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Girls’ basketball team welcomes new co-head coaches
  • Sports

Girls’ basketball team welcomes new co-head coaches

  • George Coulouras '23, Staff Writer
  • 0

The girls’ basketball team had a disappointing season last winter, as the team finished with a win-loss record of 3-17. Now, two new faces will […]

From Football to Track and Field: Tyler Yen’s Sports Journey
  • Sports

From Football to Track and Field: Tyler Yen’s Sports Journey

  • Clementine Zei '24, Editor-in-Chief
  • 0

As one of the captains of the football team, indoor track team, and outdoor track teams, Tyler Yen ’23 sets an example for many.  “He […]

Oren Liebenthal 23’s album review Instagram hit 26 thousand followers and is only going up from here
  • Arts
  • Features

Oren Liebenthal 23’s album review Instagram hit 26 thousand followers and is only going up from here

  • Annabelle Nolan '23, Features Editor
  • 0

If a daily, or hourly, scroll through Instagram is part of your routine, you may have come across the account @an_album_a_day_ol. Perhaps you joined the […]

SATIRE: the bewilderment of the high school clocks
  • Opinion

SATIRE: the bewilderment of the high school clocks

  • Elizabeth Hoerter '25, Executive Editor
  • 0

In the first week of October, high school administrators announced the creation of WHS Standard Time in response to mass confusion over incorrect clocks and […]

Student-run a cappella groups bring musicians and the surrounding community together
  • Arts

Student-run a cappella groups bring musicians and the surrounding community together

  • Paige Ablon '24, Editor-in-Chief
  • 0

The high school’s a cappella groups, A Cappella Anonymous, Renegade A Cappella, Ladies First A Cappella, and Inchordination A Cappella, serve as an extended family […]

Climate change: the peril of inaction
  • Opinion

Climate change: the peril of inaction

  • Griffin Jordan '24, Opinions Editor
  • 0

As floods, heat waves, and other climate disasters ravage our world, national governments have promised more action and urgency on the issue of climate change. […]

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

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

  • Ben Galligan '23, Sports Editor and Co-Business Manager
  • 1

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
  • News

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

  • Griffin Jordan '24, Opinions Editor
  • 0

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 […]

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

Wellesley Educators Association continues collective bargaining for new contract amidst challenges

  • William Liu '24, Editor-in-Chief
  • 0

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. […]

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

What are the Massachusetts ballot questions for the upcoming election?

  • Caroline Thornton '23, Senior News Editor
  • 0

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 […]

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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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