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By Mia Hanuska Entering campus, would you guess that each day, a Team USA athlete teaches at Westmont High School? Meet Apryl Pascua, a special education teacher in room 4 by day, and roller derby athlete by night.  What is roller derby? With a roster of 15 skaters, roller derby is played in two 30…

By Mason Vargas Miriam Wesson is an incredible counselor and inspiration who has served for years, leaving a lasting impact at Westmont. I’ve had the privilege of talking to, and getting advice from, Wesson, throughout my four years at Westmont. Through interactions and my own conversations with her, she is the most sincere and supportive…

By Ruby King & Logan Mendelson  From March 14 to March 16, Westmont thespians attended the California State Thespian Festival and accomplished some amazing feats! Under the impeccable leadership of festival coordinator and thespian officer board member, junior Ruby King, students were able to come together for this annual celebration of theatre. At CSTF, thespians…

By Mia Hanuska and Kathryn Tanaka Team 3482 Arrowbotics has officially completed their 15th year in FIRST Robotics Competition! 2026’s REBUILT official gameplay has come to a close, and the team is now winding down, preparing for summer and offseason, and saying goodbye to their seniors. March 20–22: CA Sacramento District Event The CA Sacramento…

By Madeline Tanaka If you’ve recently snuck a glance over someone’s shoulder in a classroom during any bore of a lecture, there’s a decent chance you’ve seen a familiar sight: a cartoon pizza shop, a ticking timer, and a trickle of sweat dripping down the chef’s neck. Yes—Papa’s Pizzeria is back, and somehow, better than…

By Josie Barker and Naomi Volinsky During our trip to Eureka, Naomi Volinsky and I dabbled in some country music. Somewhere amidst our boredom on the 8 hour drive we thought hey, let’s make a music video. During our search for the countriest country music video to ever exist on Youtube’s platform, we stumbled across…

By Logan Mendelson For my secret task I was prompted to host a “slideshow night with friends with crazy topics.” I knew I needed to recruit some of the silliest people I know, so I looked to Westmont alumni Isa Hunter-Quintero, Sadie Evans, Zachary Kessler, and Jonah Martinez to join me in this ridiculous evening…

By Gio Arteaga For this issue, several writers including myself have decided to embark on a treacherous journey of getting a secret task, and actually completing said task. For my secret task, I was given—by another random journalism student—the honor of tasting and reviewing 6 different french fries and raking them. For each restaurant I…

By Averi Halbert Photo #1 Rating: 8.65/10  Honestly, as far as finding poses for four people, this is as good as it gets without making things difficult for ourselves. Could be better, but I definitely blame the photographer. I mean, look at the framing—Mrs. Bradley would be ashamed. Photo #2 Rating: 9.21/10 This one is…

By Logan Whiteson I’m going to start by saying if you’re reading this to see me, Logan Whiteson, pretending to be pregnant for this article, you’re going to be disappointed. I do not wish for such pictures to float around on the internet for all to see. So instead, I will write about tips and…