Orchestra welcome middle school students for day of workshops

By Daniel Brount, Asst. News Editor, and Jon Tracey, Forum Editor During periods five through nine on Nov. 23, orchestra students from Holmes, London and MacArthur came to WHS to participate in the first “Fiddle Fling Thing.” 90 students from the middle schools played music with orchestra students, jazz string musicians in the area and [...]

English students hear slam poet, attend workshops at Writing Festival

Twenty WHS students met on Nov. 20 at Forest View Educational Center for the District 214 Creative Writing Festival.

The festival brought together interested students from all six district schools. English teachers, dance teachers and other district graduates led sessions about topics including fiction writing, playwriting, slam poetry, and poetic dance.

Fusion 14 proves to be an enjoyable performance

By Jon Tracey, Forum Editor and Daniel Brount, Focus Editor On Oct. 22, 23 and 24, Fusion performed its 14th show in Robert E. Sang Theater. The title, “Noise Disturbance,” (which was derived from the theme “Soundscape”) provided an extra-sensory experience combining both visual performance and auditory.  Students worked for six weeks developing skits through [...]

Circus will host Barnes and Noble fundraiser to help fund publication

By Channelle Martin, Staff Reporter On Saturday, Nov. 14, Wheeling’s literary magazine, Circus, will hold a fundraiser at Barnes and Noble. The fundraiser will be held from 9 a.m to 10 p.m at the Arlington Heights Barnes and Noble located on W. Rand Road. Circus hosts the fundraiser each November so that they can  raise [...]

Langridge returns after month-long absence

By Daniel Brount, Focus Editor Due to the absence of Tobin Langridge, orchestra director, WHS canceled the orchestra concert originally scheduled for Sept. 24. Mr. Langridge’s absence began on Sept. 5 and Kendall Hastings, substitute, took over. “They are doing fine with me,” he said. “They are working on music for the POPS concert that’s [...]

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“Where The Wild Things Are” Released Oct. 16

By Bety Camino, Photo Editor The highly anticipated movie adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s popular 1963 children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” proves to be a vibrant and stunning visual masterpiece.  Spike Jonze, director and co-author of the screenplay, worked on this movie project for five years with Sendak, who is also co-author of the [...]