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Members of the Classics Team pose with laurel wreaths during a club meeting in the classroom of the club sponsor, Tara Ligon.

Keeping it classical

Mesgana Mekibib, Staff Writer
March 27, 2020
SENIOR Lydia Graves and Yousuf Munir, ‘21, take a break from dancing at the 2019 CAT Dance Marathon. The theme was the beloved 80s. “People honestly just bring what they can, dance as long as they can, and just have fun...that’s the intent of the event,” SENIOR Grayce Thierauf said.

Dance for a cause

Azariah Cuff, Staff Writer
March 20, 2020
The Cincinnati Mayor and Hamilton County Commissioner, as well as members of their respective staffs, went live at 1:00 p.m. on March 16. The staffs discussed the preventative actions being taken in response to the spread of COVID-19 and the services they are providing to the people of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

John Cranley implements measures to prevent spread of COVID-19

Abby Jay, Managing Editor of Visual Elements
March 16, 2020
Michael Sherman, the Fine Arts Department Chair and theatre teacher, is working with other teachers to arrange remote learning plans for Fine Arts classes. "We want to try and find activities students can do on their own that are relevant, manageable, and creative," Sherman said.

During school closure, Fine Arts Department adapts

Isabel Nissley, Deputy Online Editor in Chief
March 16, 2020
An illustration, created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), shows the structure of coronaviruses. "The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)," the CDC said.

Updates: COVID-19 in Ohio

Renata Altuzar
March 16, 2020
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COVID-19

Syd Barrett
March 12, 2020
Boy Scouts recite the Scout's Law. Recently, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), through their use of the BSA’s Volunteer Screening Database, has determined that there have been more than 12,000 alleged sexual abuse claims from 1944 through 2016.

Boys Scouts file for bankruptcy

Kat Swift, Managing Editor of Viewpoints
March 11, 2020
Delaney Owens, '21, takes CCP classes through the University of Cincinnati.

Best of both worlds: my experience as a CCP student

Delaney Owens, Editor in Chief
March 10, 2020
A swarm of desert locusts in the East African savanna. Desert locusts live for about three months. After a generation matures, the adults lay their eggs which, under the right conditions, can hatch to form a new generation up to 20 times larger than the previous one. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said “the insects are breeding so fast that numbers could grow 500 times by June.”

A Biblical plague

Azariah Cuff, Staff Writer
March 10, 2020
This is a microscopic version of what a strain of influenza looks like. While looking small, the flu is capable of being a powerful disease, and even taking lives in extreme cases without the vaccination.

Influenza: a virus in our own backyards

Mesgana Mekibib, Staff Writer
March 10, 2020
Team Auctoritas members (left to right) Claudia Quintaba, ‘21, Srijan Kalva, ‘21, Louis Ke, ‘23, Meron Belachew, ‘22, Dagmawit Getnet, ‘21, Kayla Reidy, ‘21, Lucy Phillips, ‘21, and Taran Ghuman, ‘21, (Stephon Ridley, ‘22, not pictured) all pose for a picture after winning both trials at the Mock Trial Regional Competition at the Hamilton County Courthouse.

An outstanding performance in Mock Trial

Shiv Malhotra, News and Features Section Editor
March 6, 2020
Two of the founding members of the “Books for Kids” club at WHHS: Shubhra Mishra, ‘21, and Sam Rosen, ‘21.

Opening new doors and creating new stories

Matthew Proietti, Staff Writer
March 4, 2020
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