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The Voice of Wakefield High School

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The Voice of Wakefield High School

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"Movember" participants Peyton Thomas (upper left), Kyle Shields (upper right), Jeren Hernandez (bottom left) and James Popek (bottom right) pose for the camera. Event participants are growing out their mustaches throughout the month of November.

Wakefield hosts “Movember” fundraiser for hurricane relief

Monroe Huckaby, Staff Writer November 25, 2024

The “Movember” fundraiser hosted at Wakefield High School aims to raise funds and awareness for the people of Western North Carolina impacted by hurricane Helene throughout the month of November.  The...

The Sahara Desert is filled with many sand dunes. When the flood hits, the water flows downhill, creating lakes in the dunes. 

(Photo Courtesy of Flickr, Wonker https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sahara_3.jpg)

Sahara Deserts floods raise concern on climate change

Cali Clark, Staff Writer November 4, 2024

For the first time in decades, the Sahara Desert has flooded. This time, it flooded in the southeastern Morocco region; this marks a rare and unusual climate event. The Sahara Desert is one of the driest...

North Carolina State University seal located in the Talley Student Union. The public university faces multiple reports involving PCB contaminations.

PCBs on North Carolina State University’s campus cause stress for students

Monroe Huckaby, Staff Writer October 24, 2024

The discovery of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) chemicals in nearly two dozen buildings on North Carolina State University’s campus has negatively impacted students and staff. After Poe Hall, which houses...

This November, many high school students will be able to vote for the first time, but deciding between candidates can be surprisingly complicated.

High school students decide who to support in NC Governor’s race

Hannah Kilian and Seth Steiner April 26, 2024

As media coverage of local elections increases and each party works to garner support for their candidate, it is incredibly important for high school students to take an active role in local politics....

Plunkett teaches her third period a creative writing assignment. Plunkett is a special education teacher who strives for student success.

First year teacher, Plunkett, exceeds expectations

Tristan Lempka, Staff Writer January 30, 2023

Being a first-year teacher can lead to many different experiences, some are exciting while others can be more difficult but Carolyn Plunkett stood out to staff at Wakefield High School. They were honored...

Posters are displayed to notify others on the ban on weapons in schools.

How American schools balance safety and the Second Amendment

Millie Monahan, Staff Writer February 24, 2022

Trigger warning: guns, violence, loss of life. Please read with caution, and reader discretion is advised. Since 2018, there have been 96 school shootings in America. Four of those being since 2022...

The Science Olympiad team gathers for a photo before their competition

Science Olympiad strikes a win at competition

Sienna Stock, News Editor March 11, 2020

Science Olympiad is an organization that promotes 8,000 teams across the US and holds 450 tournaments annually. Wakefield brought home 13 medals with the outcome of its most recent competition. Wakefield’s...

Wakefield High School was established in 2000 and will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2020.

Wakefield turns 20!

Abigail Mosher, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2020

With 2020 on the horizon, staff and students of Wakefield High School eagerly anticipate the school’s 20th birthday.  In the beginning… The Wakefield building was opened in 1999, but it was...

An area of land devastated by the wildfires in Western Australia.

The Australian bushfires: controlled, but far from over  

Kaylee Jacobs, Arts and Entertainment Editor February 26, 2020

The bushfires violently burning across Australia’s east coast are now under control, but they’re still active and leaving more than just physical damage. Extreme drought, heat, winds and lightning...

The children cheer after Maria helps them through a thunderstorm.

“The Sound of Music” makes its way to the Wakefield stage

Sienna Stock, News Editor December 6, 2019

The Wakefield High School Theater begins its production of the critically acclaimed play, “The Sound of Music” for its 20th anniversary. The play will be showing from Dec. 5-7 and will be charging...

The fair's colored lights shine on a cloudy night.

Local culture adds significance to the NC State Fair

Jasanee Killins, Staff Writer November 7, 2019

With mind-boggling rides, otherworldly foods and agrarian excellence as far as the eye can see, the North Carolina State Fair earns a mountain’s worth of crowds annually, thanks to the spontaneity of...

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