Students enter the classroom, homework ready, expecting a lecture. Instead, the seats are in rows and the teacher tells them to quickly choose a desk. […]
Year: 2024
Talking for the touchdown: advocacy for the addition of homecoming
Homecoming, with its roaring crowds, packed dance floors, and rousing school spirit, has not occurred at the high school since 2008. This year, however, the […]
The high school’s AI policy: Too restrictive? Too open? Just right.
I grip my pencil tightly as I scribble down what can only be described as a rudimentary summary of what I studied the night before. […]
Harvest for Harvard: with college fees topping $90,000 per year, students turn to black market organ sales to fund higher education
With the news of Boston University, Wellesley College, and Tufts raising undergraduate costs to surpass $90,000 a year, and increasing pressures to stand out in […]
Kung Fu Panda 4: Disappointedly flat
With a painfully lackluster plot and comedic relief that fell short, I found Kung Fu Panda 4, the latest in a franchise known for its […]
The harsh reality of your fight: protesting on college campuses
On April 17, a group of students at Columbia University established an encampment of tents on the campus’s East Butler Lawn, calling for the university […]
Round and Round the Wheel We Go
Pulling the clay up with your knuckles while applying equal pressure, then pushing it down, as the smooth surface glides across your hands. For many […]
The Tortured Poets Department: Analysis
Through the creation of Midnights and her recent Eras Tour, Taylor Swift garnered an even larger fanbase and broke billionaire status. With this came anticipation […]
Adventure and Opportunity: School Trips at the High School
Croatia and Panama are just a few of the places students have traveled to in the past couple of years. Organized in collaboration with EF […]
The Wellesley Ultimate Frisbee Team
Running, diving, talking, shouting. Breathing, gasping, throwing, catching. With tension in the air, the Wellesley Phoenixes make a final push to victory. The frisbee flies […]