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Author: Joanne Zhang '25, Editor-in-Chief

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The AP dilemma: future course offerings answer student demands while giving rise to new questions
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The AP dilemma: future course offerings answer student demands while giving rise to new questions

  • Joanne Zhang '25, Editor-in-Chief
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The high school’s ’24-’25 Program of Studies, released to students in early February, introduces two new Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The addition of AP English […]

Bluebook, no paper: is Step Up Day ready to go digital?
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Bluebook, no paper: is Step Up Day ready to go digital?

  • Joanne Zhang '25, Editor-in-Chief
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Instead of the usual pencil-paper Scantron, as juniors went into their designated classrooms on October 11, they pulled out their laptops and opened up Bluebook […]

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

Women’s History Month Profile: How Evelyn Kohnen turns musical possibilities into pursuits
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Women’s History Month Profile: How Evelyn Kohnen turns musical possibilities into pursuits

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For nearly two years, COVID-19 has halted live concerts from Wellesley’s performing arts department. Now, pandemic restrictions have begun to ease, and as in-person performances […]

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    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
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