Carnegie Hall awaits junior violinist
By Brooke Colombo, Liberty High School
December 20, 2017
After picking up the violin at age four, junior Megan Lin had no idea she would one day be following in the footsteps of famous orchestral musician Yo-Yo Ma. Over winter break Lin will fly to New York to attend the same elite program as Ma, the New York String Orchestra Seminar, and play the violin at...
Podcast: Politics with Parker
By Parker Butler, Liberty High School
December 8, 2017
In this weekly podcast, WTV Staff Reporter Parker Butler provides his takes on politics. This week he discusses President Trump’s decision to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the undivided capital of Israel with junior Dena Assad, who is of Palestinian descent, and sophomore Roy Nitzan, who is of...
Block scheduling fosters in-depth learning
By Melissa Schill, Normal Community High School
December 6, 2017
49 minutes. 49 minutes to take attendance. Settle the class down. Collect homework. Pass out worksheets. Begin a group discussion. Separate the students into groups. Shuffle the desks around. Log in to the computers. Pack everything back up. All this in 49 minutes. Cramming all of this — not to...
Jesuit novice makes impact on choir
By Jacob Deighton, De Smet Jesuit High School
December 5, 2017
Jesuit Novice Jeff Miraflor was sent to begin his Jesuit high school experiment. What he didn’t know was that he was going to be able to come and help teach one of his life’s passions. Read the full story, written by Brennan Dolnick, here.
Zombies in the classroom
By Bradley Davis and Haidyn McKenzie, Lovejoy High School
December 5, 2017
Animation teacher Ray Cooper has students zombify their teachers while turning his classroom into an apocalyptic wasteland in all the while teaching his students photoshop and flash. View the original video here.
Juniors, seniors take annual trip to Ashland
By Harrison Moon, Sacramento Country Day School
November 29, 2017
Each year, juniors and seniors travel to Ashland, Oregon, for four days during the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Students watch plays, explore the town of Ashland and experience outdoor activities such as whitewater rafting or bicycling. This year’s featured play was Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,”...
Gallery: Watertown shocks Lynnfield
By Elizabeth Allen, Watertown High School
November 13, 2017
There was something special in the air on Friday night in Lynnfield -- and it wasn’t the 12-degree wind chill. Down by 10 points with less than three minutes remaining, the sixth-seeded Watertown Raiders came away with a stunning upset victory against the top-seeded Lynnfield Pioneers, 38-34, to...
Let’s talk about sexism
By Anjali Jha, Walt Whitman High School
November 9, 2017
“Ladies, this is not a beach. Cover up your butt, cleavage, and bra straps. Boys, this applies to you too.” Last spring, assistant principal Kathy McHale’s voice rang over the PA system, reminding students of Whitman’s dress code. Following the announcement, now-senior Rabhya Mehrotra went...