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 […]
Let It Go that Disney’s Frozen isn’t the First Movie to Show Girls that they Don’t Need a Man to Save Them by Julia Callini
Be honest with yourself. You love Disney’s Frozen. You have had the catchy tune to Let it Go stuck in your head lots of times, are a Kristoff and Anna shipper (maybe even a Jelsa one), can quote the whole movie from beginning to end, and probably dressed up like Elsa or Anna for Halloween. […]
A World Filled With Love- Emily Chau
The world is filled with Weapons and Guns, The world is filled with Death and Dying, The world is filled with Hate, and a Speck of Love; Like Dust, Barely There, Barely Seen. We Should be a World Without Death, a World Without Hate A World where everyone will work Hand-In-Hand, A world filled with […]
Humans of WMS: Interview with 8th grader, Michayla Mathis
Michayla you’re an 8th grade student now, are you excited or looking forward to anything this year? As an 8th grader, I know that we are the leaders and role models of the school and that’s cool. This year, I’m open to new experiences and opportunities and excited to learn new things. I am looking […]
The Hidden Life of Marideth Merriman, Chapter 2 by Emily Chau
March 5, 1770 Dear Diary, What happened today was most frightening. It happened late in the afternoon when the sun sets betwixt the trees. I was on my way home from the marketplace with information about the British Parliament, when I saw some patriots throwing balls of snow at a British patrol that keeps people […]
The Costume’s Curse by Emily Chau and Angela Liu
It was a perfect October afternoon as I was walking home with my best friend Julie. I was so excited to go trick-or-treating with her! But that’s not all, this year I don’t have to have my parents watching me and I could go wherever I wanted (as long as I came home before bedtime)! […]
The Hidden Life of Marideth Merriman, Chapter 1 by Emily Chau
The whole adventure started in an old cottage, my aunts old cottage actually, in the middle of the woods. It was midsummer and since my aunt lived so far away from any human civilization and electricity, there was no AC at all in her house. I would rather have been spending time with my family […]