Isabel Bandeira grew up surrounded by forest in Southern New Jersey, right on the edge of the Pine Barrens. Her summers were always spent in Portugal, where the cathedrals, castles, and ancient tombs only fed her fairy tale obsession. Between all those influences and her serious glitter addiction, it wasn’t a surprise when she started […]
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Homework: Good or Bad? by Joshua Brient
This 8th grade year, I am on two soccer teams, the school jazz band and regular band. I have had a lot of trouble juggling all this and all the homework that I get. If this is so hard for me, imagine how hard it is for someone who has even more after school activities […]
behind every raincloud by emily chau
Behind every raincloud, there is a sun to be shone. Behind every sun, there is a rainbow, waiting to be set free. To dance across the sky and let it’s heart fly. That rainbow is our creativity, our spirit of taking risks, wanting to plunge into the frigid waters of the unknown, the part of […]
Screens: Taking Over Our Lives One Click At A Time By Zoe Hughes
As I climb on the bus, all around me faces are being lit up with the artificial glow of a screen. I walk down the aisle and find a seat next to my friend. Good! I can talk to her about my day! I sit down and look over, and see that her eyes are […]
The Hidden Life of marideth merriman, chapter 3 by emily chau
I let these words, the first taste of rebellion sink in, like a foot stuck in quicksand. I’d just found an amazing artifact, a diary, written by a girl named Marideth Merriman, a girl in the turmoil of the American Revolution of the 1770s! I’d learned about the American Revolution in school, and I’d always […]
Recipe of the Week: Starbucks Frappuccino Cupcakes brought to you by Dora and Nora
11/18/15 Hello! We found these amazing Starbucks frappuccino cupcakes. For the link, click down here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN44mi_DUag It is a youtube video on how to make these amazing frappuccino cupcakes for starbucks! They do not include how to present the cupcake so we are going to show you our way to decorate it! 1. Prepare your […]
What it Means to be a Feminist, and Why Feminism is Unnecessary by Julia Callini
What does it mean to be a feminist? To hate all men? Believing that women should rule the world? That men are not worthy? This is a common misconception of feminism. A definition by Merriam-Webster Dictionary states that a feminist “is a belief in the theory that women should have political, economic, and social equality […]
The Return of Home Economics by Amanda Michelson
The first thing people usually think of when someone says Home Economics is girls cooking or baking. Home economics teaches all students important and useful skills including how to make good choices and to live on their own. These skills should be taught to students at school to push them to have the solution when […]
Recipe of the Week: Apple Cupcakes by Dora and Nora
Hi everyone! This is the cupcake of the week! We found this adorable fall apple themed mini cupcakes! Check out the rest of our apple themed ideas! Here is the link!: http://divinetreats.tumblr.com/ The website does not have the recipe so… This is our way on how to make it!: 1. First make any type of […]
Clubs at WMS by the WMS Newspaper Reporting Team and Sritha Vemuri
Monday Clubs: Sound play club (You can make music in groups)- After School The sound play club allows you to make music with friends after school! While playing music you can meet new people and maybe become their friend. The sound play club is perfect for the music lover in you! Sound and Technology Maker […]