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From bubbles to Bluebook: switch to digital PSAT not without hurdles
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From bubbles to Bluebook: switch to digital PSAT not without hurdles

  • Elizabeth Hoerter '25, Executive Editor
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For most people, memories of taking the SAT are fraught with visions of testing booklets, a number two pencil, and endless bubbles to be filled in. […]

Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS: a commendable reflection on young adulthood
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  • Pop Culture

Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS: a commendable reflection on young adulthood

  • William Liu '24, Editor-in-Chief
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Released on September 8, GUTS is American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo’s highly anticipated follow-up to her debut album, SOUR, which was released in 2021 to immense […]

A look into chronic absenteeism and attendance policies at the high school
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A look into chronic absenteeism and attendance policies at the high school

  • Lily Jin '24, Arts Editor
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 Over the past few years, school attendance rates have been steadily declining in Wellesley and the nation. More students are missing class while most attendance […]

Are we… ‘Ready for it?’
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Are we… ‘Ready for it?’

  • Fiona Zhou '24, Executive Editor-in-Chief
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The sweet humidity of air-filled lungs. The gray clouds hung above, hinting at the rain to come. It was the calm before a storm. People […]

Teachers and administrators examine the effectiveness of intervention time and office hours
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Teachers and administrators examine the effectiveness of intervention time and office hours

  • Paige Ablon '24, Editor-in-Chief
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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 […]

Maiwenn Kamdje Flourishes On and Off the Court
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Maiwenn Kamdje Flourishes On and Off the Court

  • Sophia Weene ‘24
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Maiwenn Kamdje is a star on the girls’ volleyball team. She has been a captain of the team for two years now, and, this year, […]

  • Bradford Junior

The passionate and colorful life of Violet Zei

  • Elise Bui '30
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Currently and in the future, you could spot Violet Zei with her earbuds plugged in, listening to her classical music, or Taylor Swift somewhere in […]

  • Bradford Junior

Om Vijay’s life inside and out of Hogwarts

  • Suda Charoensiddhi '30
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During a free study period, Om Vijay could be found reading Harry Potter, admiring the characters and the adventure interlaced inside the plot line of […]

  • Bradford Junior

Kornsuda Charoensiddhi never gives up

  • Om Vijay '30
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In their free time outside of school, they like to dance, their biggest role model is their dad, and they want to travel to Paris […]

Do(ugh) You Want To Know About Elise Bui?
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Do(ugh) You Want To Know About Elise Bui?

  • Violet Zei '30
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The smell of chocolate fills the air. Elise Bui can be found in her kitchen with a pile of freshly baked cookies. Warm and gooey. […]

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    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
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    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, […]
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    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 […]
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    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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