By Penny F. & Keira L. THE HISTORY OF THE OLYMPICS The Olympics originated in Greece, about 3,000 years ago. The first written account of the ancient Olympics dates back to 776 BCE (Before Common Era). The Olympic Games take their name from the town of Olympia, in the northwest corner of the Greek Peloponnese […]
THE HIKE!
By Alexandra Nugent Once upon a time there was a kid named Nancy who was 11 years old and on a yearly hike with her mom, dad, and her sister Lilly up a mountain called Mt. Smith. All Nancy could see were the beautiful trees all around her with growing grass and poison ivy at […]
Local Restaurants
By Amirlan Javkhlan Thinking of eating out, but not sure where to go? Want to eat local, but have completely no idea what exactly *is* local? Or do you just want to read a good article about delicious food nearby? Well, then, this is the place for you! Packed into this spectacularly small area are […]
The Book Swap
By Amirlan Javkhlan Set up by the Community Service Club, there’s a huge shelf of shiny and new or bent and old books they call the Book Swap. You can take books that look interesting, but the best part is that you can KEEP THEM. The catch? Well, there is no catch! Not only that, […]
D U O L I N G O
by Eliana Hernandez, Jinyi Lu, and Amanda Wang Duolingo is a popular language learning app. Over 500 million people use it. What makes it awesome is that you can learn more than one language! You can learn languages like French, Chinese, Hawaiian, Japanese, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian, Greek, Korean, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Zulu, and more! You […]
More than a Substitute
An interview with Mr. Schroeder By Brady Winkler You’re sitting in math class. You open your planner and write in the homework, and look at the door to see Mr. Schroeder walk in. Class just got a lot better than you expected! Everyone loves having him, but did you really know about the fascinating life […]
Stroads, Roads, Streets and Car Centric Infrastructure
The difference between streets, roads and stroads and how car-centric infrastructure is bad for our society. By Brady Winkler Introduction You’re trying to walk to a store that is only a mile away. You pull up walking directions on Google Maps and begin your trip. You head out onto the highway, only to realize there […]
UTAITE (JAPANESE SINGERS)
by Amanda W, Jinyi L, and Eliana H. Utaite is the Japanese term for Japanese singers who post covers, as well as their own songs on sites like Nico Nico Douga and YouTube. Some of our favorite Utaite include; まふまふ(mafumafu),天月(amatsuki), Sou,うらたぬき(uratanuki),隣の坂田(tonari no sakata),そらる(soraru). Nqrse, and しま (Shima). If you have any questions that you would […]
Community Service Club
BY AMIRLAN J. The Community Service Club has started this month, and is looking for members to help with its many contributions to the WMS community. So, today I’ll be (trying) to persuade you to take a look into this club and (hopefully) join it! Let’s start with a few commonly asked questions, shall we? […]
“Ingride with an E”
An interview with Ms. Francoeur By Brady Winkler I’ve known “Ingride with an E” (as I called her at age 3) since I was in preschool. Ms. Francoeur was a teacher at The Children’s Way for many years before coming to Wayland Middle School. I would also see her as she was a counselor at […]