Jillian Sinder (12) is in her third year as a part of the Nexus. In her free time, she enjoys writing poetry, spending time with friends, and listening to music. Her favorite classes in school are Spanish and, of course, Journalism II.
My parents never snuck vegetables into my brownies when I was a kid. I thought they would never trick me like that. But, as it turns out, they tricked me in a different way: they sent me off to summer...
American University
Jillian Sinder
Haven Teudt
Arizona State University
Nicholas Buchanan
Ashley Carr
Natalie Danzig
Zahabiya Esmail
Michael Friedman
Matthew Hines
Marissa Kanoya
Aaditya Kulkarni
Estella...
Jillian,
While there may be things I regret in these past four years, I don’t want to tell you what they are. I want you to choose how you walk through life for yourself. No one gets to tell you...
As seniors settle into their final few months of high school, Alexa Thomason (12) is taking a different path to graduation: one that involves 90-degree weather, plentiful beaches, and weekend ziplining...
Jenna Knott (11) and Emily Underwood (12) will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in the same way they have for 10 and 12 years respectively: by Irish dancing in San Diego’s St. Patrick’s Day parade...
AVID 5-6 teacher David Ramos traveled with junior AVID students from his class to the University of California Riverside and the University of Redlands, Feb. 2.
“We had guided tours from actual...
Lola Ferguson (12) takes 20 pills every day. Having done so from a young age, she said that over time, she’s gotten used to the process and can swallow up to 15 at once.
“Every meal, I have to...
On New Year’s Day, I will have a glass bowl full of 365 tiny pieces of paper sitting on a shelf in my bedroom. Each of these 365 pieces of paper will have a singular sentence: something that made me...
Westview held its first Student Equity Advisory Committee (SEAC) meeting, Nov. 29. This meeting allowed students from a variety of backgrounds to speak with faculty about their experiences with discrimination...
The improv team will be hosting its first performance of the year tonight, with the theme Mission IMPROVsable.
This spy-themed show will be the grand debut of seven new improv performance team members,...
Donna Mahmoudi (12) and Aleyna Pala (12) construct inspirational posters out of magazines, newspapers, and paints in their Spanish 9-10 class, Nov. 7. The posters will be used to decorate the classroom,...
While most high school seniors spend their weekend mornings sleeping in, Donna Mahmoudi (12) wakes up early once each weekend, puts on a polo shirt that says “Volunteer,” a badge, and scrubs pants,...
Around every other week, Amelia Kane (12) takes her friend and Best Buddy Joanne Tang (12) to get ice cream at Golden Spoon. While the outing can seem like a basic thing, small interactions like this are...
The first time Kelsey Payne (12) woke up in her own bedroom after a year of living abroad in Germany, it took her a few moments to recognize where she was.
“The weirdest thing was waking up in my...
After former choir director Daniel Moyer left Westview at the end of last school year, the arts department had to pivot. With the discontinuation of both the Chamber Choir and Concert Choir classes at...
According to Westview Program Specialist Michelle Jilly, the law requires that all students with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) have the opportunity to be educated in general education classes. However,...
Due to an excess of approximately 1,311 instructional minutes, Westview has accumulated this past school year, we will be having minimum days on Monday and Tuesday.
Annually, California high schools are...
During her senior year in AVID, Emma LoPresti (12) did a group project as a culmination of the research she had completed throughout six years of the program. Each group was assigned one college to research,...
At two years old, Kiran (’17) and Nivi Saishankar (’17) weren’t speaking or making sounds, like children their age usually are. Concerned with their slow verbal development, their parents took them...
Since I was very young, there has always been a clear plastic canister of Jelly Belly jelly beans in the same spot on the bottom shelf of my pantry at home. When one canister runs out, we buy another....
It’s in our nature as humans to wonder about things. In fact, Google processes 8.5 billion searches per day. That’s 8.5 billion things that humans around the world wondered about and decided to actively...
Elizabeth Ryan (12) stood at the front of room G-115 and in big letters wrote “GOD’S LOVE” on the whiteboard in blue expo marker. Over the course of the following 30 minutes, Ryan spoke about her...
In the past few years, students have seen an increase in traffic congestion outside of Westview during arrival and departure times.
According to Principal Ernest Remillard, the addition of new housing...
There’s no doubt that Trader Joe’s has a cult-like following of loyal customers, one of whom is me. I have always marveled at their unquestionable charm. But, curious about their unique business model,...
Mister Rogers walks through the front door of his house into a homey room with curtained windows and colorful walls. He begins to sing the intro song, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor” as he takes off his...
The PTSA Mental Health and Wellness Committee hosted an Activity Game Day, Oct. 28, giving Westview students the opportunity to play games like cornhole and Jenga in the plaza.
Christi Papworth is...
Throughout the early days of the pandemic, I frequently watched the mid-day news updates with the California governor. While the conferences featured a variety of guests, one that I recall listening to...
The main role of the San Diego Assessor/Recorder/Clerk is to manage legal document records such as birth certificates, marriage licenses, taxes, and death records in San Diego County. This year, there...
PUSD recently received a $1 million grant to expand the new Global Languages and Culture Program to all elementary schools throughout the district.
According to PUSD’s Director of Global Languages...
My favorite thing in my bedroom is a little antique lamp that sits on my dresser, with its ornately decorated, cut glass base and cream-colored fabric lampshade, yellowing at the edges of its pleats....
Due to a forecast for rain, Westview GOLD ultimately made the decision to not perform in Saturday’s Poway Rotary Parade.
In class the day before, the band directors had still not made a decision on...
Abigail Daines (11) attended the first football game of the year last week, but even though she was fully engaged in the action, she was not sitting in the stands. She was not cheering in the Black...
Dance Troupe is hosting its final performance of the year tonight. The annual Spring show celebrates the end of the season and says goodbye to the eight graduating seniors.
To show the dancers’...
While doing an ice breaker at summer camp a few years back, a counselor asked us each what ice cream flavor best represents our personality. Since then, I’ve come to believe that each individual’s...
Roshan Shah (11) lay on his back in a wood pavilion. The cool breeze of the Amazon rainforest blew through the open-sided hut. Hammocks hung from the ceiling and as Shah lay there, surrounded by his...
I like reality TV. There, I said it. Maybe it’s hard to believe, and I know that because of the misconceptions surrounding reality TV you’re all expecting me to hide this part of myself deep inside,...
When Julia Dailard (12) opened her first college acceptance letter, she was thrilled to continue on with this next chapter in her life. But, unlike most other students getting into college, Dailard did...
Team captain Ella Cuevas (12) stood in a circle with her teammates, hands interlocked. As they waited anxiously to hear themselves called up to go on stage, the entire group inhaled together, then...
In celebration of Black History Month, Black Student Union (BSU) and ASB teamed up to plan unique events based on three themes: music, art, and fashion. Throughout the first two weeks of February, BSU...
Alexa Litchev (11) constantly felt like she wasn’t good enough. She believed that social media, movies, the fashion industry, and most everything around her screamed she wasn’t skinny enough, wasn’t...
As a child, Gina Ligi, an NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys, often watched the TV show, Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team, a show that focused on the auditioning process for the Cowboys...
When Kendall Fillat (12) walks onto the field, ready to play a game of field hockey, there’s one thing she says is stopping her from playing to her full potential: her uniform.
Fillat is a defender...
Every time someone tells me they have an iPhone, I can’t help but jump back in horror.
“You have an iPhone?” I say in disbelief, my hand on my chest and my mouth agape.
I simply don’t...
Judy Kang (10) walked from her house to school on Oct. 11, ready to conquer the day, or so she thought. After getting halfway to school, she realized a grave truth: She had forgotten her ID.
“I...
No one should ever have to choose between religion and school, yet this is what Jewish students throughout the district must deal with every year.
For example, two of the most important holidays in Judaism...
Shira Ehrlich (10) arrived at her bus stop at 7:25 last month in preparation for her bus to come at 7:30. She waited and waited for the bus to come, but it never did.
“We're thinking, ‘What’s happening?...
Munazil Abdullahi (10) walked out to lunch on the first day of school feeling frazzled. She searched desperately for one of her few friends, but felt overwhelmed with the large campus, crowds of people,...
