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Treble choir sings for the first time on the new wireless mic system. This concert was on Tuesday, May 14, and was the last concert of the 2023-24 school year.

The choir program performs a final concert, says goodbye to a year they can be proud of

May 22, 2024

As another Windsor High School academic year comes to an end, the final set of fine arts performances has concluded for 2023-2024 school year, a bittersweet but exciting moment for freshmen and seniors...

AP Biology students dissect frogs as a final exam

Tristyn Bruning, Co-editor May 22, 2024

Finals week is never an easy time, especially in advanced classes, but this year, as a reward for finishing the course and the year, AP biology students earned the privilege to dissect frogs as their final...

Raven Bowman (12), Lauren Huntsman (12), Hanna McKay (11) and Mykalah Lulich (11) sit at the yearbook distribution booth on Wednesday, May 15, during the signing party. The staff spent all year creating the book and sold more than 785 books. (Kerri Cassity)

Yearbook staff finishes book, holds signing party

Oliver Bilotte, Reporter May 16, 2024

Taught by Kjersten Johnson (staff), the yearbook class spends the majority of the year creating the school's yearbook. Students interview students, take photos and write stories to fill the yearbook. “It's...

A shark lies on the worktable before students in the ag department dissect it. This activity was designed to help students get hands-on experience working with an actual animal.

Vet science students dive into a fun and interactive shark dissection

Haleigh Haddon, Reporter May 16, 2024

The vet science class has had a lot of hands-on experiences, but last week they took it a step further and brought sharks into the classroom for students to dissect. The students were split into groups...

Shannon Cooney (12) and Peter Toms (12) smile for their first and last senior sunrise. Graduation is on Sunday, May 26, at Blue Arena.

Fun-filled farewell: Exploring the exciting activities planned for seniors’ last week

Adyson Roles, Reporter May 16, 2024

Senior year is best known as the last year of high school, where the oldest students in high school move on with their lives to venture into being adults. Along with the stressful aspects that senior year...

Rize Simmons (11) performs Songs for the People by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper at the national Poetry Out Loud competition on Wednesday, May 1. He won the state competition on March 11, qualifying him for nationals in D.C. (James Kegley, Poetry Out Loud)

Rize Simmons wins state Poetry Out Loud Competition, performs at nationals

Tristyn Bruning, Co-editor May 5, 2024

"I am the Smoke King … I am black!" "The Song of the Smoke" by W.E.B. Du Bois is the piece that Rize Simmons (11) chose to perform for the school Poetry Out Loud competition that moved everyone in the...

The team celebrates after Tatum Gentry (09) scores a goal against Evergreen High School on March 26, 2024. With five goals, Gentry is tied with Braely Martinez (10) for the teams top goal scorer.

Girls soccer thrives after a difficult start to the season, winning their last five games

Tristyn Bruning, Co-editor April 27, 2024

The girls soccer team has started off the season with some unfortunate injuries and difficult opponents, but they're making strides at becoming a family.  Taking on some new faces, both new to the...

Students in Jessica Teals (staff) design seminar class work hard on their prom creations, refurbishing a piece of decor from the Sadies dance. They based their new design on the Disney movie Tangled, this years prom theme.

Students, teachers join forces to create unforgettable prom experiences

Adyson Roles, Reporter April 26, 2024

The end of the school year is filled with exciting events on the horizon. In particular, WHS's prom. Taking place on May 4, prom has juniors, seniors and their guests getting their dresses and suits ready...

Taylor Royse (11) texts her friends on her flip phone in advisory class. Royse switched to a flip phone to escape from the addictive feelings social media gave her.

Social Media: Its effects and what we can do to lessen them

Claire Boyer, Reporter April 24, 2024

Taylor Royse (11) sits quietly in her advisory class, smiling when her friend next to her tells a joke, working on her schoolwork. Like most teens, Royse also likes to text her friends during this study...

Photo courtesy: Disney+

Who is the best Spider-Man?

Maya Brasch, Reporter April 15, 2024

Gabby Overholt (12) plays the timpani at the Veterans Day Assembly on Nov. 10, 2023. Overholt has been a part of percussion since the fourth grade and plans on continuing that passion  through college, hopefully making a career out of it.

Senior embodies the drive of arts students

Oliver Lodato, Co-Editor April 11, 2024

To use one's talents to strive for both excellence and joy in their endeavors. This is something that is hard to achieve; it takes the maturity to realize that if something is wanted, it takes the drive...

Opal Schlessman (12), Libby Lightfoot (12) and Sage Anderson (12) sing Shine Like the Sun during the Act 1 finale of 9 to 5. The shows music and lyrics were written by Dolly Parton.

Thespians prepare for upcoming show: Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’

Shyre Hodson, Reporter April 11, 2024

Students involved in theater share the American dream of working 9 to 5 in the upcoming show.  Oliver Lodato (10) joined Windsor theater with experience in productions not at Windsor. While Lodato...

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