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The Nexus

Mason Williams

Mason Williams, Staff Writer

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Letters to Freshman Self: Mason

Mason Williams, Staff Writer June 2, 2023

Dear Mason, I know you always wished I would come from the future and guide you. That I would show up—this familiar stranger—and give you a hug, tell you it’s all going to be okay, and you would...

Journey to the Bathroom

Mason Williams, Staff Writer May 5, 2023

The Journey to Pee There is a very specific and treacherous route to reach the restrooms at Westview. The obstacles you must overcome both physically and psychologically are dangerous. You will...

Davis films sports teams, builds following

Davis films sports teams, builds following

Mason Williams, Staff Writer March 17, 2023

Standing with her right arm arched over her head and her left arm bent forward, her form looks like that of a pro. Despite being fairly new to photography and videography, London Davis (9) makes videos...

Westview Chamber and Concert Choir perform “African Noel” with MVMS performing arts, Dec. 1. The show featured a combination of traditional and modern songs.

‘The Snow Must Go On’

Mason Williams, Staff Writer December 16, 2022

The Westview Choir turned on their LED candles, as about 50 Mesa Verde Middle School (MVMS) choir students joined the other vocalists on risers, also holding lit plastic candles, Dec. 1. They sang...

Universal free lunch program is unnecessary

Mason Williams, Staff Writer November 18, 2022

After the federal money for free lunches given to states during the pandemic expired, California’s new Universal Meal Program (UMP) was created under Assembly Bill 130 and introduced this year.  According...

Vote No on Measure C

Mason Williams, Staff Writer November 1, 2022

Measure C would remove the 30-foot building height limit in the Midway District, the area around and consisting of the Viejas Sports Arena. It's undeniable that development in the Midway district would...

Chris Shimoon (12) and Luc Andreassi (12) wore sunglasses and brightly colored t-shirts as costumes with the low brass section and performed the song “Celebration” by Kool & The Gang, May 26. Students were able to choose this piece and costume to fit the student-managed Westview GOLD show theme of celebration, in honor of Westview’s 20 year anniversary.

Band seniors celebrate final GOLD show

Mason Williams, Staff Writer June 3, 2022

It was 11 P.M. on the Friday after the last GOLD show, and Chris Shimoon (12) was experiencing one of the quintessential “lasts” of senior year. It had already been an hour since Shimoon and his...

Josh Yang (10) lifts a bin of recyclable papers into a recycling dumpster. He and other ASB members volunteer to do this every Friday in order to grow the new ASB-led recycling program.

Recycling Program Back at Westview

Mason Williams, Staff Writer April 8, 2022

In recent years, recyclables thrown out by Westview students and teachers have usually been mixed in with trash and sent to the landfill. According to Custodial Supervisor Art Wolfe, eight previous...

Opinion: I feel behind in life

Mason Williams, Staff Writer March 18, 2022

There are 11 months until I turn 18 years old. With college applications and my eighteenth birthday approaching, I’ve been reflecting on my life thus far. I realize that most of my days have been a waste...

The Absurdity of Groundhog Day

The Absurdity of Groundhog Day

Mason Williams, Staff Writer February 18, 2022

Every year when February 2nd rolls around, a wretched rodent decides for the United States whether spring is here or if winter will continue for six more weeks. But I don’t need to remind you that,...

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