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Renowned film director David Fincher speaks at Westflix, alongside Festival Director Jasmine Sorgen ’25. The film celebration event took place at the Paramount Theater on Saturday, March 15.
22nd annual film festival Westflix celebrates student films, producers
Eila Shokravi and Chloe Kim March 19, 2025

The 22nd Annual Westflix Film Festival took place at Paramount Theatre March 15. Westflix is a student-run film festival sponsored by the school that invites student filmmakers across Los Angeles to submit their films to be reviewed and screened. The festival also hosted guest speaker and prominent...

The new schedule is moving the former blocks Community Time and Conference Time up earlier in the day, so that students have less opportunities to leave campus earlier, Head of Upper School Beth Slattery said. Doing so will free up teacher schedules and promote a sense of community.
Administration revises schedule to promote community, free up teacher schedules
Alex Reisner, Assistant News Editor • March 19, 2025

The administration will be implementing a new schedule at the Upper School for the 2025-26 school year, in an effort to strengthen community...

Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Coast-to-Coast offers summer opportunities at fair
Chloe Kim, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer • March 19, 2025
Prefect council hosts annual Halloween costume contest
Holden Kim, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer • April 22, 2025
Activist shares story of Oct. 7 survivor in Jewish Club speaker event
Tali Gurule, Layout Assistant and Staff Writer • April 19, 2025
Prefect Council hosts Spring Field Day
Erin Ryu, Assistant News Editor • March 30, 2025
Personality Profile: Adam Varney
Personality Profile: Adam Varney
Audrey Kim and Yuna Jeon April 14, 2025

After a regular school day, Upper School Math Teacher Adam Varney heads to Millenium Dance Complex in Studio City to participate in his weekly hip hop class. As he dances, he gradually stops thinking about what he needs to grade later that night and his lesson plan for his Calculus class in the morning....

Soul Provider
Soul Provider
Andrea Ricabal, Assistant Features Editor • March 19, 2025

It was early in the morning in the 90s when Academic Support Specialist Gabriela Herrera walked down the hallway of her San Fernando Valley home and peeked into her mother’s room to find it empty. Only her younger sibling was present in the home. Her working, single mother left home early in the morning...

Coming Around to Coming out: How LGBTQ+ Students Find Acceptance and Community
Coming Around to Coming out: How LGBTQ+ Students Find Acceptance and Community
Colin Ho, Assistant News Editor • March 19, 2025

It was a Friday evening after school when Walter*, an eighth grader at the time, sat in his living room watching thedrama show “ER” with his mother. During the episode, a scene was shown in which a character came out as homosexual and kissed another male character. Disgusted, his mother immediately...

Staff Editorial: Select What You Love
Staff Editorial: Select What You Love
Zoe Goor, Executive Managing Editor • March 19, 2025

The two-week period when sophomores and juniors select their courses for the next year is an important time at the Upper School, as students...

Pick Up Your Console
Pick Up Your Console
March 12, 2025
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Savvy Mahoney March 19, 2025
Seniors Lead Championships Follow
David Rothbart, Assistant Sports Editor • March 19, 2025
Striker Cole Grossman '25 fights over a ball with a Jurupa Hills defender.
Photo Gallery: Boys soccer brings home first CIF-SS championship in school history
Connor Tang, Editor-in-Chief • March 2, 2025
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