Spending hours afterschool and sacrificing entire Saturdays to backbreaking physical exertion is hardly anyone’s idea of fun. But Sofia Mason ’17 is one of the […]
Tag: Olivia Gieger ’17
50 years later: Wellesley METCO trailblazer Paula Davis ’68 reflects on the program
Olivia Gieger ’17, Editor in Chief Paula Davis’s colorful pink and green clogs emerged from the maroon van with a “School Bus” sign perched […]
One on one with Bill Craft, Wellesley METCO ’87
A version of this article appeared in print in our January 2017 issue. As part of our feature on METCO’s fiftieth anniversary, Olivia Gieger sat […]
‘Setting forth the image Wellesley stands for’: Selectmen pledge tolerance
A version of this article appeared on print in our January 2017 issue. What began as a simple idea for Wellesley’s Board of Selectmen chair […]
One on one with Kalise Wornum, METCO K-12 Director
A version of this article appeared on print in our January 2017 issue. In light of the fiftieth anniversary of Wellesley METCO, Olivia Gieger sat […]
Powder Puff: Past, Present, and Future
The last thing that comes to mind when hearing the name “powder puff” is an image of muddy girls racing down a field with their […]
Challenge Success, from an insider
A version of this article appeared on print in our November 2016 issue. I wish I had counted the number of times people asked me […]
Breaking down the racist Facebook messages of this summer
A version of this article appeared on print in our November 2016 issue. “It made the hair on the back of my neck stand up,” […]
“Beauty and the Beast” takes the high school stage
Mrs. Potts says it herself: the tale is as old as time. Beauty and the Beast has been in theaters since it hit Broadway in […]
Wellesley Public Media explores self-defense class in “Power-Up” documentary
As the documentary “Power-Up” commences, Ella Redmond ’17 stands on a black mat in the middle of a gym. Her classmates surround the edge of […]