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Malicious MCAS?

By Sumin Lee ’31 and Evan Yu ’31 The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), created by state lawmakers in 1993, is a controversial aptitude test […]

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The Dazzling Drowsy Chaperone Jr.!

At the middle school the auditorium is the largest room. This large open space allows the school to do lots of performances, such as plays, […]

Lights, camera, action?
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 […]