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Light It Up! The Wellesley Field Fund’s final push for lights
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Light It Up! The Wellesley Field Fund’s final push for lights

  • Ben Galligan '23, Sports Editor and Co-Business Manager
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This past summer, the Natural Resource Commission (NRC) voted 3-2 in favor of adding locker rooms, a new sound system, and new lights up over […]

A farewell to Mrs. Zinck and a welcome to Mr. Malone
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A farewell to Mrs. Zinck and a welcome to Mr. Malone

  • Griffin Jordan '24, Opinions Editor
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For nine years, Mrs. Diane Zinck provided smiles and stability to the high school. She served as the WHS secretary and assistant to Dr. Jamie […]

What are the Massachusetts ballot questions for the upcoming election?
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What are the Massachusetts ballot questions for the upcoming election?

  • Caroline Thornton '23, Senior News Editor
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On November 8, voters across the country will head to the polls for the 2022 midterm elections. As well as electing someone from their district […]

Wellesley Educators Association continues collective bargaining for new contract amidst challenges
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Wellesley Educators Association continues collective bargaining for new contract amidst challenges

  • William Liu '24, Editor-in-Chief
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Due to scheduling difficulties during the summer, the WEA and the WPS decided to put negotiations on hold until the start of this school year. […]

The high school library celebrates Banned Books Week
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The high school library celebrates Banned Books Week

  • Elizabeth Hoerter '25, Executive Editor
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Did you walk past the library recently and notice a table swathed in caution tape? If so, you caught sight of the high school library’s […]

Who are the high school psychologists and what do they do?
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Who are the high school psychologists and what do they do?

  • Caroline Thornton '23, Senior News Editor
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Did you know that there are more people than just the school counselors whose job it is to support students’ social-emotional well-being at school? This […]

Q & A with the leaders of the high school improv troupe
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Q & A with the leaders of the high school improv troupe

  • George Coulouras '23, Staff Writer
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Leaders of the Wellesley High School improv troupe, Caroline Mack ’22, Jared Goldman ’22, and Lucy Calcio ’22, held their final performance on May 27. […]

A bittersweet farewell to beloved Ms. Giddings
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A bittersweet farewell to beloved Ms. Giddings

  • Lizzie Berger '22, Senior News Editor
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A self-proclaimed “big history dork”, history teacher Ms. Emily Giddings currently teaches ninth and tenth grade World History honors, and Discovering Psychology, a special course […]

Two sophomores elected to Town Meeting
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Two sophomores elected to Town Meeting

  • Griffin Jordan '24, Opinions Editor
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In a town like Wellesley, the local government guides the town through different policies and decisions. Unlike other towns, Wellesley has no mayor, which means […]

The Sunshine Protection Act and its impact on the health and safety of students at the high school
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The Sunshine Protection Act and its impact on the health and safety of students at the high school

  • Alexis Lee '25, Editor-in-Chief
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On March 15, the Senate voted unanimously in favor of the Sunshine Protection Act. Although it has yet to be approved by the House of […]

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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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