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The Nexus

The official student news site of Westview High School

The Nexus

The official student news site of Westview High School

The Nexus

YJ Si

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief

YJ Si (12) is in his third year as a part of The Nexus. In his free time, he can usually be found reading while eating potato chips.

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Opinion: Seniors, lets keep in touch

Opinion: Seniors, let’s keep in touch

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief June 3, 2022

I had a conversation with a friend a few weeks ago about what I suppose is now a regular topic of discussion among us seniors: Whether or not we can maintain our friendships beyond high school. Something...

Admin welcomes Remillard as the incoming principal

Admin welcomes Remillard as the incoming principal

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief June 3, 2022

Following a month-and-a-half long search for a new principal, the Poway Unified School District (PUSD) approved Ernie Remillard as Westview’s new principal during the closed session of the May 12...

Ziegler to retire from principal after five years

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2022

After five years of serving as Westview’s principal, Tina Ziegler announced March 23 to students and staff that she would be retiring from the position June 30. She characterized her job with attention...

In a Flash: Back at Badminton

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief February 18, 2022

He’d tried basketball. He’d tried tennis. Luke Zheng (12) couldn’t enjoy either one. He hated getting physical in basketball. He was getting tired of tennis.  In the eighth grade, he decided...

New books to replace TKM, OMM lack real literary significance

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief February 18, 2022

In response to community calls for the diversification of literature taught in school, freshmen will no longer read To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men as assigned novels. Let me begin by saying...

Movie Review: Dont Look Up

Movie Review: Don’t Look Up

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2022

 4/5 “Don’t Look Up” follows two astronomers from the University of Michigan who, upon discovering a comet roughly the size of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs headed for...

Misidentifying problems obscures personal blame

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2022

At the end of every bad year, a similar mantra always comes to mind: something along the lines of “this year sucked, let’s hope the next year is better.” As this year begins, I hear more and more...

Edwards steps away from Capitol Hill

Edwards steps away from Capitol Hill

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief December 17, 2021

For about as long as he can remember, Daniel Edwards has lived a life surrounded by politics. Some of the first things he ever read were the words at the bottom of the TV screen while his parents...

Should Ethnic Studies be a graduation requirement?

Jayden Xia and YJ Si October 29, 2021

Yes No Jayden Xia YJ Si As the saying goes, “History is always written by the winners,” and in America, white men have been the winners for a long, long time. Consequently, much of the history...

Album Review: Montero

Album Review: Montero

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief October 8, 2021

 5/5 After nearly half a year since Lil Nas X’s hit single “Montero” gathered controversy over its satanic imagery, MONTERO (the album) dropped Sept. 17. The 15-track playlist...

Reopening allows students to adjust

Reopening allows students to adjust

YJ Si and Amy Wang August 27, 2021

After a year and a half away from campus, students finally returned to full-time school on campus Aug. 18. In the first two days, Link Crew leaders in light lime shirts led both freshmen and sophomores...

Vermani interns at NASA GeneLab to study space biology

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief August 27, 2021

As the president of Science Olympiad and with numerous STEM internships under his belt, Aakarsh Vermani (12) doesn’t remember a time when he didn’t love science.  This summer, Vermani explored...

Best Projects of the Summer

Best Projects of the Summer

YJ Si, Sara Brownlee, Michelle Jin, and Amy Wang August 27, 2021

Album: Call Me If You Get Lost “Call Me If You Get Lost” is by far one of Tyler, the Creator's best albums to date. I was skeptical about how this would measure up to his last album, “Igor,”...

ASB hosts end-of-year spirit week

ASB hosts end-of-year spirit week

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief June 14, 2021

To close off a mostly virtual school year, ASB held its final spirit week with the “Endless Summer” theme June 7 through Friday. The event was similar to last year’s “Golden Together” spirit...

Opinion: High schoolers can and should do more about modern political issues

Opinion: High schoolers can and should do more about modern political issues

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief May 10, 2021

In the last year, we’ve been surrounded—even consumed—by a hyper-awareness of the political scene and what’s going on in the world. Being stuck at home and having often little more to do than scroll...

Writer for The Onion quits job after satires keep coming true

Writer for The Onion quits job after satires keep coming true

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief May 10, 2021

A writer for The Onion was reported to have stormed out of his office after, for the seventh time that week, his satires became true, according to sources.  Stewart Thorne had aspired to write...

TV Show Review: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier

TV Show Review: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief May 10, 2021

 3.5/5 Ever since April two years ago (it’s been two years. Really?!), I’d been looking forward to seeing what Sam and Bucky would be up to after Steve Rogers passed down his shield....

Opinion: It doesnt make us hypocrites to change our minds about something. Dont act like it does.

Opinion: It doesn’t make us hypocrites to change our minds about something. Don’t act like it does.

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2021

Most of us probably have strong and differing opinions on each of these topics—the presidential election, recent shootings and the seeming uprising of anti-Asian hate. Maybe we’ve even had heated...

Girls volleyball closes brief season with win against Patrick Henry

Girls volleyball closes brief season with win against Patrick Henry

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2021

The score was 14-11. After winning the first set against Patrick Henry High School, the Patriots pushed back, taking the second and third set, and the Wolverines took the fourth set. At 2-2, Westview...

One year off campus: Principal Ziegler reflects on the past year

One year off campus: Principal Ziegler reflects on the past year

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief March 19, 2021

One year ago today, all PUSD students were sent home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, Principal Tina Ziegler reflects on the journey through handling school from home. Below are the...

Senate acquits big, green, scary radioactive monster amid calls for unity

Senate acquits big, green, scary radioactive monster amid calls for unity

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2021

The Senate voted to acquit the big green scary radioactive monster Saturday on charges of mass homicide and destruction of property. The prehistoric lizard monster is theorized to have been mutated...

From left to right: Katelyn Jensen (9) and Amelia Jensen (11) receive textbooks Jan. 28. Westview is currently unlikely to reopen to those who opted to return due to complications with the CDPH guidelines. Photo courtesy of Emily Halim.

Westview unlikely to reopen Feb. 17 amid current CDPH guidelines

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief February 11, 2021

As Westview finishes its first two weeks of the second term, students are less than a week away from the proposed secondary school reopening date of Feb. 17. Poway Unified School District (PUSD) delayed...

Art by Katie Lew

Congress realizes error of its ways, certifies Trump to serve a second term

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2021

Yesterday, President Trump, for the second time, accepted his duty as the President of the U.S. and swore his oath to defend the Constitution for four more years, promising to be “a terrific King—I...

New ASB executive team outlines goals for upcoming term, promises transparency

New ASB executive team outlines goals for upcoming term, promises transparency

Matthew Flores and YJ Si January 21, 2021

As the first term comes to a close, the ASB elections have concluded. Meet your new ASB executive team: President As the newly elected ASB president, Kody Mongold (11) said he is striving to make...

The Nexus staffs 21 book recommendations for 2021

The Nexus staff’s 21 book recommendations for 2021

Art by Grace Tseng Whether to escape, better understand or cope with our chaotic reality, books are especially necessary in 2021. For our first issue of the year, The...

Movie Review: Soul

Movie Review: Soul

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief January 21, 2021

 3/5 I watched the Pixar movie Soul a few days after its release, after seeing comments on Twitter praising it for its relatable characters, beautiful animation and captivating art...

Girls varsity basketball members do a freestyle dribble drill in the gym Nov. 17. According to the new CDPH youth sport guidelines, official indoor basketball practice and games will be permitted when the county reaches the yellow minimal COVID-19 case rate tier.

Health department releases new youth sports guidelines

Byron Tran and YJ Si December 17, 2020

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released new youth sport guidelines Monday. These guidelines separate sports into different risk profiles based on their level of contact and transmission...

Performing arts programs begin returning to campus

Performing arts programs begin returning to campus

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief December 17, 2020

Westview GOLD Band/Orchestra According to Westview Gold president Alex Soriano (12), competitive marching band is currently practicing on the football field Tuesdays and Thursdays during second period....

Social science teacher Dennis Sosnowski teaches Civics both on campus and on Zoom Oct. 29. The PUSD board of education announced Nov. 12 that schools may begin and continue bringing more classes on campus utilizing the concurrent model. Photo courtesy of Naomi Yoo.

PUSD approves plan to reopen to all students Jan. 19, bring staff back to campus Nov. 30

Lucy Sullivan and YJ Si November 19, 2020

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...

Opinion: News consumers have responsibility to discern misinformation from truth in media

Opinion: News consumers have responsibility to discern misinformation from truth in media

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief November 19, 2020

Whenever we access the Internet, we inevitably come across lies. Lies when we scroll through reposted tabloids that permeate Instagram stories, lies all over Twitter, lies on Facebook ads. When we...

Know Your Vote: an introduction to school board, city council, mayoral candidates

Know Your Vote: an introduction to school board, city council, mayoral candidates

Brynne Paiva, Rachael Hudak, Carter Kangas, and YJ Si October 29, 2020

With Nov. 3 approaching and many Americans voting early, The Nexus has compiled information on the candidates running for local offices including school board, city council, and mayor. Additionally, we...

2020 Election Westview student poll results

2020 Election Westview student poll results

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief October 29, 2020

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PUSD begins negotiations for leasing land near Westview to Costco

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2020

The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) board of education approved a plan Sept. 10 to begin negotiations with Costco to lease their surplus property of 27 acres at Black Mountain Ranch southern site....

Political Awareness Club members share thoughts on Vice Presidential debate

Political Awareness Club members share thoughts on Vice Presidential debate

Rachael Hudak, YJ Si, and Grace Tseng October 8, 2020

Following the Vice Presidential debate Oct. 7, The Nexus interviewed Sarina Oshiro (12), Sophia Chiu (12), and Daniel Shaw (12), members of Westview’s Political Awareness Club. Oshiro and Chiu currently...

Students at Painted Rock elementary school listen to class Sept. 23. PUSD reopened 10 elementary schools today and will reopen the other 16 Oct. 12.

PUSD reopens 10 elementary schools, plans for small groups on high school campuses

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief October 1, 2020

A reopening of 10 Poway Unified School District (PUSD) elementary schools is scheduled for today. PUSD made the decision at its board meeting Sept. 10 to reopen using a phased-in approach, with the plan...

Health and Nutrition Club markets virtual food drive with San Diego Food Bank

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief September 17, 2020

Health and Nutrition Club has collaborated with San Diego Food Bank (SDFB) to help market and fundraise for SDFB’s virtual food drive that started Sept. 7. With the ongoing pandemic continuing to cause...

Jamie Chin (10) and Shining Lu (10) released their first Freshest Future product Aug. 28. Their product is a homemade all-natural lip balm which comes in three different scents.

Chin, Lu start eco-friendly skincare business Freshest Future

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief September 2, 2020

Jamie Chin (10) wanted to start a business ever since she’d developed a passion for entrepreneurship working with marketing in Westview Robotics. She’d never started a business before, but she loved...

Bella Brady (12) records vlog-style videos of advice for ASB. The videos were released from Sunday to yesterday.

ASB releases graphics, videos of advice for the new year

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief September 2, 2020

As Westview invites its students to an online year, ASB has released videos of advice from Sunday to yesterday for students to prepare for virtual learning. These vlog-style videos are based on the...

PUSD approves reopening plan, students call for more preventative measures

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief July 20, 2020

Poway Unified School District (PUSD) approved its 2020-2021 school reopening plan, June 25, which includes two options for families: returning to campus or staying home. PUSD will send commitment surveys...

Wolverines recognized for impact made on campus

Wolverines recognized for impact made on campus

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief June 9, 2020

The morning of May 28, Ethan Baskerville-Bridges (12) was asked to help the rest of his family get groceries. Happy to help out,  he walked to his front door, tied his shoelaces, put on a mask, and reached...

PUSD weighs options for resuming school in fall

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief May 29, 2020

With the final weeks of the school year approaching and the end of the COVID-19 crisis nowhere in sight, Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is looking into new procedures and plans for the 2020-2021...

ASB kicks off online Golden Together rally

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief May 29, 2020

This morning, ASB released the first two video of their online end-of-the-year “Golden Together” rally series. Students can look forward to further “installments” of the rally every hour until...

Students write prize-winning essays for MTS scholarship contest

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief May 15, 2020

In an award ceremony held by San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) for a scholarship contest, Daniel Shaw (11), one of the winners, was invited to make a short statement. “The fact that so many...

SDCOE prepares San Diego districts for reopening of schools

SDCOE prepares San Diego districts for reopening of schools

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2020

The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) released a document outlining COVID-19 planning guidelines to be taken into account by all school districts in the county. Last updated April 28, it makes...

Westview and Poway MUN present COVID-19 response suggestions to PUSD Board of Education

Westview and Poway MUN present COVID-19 response suggestions to PUSD Board of Education

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2020

“Two Saturdays ago, [MUN] came together in a mock conference to draft a resolution with our ideas to outline [what could improve the COVID-19 response],” Daniel Shaw (11) said. “Through arduous...

Seniors face hardships surrounding college decisions due to cancelled visits

YJ Si, Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2020

Like many seniors, Junu Song (12) planned to visit colleges after spring break. After all, he said, that’s right after admission results, so he knows which ones to go to. But with the stay-at-home...

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