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Linden Store reopens after renovations
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Linden Store reopens after renovations

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The Linden Store’s reputation as a great place to enjoy sandwiches and smoothies has been well known since 1933. Recently, it has undergone renovations after […]

Tackling Junior Thesis
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Tackling Junior Thesis

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As Friday the 13th, the appropriate due date for Junior Thesis, approaches, many students are either making last minute changes to their paper or panicking […]

Girls hockey team skating to success
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Girls hockey team skating to success

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Shuffling all your equipment to Babson at 6 am just to get a little ice time is a daily reality for the girls on the […]

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OPINION: Tom Petty vs. Sam Smith – Sample of similarity

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Pop culture fans have taken notice. Sam Smith’s 2014 emotional ballad “Stay With Me” and Tom Petty’s 1989 powerful hit “I Won’t Back Down” are […]

Press Release: Student worked on Montana Plains Indian Reservation over summer break
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Press Release: Student worked on Montana Plains Indian Reservation over summer break

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February 3, 2015 – Bozeman, Montana – During the 2014 summer Cypress Smith, a student at Wellesley High School, spent 18 days over summer vacation […]

  • Charlie Hebdo
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From the lens of international relations

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Initially, I didn’t hear about Charlie Hebdo until a day after it happened. Even then, I heard spotty coverage and wasn’t completely sure what happened. […]

Bradford Hot Chocolate
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Bradford Hot Chocolate

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Makes about 3 servings Ingredients: ¾ cup of semi sweet chocolate chips ¼ cup of sugar ¼ cup of water dash of salt 2 1/2 […]

  • Charlie Hebdo
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A hit close to home

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Ever since the attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper in Paris, journalists around the world have been debating the difference between freedom of speech […]

Five things to do on your snow day
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Five things to do on your snow day

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Living in New England, Wellesleyites have become accustomed to extreme snow conditions such as those experienced today. The best part of one of these blizzards […]

  • Charlie Hebdo
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Freedom of respect

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The terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo is a cause for concern for people of all religions. The world wide press is mainly focused on 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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