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Freedom Team works to respond to bias and hate in Wellesley The high school’s Rock Band fosters group connection to build an impressive reputation Celtics and Bruins dominate their respective sports Wellesley’s 2023 town election results The new courses at the high school and their impact on students
Features In-Depth

Freedom Team works to respond to bias and hate in Wellesley

Mar 22, 2023 Tanvi Venkata '24, Assistant News Editor
Arts Features

The high school’s Rock Band fosters group connection to build an impressive reputation

Mar 22, 2023 Paige Ablon '24, Assistant Arts Editor
Sports

Celtics and Bruins dominate their respective sports

Mar 22, 2023 George Coulouras '23, Staff Writer
Current Events News

Wellesley’s 2023 town election results

Mar 16, 2023 Elizabeth Hoerter '25, Staff Writer
News

The new courses at the high school and their impact on students

Mar 16, 2023 Alexis Lee '25, Assistant Features Editor
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  • Freedom Team works to respond to bias and hate in Wellesley
    Features In-Depth
    Freedom Team works to respond to bias and hate in Wellesley
  • The high school’s Rock Band fosters group connection to build an impressive reputation
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    The high school’s Rock Band fosters group connection to build an impressive reputation
  • Celtics and Bruins dominate their respective sports
    Sports
    Celtics and Bruins dominate their respective sports
  • Wellesley’s 2023 town election results
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    Wellesley’s 2023 town election results
  • Thanksgivings Past: 134 years in the making
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    Thanksgivings Past: 134 years in the making
  • Tarantula on the loose scares math class
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    Tarantula on the loose scares math class
  • REVIEW: Mad Max: Fury Road connects to world issues
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  • Review: American Sniper a Chronicle through Iraq
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  • Wellesley raises Black Lives Matter flag
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  • Solar canopy project: the start of Wellesley’s carbon footprint reduction
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    Solar canopy project: the start of Wellesley’s carbon footprint reduction
  • Starting the conversation about sexual assault at the high school
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    Starting the conversation about sexual assault at the high school
  • First semester Drawing and Painting reflection
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Opinion

Climate change: the peril of inaction

Nov 21, 2022 Griffin Jordan '24, Staff Writer

As floods, heat waves, and other climate disasters ravage our world, national governments have promised more action and urgency on…

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Light It Up! The Wellesley Field Fund’s final push for lights

Nov 17, 2022 Ben Galligan '23, Sports Editor and Co-Business Manager

This past summer, the Natural Resource Commission (NRC) voted 3-2 in favor of adding locker rooms, a new sound system,…

News

A farewell to Mrs. Zinck and a welcome to Mr. Malone

Nov 7, 2022 Griffin Jordan '24, Staff Writer

For nine years, Mrs. Diane Zinck provided smiles and stability to the high school. She served as the WHS secretary…

News

Wellesley Educators Association continues collective bargaining for new contract amidst challenges

Nov 5, 2022 William Liu '24, Opinions Editor

Due to scheduling difficulties during the summer, the WEA and the WPS decided to put negotiations on hold until the…

News

What are the Massachusetts ballot questions for the upcoming election?

Nov 5, 2022 Caroline Thornton '23, Senior News Editor

On November 8, voters across the country will head to the polls for the 2022 midterm elections. As well as…

Features

The Wellesley Public Schools’ new strategic plan: is it an opportunity to add religious and cultural holidays to the academic calendar?

Nov 3, 2022 Lily Jin '24, Staff Writer

How does a school decide what holiday students should take off? Under state law, public schools across Massachusetts must have…

Opinion

This NFL great does not deserve the Hall of Fame

Nov 1, 2022 Tate Bannish '24, Staff Writer

Over a period of seven years, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre has been alleged to have swindled over eight…

News

The high school library celebrates Banned Books Week

Oct 30, 2022 Elizabeth Hoerter '25, Staff Writer

Did you walk past the library recently and notice a table swathed in caution tape? If so, you caught sight…

Sports

Gillette Stadium match is about more than just soccer

Oct 28, 2022 Adam Juma ’23, News Editor and Co-Business Manager

On October 2, the Wellesley varsity soccer teams faced off against Natick at Gillette stadium for two friendly matches as…

News

Who are the high school psychologists and what do they do?

Oct 28, 2022 Caroline Thornton '23, Senior News Editor

Did you know that there are more people than just the school counselors whose job it is to support students’…

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  • Freedom Team works to respond to bias and hate in Wellesley
    By Tanvi Venkata '24, Assistant News Editor
    March 22, 2023
    The Wellesley Freedom Team joined a growing network of teams across Massachusetts aiming to combat hate-based violence upon its establishment in March 2021. The group is designed to support […]
  • The high school’s Rock Band fosters group connection to build an impressive reputation
    By Paige Ablon '24, Assistant Arts Editor
    March 22, 2023
    The high school’s Rock Band, founded four years ago by Wellesley parents hoping to pass down their love of music to students, now flourishes as a student-led band of 18 musicians. Led by […]
  • Celtics and Bruins dominate their respective sports
    By George Coulouras '23, Staff Writer
    March 22, 2023
    Boston sports fans are used to expecting a high level of performance from their sports teams, and the teams have certainly lived up to these expectations, as the Boston Celtics and Boston […]
  • Wellesley’s 2023 town election results
    By Elizabeth Hoerter '25, Staff Writer
    March 16, 2023
    On March 7, Wellesley held its annual town elections. Residents casted their votes either through mail-in ballots or at in-person polling places located in their precinct. While the vast […]
  • The new courses at the high school and their impact on students
    By Alexis Lee '25, Assistant Features Editor
    March 16, 2023
    On January 24, the Wellesley School Committee unanimously voted in favor of adding newly proposed classes for the high school to next year’s Program of Studies. These classes, meant to give […]
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