Harper Dunn, Written Content Editor
• December 8, 2020
I don’t believe everything happens for a reason. I used to, though; experiencing the challenges of the pandemic has changed my perspective about the popular mantra.
If someone experiences a hardship...
Harper Dunn, Written Content Editor
• October 27, 2020
In the beginning,
Parched grass transitioned into a vibrant spread,
Sunbeams glistening on our warm shoulders,
Whimsically gliding through the carnival of life,
But inside the rain...
The popular sophomore Advanced Placement course AP World History will not be offered at Wilson next year. History Department Head David Heckler spearheaded termination of the course, seeing that it caused...
Harper Dunn, Written Content Editor
• April 4, 2020
With distance learning and so much chaos regarding the coronavirus pandemic, the end of the school year may seem light years away. So instead of spending your time being sad and bored waiting for school...
Harper Dunn, Written Content Editor
• March 6, 2020
“It’s rebounded by Darren Buchanan Jr., pushing the fast break . . . OHHH MY GOD!” These words have become pretty familiar around Wilson since WilsonLive’s broadcast of the boys varsity basketball...
We all have experienced the feeling of leaving something behind, panicking, and quickly returning to the spot where it was left. Sometimes upon return, however, it’s nowhere to be found. Those AirPods...
How much paper does Wilson use? Is it too much?
By the end of a normal day, the average student accumulates about 14 pieces of paper. That is more than 2,300 pieces of paper per student per year, which...
Harper Dunn, Written Content Editor
• March 31, 2019
According to a recent study by Pew Research Center, 85 percent of American teens say they watch YouTube. That’s more than both Snapchat and Instagram. But does this hold true at Wilson?
According...
We walked into the backyard of the Rhizome, a run-down, modest house in Takoma. Lights were hung across the yard and people sat around a campfire listening to an odd type of music. We looked to the front...
Sledding. An essential snow day activity, right? But did you know that after all this time you may have been sledding on the wrong hill?
We couldn’t stand knowing that many Wilson students were wasting...
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