“Wicked” melds glitter and gloom on the big screen
Since 2003, smears of green face paint and the roaring crescendos of “Defying Gravity” have been consistent Broadway icons. However, on November 24, Universal Pictures brought this famous tale of…
The senior slide towards sadism
For most of the high school’s seniors, early November is when the multi-year process of readying college applications — test scores, grades, essays, and financial aid, combined with dreadful unpredictability…
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 senior class officers, Asia Foland…
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 the admissions process, high school…
Featured Artists
Every month, the Visual Arts Department selects Artists of the Month from the different disciplines. Two of the five February Artists of the Month winners, Erin Yu ’24 and Kalani…
From bubbles to Bluebook: switch to digital PSAT not without hurdles
For most people, memories of taking the SAT are fraught with visions of testing booklets, a number two pencil, and endless bubbles to be filled in. When College Board, the…
Wellesley’s 2023 town election results
On March 7, Wellesley held its annual town elections. Residents casted their votes either through mail-in ballots or at in-person polling places located in their precinct. While the vast majority…
The high school library celebrates Banned Books Week
Did you walk past the library recently and notice a table swathed in caution tape? If so, you caught sight of the high school library’s Banned Books Week display. According…
Acastock returns for two nights of community and artistry
For the first time in two years the high school’s four a cappella groups, alongside guest group Duly Noted from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, gathered to perform at…
Women’s History Month Profile: Julia Crafton, Born into a life of music
Julia Crafton is a teenager who wears fuzzy socks, pulls all-nighters writing songs in the basement, and answers the phone with a cupcake in her mouth, mumbling “I’m at the…