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WSPN’s Dante Coppola compares the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs ahead of Super Bowl LIV.

Warrior Weekly: Predicting Super Bowl LIV

Dante Coppola February 2, 2020

The Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers looks to be an exciting clash of the titans. Two teams now in very similar situations with very different histories will...

On Monday, Jan. 27, a group of senior MVP leaders presented to the Class of 2021. “I joined because this cause is a really prevalent one in today's society and I thought that by joining, I could help,” senior Stone Harris said.

WW 20′: MVP club seniors present to the Class of 2021

Haley Melvin and Ellie Smith February 2, 2020

For seven years, juniors at WHS have participated in the MVP program through their wellness curriculum and have later had the opportunity to join the club senior year. The goal of this club is to learn...

Brooke Doire presents to students in the lecture hall about her grandmother’s experience in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Doire’s grandmother, Betty Robinson, ran and won medals in the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928 and the Berlin Olympics in 1936. “[The message of this presentation is] to be resilient and to take things that look like impossibilities and turn them into possibilities by reaching out to those people that you trust and making a plan to get there,” Doire said.

WW ‘20: Brooke Doire presents her grandmother’s Olympic success and perseverance

Hailey Robinson and Sidney O’Rourke February 2, 2020

As a part of the ongoing Winter Week pattern of women’s empowerment, speaker Brooke Doire came to speak about her grandmother’s experience in the Berlin Olympic Games of 1936. Doire’s grandmother,...

During Winter Week 2020, Sergeant Christian Aube and Staff Sergeant Miller came to WHS to talk to students about their time in the Marines. “Steel sharpens steel, so you got to learn from your peers,” Aube said. “You've got to be able to rely on your peers, and they rely on you. That way you have that strong bond, that camaraderie, the pride of being in that group, no matter what happens.”

WW’ 20: The reality behind the Marines experience

Max Brande and Kyle Chen February 2, 2020

When most people think of the Marines, they think of the military as a whole. The name is commonly associated with the image of elite soldiers in camouflage fatigues. For many, the thought of joining the...

Panel speakers Becca Rausch, Angela Ferrari, and Foster Newcome prepare to speak about their life as working women.

WW’ 20: “Nothing’s going to change if you don’t change something”

Taylor McGuire, Jonathan Zhang, and Katherine Kim January 31, 2020

The Women’s Empowerment Club at WHS invited Becca Rausch, Angela Ferrari and Foster Newcome for a “Women’s Professional Panel,” on the third day of Winter Week 2020. The panel was a sequel to the...

In the latest installment of Kyle's Column, Opinions Editor Kyle Chen reflects upon lessons from "Chemistry," the debut novel of Chinese-American author Weike Wang.

Kyle’s Column: “Chemistry” and being Chinese-American

Kyle Chen January 31, 2020

There’s a passage in "Chemistry," the debut novel of Chinese-American author Weike Wang, that goes: “Here is a joke a classmate tells me in middle school: When an Asian baby is born her parents...

In past years, WHS has gathered to watch an in-school movie in celebration of the end of midterm exams. This year, Student Council and the WHS administration has made the decision to host the movie after school. “Administration and Student Council saw that after school would be the most fitting [showtime],” Student Council vice president Shawn Bernier said.

WW’ 20: Student council kicks off with “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”

Every year, WHS students gather to watch an in-school movie in celebration of completing midterm exams. This popular Winter Week activity used to provide students with a short break from the school day,...

WSPN’s Max Brande discusses the tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant.

Warrior Weekly: The Death of a Legend

Max Brande January 30, 2020

Yelling ‘Kobe’ after you shoot your water bottle into the recycling bin will never be the same. Earlier this week, a legend died far too young. On the morning of Sunday, Jan. 26, NBA legend Kobe Bryant...

Women’s Empowerment Club unites with principal Allyson Mizoguchi and History Department Head Kevin Delaney to bring speaker Lauren Rikleen to WHS for a presentation. “I’m hoping to just start a discussion and start a conversation about the struggles that women face in the workplace and kind of continue Lauren’s conversation into something that is more intimate,” Women’s Empowerment Club leader and junior Maya Baranovsky said. The Women’s Empowerment presentation and panel served as two major events in the 2020 Winter Week schedule.

WW ’20: Women’s Empowerment Club hosts speaker Lauren Rikleen

Jessica Reilly, Eliya Howard-Delman, and Brasen Chi January 30, 2020

Lauren Rikleen delivered a Women’s Empowerment presentation to WHS students to kick off Winter Week 2020. President of the Rikleen Institute for Strategic Leadership, Rikleen is an author, mediator,...

Half Hour Hook Episode 4: Kobe Bryant

Half Hour Hook Episode 4: Kobe Bryant

Sam White, Andrew Boyer, and Garrett Spooner January 29, 2020

In the weekly series ‘Half Hour Hook,’ WSPN reporters Andrew Boyer, Sam White and sports analyst Garrett Spooner talk about the latest happenings in the NBA, along with the rich history of the league. Timestamps: 0:00...

Speaker Ryley Coplans presents to WHS about the meaning of one’s “sex assigned at birth”. “It is important [to be in PFLAG] because you can’t make assumptions about people and you never know who you are going to encounter, so you need to make an inclusive and representing space,” Copans said.

WW’ 20: PFLAG hosts panel for sophomores and juniors

PFLAG, which stands for “Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays," is a nonprofit organization that unites families and peers with people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer....

Photo of the Week

Photo of the Week

Amalia Rial January 27, 2020

Senior Julia Pak dives into the water to start the 200 meter relay. According to Pak, the swim team is especially supportive and positive during relays.

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