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Save Us Now: Regulate Guns

Hayden Stengler, Guest Opinion Writer Feb 8, 2023

  Our generation is the generation that will save this earth–we hear it all the time. It’s a lot of pressure, I have to admit. When I look at my peers, I see strength, resilience, and passion, but I also see struggle, helplessness, and pressure....

Freshman Lily Rasser and Maria Taha unleash their creativity during the diamond painting session
Photo: Janelle Kwiatia

Wellness Day Eases End-of-Semester Stress

Ali Ahmed, Writer Feb 7, 2023

West Po’s first-ever Wellness Day on January 25 consisted of 4 sessions that students–and teachers–could choose from seems a resounding success. Sessions included everything from basketball to art journaling, tie-dye to yoga, sessions about mental...

Winter Horoscopes

Winter Horoscopes

Alexis Haymon, Guest Writer Feb 7, 2023

Happy February, Wolverines! This month continues Aquarius season through February 18, when the sun will enter Pisces, the final sign on the astrological calendar. There will be a full moon in Leo on February 5, a conjunction between Venus and Neptune...

January 2023 Horoscope

January 2023 Horoscope

Alexis Haymon, Writer Jan 6, 2023

Happy new year to all! The first month of 2023 has a lot in store astrologically. Though a Mars and Mercury retrograde occupy the beginning days of the year, they soon transition to direct and any concerns about focus or communication are promptly left...

A Tres Reyes decoration in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico;
Photo: Miguel Tsang

The Unseen Importance of El Día de los Tres Reyes

Miguel Tsang, Public Affairs and School Issues Editor Jan 5, 2023

When someone brings up the day of  “January 6th,” chances are some very specific images come to mind. You probably remember where you were or what you were doing when you tuned in to the footage of masses rallying on Constitution Avenue. For a lot...

Left Image: parking ticket
Top Right Image: what a staff parking pass looks like (orange)
Bottom Right Image: what a student parking pass looks like (blue)

Students Risk Being Fined For Parking Without A Pass

Phoebe Schultz, Editor in Chief Dec 16, 2022

Students risk parking tickets if they park in any of the parking lots without a parking pass, including the junior and senior lot, as well as the new lot located behind the Academy and science buildings-- where the learning cottages stood for two years....

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December Wolverine Horoscopes

Alexis Haymon, Guest Writing Dec 12, 2022

Happy December, Wolverines! This month is filled with astrological events and impactful transits, so be sure to keep up with the celestial calendar. On December 3rd Neptune left the six-month retrograde it has maintained for most of the year and re-entered...

Photo Credit: Alice Bronstein, TMS Center

How Seasonal Affective Disorder Impacts Students

Gracie Bobotek, Writer Dec 3, 2022

There are many things that come with the changing of seasons: different foods, clothes, holidays…and new mental health challenges.  Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, is a mood disorder caused by the changing of seasons. While some forms of it...