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The Warrior's Wire

The Warrior's Wire

Stella Lamson

Stella Lamson, Layout Editor

Stella Lamson is a Junior at WHS. This is her second year on the Publishing team, and she is a writer for the paper. She enjoys laying out the newspaper each month, making every page unique. She also loves to read and write, which is a great quality for the newspaper! Since she is taking this class for her second year she is familiar with the programs used, which is why she is this year’s Layout Editor. She helps out with laying out the articles within the newspaper, and helping the other writers navigate InDesign! Outside of school, she has been dancing for 13 years outside of school and plans to keep going until she graduates. 

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Buy Your Yearbook!

Stella Lamson, Author October 31, 2024

The beginning of the year is the perfect time to buy your yearbook, as the prices are at their cheapest at $75, and will keep going up as the year goes on. Yearbooks show off all events from throughout...

Trunk or Treat

Trunk or Treat

Stella Lamson, Author October 31, 2024

Every year, the National Honor Society (NHS)  from WHS provides a safe Halloween event for elementary school students. This year, Trunk-or-Treat will be in the WHS bus loop on Thursday, October 24th at...

New Counseling Secretary

Stella Lamson October 30, 2024

The new secretary in the Counseling Department, Ms. Poletti, is adjusting well to WHS. She believes WHS is a good setting as “everyone is very friendly and welcoming.” This isn’t her first time being...

April Junior Student of the Month

April Junior Student of the Month

Stella Lamson May 21, 2024

The Junior Student of the Month for April is Devin Rinaldi! Devin was highly shocked to find out that he got student of the month, as he did not think he would ever earn this award. Devin believes he got...

AP Lit Goes to NYC!

AP Lit Goes to NYC!

Stella Lamson May 21, 2024

On Friday, April 26th, all three AP Lit classes went to NYC! They visited the main branch of the New York Public Library, the JP Morgan Museum, and saw the Tony Award nominated show, Mary Jane, on...

February Junior Student of the Month

February Junior Student of the Month

Stella Lamson April 25, 2024

The Junior Student of the Month for February was Ryan Johnstone. Ryan was happily surprised to find out that he was awarded Student of the Month, because it is “a big responsibility, as not everyone...

March Junior Student of the Month

March Junior Student of the Month

Stella Lamson April 25, 2024

The Junior Student of the Month for March was Maggie Hines. She was happy as well as shocked to find out she got Student of the Month, as she “wasn’t expecting it.” Maggie was nominated for Student...

January Freshman Student of the Month

January Freshman Student of the Month

Stella Lamson March 1, 2024

The Freshman Student of the Month for January was Mia Melendez. Mia was shocked to receive student of the month, stating how, “It feels like an honor. [She’s] very happy that [she] got it and it shows...

The Art of Pastry Arts

The Art of Pastry Arts

Stella Lamson February 27, 2024

On February 5, 2024, students in the Baking and Pastry Arts class learned about the design aspect of pastry arts by learning how to plate food. The students watched videos giving tips and tutorials about...

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Review

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Review

Stella Lamson December 19, 2023

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes went to theaters on November 17, 2023, being the latest addition to the movie series, and a prequel to the original four. All the movies are based...

WHS Goes Pink!

WHS Goes Pink!

Stella Lamson, Author December 6, 2023

Clubs and sports teams at WHS have held various “pink outs” throughout October to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. Interact Club held a “pink out” during school on Friday, October 20th,...

Junior Student of The Month

Junior Student of The Month

Stella Lamson, Author November 28, 2023

The Junior Student of the Month for October was Dominic Soeprasetyo. Dominic was chosen by Ms. Bellemare, his Study Hall, Enrichment, and AP US History teacher, for his constant attempts to help the students...

Getting Involved around School

Getting Involved around School

Stella Lamson, Layout Editor October 17, 2023

The start of the school year means that clubs are starting back up at WHS. Clubs are beneficial to our school community as they can aid students in finding new interests, building a resume, or getting...

Model UN

Model UN

Stella Lamson, Author May 12, 2023

Model UN is a club at WHS, where students are assigned a specific country each year as if they were the United Nations. Every year, the schools participating in MUN get to choose a country from a specified...

Movie Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Movie Review: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Stella Lamson, Author May 12, 2023

The Super Mario Bros. Movie, released on April 5, 2023, is based on the Nintendo video game characters the Mario Brothers, voiced by Chris Pratt and Charlie Day. The brothers are plumbers featured in various...

End of Year Club Info

End of Year Club Info

Stella Lamson May 4, 2023

Interact Club: The Rotary Club gave a $500 donation to Interact Club.  Organizing a school cleanup on May 16th.  Jeopardy on May 23rd to raise money for Relay for Life, after school in the...

Forensics Field Trip

Forensics Field Trip

Stella Lamson, Author March 16, 2023

On Monday March 13th, the Forensics Club went to the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science at the University of New Haven. This institute is one of the best forensic programs in the state, resulting...

Rays of Hope

Rays of Hope

Stella Lamson, Author February 5, 2023

A group of 10 girls at WHS came together to form the Rays of Hope team, running a campaign for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). This campaign is running from February 3rd to March 24th to raise...

We Were Liars Book Review

We Were Liars Book Review

Stella Lamson, Author February 1, 2023

We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart, is a young adult thriller that came out in 2014 and is an “ambitious novel with an engaging voice, a clever plot and some terrific writing,” according to the New York...

National Art Honors Society

National Art Honors Society

Stella Lamson, Author December 19, 2022

Art Teachers Ms. Uryase, Ms. Schlatter, and Ms. Rahal brought the National Art Honors Society (NAHS) to our school for the first time, holding an induction ceremony on November 9th, in the auditorium....

Music Department Goes to New York

Music Department Goes to New York

Stella Lamson, Author December 19, 2022

On November 9th, Chamber Choir, Concert Choir, Tri-M, and Band went to New York City to see Moulin Rouge. Moulin Rouge, which takes place in 1899, is a play about an Englishman who goes to Paris, and falls...

Spirit Week & Student Council

Stella Lamson, Author October 16, 2022

Spirit Week, running from November 14th-18th this year, is a week full of liveliness that the Student Council runs to give kids something to look forward to, and to bring school spirit into the halls before...

PSATs: A Stressful Time for Students

Stella Lamson, Author October 16, 2022

The PSATs and SATs are a time of stress that high school students go through – whether they plan on going to college or not. These standardized tests are taken in school, covering math ability, critical...

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