Lucy Sullivan (11) is in her second year as a part of The Nexus. In her free time, she runs cross country, spends too much time on her phone, and plays with her pet bird Lola.
Dear Lucy,
For you, it’s Wednesday, August 21, 2019, the first day of your freshman year. For me, it’s Friday, June 2, 2023, and I’m in the final days of high school. There are 1,381 days between...
Tens of thousands of fans cheered as Principal Ernest Remillard, along with nearly 30,000 other athletes, walked towards the starting line of the 127th Boston Marathon on Hopkinton Street, April 17....
It is 11:30 p.m., and I am hunched over my kitchen counter. Placed in front of me is a bag containing the crumbs of what used to be a full box of Wheat Thins, a jar of capers so old that it’s a definite...
Behind the microphone in the Broadcast Journalism classroom, and behind the counter at Rubio’s Coastal Grill, Malayna Hernandez (12) and Roury Fitzpatrick (11) work seamlessly together, balancing their...
When Taisia Latimer (12) arrived at the Black College Expo in National City, Jan. 26, she was overjoyed at the sight of other Black students filling the venue. Having always attended predominantly white...
Maddy Sullivan (’19) was 13 when she pulled her first all-nighter. Assignments that her peers could complete in a few hours would take her from the moment she arrived home after school until the...
Members of the Lighthouse Christian club attended a Christian Identity Retreat at Camp Cedar Crest, located west of Big Bear Lake from December 19 through 22. Camp Cedar Crest is an annual retreat...
This October, Leanne Fan (9) sat in a conference room in St. Paul, Mn., amongst nine other top young scientists as they anxiously awaited the results of the 3M Young Scientist Challenge. As Sarah Park,...
This fall will be my first time voting, so naturally, when I received my ballot, I scanned over the initiatives. A few caught my eye, but one that I noticed that had not been getting as much publicity...
For many students, the presence of menstrual products in the restrooms is as essential as the presence of soap or toilet paper. But it wasn’t until Amelia Kane (11) began stocking pads and tampons...
Jessie Castelloe (11) and Kemma Snyder (12) stood in the courtyard outside Westview’s preschool classroom, watching the preschoolers, who giggled, chatted, and placed stickers on the toys that the ...
For the first time since 2019, Dance Troupe (WVDT) earned the opportunity to go to USA Dance Nationals. The team performed six group dances and three solos at the Walt Disney World resort in Anaheim...
The days are getting longer, the birds are chirping, the grass is green—there's a sense of excitement in the air. This can only mean one thing: the freshman triathlon is upon us.
This glorious display...
Since the pandemic started, there have been few opportunities for the Improv team to compete. But on Feb. 11, the team hosted and won their first inter-school competition show since schools returned...
The first time Chris Shaw helped raise the big “W” at a football game back in 2016, he instantly became hooked on the Band Dad experience. Now as his second child, Sarah Shaw (11), goes through...
Cross country coach Amanda (Trujillo) Sandstrom stood behind the start line of the CIF course at Morley Field on Nov. 20, and gathered her team into a huddle for some final words of encouragement....
Lily Bryan (11) sat behind a table at her farmers market booth on a recent Sunday morning, surrounded by her handmade jewelry and crochet tops. What started off as a hobby—one that allowed her to...
Nothing does a better job of setting the mood at the Thanksgiving dinner table like a premature question about my future plans.
Well-intentioned inquiries from older family members are meant with...
Casey Johnson (12) is always working.
Since the summer after her sophomore year, she has gone from the classic fair-food vendor, Chicken Charlie’s, to Rubio's Coastal Grill, and now she works at a...
For one blissful month, it seemed as though we would collectively be able to leave COVID-19 in the rearview as we embarked on the 2021-2022 school year. But as the month of July slipped away, so did...
Cheerleading has always been a source of spirit on campus, harnessing the energy of chanting crowds and stadium lights and echoing that spirit back to the community through choreographed routines,...
As lead actresses Natalie Dahl (12) and Morgan Montesi (11) stepped onto the outdoor stage, the setting sun and the sound of birds seemed to fade into the distance. All eyes were on them.
On May...
While few of us would claim to be virtual school enthusiasts after this nightmarish year of sitting at our computers for hours on end, it is important to acknowledge that the remote model has some...
Baseball & Softball
Gerrit Erickson - California State University, Chico
Gerrit Erickson (12) will extend his baseball career at California State University, Chico this fall where he will be a...
2.5/5
Marie Ulven, widely known as “girl in red,” released her official debut album “if i could make it go quiet,” April 30. Having obtained a cult following from her stand-alone...
The air was thick with chlorine and flecks of water as swimmers with black sharpie event numbers on their wrists broke the surface of the pool and began their event. At last, some sense of normalcy...
Driving home from dinner, I mindlessly listened to a true crime podcast—like I so often do. It was the standard podcast format: as the hosts revealed details about an investigation into the disappearance...
With President Biden having taken office, many say that going through with Senate impeachment hearings for former president Trump is pointless, but taking into account his recent behavior, a Senate...
Despite mental health being something that many Westview students struggle with, Maddie McGuire (12) said she never felt that there was an accessible place for students at Westview to learn about such...
I’ve always heard that the Grammy Awards are wildly incompatible with popular choice, but I never gave it much thought until I saw it with my own eyes. As I sat at my computer eagerly checking to...
4.5/5
Taylor Swift shocked the world in 2020, dropping two surprise albums. Fans were still processing the July release of Folklore when the news broke of a sister album, Evermore,...
The secondary school reopening plan, which implemented the piloting of a concurrent model at middle and high schools across the district, was approved by the Poway Unified School District (PUSD) board...
Voter turnout amongst younger generations in the United States has historically been low, which is reason for great concern. The outcome of matters currently being voted upon will greatly affect those...
Amidst the uncertainty and fear brought on by the pandemic, it would be reasonable to think that the current administration would do everything in their power to make voting easy and safe for all eligible...
While Audrey Tu (12) grasped her water gun close to her side, her partner Sophie Wallis (12) positioned her phone’s camera just beyond the wall. I, as their bait—the unfortunate student...
“That's just super … basic,” were the words that I heard all too often growing up when I told someone that my favorite artist was Taylor Swift or that I loved the color pink. As early as I can remember,...
