Rentable scooters show future of transportation
By Bradley Furgerson, Features Editor
April 8, 2019
The future of transportation has arrived, and despite how many thought 2019 would be like twenty years ago, it is not hovercrafts, but instead electric scooters. The motorized scooters, rentable via mobile phone app, cost $1 to unlock and around 15 cents per minute to ride, and have been hailed as t...
New photo album app creates memory videos
By Nora Holland, Opinions Editor
April 8, 2019
A long, long time ago in a land far, far away, cell phones did not exist and people used photo albums to document their lives. Today, we prefer a 365 second video instead. 1 Second Everyday (1SE) is an app created by Cesar Kuriyama where users record a second of their day every day to comprise a video...
Instagram stories captivate WCHS users
By Eliza Asbury and Jenna Greenzaid
April 8, 2019
Just when we thought social media could not possibly captivate our attention, energy, and time any longer, the Instagram story feature scrolled into our lives. The circles sit right at the top of the screen when you open the app, begging to be opened. Instagram has long since become a regular social media platform ...
Positive Friend Groups Boost WCHS Experience
By Benjamin Pham, Advertising and Subscriptions Manager
April 8, 2019
High school is a time for students to build memorable relationships with new friends while cherishing every moment before leaving for college. However, there can be tension or negative energy within a group of friends that can fracture the bonds between each member. On the other hand, a strong, positive...
Sibling Bonds Grow Despite Inevitable Change
By Benjamin Pham, Advertising & Subscriptions Manager
April 8, 2019
Older siblings may consider their younger siblings annoying, immature and even embarrassing. Likewise, younger siblings often consider their older siblings to be bossy and mean. Eventually, however, the older sibling will go off to college, leaving an absence that the younger child is not used to. As...
Roommate search stresses rising college students
By Eliza Asbury, Online Editor-in-Chief
April 5, 2019
Some say it’s more stressful than applying to college. Some say it’s harder than writing all those essays. It’s more than proving yourself; it’s making yourself seem chill, smart, desirable and fun all at once. It’s the search for a college roommate. For seniors opting out of the random roommat...
Students Compete in E-Sports
By Bryan Fletcher, Production Manager
April 5, 2019
Given the recent increase in popularity of video game franchises like League of Legends, Super Smash Bros. and Fortnite, it is not surprising that many gaming fans have found a way to add a competitive atmosphere to these otherwise light-hearted games. Competitive video games, often referred to colloquially...
Elite academy reinvents teaching styles
By Janneke Kovoor, Staff Writer
April 5, 2019
Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire is arguably the most elite prep school in America, with an endowment of over one billion dollars and a list of notable alumni that includes Mark Zuckerberg. Exeter’s website claims that the academy will “change your life” and seems to have made ...
I-Illustrate club allows students to express their creativity
By Emily Zhang, Staff Writer
March 11, 2019
Interested in art, but do not know where to start? One of WCHS’ many clubs, i-Illustrate is the right place to express one’s creativity. Every Thursday during lunch in room 276, WCHS students can drop by to enjoy some relaxing art sessions. Juniors Claire Yang and Kristin Zhu run the club as Co-President...
Comfort zones allow WCHS student to shine
By Benjamin Pham, Advertising/Subscriptions Manager
March 11, 2019
Everyone has a comfort zone, an environment where one has a sense of familiarity, safety, and security, and there is something to be said for stepping out of it. When students step out of of their comfort zone, they accomplish things that they aren’t necessarily comfortable doing, with higher levels of st...
WCHS English teacher publishes young adult novel series
By Jeremy Fredericks, Staff Writer
February 27, 2019
If you’ve had English 9 teacher Grant Goodman, you may be familiar with his work as an author. Goodman is currently working on the fourth book in his series “Agent Darcy and Ninja Steve,” in addition to a sci-fi novel for high school students. Goodman first pursued his passion for writing in...
Movie memes take over social media platforms
By Eliza Asbury, Online Editor-in-Chief
February 27, 2019
The modern day movie watching experience goes as such: Movie. Meme. Repeat. You see a movie, and when you go home to check Instagram or Twitter, you see the thousands of memes created about said movie. Recently, movies of all genres have been subjects of the meme world. For those who have not gotten...