Walking her bike down to the shore of Mission Bay, Grace Leventhal (12) dipped the front wheel into the water before rushing to celebrate with her friends. After six years of biking the Ride Across California...

As Leanne Fan (12) stood on stage among the other finalists at the Regeneron Science Talent Search awards ceremony, she felt a mixture of awe and excitement, March 10. In the audience stood hundreds...

Looking down the snowy mountain before her, Allie Lim (11) gripped her ski poles tight, ready to begin her race at the International Junior Competition, one of the biggest skiing competitions in Pyeongchang,...

After a scoreless first half, girls soccer fell to Mt. Carmel 2-1, Jan. 17.  Winger Cammie Beal (10) said that one of the team’s strategies to combat MC’s quick offense was to maintain position with...

As the curtains rose and the dancers glided onto the stage, West Coast Dance Complex’s one-night performance of The Nutcracker began to unfold. With all the dancers celebrating in the Christmas Eve...

“En Garde!” the referee called out as Emily Sun (11) assumed her starting stance: her feet formed a 90-degree angle with her knees slightly bent and she extended her foil out in front of her. Eyes...

  Freedom of speech has been considered such a crucial foundation of our democracy that it was written into our Constitution as the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law…abridging the...

Girls volleyball won their first league game 3-0 against Del Norte, extending their win streak to three and bringing their overall season record to 14-4, Sept 4. Peyton Erickson said this match demonstrated...

Sitting in her first period class running on four hours of sleep, Sophia Liu (12) felt the room spinning around her as she began to doze off. Even though her teacher was talking, his voice was drowned...

 Zoey Espiritu (11) carefully added the final crochet stitch to her dress before snipping the red yarn and weaving in the ends. Her fingers throbbed as she stepped back to look at the finished product...

Bright, fluorescent lights immediately greeted the members of Westview GOLD as they walked through the massive double doors leading to the stage of Carnegie Hall, April 18. The marble walls with gold trim...

Girls soccer ended their season with a 1-0 loss in the CIF state regional playoff game against Granada Hills Charter, March 3. Midfielder Kaitlyn Arciaga (12) said that she was anxious that this would...

A 10-year-old Maya Keyal (11) would’ve never imagined that she would play an instrument bigger than a flute. After all, along with the flute’s graceful sound, she had picked the flute for its light...

Eva Porter (12) scrolled through endless webpages as she scoured the internet searching for articles that she could use for her APES assignment. Glaring headlines of climate change news flashed across...

  The crowd went silent, captivated by Color Guard captain Serenity Calica (12) as she played the role of Carmen, dancing between the members of Westview GOLD as they performed the introduction...

Taking a deep breath, Sydney Zhang (12) walked up to the podium on the stage of the UN Science Summit in New York City, Oct. 5. Looking around at the crowd full of United Nations delegations from different...

Standing before the largest crowd they had ever played for with over 1000 people, Marlie Berglin (12) and Lily Andreassi (12) felt a rush of adrenaline as the referee blew the whistle to start the...

When Pauline Onishi (10) was in fifth grade, she never imagined that she would pick up any other instrument besides her flute. Now, she sat behind a mic with her tenor saxophone in hand, recording...

Armed with 40 years of experience playing badminton and numerous tournament medals, previous badminton world champion Halim Ho carries his knowledge and skills of the game to Westview’s courts in...

Caleb Larioza (12) slowly pedaled his weighed-down bicycle into Christmas Card Lane on Saturday evening. In front of his bike, he hauled an eight-foot-long stand equipped with a built-in cooler, sheltered...

With an upcoming calculus midterm and two essays due for Humanities, Zoey Espiritu (10) knew she needed to lock in and get all of her work done on time. Although the sense of urgency to get things done...