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Category: Bradford Junior

Bradford Junior is the student newspaper at Wellesley Middle School, currently taught by Editors-in-Chief Joanne Zhang, Alexis Lee, and Elizabeth Hoerter. The newspaper meets Mondays in Mr. Campbell’s classroom, Room 215, and exists to teach students the basics of journalism and develop their voices! Students will learn research, interview, and writing skills in a newsroom environment open to all middle schoolers.

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Second Step: Why?
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Second Step: Why?

  • Ayaan Punn '31
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You are all familiar with the time in advisory where you have to get in your assigned seats and have to do a tedious social […]

Malicious MCAS?
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Malicious MCAS?

  • Sumin Evan Lee '31
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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 […]

Don’t Miss Out On Soundscapes!
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Don’t Miss Out On Soundscapes!

  • Sophia Sid '31
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Here’s a question: have you ever been to a play? Maybe you have, or maybe it never even crossed your mind, but do not let […]

The Annual Wellesley Middle School French Fête 
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The Annual Wellesley Middle School French Fête 

  • Hanna Zhu '31
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Cheese, croissants, French pastries, and games. What could be better? The French Fête is an annual event at Wellesley Middle School celebrating the culture of […]

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The Dazzling Drowsy Chaperone Jr.!

  • Sumin Evan Lee '31
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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, […]

A superior club: Math Team
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A superior club: Math Team

  • Ayaan Punn '31
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You are sitting in your math class. You start to realize, Hey, this is pretty interesting! For the first time, you are not waiting for […]

Report cards – For students or against students?
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Report cards – For students or against students?

  • Hanna Zhu '31
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Report card. “A teacher’s written assessment of a student’s work, progress, and conduct.” Report cards are used all over the country to give students an […]

Sympathy for Shrek: What made it so special?
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Sympathy for Shrek: What made it so special?

  • Evan Yu '31
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By Evan Yu ’31 On the four long nights of the Shrek Jr. play, the audience applauded, screamed, and roared as their friends and family’s […]

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the middle school
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the middle school

  • Sophia Sid '31
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I – The Interview When you think of the words diversity, equity, and inclusion, what comes to your mind? Well, Mr. Joshua Goldman, a science teacher […]

Extra! Extra! Wellesley Middle School performing Newsies Jr.
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Extra! Extra! Wellesley Middle School performing Newsies Jr.

  • Violet Zei '30
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“All the worlds a stage.” – William Shakespeare.  Theater is an immersive experience enjoyed by all audiences. Newsies Jr. is being performed by the talented […]

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