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The Student News Site of Walnut Hills High School

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The Student News Site of Walnut Hills High School

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Walkouts, Marches Highlights Student Calls for Safety

Walkouts, Marches Highlights Student Calls for Safety

Grace Berding and Ryleigh Sanborn
March 2, 2018
Liza Allen, ‘19, and Ruby Krimmer, ‘19, raise signs during the walkout Feb. 21. Krimmer’s sign reads, “We are Walnut. We are Change,” representing the change students are pushing in the U.S.

Students Already Spark Change

Nick Robertson, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
March 2, 2018
A girl holds up a poster declaring that she stands in solidarity with Emma Gonzalez. Gonzalez has become the face of the gun control movement since the shooting in Parkland, leading many students toward action on the issue.

Parkland Student Leaders Rise Up

Caroline Horvath, Editor-in-Chief
March 2, 2018
The above graph depicts the amount of mass shootings that resulted in the death of four or more people since 1966. When comparing the rates of gun violence and mass shootings in counties, the amount of mass shootings targeting random civilians greatly outnumbers other countries. As shown, the Philippines, who have the second largest number of shootings, have only suffered 18 compared to the U.S.’s 90.

United States Surpasses Other Countries in Mass Shootings

Ibrahim Munir, Managing Editor of Viewpoints
March 2, 2018
The above timeline relays some of the earliest and most significant school shootings in American history. Although only ten are pictured above, the actual number is in the hundreds, with 291 shootings on school and university campuses having been reported since 2013.

School Shootings Show a Sinister Side of History

Amanda Anderson, Managing Editor of Current Events
March 2, 2018
A version of the influenza vaccine that is inhaled through the nasal cavity is pictured above. The high numbers of influenza-related hospitalizations and deaths have caused this and many other forms of vaccines to be questioned about their effectiveness.

Influenza Infects Nation with Fear

Amanda Anderson, Managing Editor of Current Events
February 16, 2018
Green Club works in the courtyard outside the Arts & Science building. The club meets to maintain the courtyard and its gardens.

Green Club gardens for WHHS

Matthew Youkilis, Editor-in-Chief
January 26, 2018
The Bio-Eco Club meets in Schnure's room every Tuesday. The club focuses on community and local issues, and organizes Earth Jam.

Bio-Eco Club basks in outdoors

Matthew Youkilis, Editor-in-Chief
January 26, 2018
The WHHS Sustainability Club stand behind bins at the 2017 Flying Pig Marathon. The club covers many community events around Cincinnati.

Sustainability Club serves WHHS

Matthew Youkilis, Editor-in-Chief
January 26, 2018
The WHHS Sustainability Club stand behind bins at the 2017 Flying Pig Marathon. The club covers many community events around Cincinnati.

WHHS goes green

Matthew Youkilis, Editor-in-Chief
January 26, 2018
This flag flew over Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland during the War of 1812. It was this flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the Star Spangled Banner, which later became our national anthem.

The new patriotism

Nick Robertson, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
October 20, 2017
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announces the release of Otto Warmbier from detention in North Korea. Warmbier died soon after his return home.

Ohioan dies after release from North Korea

Amanda Anderson, Managing Editor of Current Events
September 8, 2017
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