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What is going on with A Cappella?
  • Arts

What is going on with A Cappella?

  • Iris Xia '22, Co-Opinions Editor
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A cappella has long since been a large part of the high school’s performing arts program. There are four a cappella groups at the high […]

Field Hockey team sees great success in a more normal season
  • Sports

Field Hockey team sees great success in a more normal season

  • Caroline Thornton '23, Senior News Editor
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The field hockey team has had an incredibly successful season. They beat Brookline 9-0 in the opener and started the season on a six-game winning […]

“Let There Be Light” at Darcey Field
  • Sports

“Let There Be Light” at Darcey Field

  • Ben Galligan '23, Sports Editor and Co-Business Manager
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For years there has been a debate on whether or not Connor Darcey Field should put up lights. The debate has gone back and forth, […]

How the nurse’s office has evolved since the pandemic
  • Features

How the nurse’s office has evolved since the pandemic

  • Tate Bannish '24, Staff Writer
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Over the past year, many COVID-19 measures have been taken to keep students and staff safe in their learning and teaching environments. From mask mandates […]

Why Has There Been a Spike in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes?
  • News

Why Has There Been a Spike in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes?

  • Iris Xia '22, Co-Opinions Editor
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The murders of six Asian women in Atlanta, Georgia in the afternoon of March 16 brought mainstream media attention to the rising number of hate […]

How does the high school approach dress code, and who does it really affect?
  • News

How does the high school approach dress code, and who does it really affect?

  • Lizzie Berger '22, Senior News Editor
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Dress code regulations often create conflict, whether it be what constitutes “professional” attire in a workplace, or the length of an individual’s shorts in an […]

  • Features

Reflection on a year of COVID-19

  • Clementine Zei '24, Editor-in-Chief
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In March of 2020, over 50 million students were impacted across the U.S. by the change to remote learning. In fall of 2020, Wellesley Public […]

The high school’s faculty and staff’s reactions to COVID vaccination
  • Features

The high school’s faculty and staff’s reactions to COVID vaccination

  • Suzie Kim '23, Executive Editor-in-Chief
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Nurse: Miller Ms. Krisanne Miller, a nurse at the high school, received the Moderna vaccine during phase two of the vaccination roll-out. She received her […]

Anti-semitism in the chat of the Improv Troupe seminar during seminar day
  • News

Anti-semitism in the chat of the Improv Troupe seminar during seminar day

  • Maddie Merowitz '23, Arts Editor
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One of the high school traditions has always been Seminar Day, a day where students get to either lead or participate in various activities to […]

The problem with single use masks
  • Opinion

The problem with single use masks

  • Tate Wilde '21, Business Manager
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These days, whenever leaving the house, you always have to remember to grab a mask. Whether you’re heading to the grocery store, walking around the […]

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  • Lights, camera, action?
    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 […]
  • The Bradford investigates: is DEI ‘DOA’?
    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 […]
  • New phone-free standard set for WPS
    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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