The WHHS student publication, Gleam, is celebrating 126 years of production. It was founded in January 1896, making it older than the current WHHS building.

The Gleam is the first WHHS student publication. Since its creation, it has produced many poems and other literary works. During the year 1901, the Remembrancer broke off from Gleam, creating the first annual yearbook. Beforehand, Gleam was a mixture of literature and yearbook.

The current president of Gleam is SENIOR Cooper Dawson. 

“We are the creative writing club… every week we have a meeting on Tuesday where we discuss writing and styles of writing,” Dawson said.

Similar to other student publications, Gleam has to pay for each production cycle.

“This year we would like to go back to the physical format …we do plan on doing bake sales and [other] things to raise money,” Dawson said.

Gleam also hosts events, one of which is called Writing on the Wall.

“Writing on the Wall… is this kind of writing performance that we always do in the Forum. People can share their writing or do other things. I’ve played Cello at it before,” Dawson said.

During most club meetings, they have some sort of lesson. From talking about basic writing skills to writing styles, each month has a theme.

“In October we are planning to make that month Thriller [themed]. In November, which is NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month, we will focus on lessons on novel writing,” Dawson said.

One of the members, Gabe Conley SENIOR, had this to say about Gleam. “We write anything from serious to more silly stories, and we share our stories too… and you talk to people about writing too,” Conley said.

Each day after the lesson, members are encouraged to test out the writing style and also write something to share at the next meeting.

“It’s a really welcoming club. I’m thankful they’re very open-minded,” Dawson said.