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 […]
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There’s a solution if traditional school doesn’t feel right
Every year, students are increasingly over-scheduled and academically burned out. In order to combat this, the high school offers a unique program for juniors and […]
A glimpse into Unified Sports and its focus on inclusion
The world of sports is not only divided by gender and level, but also by ability, which is a broader, often overlooked, boundary. Athletes with […]
Controversies amid Black History Month: ‘The Embrace’ statue and changes in the AP African American studies curriculum
If you find yourself on Boston Commons on the 1965 Freedom Plaza, you wouldn’t miss the newly installed 20-foot tall spectacle: a shining bronze statue […]
League of Women Voters Wellesley aims to educate
For over a century, the grassroots organization League of Women Voters (LWV) has worked to advocate for democracy by providing minority groups with access to […]
‘Ginny and Georgia’ season two: opening doors for discussion of mental health or careless storytelling?
The drama series “Ginny and Georgia” took Netflix by storm when season one released on the streaming platform Netflix in the summer of 2021. Now, […]
Team synergy: how gymnastics team transformed their hard work into success.
The high school’s girls’ gymnastic team handled adversity– in the form of initial disconnect and many team injuries– this year and ended their season with […]
Freedom Team works to respond to bias and hate in Wellesley
The Wellesley Freedom Team joined a growing network of teams across Massachusetts aiming to combat hate-based violence upon its establishment in March 2021. The group […]
How strong are we as a community?
In mid-September, an email was sent to Umass Amherst students that targeted Black students on campus as “lacking intelligence” and needing to be “sterilized”. Only […]
Retro and Superior
My friends laugh when they see my Spotify playlist. While they play Post Malone, I play Eminem. While they play Kanye, I play Chris Brown. […]