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“Wicked” melds glitter and gloom on the big screen
  • Arts

“Wicked” melds glitter and gloom on the big screen

  • Elizabeth Hoerter '25, Executive Editor
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Since 2003, smears of green face paint and the roaring crescendos of “Defying Gravity” have been consistent Broadway icons. However, on November 24, Universal Pictures […]

The other side of true crime
  • Arts

The other side of true crime

  • Evie Simon '27, Arts Editor
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Jefferey Dahmer, the Menendez Brothers, and Gypsy Rose Blanchard are all household names in this new era of social media. While initially, true crime was […]

SATIRE: A new food fight emerges for the freshman
  • Opinion

SATIRE: A new food fight emerges for the freshman

  • Joanne Zhang '25, Editor-in-Chief
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The underclass says it’s for food, and the upperclass says it’s for war: these days, the high school cafeteria has become more of a battlefield […]

A bite of Wellesley in 2025
  • News

A bite of Wellesley in 2025

  • Joanne Zhang '25, Editor-in-Chief
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Since the ’24-’25 school year, a mix of restaurants have broken ground in town to serve something new to students and community members. The Bradford […]

Bag banning: new lunch policy receives mixed opinions
  • News

Bag banning: new lunch policy receives mixed opinions

  • Josie Song '26, Features Editor
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This past winter, the high school implemented a new policy: no backpacks in the lunch line. Whitsons, a food provider that services schools, healthcare facilities, […]

Coach Lily Woodring’s short but sweet time at the high school
  • Features

Coach Lily Woodring’s short but sweet time at the high school

  • Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
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Although her coaching tenure in Wellesley was short, coach Lily Woodring ’19 made a substantial impact in the town’s athletics. A graduate of the high […]

High school seniors vote for their future
  • News

High school seniors vote for their future

  • Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
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In 1971, the ratification of the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution lowered the United States’ voting age to eighteen years old. Today, this […]

“Art”ificial Intelligence
  • Arts

“Art”ificial Intelligence

  • Sophia Pavano '26, Editor-in-Chief
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Humans have often thought they had a guaranteed upper hand against computers: their creativity. Countless science fiction movies depict lifeless, unexpressive robots, merely part of […]

Dudley the facility dog: A beloved faculty member
  • Features

Dudley the facility dog: A beloved faculty member

  • Sophia Pavano '26, Editor-in-Chief
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It is 7:20 AM on a Monday. High school students hurry into the school, trying to escape the chilly morning air. When they are finally […]

  • Bradford Junior

The Dazzling Drowsy Chaperone Jr.!

  • Sumin Evan Lee '31
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At the middle school the auditorium is the largest room. This large open space allows the school to do lots of performances, such as plays, […]

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The Latest

  • Swiss exchange program encourages students to branch out
    By Katherine Xu '27, Editor-in-Chief
    This September, fifteen students from Wirtschaftsgymnasium Basel-Stadt (Basel Business School) in Switzerland arrived in Wellesley to spend two weeks living with a host family. Each […]
  • Unique fusion: Karma’s arrival brings Asian blends and classic dishes
    By Grace Zhao '27, Features Editor
    Nestled in a cozy corner of Linden Square, Karma Asian Fusion offers upscale Asian Cuisine, combining flavors from numerous regions to make unique combinations. Inside, hungry restaurant […]
  • Wellesley artists unite the community with electrical box art
    By Ayesha Kapoor '26, Editor-in-Chief
    Flowers, sports equipment, birds, police cars, and silhouettes. These designs are scattered throughout Wellesley, painted on electrical boxes along sidewalks and roads. An effort that began […]
  • How the Red Sox can turn a wild card exit into a World Series championship
    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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