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Student perspective when selecting courses would help ease the process

Editorial Board February 16, 2024

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,...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus encourages ongoing expansion of PUSD initiative to improve digital citizenship

Editorial Board January 26, 2024

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...

Staff Editorial: Dual enrollment would add unnecessary rigor to Westview’s academic climate

Editorial Board December 22, 2023

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...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus applauds removal of metal grates, encourages increase in greenery

Editorial Board December 1, 2023

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...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus endorses new Common Core math framework

Editorial Board October 27, 2023

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,...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus values PUSD Multicultural Calendar, encourages its expanded use

Editorial Board October 6, 2023

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...

Staff Editorial: CA Assembly Bill (AB) 938 is beneficial for school district, increases teacher pay

Editorial Board September 15, 2023

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...

Staff Editorial: New district homework policy emphasizes mental health

Editorial Board August 25, 2023

  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...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus staff thanks all those who supported us during the 2022-2023 school year

Editorial Board June 2, 2023

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...

Staff Editorial: Student journalists fulfill vital role spreading awareness in campus community

Editorial Board May 5, 2023

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...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus supports proposal for shorter school day

Editorial Board April 6, 2023

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...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus encourages PUSD to adopt more approved CTE Pathways

Editorial Board March 17, 2023

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...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus urges city and school to prioritize traffic safety

Editorial Board January 26, 2023

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....

Staff Editorial: Solar panels are the right step forward

Editorial Board December 16, 2022

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...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus thanks Westview’s custodial staff, encourages students to practice respect

Editorial Board October 18, 2022

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...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus looks forward to the next 20 years

Editorial Board August 26, 2022

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...

Dear PUSD Board, please select a principal with Ziegler’s principles

Editorial Board April 8, 2022

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...

Staff Editorial: Following end of mask mandate, we encourage consideration of others

Editorial Board March 18, 2022

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....

The Nexus asks administrators to reconsider school schedule following SB 328

Editorial Board February 18, 2022

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’...

As COVID-19 infection rates spike, The Nexus calls for continued flexibility

Editorial Board January 28, 2022

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,...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus calls for the use of Canvas as a means of official communication

Editorial Board November 19, 2021

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...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus calls for return of traditional classroom learning approaches

Editorial Board October 29, 2021

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....

The Nexus thanks ASB, administration for the effort to make year fun, safe

Editorial Board October 8, 2021

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,...

Staff Editorial: District vaccine mandate against COVID-19 would protect students, staff

Editorial Board September 17, 2021

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...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus welcomes the 2021-2022 school year, from six feet away

Editorial Board August 27, 2021

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...

Staff Editorial: The Nexus staff thanks Westview community for support during difficult times

Editorial Board June 14, 2021

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...

Staff Editorial: Here’s what works on asynchronous Fridays

Editorial Board March 11, 2021

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...

Staff Editorial: What we’d like to see on asynchronous Fridays

Editorial Board January 21, 2021

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...

Staff Editorial: Homeroom needs adjustment in virtual school

Editorial Board December 17, 2020

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...

Staff Editorial: Editorial board endorses Dr. Darshana Patel for PUSD school board

Editorial Board October 29, 2020

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...

Staff Editorial: Office hours lacks consistency among teachers, needs reform

Editorial Board October 22, 2020

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....

The Nexus says thank you to its readers, supporters, community

Editorial Board June 9, 2020

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...

Staff Editorial: Teachers eat up lunch time, students starve physically, socially

Editorial Board April 6, 2018

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...

Staff Editorial: Winter music shows provide escape from upcoming finals stress, embrace holiday spirit

Editorial Board December 22, 2017

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....

Staff Editorial: CSF, NHS provide few benefits beyond a bit of graduation decoration

Editorial Board November 17, 2017

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...

Staff Editorial: Redistricting meetings show PUSD board’s commitment to those whom they represent

Editorial Board October 6, 2017

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...

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