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Is Rock Really “Dead”?
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Is Rock Really “Dead”?

  • Ben Galligan '23, Sports Editor and Co-Business Manager
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Rock is dead. This is a claim many have made over the past 20 years, and although the genre isn’t dead, it isn’t topping the […]

The high schools fourth and youngest a cappella group: InChordination A Cappella
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The high schools fourth and youngest a cappella group: InChordination A Cappella

  • Lizzie Berger '22, Senior News Editor
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The high school’s a cappella program was kickstarted in 2008 by the creation of the group known as Renegade A Cappella. The program as a […]

The unexpected benefits of the Improv Troupe
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The unexpected benefits of the Improv Troupe

  • Maddie Merowitz '23, Arts Editor
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Over 40 people auditioned for the Wellesley High School Improv Troupe this year. What makes this club so attractive to students? The answer lies not […]

Art trip returns for 2022
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Art trip returns for 2022

  • Eva Wall '22, Arts Editor
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Imagine it’s April vacation and you are admiring the “Mona Lisa ” in the Louvre in Paris…well, this could be more than a daydream.  The […]

What is going on with A Cappella?
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What is going on with A Cappella?

  • Iris Xia '22, Co-Opinions Editor
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A cappella has long since been a large part of the high school’s performing arts program. There are four a cappella groups at the high […]

Performing Arts department adapts to the hybrid model at the high school
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Performing Arts department adapts to the hybrid model at the high school

  • Kate Bhatt '22, Co-Features Editor
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Though the hybrid model at the high school aims to make life in school as normal as possible while still adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols, […]

First semester Drawing and Painting reflection
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First semester Drawing and Painting reflection

  • Ben Galligan '23, Sports Editor and Co-Business Manager
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Below is collection of various artwork from Drawing and Painting students at the high school.

More than just a “kid’s film”, Pixar’s Soul provides insight on living a purposeful life
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  • Pop Culture

More than just a “kid’s film”, Pixar’s Soul provides insight on living a purposeful life

  • Ian Lei '21, Editor-in-Chief
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Pixar’s latest animation film, Soul, depicts the story of Joe Gardner (voiced by Jamie Foxx), an aspiring jazz musician working as a middle school music […]

Improv Troupe must improvise this year due to COVID-19
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Improv Troupe must improvise this year due to COVID-19

  • Lizzie Berger '22, Senior News Editor
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Improvising, or adapting to whatever situation is at hand, is the number one priority of the high school Improv Troupe, led by Ryan Cologne ’21, […]

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One Acts makes progress with performances despite COVID-19

  • Eva Wall '22, Arts Editor
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In the Performing Arts department, One Acts — a series of brief, single act scenes that come together to create full performances — will happen […]

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The Latest

  • 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 […]

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