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Month: January 2022

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  • 2022
  • January
Joe Biden’s first year: notable successes and catastrophic failures
  • Features

Joe Biden’s first year: notable successes and catastrophic failures

  • William Liu '24, Editor-in-Chief
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As President Joe Biden’s first year nears its end, his failures have certainly overshadowed his successes in the court of public opinion. From December 17 […]

Donda: Kanye West’s musical renaissance
  • Arts

Donda: Kanye West’s musical renaissance

  • William Liu '24, Editor-in-Chief
  • 0

Named after his late mother, Donda is the tenth studio album by controversial American music icon Kanye West. Executively produced by himself and featuring a […]

An insider look into Spotify Wrapped
  • Arts

An insider look into Spotify Wrapped

  • Addie Schiller '22, Co-Features Editor
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On December 1, 2021, whether they saw it on their account, or social media, Spotify users woke up to “Top 5” blasted everywhere. Olivia Rodrigo’s […]

Is Rock Really “Dead”?
  • Arts

Is Rock Really “Dead”?

  • Ben Galligan '23, Sports Editor and Co-Business Manager
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Rock is dead. This is a claim many have made over the past 20 years, and although the genre isn’t dead, it isn’t topping the […]

The high schools fourth and youngest a cappella group: InChordination A Cappella
  • Arts

The high schools fourth and youngest a cappella group: InChordination A Cappella

  • Lizzie Berger '22, Senior News Editor
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The high school’s a cappella program was kickstarted in 2008 by the creation of the group known as Renegade A Cappella. The program as a […]

Update from the nurse’s office
  • News

Update from the nurse’s office

  • Griffin Jordan '24, Opinions Editor
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There has been a recent surge of COVID-19 cases around the Wellesley school district coinciding with the rise of the Omicron variant. The high school […]

The Latest

  • Lights, camera, action?
    By Evie Simon '27, Arts Editor
    “Stranger Things”, “Outer Banks”, and “Bridgerton” are just three shows that evoke feelings of both familiarity and agitation at the prolonged release of new seasons. All three, which have […]
  • Taboo isn’t a game: why political discussion belongs in the classroom
    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
    In 2023, the high school vetoed a student-planned “USA Day” from spirit week. In an email sent to members of the community, Dr. Jamie Chisum, principal of the high school, explained that […]
  • The Bradford investigates: is DEI ‘DOA’?
    By Ayesha Kapoor '26, Editor-in-Chief
    On January 20, 2025, the day of the presidential inauguration, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14151. The first of many executive orders regarding minority groups, it reads, […]
  • The high school’s spring artists of the month
    By Kaya Charoensiddhi '27, News Editor
    Each month, the Art department highlights outstanding student work by selecting two artists in 2-D and 3-D art. Sophie Kwan ’25 (2-D, Drawing and Painting), Katie Gallico ’25 (2-D, Drawing […]
  • New phone-free standard set for WPS
    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
    On May 16, a message from Wellesley Public Schools (WPS) Superintendent Dr. David Lussier arrived in the inboxes of students, parents, and faculty, announcing a new cell phone procedure for […]

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