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From left to right: SENIOR Kaylaa Betts, Nathan Huang, ‘23, Luke Early, ‘23, Abhinav Goel, ‘25, SENIOR Justin Chan, Lillian Klinedinst, ‘23, Daniel Ramirez, ‘24 and Julian Debono, ‘25. The WHHS’ FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team, ‘The NUTS!’, won the Ohio State Championship on March 5, advancing to the World Championships in Houston, Texas.

WHHS goes NUTS at FIRST Tech Challenge competitions

Kimaya Mundhe, Operations Manager
April 26, 2022
The second presidential debate on Oct. 22 between incumbent Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden covered a variety of topics in which both candidates discussed their policies and political agendas.

The second presidential debate: highlights and takeaways

Isabel Rodriguez, Opinions Section Editor
November 2, 2020
Students gather in the courtyard outside the cafeteria, many of them with caffeinated beverages, a place that is light during the spring but dark during much of the school year. Over the next several years as WHHS transitions to a later school start time, many proponents of the change hope it will help students sleep more and not commute to school in the dark, preventing accidents.

CPS to change school start times

Conrad Kleiner, News & Features Writer
April 29, 2019
It was recently uncovered that coaches of various varsity teams at the University of Southern California and other universities accepted bribes to scout and recruit children of wealthy families and help to get them admitted in to the university. This admission scandal, also known as “Operation Varsity Blues,” has caused an outcry from students and parents alike who see this manipulation of the system as unjust.

Admissions scandal exposes unfairness in college process

Chyna Smith, Style and Culture Section Editor
April 29, 2019
Emmanuel Gebremekel, current Class President of the Class of 2020, won his bid for Student Congress President next year.

Student Congress Election Results 2019-2020

Nick Robertson, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
April 19, 2019
The WHHS Junior Classical League members who attended the convention pose with their awards on the final day of the convention. This convention is the only state-wide event that the WHHS JCL attends during the school year.

Veni, Vidi, Vici

Abby Jay, Managing Editor of Visual Elements
April 11, 2019
In February, Bring Change to Mind club placed “Positivitrees” around WHHS. Students placed kind notes on them to show support and spread positivity among their classmates.

The stigma of mental health

Conrad Kleiner, News & Features Writer
March 12, 2019
Joseph Gerth leads the students on a historical walking tour of Boston, from the hotel, through Boston Commons, to Quincy Market. “We spend our free time really productively on Friday morning by going on the tour led by Mr. Joe Gerth… you all were able to get out for some fresh air and learn something new,” Bramlage said.

WHHS delegates dominate at Harvard

Abby Jay, Managing Editor of Visual Elements
February 26, 2019
This poster from the year 1900 shows a comedian transforming himself from white to “black.” The history of blackface is long in the United States and has become a common topic of discussion in light of recent political scandals.

Politicians, Gucci involved in blackface scandals

Chyna Smith, Style and Culture Section Editor
February 26, 2019
Members of Black Culture Club work on a poster that will later hang in the Forum. Black Culture Club has been planning their festivities in recognition of the month for weeks, even coming into school on snow days to prepare.

Students emboldened by Black History Month

Essaye Tekia, News & Features Writer
February 12, 2019
Class rank, a long standing part of the WHHS graduation process, has been voted down and will no longer be implemented at WHHS. This has caused an outcry from students who feel that their opinions weren’t fully considered in the decision.

The removal of class rank

Conrad Kleiner, News & Features Writer
January 29, 2019
Laurie Cotton teaches her Pre-Calculus class from the Senior High Gym. All classes held in the Arts & Science wing were moved to locations throughout the building.

Flooding closes Arts & Science wing

Nick Robertson, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
January 17, 2019
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