The Voice of Wakefield High School

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The Voice of Wakefield High School

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The Voice of Wakefield High School

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In the near future, students across the country, including at Wakefield High School will be able to register for an Advanced Placement African American Studies course.
Wakefield plans for AP African American Studies course
Jami Ward, Staff Writer • May 17, 2023

In 2021, College Board announced that they would be developing a pilot program for a new Advanced Placement course: African American Studies....

PEN America recorded 1,477 instances of individual books being banned, an increase of 28% compared to the six prior months. In recent events, Florida and Texas remain the top two states with the most banned books between July 2021 and June 2022.
The start of a war of words
Katie Spampinato, Staff Writer • May 22, 2023

Censorship has been a constant problem for centuries and still manages to exist in the modern day, suppressing media such as books, films, news...

Eating animals hurts us the most
Eating animals hurts us the most
Harper Stumb, Guest Writer • May 19, 2023
As the summer approaches, more of our bodies are being exposed and many people become self-conscious about their looks. In order to stop the negativity around body types, we must shift our perspective and work towards body neutrality.
Everybody has a summer body
Camryn Ledwith, Staff Writer • May 12, 2023
Wakefield High Schools softball team is making school history this year in the state playoffs. Go support them this Friday at 5pm, home turf!
Wakefield softball reaches fourth round of playoffs, makes school history
Emily Dudash and Nic Cazin May 19, 2023

On Tuesday, Wakefield’s softball team made school history: they won 5 to 1 against Garner High School, advancing the girls into the fourth...

The Wakefield stunt team poses for a photo with school spirit during practice. The team, led by Jacara Poole, enthusiastically represents the W.
Wakefield’s stunt team flips into their debut season
Nara Hamburger and Yusha Ahsan, Staff Writer and Co Opinion's Editor • April 17, 2023
Announced on Feb. 15, Niall Horans third studio album is coming out on June 9. Heres why you should be excited.
The curtain opens on Niall Horan’s new album, “The Show”
Nic Cazin, Co-Editor-in-Chief • May 18, 2023

13 years ago, Niall Horan performed on the X-Factor stage for the first time, sparking his lifelong career in the music industry, and thus the...

Separating the art from the artist has become a hot topic in the past year. Varying ideals about morality and knowledge have resulted in a grey area when deciding whether or not to support a work of art and its creator.
Separating the art from the artist
Sophia Fisher, Arts and Entertainment Editor • May 16, 2023
Prom is getting close, and its time to start thinking about where to take your photos!
Picture perfect pictures for prom night
Sky Morgan, Max Rubino, Sophia Fisher, Maya Schindler, and Nic Cazin April 20, 2023

As the prom season continues to blossom, we all want the best pictures to make our outfits stand out and so we can hold on to the memory of this...

Maxx Rubino when they were two years old.
There was a point to all of this?
Max Rubino, Photography and Graphics Editor • May 25, 2023

When people start at a new school, it’s common for them to imagine what their time at the school will be like. I’m guilty of doing the same...

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