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Report cards – For students or against students?
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Report cards – For students or against students?

  • Hanna Zhu '31
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Report card. “A teacher’s written assessment of a student’s work, progress, and conduct.” Report cards are used all over the country to give students an […]

Sympathy for Shrek: What made it so special?
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Sympathy for Shrek: What made it so special?

  • Evan Yu '31
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By Evan Yu ’31 On the four long nights of the Shrek Jr. play, the audience applauded, screamed, and roared as their friends and family’s […]

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the middle school
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the middle school

  • Sophia Sid '31
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I – The Interview When you think of the words diversity, equity, and inclusion, what comes to your mind? Well, Mr. Joshua Goldman, a science teacher […]

December 2024 Print Issue
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December 2024 Print Issue

  • Joanne Zhang '25, Editor-in-Chief
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Here is the December 2024 print issue of The Bradford.

The symbolism of three holidays within the Wellesley community
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The symbolism of three holidays within the Wellesley community

  • Ayesha Kapoor '26, Editor-in-Chief
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Until a couple of years ago, the high school’s core values were: Academic Excellence, Commitment to Community, Value and Respect for Human Differences, and Caring […]

Prestige or policy? choices in the college application process
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Prestige or policy? choices in the college application process

  • Josie Song '26, Features Editor
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In a recent survey by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), thousands of college students nationwide ranked 251 universities’ free speech policies from […]

Challenge Success redefines student success
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Challenge Success redefines student success

  • Sophia Pavano '26, Editor-in-Chief
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Challenge Success is a non-profit organization founded at Stanford University in 2007. It promotes a balanced academic life, rather than one focused solely on grades […]

The academic task force puts its best foot forward as it enters the new school year
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The academic task force puts its best foot forward as it enters the new school year

  • Jonathan Luu '27, Staff Writer
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The Academic Task Force (ACTF) is a group of people who want to develop an environment that both fosters work and the observation of holidays […]

The high school’s latest course additions: how Advanced Placement is enriching student opportunity
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The high school’s latest course additions: how Advanced Placement is enriching student opportunity

  • Kaya Charoensiddhi '27, News Editor
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The start of the new school year marks an exciting expansion to the high school’s academic curriculum with the addition of two new Advanced Placement […]

Curtains close on the old theater curriculum… and open for act two
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Curtains close on the old theater curriculum… and open for act two

  • Alexis Lee '25, Editor-in-Chief
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Mimicked voices, scattered footsteps, and muffled laughter fill the Little Theater as Mr. Skylar Grossman, the new theater director at the high school, teaches his […]

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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 […]
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    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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