Challenge Success redefines student success
Challenge Success is a non-profit organization founded at Stanford University in 2007. It promotes a balanced academic life, rather than one focused solely on grades and test scores. By promoting…
The high school’s latest course additions: how Advanced Placement is enriching student opportunity
The start of the new school year marks an exciting expansion to the high school’s academic curriculum with the addition of two new Advanced Placement (AP) courses: AP Language and…
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 Tours and Hart Tours, both…
Saying goodbye to Ms. Brophy after 17 years at the high school
Ms. Kathleen Brophy has made many integral changes to the fitness curriculum. At the end of the school year, Brophy will depart from the high school, but she will leave…
Student Supervisor Chuck Bognanni retires after 22 memorable years at the high school
When asked to describe the high school’s student supervisor, Charles (Chuck) Bognanni, his colleagues used words such as “gentle giant”, “big heart”, and “teddy bear”. Bognanni grew up in Arlington,…
Building Brilliance: Wellesley High School’s Team Ultraviolet displays STEM excellence
FRC stands for First Robotics Competition— an international high school robotics competition where students and mentors design and construct a robot to complete specific tasks, while also simultaneously collaborating with…
Sleep deprivation caused by social media at the high school may affect student’s brain “cleanliness”
According to The New York Times, screen usage for teenagers and tweens has increased “by 17 percent from 2019 to 2021”. This rise in screen time is growing more rapidly…
The student managers behind the success of their teams
Did you know that around eighty percent of students play on at least one sports team here at the high school, that is over twenty different sports teams compete against…
The AP dilemma: future course offerings answer student demands while giving rise to new questions
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 Language and Composition and AP…
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…