Over the loudspeakers each morning, students hear the mantra “Respect Your Learning, Respect Yourself, Respect Each Other, and Respect This Place.” These pillars are what Westview was founded on, and...

Students recently learned about filter bubbles during an extended second period class, as the first of three digital citizenship lessons that will be taught this year. These lessons, which aim to educate...

Currently, there are no standard artificial intelligence usage policies throughout PUSD or within Westview, which leaves many teachers to independently decide the extent to which their students can and...

Every month, PUSD holds a Board of Education meeting, where board members discuss, vote on, and make decisions about district budgets, policies and curriculum. Each regular board meeting includes a dedicated...

After 12 editions of The Nexus, 137 pages, and 192 hours of press night, our staff of 31 is grateful to so many more people than can fit in this 600-word space and is more deeply appreciative of them than...

Curiosity has long been a driver of  progress for the benefit of humanity. It significantly enhances a person’s ability to learn, acting as a catalyst for discovery and innovation. However, studies...

At Westview, we are privileged to have 42 on-campus staff in our Special Education department this year. These staff members work tirelessly to provide Westview’s special needs students with support...

Exiting the most recent presidential election, Tufts University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) estimated that only 42% of young voters aged 18-29, colloquially...

  Since its revision in 2022, Westview has adhered to a dress code that has promoted diverse expression and outlined specific staff regulations. The current dress policy, which is unfamiliar for...

This year The Nexus has printed 12 issues, and each was the product of countless hours of dedication from more than just The Nexus staff itself. It takes a village to make a newspaper. We would like to...

On Sept. 23, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom officially approved Senate Bill 670, an amendment to the California Education Code which adds that by July 1, 2026, all California public schools must have at least...

With the course request window coming to a close, Feb. 15, The Nexus has noticed some areas of potential improvement for next year’s course selection process. Many students, particularly underclassmen,...

PUSD Superintendent Dr. Marian Kim Phelps recently released a statement in which she shared her top priorities for 2024. Among priorities such as addressing learning gaps and expanding CTE pathways, Phelps...

In collaboration with Palomar Community College (PCC), Westview administrators are in the process of developing on-campus dual enrollment courses to be offered either during the 2024-2025 school year or...

Perhaps one of the most important aspects of a learning space is not only what it offers to challenge its students academically, but also the physical environment in which that learning occurs. It is far...

California’s new Mathematics Framework was approved in July and will change guidelines for math educators. The Nexus supports this framework due to its potential to engage more students in math coursework,...

The PUSD Student Holiday Calendar, featured on the main page of the “Calendar” tab of the district website, includes holidays and days off for all students within the district. Holidays such as Veteran’s...

Teachers are an essential part of a well-functioning society. They provide us with the tools we need to understand the world, to innovate, and to think for ourselves. Teachers have an immense impact on...

  A group of 35 district employees, teachers, and administrators met eight times in 2019 to hammer out a new district-wide homework policy.  This policy would limit the amount of time students...

After releasing our first issue of The Nexus this year, our publisher of more than a decade closed, forcing us to switch publishers. Two publishers later, we find ourselves on the final issue of the year...

This school year, The Nexus has published 248 articles. Through them, we’ve traversed Westview and beyond, exploring the highs, the lows, and the middle ground. We wrote about the effervescent community...

With a schedule beginning the school day at 8:35 a.m. and ending at 3:45 p.m., Westview has a school day length of 7 hours and 10 minutes. All Poway Unified high schools have the same length. PUSD schools...

Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways provide students with an opportunity to receive real-world career experience in an academic setting, and earn a certification for this work at graduation. Poway...

Whether on foot or by car, students arriving at Westview’s campus around the prime time of 8:30 a.m. are bound to experience crowds of their peers all trying to get to the same place at the same time....

Next year, should all go according to the PUSD school board’s plan to collaborate with Forefront Power, overhanging solar panels will be installed in the student parking lot. The sun’s energy will...

Respect is one of the six character pillars that’s been woven into our moral compasses since elementary school. Most of our families have reinforced this: you treat others how you would like to be treated...

Last year, we celebrated Westview’s 20th year. Not only was the 2021-2022 school year a monumental anniversary, but it was also our first year fully back on campus since the pandemic. Coupled with the...

Principal Tina Ziegler announced to staff on the morning of March 23 that she would be retiring, leaving Westview after five years. The students, the teachers, and the staff of The Nexus will greatly miss...

On Monday, almost exactly two years after leaving campus for virtual school, and nearly a year after coming back to in-person instruction, Westview students were given the option to remove their masks....

Beginning in the fall of 2022, California bill 328 will go into effect, requiring high schools to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m.. Although this change will likely have a negative effect on students’...

Like many other student groups on campus, The Nexus found itself missing members in the weeks following winter break. A peak in cases, driven by a general weariness of social distancing and holiday travels,...

As students finally begin to settle into a somewhat regular routine of on-campus learning, a still glaring issue in our recovery from the pandemic lies in school-to-student communication. The current model...

The return to a fully in-person educational model after a year and a half of what was largely experimentation was, undoubtedly, a unique opportunity for the implementation of new techniques in schools....

As we have moved further into the new year, it’s been great to see so many familiar activities revamped for our new pandemic life. Given that two of the biggest ASB events have just recently taken place,...

The Los Angeles Unified School District recently voted to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all students 12 and older and Poway Unified School District should follow their lead. Students have to be fully...

For the first time in nearly a year and a half, the entire student body has returned to campus. While the quality of our education has suffered along with our social lives during the pandemic, most agree...

The 2020-2021 school year has been characterized by new beginnings, trial and error, and, most recently, a return to a sense of normalcy. During this time, The Nexus staff has worked hard to cover individuals...

With four asynchronous Fridays under our belt, students have had varying experiences with our day away from Zoom. As such, The Nexus decided to examine what we’ve appreciated about these days and what...

As Term 2 approaches, a few schedule changes worth noting will be taking place, one of which is making Fridays asynchronous. Contrary to what many students may hope, an asynchronous day is not synonymous...

Homeroom, in its current format, is not working.  In this virtual environment, building connections is more important than ever. However, Homeroom, the class meant to do just that, has proven ineffective...

As PUSD students, staff and parents face struggles and confusion with virtual learning and the future of reopening our schools, the school board needs elected officials who understand and listen to the...

In the wake of the novel coronavirus and virtual learning, it is commendable that the Poway Unified School District (PUSD) has taken steps to ensure an online environment that reflects life on campus....

Throughout the 2019-2020 school year, The Nexus staff has worked hard to cover the stories of our students and issues pertinent to our readers. As journalists, we strive to achieve the highest standard...

Since the founding of the first U.S. public high school in Boston in 1821, lunch has served as a period of time when students can take a break from the rigor and stress of classes, gather with friends...

Every winter break, students are faced with a dilemma: while brightly-decorated houses and peppermint-flavored Starbucks drinks spread holiday cheer, the impending end to the quarter often drowns it out....

Every year, 600 seniors file down the ramp into the football stadium in mid-June, each cloaked in a black gown, ready to close another chapter of their lives. Of course, every student is special, but...

In August, the PUSD school board unanimously voted in favor of a resolution stating that beginning in 2018, the election for PUSD school board members will be conducted by-district rather than the current...