skills in different programs.  Skaters Abigail Ruckman...

Heidrick-Barnes teaches her first period class how to tell time, Nov. 19. She has been teaching special education for 22 years.

Heidrick-Barnes raises over $14,000, wins Best Buddies Champion of the Year

Juliana Hong, Staff Writer • November 22, 2024

Special education teacher Meg Heidrick-Barnes found out she raised $14,150 during the Best Buddies donations campaign, Nov. 13. This year was the first time Heidrick-Barnes participated in the Best Buddies...

PUSD releases guidebook for ethical usage of AI

Juliana Hong, Staff Writer • November 22, 2024

 With the popularization of AI resources, such as ChatGPT, Grammarly, and Character.ai, many of these tools have found their way into the classrooms.  PUSD’s Director of Educational Technology Amy...

AP Government class to hold mock presidential election

AP Government class to hold mock presidential election

Juliana Hong, Staff Writer • November 1, 2024

As  election day  approaches, Tuesday, social science teacher Nic Spiess’s AP Government period 2 class will be holding a mock presidential election the same day. Since 2008, every four years, Spiess’s...

PUSD increase substitute teacher pay to solve substitute teacher shortage

Juliana Hong, Staff Writer • October 11, 2024

The COVID substitute teacher shortage caused a lot of difficulties for administrators in finding substitutes for the absent teachers. However, as of now, this shortage has abated. PUSD Director of Human...

On the corner of Carmel Valley Road and Camino del Sur, over 300 goats and sheep graze on the open plot owned by PUSD, Sept. 3. The animals are owned by regenerative land management business Good Shepherds and eat dried vegetation to combat the risk of wildfire.

Fire abatement goats used to manage PUSD land

Ella Jiang and Juliana Hong • September 20, 2024

If you happen to catch a glimpse of herds of more than 300 goats roaming the fields on Black Mountain Ranch, please do not be alarmed. Though they are not a wild herd, these hungry helpers were recruited...

Signing off: student-athlete commits

Signing off: student-athlete commits

Rosemary Cabanban, Haven Teudt, Sophie Doell, Aspen Cotton, Dylan O'Donohue, Nirja Trivedi, and Juliana Hong • May 31, 2024

Sébastien Wenger - University of Alabama Sébastien Wenger (12) began swimming when he was only 2 and started competitively by 4 years old. After trying football, rugby, and lacrosse in elementary...

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Rosemary Cabanban, Aspen Cotton, and Juliana Hong • March 15, 2024

Students pocket their phones in English teacher Jeffrey Wenger’s class, Feb. 13. Many teachers have been implementing this system to get students off their phones during class.

Teachers use phone pockets to help students focus

Juliana Hong and Zeina Nicolas • February 16, 2024

Since the beginning of 2022, the first thing CTE teacher Paul O’Beirne has his students do when they walk into his classroom is put their phones in their assigned pockets of a phone holder....

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