Mason excels as a rower in and beyond high school
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 few who does …
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 on top of …
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 down with Wellesley …
‘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 Marjorie Freiman has …
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 down with METCO …
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 eyes set on …
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 “What did you …
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,” said Wellesley school …
“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 1994 and the …
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 the mat, offering …