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Science club sells jelly beans to fundraise for Clearbrook
by Frida Valdes, Feature Editor By selling jelly beans from April 23-27, the Science Club raised $550 for Clearbrook, a provider of services, programs and support for disabled adults and children. In the past, Science Club members raised more than $600 by selling candy in order to save the rainforest, but it has not decided [...]
Share on FacebookBender, Schwartz win first at State for DECA
by Daniel Brount, Editor-in-Chief After Adam Bender and Jenna Schwartz, seniors, heard their names called for first place at DECA’s State competition, Bender said they “were completely speechless.” “They called third, and I turned to Adam and said ‘we’re done.’ When they said ‘from Wheeling High School,’ I wasn’t paying attention. Adam said, ‘oh [...]
Share on FacebookWind Symphony ‘exceeds expectations’ during Music For All
by Valerie Westin, Photo Editor For the third time in WHS history, the Wind Symphony attended the Music For All event in Indianapolis, Indiana. On March 15, they performed in Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University. “One of the goals of Music For All is to provide positive, life changing experiences, and they did that [...]
Share on FacebookDifferences between international schools
Teachers as well as students discuss the differences between schools in Latin America and the United States by Frida Valdes, Asst. News Editor, and Rosalie Chan, News Editor According to Shelia Heck, ESL teacher and ESL assessment coordinator, WHS has 168 students in the English Language Learners (ELL) program. Half of them were born in [...]
Share on FacebookStudents host “Una Notte Italiana” to fundraise for trip to Italy
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Share on FacebookSuper-Sectional game results in loss for Lady ‘Cats
Photos by Daniel Brount, Editor-in-Chief, Krista Sanford, A&E Editor, and Valerie Westin, Photo Editor View all Get your own Share on Facebook
Share on FacebookWHS presents ‘Make Believe’ documentary featuring Cook
On Feb. 6, WHS presented the documentary “Make Believe; the Battle to Become the World’s Best Teen Magician,” which featured Bill Cook, ‘07 alumnus and professional magician. Cook visited WHS to present magic tricks and answer questions after the movie in a Q&A session. Flipping flashing CDs into iPods and making CD’s disappear and appear [...]
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