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”. […]
Category: Features
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Teachers and administrators examine the effectiveness of intervention time and office hours
The Adolescent Health Survey “indicates that there are a number of students at the high school who don’t feel the sense of belonging we want […]
A rainy day activity: The New England Aquarium
Tiny jellyfish (and an exit sign) glow. If you find yourself bored, lounging in bed (perhaps doom-scrolling on TikTok), and wholly uninspired by life, I […]
How DreamFar helped WHS students run a marathon
DreamFar is a Boston-based organization that helps High School students train for a marathon. WHS has its own DreamFar club, where students can train together. […]
Seven Superb Bike Routes
Wellesley and the surrounding area offers a bounty of natural beauty, and what better way to experience it all than on a bicycle, cruising down […]