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Navigating the world of fake news and alternative facts
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Navigating the world of fake news and alternative facts

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As an expansion of The Bradford’s flow chart guide in the print edition, we’ve compiled a digital guide to help readers delve deeper into understanding […]

Third STEM Expo comes to Wellesley High School
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Third STEM Expo comes to Wellesley High School

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How often do students have the opportunity to dissect a real brain, play with robots, and ride a hovercraft all in the span of a […]

Talking Tunes: Kate Harrigan
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Talking Tunes: Kate Harrigan

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The Bradford’s Print Editor-in-Chief Zach Miller sat down with History teacher and music lover Ms. Kate Harrigan to talk about Harrigan’s favorite bands, listening to […]

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50 years later: Wellesley METCO trailblazer Paula Davis ’68 reflects on the program

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Olivia Gieger ’17, Editor in Chief   Paula Davis’s colorful pink and green clogs emerged from the maroon van with a “School Bus” sign perched […]

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One on one with Bill Craft, Wellesley METCO ’87

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A version of this article appeared in print in our January 2017 issue. As part of our feature on METCO’s fiftieth anniversary, Olivia Gieger sat […]

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One on one with Kalise Wornum, METCO K-12 Director

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A version of this article appeared on print in our January 2017 issue. In light of the fiftieth anniversary of Wellesley METCO, Olivia Gieger sat […]

Talking Tunes: Alan Braizer
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Talking Tunes: Alan Braizer

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The Bradford’s Print Editor-in-Chief sat down with English teacher and music lover Mr. Alan Brazier to talk about Brazier’s favorite bands, music then vs. music […]

Thanksgivings Past: 134 years in the making
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Thanksgivings Past: 134 years in the making

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Wellesley vs. Needham is the oldest public school football rivalry in the country totaling 134 years. You don’t have to be in Wellesley long before […]

Powder Puff: Past, Present, and Future
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Powder Puff: Past, Present, and Future

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The last thing that comes to mind when hearing the name “powder puff” is an image of muddy girls racing down a field with their […]

“Beauty and the Beast” takes the high school stage
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“Beauty and the Beast” takes the high school stage

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Mrs. Potts says it herself: the tale is as old as time. Beauty and the Beast has been in theaters since it hit Broadway in […]

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    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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