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Thousands of women have used the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport on Twitter to share their stories of sexual misconduct. Some of those voices are WHHS students.

Waves of women declare #WhyIDidntReport

Chyna Smith, Style and Culture Section Editor
November 15, 2018
The above photo shows the usual standardized testing form that is used to record answers. Recently, the fairness and extent of use of standardized testing have come into question by those who feel that testing is being used to sell various different study tools.

Students studying for standardized testing

Drew Brown, Staff Writer
November 15, 2018
Matt Madison (left) and Mallory Madison (right) graduated from WHHS in 1988. They met with their former classmates on the patio overlooking Marx Stadium for the Homecoming football game.

Homecoming reunites class of 1988

Sydnie Barrett, Managing Editor of Broadcast
November 5, 2018
Christina Nam, ‘20, surpasses stage fright and focuses on the music and the maestro. Nam “used to imagine the audience naked,” and now is able to control emotions and focus on expressing the music.

Rocking the world with classical music

Drew Brown and Conrad Kleiner
October 9, 2018
Two students work to diagram and deconstruct a Latin sentence with the guidance of Kathleen Keener. Latin, a fundamental part of the WHHS curriculum, is sometimes criticized as unnecessary and outdated.

Students question the Classics at WHHS

Essaye Tekia, News & Features Writer
October 9, 2018
Alma Russell, ‘20, gazes down at a soaked desk in the journalism lab. On top of the already hectic first week of school, another element of discomfort was added to student’s first few days with the realization that HVAC units throughout the school had begun to drip.

A stormy start to the school year

Essaye Tekia, News & Features Writer
September 25, 2018
Michelle Martinez reviews a Greek passage with her students. Greek is one of the newest additions to the WHHS curriculum, aiming to provide an in-depth study of the language and culture. Similar to Latin, it is also a classical language that enriches the student body.

New School Year Brings New Course Offerings

Conrad Kleiner, News & Features Writer
September 12, 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
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