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The Chattercast Ep. 4 – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Y-wait… is that copyrighted?

Owen Cummings and Bobby Keegan
December 19, 2018
WHHS has exams twice a year, at the end of first and second semester, consisting of a half-day period per bell. Many seventh and eighth graders are feeling stress for their first exams of the year.

Piper Peanut on exam stress

Piper Peanut, Peanuts Advice Columnist
December 18, 2018
Jerrold Fine, '60, visited WHHS on his book tour for his first novel Make Me Even and I’ll Never Gamble Again. Fine founded a hedge fund and worked on Wall Street, but retired to writing as of 2014.

WHHS alum Jerrold Fine was a pioneer in finance, now he is a storyteller

Delaney Owens, Editor in Chief
December 14, 2018
The massive Christmas tree illuminates the center square at Liberty Center. A nativity scene is displayed inside if one walks through the tree’s interior.

Walking in a winter wonderland

Amiah Heard, Fine Arts Section Editor
December 11, 2018
Nicholas Astafiev-Holmes (left), ‘24, and Mischa Sella (right), ‘24, sing the lead role of Miles in the opera The Turn of The Screw. Describing the final performance, Astafiev-Holmes said, “It was my favorite because we all bonded for the last time and we all hugged and gave out notes to each other. It was just a fun experience to get to be at closing night and we wanted to give it our best.”

Young phantoms of the opera

Bobby Keegan, Editor in Chief
December 11, 2018
SENIOR Lydia Noll, Molly Munn, ‘20, Jack Giglia, ‘21 and Peter Godsey,‘21, pose in this production shot taken by a local photographer for Into The Woods. These WHHS students were chosen, along with many others, for Critics’ Choice.

The Critics’ Choice

Amiah Heard, Fine Arts Section Editor
December 11, 2018
Juuls and other vapes are nearly as unhealthy as cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Juul, one of the largest vape pen manufacturers, has been under fire for its marketing to under age audiences.

Juul vs. FDA, What’s the buzz about?

Elizabeth Ramos, Style & Culture Writer
December 11, 2018
For Veterans Day, President Trump planned a grand military parade in Washington, D.C. WHHS honors its own veterans with a memorial in Blair Circle.

Donald Trump does not care about the military

Nick Robertson, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
December 11, 2018
A majority of students in response to a Chatterbox poll believe that a smaller homework load will help them get more sleep. An average WHHS student gets less than the recommended 9 hours of nightly sleep.

Student left in dark with early school start times

Sofia Tollefson, Managing Editor of Current Events
December 11, 2018
“I always wanted to go to Hawaii because I like the ocean and I love the energy and vibe.” - Audra Gerth, ‘22

What is your dream vacation and why?

Ryan Hill, Arcade Section Editor
December 11, 2018
SENIOR Quintin Cooks’s National Scholastics portfolio features a series of Zak Essakalli, ‘21, sitting throughout the city. By having him keep a consistent pose, Cooks showed even though one’s environment changes, they always have support.

The future of creativity

Grace Sublett, Style & Culture Writer
December 11, 2018
SENIOR Chase Pope has distinguished herself as a high achieving and socially conscious student, as exemplified through her acceptance into the Smithsonian Secretary’s Youth Council, a selective organization that seeks to give youth chances to express their opinions on and influence what they do at the institution.

SENIOR Chase Pope inducted into the Secretary’s Smithsonian Youth Advisory Council

Essaye Tekia, News & Features Writer
December 11, 2018
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