Rosemary is in her fourth year on The Nexus and is both proud and honored to serve as Editor-in-Chief! She loves performing with Dance Troupe, watching movies, tanning at the beach, and making yummy food with her friends. If you catch a Rosemary in the wild, please offer a blueberry bagel or perform a little jig. Don’t be afraid though—she doesn’t bite!
EZ Lang-Loveless (12) anxiously anticipated his entrance into the Westview pool. In front of more than 75 spectators, he would ceaselessly tread water, try to complete powerful passes to his teammates,...
Since my childhood, the white walls of my home have never been bare. In a mess of scotch tape, pencil marks, crayon, and ink, my 10 or 20 or 30 drawings have patched the empty spaces with images of unicorns,...
Three-time Grammy Award-winning pop artist Dua Lipa released her third hit album, Radical Optimism, nearly a year and a half ago. But on Saturday at the lit up Kia Forum stadium in Los Angeles, I finally...
Origami paper cranes of vibrant reds, blues, pinks, and greens draped from the ceiling, adorned the walls, and embellished the floor surrounding Terri Sun (10) and Albert Li (12) at the Bonita...
It’s been a long time since I wrote my first-ever opinion article for The Nexus. In May of my freshman year, I announced a great goal to the world in large headline lettering: “My sophomore year...
In recent years, voluntourism, volunteering-tourism, has become increasingly popular among over 10 million tourists from the affluent Global North, generating over 2-3 billion dollars annually, according...
I have never been one for novelty, for spontaneity, nor living for the moment. Since I was small, I’ve always leaned towards the sentimental, the familiar. I savor nostalgia and I yearn for the past....
As the final song of Dance Troupe’s Spring Show, “Colors,” came to an end, senior technical director and stage manager Max Graham (12) signaled for the lights to dim and the curtains to close, May...
The 16-episode K-Drama short series When Life Gives You Tangerines, by Lim Sang Choon, released in March, is undoubtedly a vibrant celebration of humanity. Unexpectedly, it took me on a roller coaster...
Captain Bhavaani Nayak (12) took a deep breath and one last glance at her team and family anxiously cheering her on before mounting the beam. Lifting herself up four feet to find her balance at the top,...
Soles pressed carefully against the starting block, Luke Yakubisin (12) mentally prepared for his 110-meter hurdle race at the home dual meet against San Marcos, March 20. As his heart raced, he reminded...
Second Platoon Commander Julia Cheon (11) took off in the 100-meter sprint, her team lined along the right side of the track bursting into vibrant cheers. Their deafening shouts of encouragement urged...
Having made it past the break, Nishk Shah (11) balanced easily with his surfboard on the now calm water. The weather was mild and the ocean was quiet, which is why Shah said...
A group of four freshmen, each with their own copy of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, excitedly discussed the book’s themes, symbols, characters, and ideas with their upperclassmen leaders. Each...
Leonardo Cano (11) serves as the recruitment officer of the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC). Despite his recruitment efforts, enrollment in the program continues to decline. Now, Cano...
Joel Jacob (11) spent his Veteran’s Day weekend in a camp 45 minutes south of Tijuana, volunteering in a small rural community in Mexico.
From Friday to Monday, he and 17 other high schoolers slept...
Recently, California voters rejected Proposition 6, which would have changed state policy that some refer to as a loophole for “modern-day slavery” in the form of involuntary labor in prisons. The...
Early on Monday morning, Tyler Okonma, professionally known as Tyler the Creator, released his seventh album, Chromakopia. With 14 unique tracks, beginning with “St. Chroma,” featuring popular R&B...
For much of her previous three years in high school, Woobin Wang (12) would make her way to the library right as school ended on Mondays. She would take her spot in the space reserved for quiet study, ...
After a defensive battle in the first half, featuring a lot of back-and-forth passing and several attempted shots on the Vista goal, in the third quarter, right mid player Kadence Ly (12) scored the only...
Seeing an empty check-out aisle and waiting customers, Ethan Tram (11) unhesitantly dashed to the cash register, smiling at a customer on a Sunday afternoon.
He made casual small talk as he scanned...
Eva Porter (12) is a member of Westview Dance Troupe. She rehearses with the team nearly nine hours per week. After each good run-through, the team congratulates each other with a resounding “werk.”
“On...
After noticing that a lot of students struggle with their mental health, Robbie Gray (12) said he decided to do more to try to help. He attended a three-day course this summer on teen mental health first...
Sporting bright blue and the Puerto Rican flag, Gabby Scott (’15) faced the 80,000 sold-out seats and deafening cheers above her in the Stade de France, a stadium bigger than any she’d ever competed...
Zoe Marshall (11) concentrated on the sound of their French horn as Westview GOLD marched down Main Street at Disneyland. In neat columns and rows, the band paraded through the park while playing “Star...
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...
Jenna Knott (11) walked alongside her friend Jordyn Nygren (11) facing the crowd of high schoolers
in the amphitheater during lunch, April 26. They searched the crowd for the smiling faces of their...
Derek Ho (9) swam the 14th fastest 100-yard breaststroke in the history of all 13-14-year-olds in the Winter Age Group Championship meet in Oceanside, Dec. 14. After qualifying to compete in the championships...
Emily Tonnu, a Westview alumni 2020 graduate and senior film major at San Diego State University carefully watched the monitor in the Westview stadium from her director’s chair, March 17. One Westview...
Marko Huisa (12) first watched the 2002 Spider-Man movie when he was only 6 years old. Mesmerized by the movie’s ability to bring other-worldly scenes to life, Huisa committed himself to videography,...
Navyaa Sharma (12) is a straight-A student. She has worked a job and completed an internship in her high school career, all while taking 15 AP classes. In her senior year, she dedicated hours of energy...
Abby Daines (12) worked with the Days for Girls organization to pack 1,000 menstrual health kits for women in need in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Feb. 5. In the gym-like cultural hall of her...
Alexander McAllister (10) likes to tell people that breaking his back on a Wiffle ball inadvertently led him to rank third internationally of 13-18-year-olds in RowErg 100 meter speed of 2024 on the ergometer,...
Liam Doran (10) led his robotics team, Gear Up, to 10 wins at the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) league meet at Sage Creek High School, ranking them third in their league, Jan. 14. The league meet was the...
On New Year’s Eve, Eva Porter (11) focused more on the New Year’s Day ahead than the midnight clock strike. She would dance for the largest audience of her life of almost a million spectators in the...
Sophia Hellenkamp (11) has known the neighborhood-renowned “dog lady” for as long as she can remember. Sarah Eishen, the local dog nanny, used to take care of Hellenkamp’s black lab, Shana, whenever...
Abby Daines (12) was only 6 years old when she began working on cars. That year, her dad bought an old Chevrolet square-body truck in need of restoration. At first, he asked Daines to help him with simple...
Celine Ciotta (12) has family in Venezuela who she often calls and greets in Spanish, but she was never very confident in her Spanish grammar prior to taking classes in the language. Ciotta said that by...
Malea Wiener (11) spent much of her childhood in the desert of Albuquerque, New Mexico. In third grade, when she moved to California, she enjoyed frequent trips to the beach with her family. Wiener played...
Westview Young Life joined with the Ladle Fellowship, a food distribution organization, to serve meals and clothes to San Diego’s unhoused community at the First Presbyterian Church in downtown San Diego,...
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark law banning red dye No. 3, a colorant that gives foods bright red and pink colors, and three other potentially harmful food additives on Oct 7. Assembly Bill 418,...
In elementary school, when people asked me what sports I play and I told them that I danced, they looked a bit puzzled. Apparently, my response was inadequate. As I have been told many times since...
When Adam Rabanal (11) was in eighth grade, he was in search of a hobby to begin in high school: a new activity for a new start. However, he lacked ideas as to what it could be. Unbeknownst to him,...
Daniel Park (10) was merely four years old when his mom taught him to play the electric keyboard in their small Chicago apartment for the first time. Nearly 12 years later, Park won first place in the...
These days, I see Crocs everywhere. They line the walls in stores, cover my socials, and I spot multiple Westview students in Crocs daily. This isn’t just a local trend and definitely isn’t just me....
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...
In an effort to collect money for foster children, Thea Roy (11), Lauren Kadlubowski (12), Sarah Shaw (12), and Nicole Gordon Tsantsaridi (12) brought eight white boxes to various sites on campus, May...
EVAN ERICKSON
Boys Volleyball
There is nothing that gives Evan Erickson (12) more joy in a volleyball game than yelling for his teammates. Since joining the program as a freshman, he’s found his...
Summer break is near and with only about five weeks left of school, I’m busy anticipating trips to the beach and excursions with friends. However, not all my thoughts include sun tans; the end of my...
Sea Sirens from Greek mythology are infamous for being part woman and part animal, often luring sailors to their demise. On the contrary, the all-girl patrol of the Scouts BSA named the Sirens is far more...
It was one o’clock in the morning, and the screen from Shawnee Halander’s (11) iPad illuminated the pitch-dark room around her in a white fluorescent hue. Drawing digital drones, rabbits, and slippers...
![Kemper George (10), Kaleigh Spruill (10), Mikhaela Nuguid (9), and Justin Bernard (10) [left to right] compete at the field meet, March 29. They execute counter march during the Color Guard portion.](https://wvnexus.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/NJROTC-2-e1744322051457-800x1200.jpg)
![[Left to right] Matteus Juza (11), Emerson Budde (12), Anuja Jayasundara (12), Michele Nuguid (12), Cory Nguyen (12), Maya Lopez (12), and Pierce McMurry (12) line up for the change of command ceremony outside the NJROTC classroom, Jan. 30. The program currently has 50 members.](https://wvnexus.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/rotc-color.jpg)
![Kadence Ly (12) [left] celebrates with her teammates after scoring the winning goal at Senior Night, Oct 21. Ly and five other seniors played their last regular-season game.
Courtesy of Peter Bostrom](https://wvnexus.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-10-21-Varsity-Field-Hockey-Game-023-1200x800.jpg)
![Alexander McAllister (10) [third from the left] practices with his rowing team at Mission Bay, Feb. 8. McAllister has learned to work in unison with others on the water.](https://wvnexus.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/alex-rowing-1-1200x837.jpg)
