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All the Pomp and Circumstance: the traditions and planning that go into farewell
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All the Pomp and Circumstance: the traditions and planning that go into farewell

  • Grace Zhao '27, Features Editor
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It’s June 6, 2025. Decorated with red caps and multi-colored tassels, the class of 2025 has reached the end of their four-year high school journey. […]

June 2025 Print Issue
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June 2025 Print Issue

  • Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
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Here is the June 2025 print issue of The Bradford.

Second Step: Why?
  • Bradford Junior

Second Step: Why?

  • Ayaan Punn '31
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You are all familiar with the time in advisory where you have to get in your assigned seats and have to do a tedious social […]

Malicious MCAS?
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Malicious MCAS?

  • Sumin Evan Lee '31
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By Sumin Lee ’31 and Evan Yu ’31 The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), created by state lawmakers in 1993, is a controversial aptitude test […]

Don’t Miss Out On Soundscapes!
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Don’t Miss Out On Soundscapes!

  • Sophia Sid '31
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Here’s a question: have you ever been to a play? Maybe you have, or maybe it never even crossed your mind, but do not let […]

The Annual Wellesley Middle School French Fête 
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The Annual Wellesley Middle School French Fête 

  • Hanna Zhu '31
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Cheese, croissants, French pastries, and games. What could be better? The French Fête is an annual event at Wellesley Middle School celebrating the culture of […]

Promises are meant to be kept: the right consultant must be chosen for the possible AC installation in WPS
  • Opinion

Promises are meant to be kept: the right consultant must be chosen for the possible AC installation in WPS

  • Sophia Pavano '26, Editor-in-Chief
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In April 2021, Wellesley’s Town Meeting members made a promise. That spring, they agreed to reduce town-wide greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. […]

Seasonal illnesses on the rise at the high school
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Seasonal illnesses on the rise at the high school

  • Jonathan Luu '27, Staff Writer
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As winter comes to an end and spring is on the horizon, illnesses continue to spread through the community.  Students, faculty, and teachers have been […]

The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra allows young performers to display their talent to their community
  • Arts

The Wellesley Symphony Orchestra allows young performers to display their talent to their community

  • Jonathan Luu '27, Staff Writer
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The audience takes their seats, the lights swivel towards the performers, and with the sign from the conductor, everything now sets into motion. Both well-experienced […]

The girls’ indoor track team and their states win streak race on
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The girls’ indoor track team and their states win streak race on

  • Grace Zhao '27, Features Editor
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The girls’ indoor track team continued to dominate at states. The Reggie Lewis Track swelled with the cheers and shouts of supporters as the girls […]

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    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 […]
  • The basis behind the ban: the new Google resource restrictions
    By Camden Chan '27, Staff Writer
    On September 29, an email from the high school’s technology office was sent out to every student in the Wellesley Public School system, notifying students that they would be losing […]
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    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
    Here is the November 2025 print issue of The Bradford. BRADFORD NOVEMBER 2025 FINALDownload […]
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    By Evie Simon '27, Arts Editor
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  • 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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