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Month: May 2022

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Two sophomores elected to Town Meeting
  • News

Two sophomores elected to Town Meeting

  • Griffin Jordan '24, Opinions Editor
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In a town like Wellesley, the local government guides the town through different policies and decisions. Unlike other towns, Wellesley has no mayor, which means […]

Tom Brady: leaves Boston, retires, then returns to the NFL after only 39 days and shocks many New Englanders
  • Sports

Tom Brady: leaves Boston, retires, then returns to the NFL after only 39 days and shocks many New Englanders

  • Ryan Renzella '24, Staff Writer
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The beloved longtime quarterback of the New England Patriots, Tom Brady, made an unforeseen decision about his NFL career. Shock swept the nation when he […]

Pixar’s “Turning Red” reaches farther than just providing a new cultural lense for adolescence among Asian girls in the diaspora. 
  • Arts

Pixar’s “Turning Red” reaches farther than just providing a new cultural lense for adolescence among Asian girls in the diaspora. 

  • Fiona Zhou '24, Executive Editor-in-Chief
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“Sorry I’m not perfect. Sorry that I’m not good enough. Sorry I’ll never be like you.” These were the words Meilin (Mei) Lee said to […]

The Sunshine Protection Act and its impact on the health and safety of students at the high school
  • News

The Sunshine Protection Act and its impact on the health and safety of students at the high school

  • Alexis Lee '25, Editor-in-Chief
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On March 15, the Senate voted unanimously in favor of the Sunshine Protection Act. Although it has yet to be approved by the House of […]

Women in March Madness 
  • Sports

Women in March Madness 

  • Paige Ablon '24, Editor-in-Chief
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In 1940, the University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball team played Fordham University at Madison Square Garden. This stood in as the first televised college basketball […]

Legal or Health Concern? Tobacco retailer’s request to open locally is met with rejection and disapproval
  • News

Legal or Health Concern? Tobacco retailer’s request to open locally is met with rejection and disapproval

  • Joanne Zhang '25, Editor-in-Chief
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On March 17, the Wellesley Board of Health voted unanimously to reject tobacco retailer Blue Moon Smoke Shops’ application to open a location in the […]

Paige Stephenson: How eyes are the windows to the soul
  • Arts

Paige Stephenson: How eyes are the windows to the soul

  • Clementine Zei '24, Editor-in-Chief
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The hum of students busy at work, the heat from the torch, and the satisfaction of completing a hard labored project. To Paige Stephenson ’22, […]

The unforgettable story of Herlda Senhouse: Wellesley’s 111 year old
  • Features

The unforgettable story of Herlda Senhouse: Wellesley’s 111 year old

  • Lily Jin '24, Arts Editor
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Exit the high school building, head for the Brook Path, and keep walking on the path until Dana Hall is on your left. Look to […]

Raiders girls indoor track finds great success, making it a winter season to remember
  • Sports

Raiders girls indoor track finds great success, making it a winter season to remember

  • Tanvi Venkata '24, News Editor
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The Wellesley girls indoor track team has made a name for themselves at the finish line, gaining large recognition in just a few months. Led […]

The Latest

  • Swiss exchange program encourages students to branch out
    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
    This September, fifteen students from Wirtschaftsgymnasium Basel-Stadt (Basel Business School) in Switzerland arrived in Wellesley to spend two weeks living with a host family. Each […]
  • Unique fusion: Karma’s arrival brings Asian blends and classic dishes
    By Grace Zhao '27, Features Editor
    Nestled in a cozy corner of Linden Square, Karma Asian Fusion offers upscale Asian Cuisine, combining flavors from numerous regions to make unique combinations. Inside, hungry restaurant […]
  • Wellesley artists unite the community with electrical box art
    By Ayesha Kapoor '26, Editor-in-Chief
    Flowers, sports equipment, birds, police cars, and silhouettes. These designs are scattered throughout Wellesley, painted on electrical boxes along sidewalks and roads. An effort that began […]
  • How the Red Sox can turn a wild card exit into a World Series championship
    By Freddy Alexander '27, Staff Writer
    Boston is a town blessed with tremendous sporting success. We claim 38 championships in hockey, basketball, football, and baseball combined — we are literally one of the winningest cities […]
  • The basis behind the ban: the new Google resource restrictions
    By Camden Chan '27, Staff Writer
    On September 29, an email from the high school’s technology office was sent out to every student in the Wellesley Public School system, notifying students that they would be losing […]

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