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Who were the October artists of the month?
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Who were the October artists of the month?

  • Josie Song '26, Features Editor
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This October, the art faculty named Tristan Gardner ’24 and Adison Kendall ’24, both ceramics intensive students, and Nils Tellander ’24, a drawing and painting […]

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A rainy day activity: The New England Aquarium

  • Annabelle Nolan '23, Features Editor
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Tiny jellyfish (and an exit sign) glow.  If you find yourself bored, lounging in bed (perhaps doom-scrolling on TikTok), and wholly uninspired by life, I […]

How DreamFar helped WHS students run a marathon
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How DreamFar helped WHS students run a marathon

  • Ayesha Kapoor '26, Editor-in-Chief
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DreamFar is a Boston-based organization that helps High School students train for a marathon. WHS has its own DreamFar club, where students can train together. […]

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Seven Superb Bike Routes

  • Adam Juma ’23, News Editor and Co-Business Manager
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Wellesley and the surrounding area offers a bounty of natural beauty, and what better way to experience it all than on a bicycle, cruising down […]

Is Little League in decline?
  • Sports

Is Little League in decline?

  • Ben Galligan '23, Sports Editor and Co-Business Manager
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As a kid growing up in Wellesley, there was nothing I looked forward to more than getting to play Little League Baseball. The smell of […]

Sailing Team
  • Sports

Sailing Team

  • Josie Song '26, Features Editor
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After ending last year with a state championship title, the Wellesley sailing team are currently division champions with the best record in the league. Going […]

Outer Banks: Shining a light on the importance of relationships
  • Arts

Outer Banks: Shining a light on the importance of relationships

  • Caroline Hammel '24, Staff Writer
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Released in the thick of the pandemic, the Netflix hit show Outer Banks took the world by storm. As teens all over the country were […]

A must see, Creed lll continues the storied legacy of its boxing franchise
  • Arts

A must see, Creed lll continues the storied legacy of its boxing franchise

  • Tate Bannish '24, Staff Writer
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Creed lll, the third movie in the Creed series, is one of the best sports movies of this generation. Adonis Creed, played by Michael B. […]

There’s a solution if traditional school doesn’t feel right
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  • In-Depth

There’s a solution if traditional school doesn’t feel right

  • Hannah Lee '25, Sports Editor
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Every year, students are increasingly over-scheduled and academically burned out. In order to combat this, the high school offers a unique program for juniors and […]

Native American imagery in today’s sports culture
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Native American imagery in today’s sports culture

  • Ben Galligan '23, Sports Editor and Co-Business Manager
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As February break began, my family and I decided to take a trip down to sunny Vero Beach, Florida. We left early in the morning […]

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    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 […]
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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, […]
  • 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 […]
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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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