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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

Micayla Lillie

Micayla Lillie, Staff Writer

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Found Familect

Micayla Lillie, Staff Writer April 5, 2024

My friend group has been around since the summer before junior year, and a year and a half later, there are so many terms and references that we’ve coined that they've become ingrained in the very essence...

Mean Girls

Mean Girls

Micayla Lillie, Staff Writer April 5, 2024

It’s rare to hear “Slut!” called into an audience of hundreds during a high school musical. For the theatre company’s showing of Mean Girls, the production offers a humorous and satirized take...

Name Spellings Represent Identity

Micayla Lillie, Staff Writer December 22, 2023

I’ve never met another Micayla. I’ve met plenty of Mikaylas, Michaelas, MaKaylas, Mikaelas, but never another Micayla.  I’m not calling my name unique—on the contrary, it’s anything but....

Dancing Through The Snow

Dancing Through The Snow

Charlise Jayne Larot and Micayla Lillie December 22, 2023

Dance Troupe Dance Troupe’s preparation for the Winter Show starts in mid-October, but for Rosemary Cabanban (10) and Cecilia Canty (10) it started Sept. 24 when they began choreographing their...

Clubs should be fun, not replicate classes

Micayla Lillie, Staff Writer November 17, 2023

Through my last four years in ASB, I’ve sat through dozens of presentations led by hopeful club executives desperate to get approved and start their meetings. I’ll let you in on a secret– behind...

Battle of the Classes

Micayla Lillie, Staff Writer June 2, 2023

Tonight, at 6 p.m., more than 100 girls will storm out of the locker rooms—wearing football jerseys and gold glitter in their hair—and run onto the football field. As the sun begins to set, these players...

Playing at the Next Level

Kate Sealy While Kate Sealy’s (12) senior year may be drawing to a close, her soccer career won’t be. In Fall 2021, Sealy committed to play Division I soccer at the University of San Diego, with...

Donica receives Foreign Language Award

Micayla Lillie, Staff Writer April 7, 2023

Upon entering Spanish 1-2 her freshman year, Jaden Donica (11) had no way of anticipating the impact Westview’s Spanish program would have on her.  Yet, as she reached the AP-level in her junior...

Ode to my digital camera

Micayla Lillie, Staff Writer April 6, 2023

My favorite picture I’ve taken on my digital camera is a selfie of me and two of my best friends. We’re looking up at the camera, with sparkly makeup and freshly-curled hair. We’re standing in one...

Speech and Debate: Battle at Berkeley

Micayla Lillie, Staff Writer March 17, 2023

“Good morning America. My name is Gina Yaweth. What you’re about to witness is unscripted truth. Eldon Phelphs has been given 1 million dollars and one week to spend it. At the end of the week he knows...

Cote becomes eighth basketball player in Westview history to score 1,000 points

Micayla Lillie, Staff Writer March 17, 2023

The Westview gym is silent as Alexa Cote (12) angles herself at the freethrow line in the home game against Del Norte, Jan. 20. She breathes, and dribbles once. Twice. Never breaking gaze, there’s no...

Speech and Debate: Battle at Berkeley

Micayla Lillie, Staff Writer March 17, 2023

“Good morning America. My name is Gina Yaweth. What you’re about to witness is unscripted truth. Eldon Phelphs has been given 1 million dollars and one week to spend it. At the end of the week he knows...

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