WHS Nordic Ski Team growing in its second season
Casey Friedman, Feature editor
February 24, 2020
As the school day ends and athletes head off to their various practices and games, the Nordic Ski Team drives over to the Leo J. Martin golf course in Weston for practice. This is only the team’s second season at WHS. “A couple of years ago we had a handful of students who came to me looking to st...
New School Resource Officers excited to get to know students
Ava Dreyer, Staff writer
February 24, 2020
On January 14, the Weston Police Department announced that two new School Resource Officers will be working with the Weston Public Schools. Officer Lindsey Arsenault is working with Country, Woodland, and Field schools, and Officer Andrew Gribbons is working with the middle and high schools. “The m...
“Radium Girls” to bring tragedy and comedy to stage
Heather Lee and Alexandra Liang, Co-editor in chief and website editor
February 12, 2020
The WHS Theater Company will perform a dramatic recreation of history with their one-act production of “Radium Girls” this February. Mixing whimsical characters and tragic plot twists, the show centers around the factory women who successfully sued the U.S. Radium Corporation in one of the first...
Juniors introduce Meatless Monday initiative to WHS
Adi Saligrama and Casey Friedman, Co-Editor-In-Chief and Feature Editor
February 12, 2020
On November 4 a group of students launched the Meatless Monday initiative, with the goal of making WHS lunch options more sustainable and environmentally friendly. While the aim is to eventually phase out meat entirely from the cafeteria on Mondays, the initiative’s first step has been to remove r...
Students strive to make Weston a greener town
Grace Kirk, Staff writer
February 12, 2020
For the past 30 years, one of the clubs at WHS that has attracted many students is the Students for Environmental Action, or “SEA Club.” The SEA Club aims to tackle issues of climate change by promoting good recycling habits and informing students about what they can do to address global warmin...
June Academy’s First-Ever Trip To Jordan
Emilia Tutun, Sports editor
February 12, 2020
This year, WHS is offering a new June Academy trip to Jordan in hopes of working with Syrian refugees through the Helping Hands For Relief and Development program. The trip will take place in June 2020 and be led by history teacher of 22 years Angela Lee. According to Lee, the motivation for the Jor...
Boys varsity basketball plays Waltham at the TD Garden in Boston
John Gigian, Staff writer
February 12, 2020
The Weston Wildcats boys' varsity basketball team was granted a unique opportunity on January 25 as they faced off against Waltham. The game was a part of the Andrew Lawson Foundation Invitational at the TD Garden in Boston, which is the home of the Boston Celtics. While the Wildcats lost the ...
Animal Care Club aims to benefit the community
Alexandra Liang, Website editor
February 12, 2020
The aim and mission of Animal Care Club is to raise money to help animal support groups. To meet that end, members meet during activity block to discuss future projects, such as volunteer opportunities or guest speakers to invite, as well as setting up schedules for fundraising. “Our main goal is to advance animal welfar...
Senior plans to play baseball at Harvard
January 31, 2020
The crack of the bat, a base hit, reaching base, then doing it again. This has become a common trend for the Weston Wildcats senior center fielder and pitcher Peter Messervy. After his final season at WHS, Messervy will be attending Harvard University to play baseball in the Ivy League. After fo...
Diving into a new season with coach Mikaela Thompson
Graziella Vezza, Social Media and Photo Editor
January 28, 2020
The Red Tide is diving into the season with a new yet familiar coach. Taking a gap year before attending medical school, Mikaela Thompson is returning to WHS as a decorated collegiate diver to coach the next generation. “Coming into my first year coaching at Weston, my goal for the season is to su...
Angad Jasuja’s Work and His Accomplishment
Julia Lawlor, Opinion editor
January 27, 2020
In late November, senior Angad Jasuja represented Weston High School when he attended and won the 2019 IEEE Healthcare Innovations and Point of Care Technologies Conference in Maryland. In order to win this competition, Jasuja worked for an extensive period of time to create his final project. ...
Fall play shines at Weston High School
Kaitlyn Ewald, Staff writer
January 26, 2020
Comedy and Shakespeare took over the Weston High School auditorium in the Theatre Company’s rendition of the classic Twelfth Night. Running from November 21-23, students took a different interpretation of this Shakespearian show. “The cast did a really good job of making it funny and understand...