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Bluebook, no paper: is Step Up Day ready to go digital?
  • Opinion

Bluebook, no paper: is Step Up Day ready to go digital?

  • Joanne Zhang '25, Editor-in-Chief
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Instead of the usual pencil-paper Scantron, as juniors went into their designated classrooms on October 11, they pulled out their laptops and opened up Bluebook […]

New vending machines offer a healthier array of options
  • News

New vending machines offer a healthier array of options

  • Alexis Lee '25, Editor-in-Chief
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At the beginning of this school year, the high school changed vending machine suppliers. The high school’s old vending machine supplier, The Vending Company, stocked […]

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

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
  • Arts
  • 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
  • News
  • News Analysis

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?’
  • News

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
  • Features

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
  • News

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
  • 0

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 […]

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    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
    BRADFORD MARCH 2026 FINALDownload […]
  • Swiss exchange program encourages students to branch out
    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
    This September, fifteen students from Wirtschaftsgymnasium Basel-Stadt (Basel Business School) in Switzerland arrived in Wellesley to spend two weeks living with a host family. Each […]
  • Unique fusion: Karma’s arrival brings Asian blends and classic dishes
    By Grace Zhao '27, Features Editor
    Nestled in a cozy corner of Linden Square, Karma Asian Fusion offers upscale Asian Cuisine, combining flavors from numerous regions to make unique combinations. Inside, hungry restaurant […]
  • Wellesley artists unite the community with electrical box art
    By Ayesha Kapoor '26, Editor-in-Chief
    Flowers, sports equipment, birds, police cars, and silhouettes. These designs are scattered throughout Wellesley, painted on electrical boxes along sidewalks and roads. An effort that began […]
  • How the Red Sox can turn a wild card exit into a World Series championship
    By Freddy Alexander '27, Staff Writer
    Boston is a town blessed with tremendous sporting success. We claim 38 championships in hockey, basketball, football, and baseball combined — we are literally one of the winningest cities […]

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