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A view of the construction site of Le Centre Brown on May 1, 2024. (Lucy Randall/International Dateline)
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TEDxWIS speakers from left to right: Sowmya Pelluru, Cristina Pombo, Dr. Afua Banful, Dr. Samuel H. Houston Jr., Desmond Dunham, Alaina Kupec and Pawel Swiatek. (Rebecca Matushek/International Dateline)
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Tregaron Construction: Everything You Should Know
A view of the construction site of Le Centre Brown on May 1, 2024. (Lucy Randall/International Dateline)
Tregaron Construction: Everything You Should Know
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A graphic depicting the soccer field and new science building. The battle for the building has been ongoing for 12 years and construction will finally begin in June 2023. (Courtesy of Suzanna Jemsby)
Students React to Ongoing Science Building Construction
WIS’ 2017 science building proposal, depicting the plaza which would’ve replaced the sloped parking area. This plan was rejected by the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB), primarily due to the building’s visibility from Macomb Street. (Michael Vergason/Landscape Architects, Ltd.)
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The Big Transition: How Social Dynamics Change in Sixth Grade
An image of an All Gender Restroom sign. The Middle School ISU is working on implementing more gender-neutral bathrooms. (Anna Orso/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
‘Gender Inclusive, Not Gender Exclusive’: Middle School ISU’s Fight for Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
(Isabel Robbins/International Dateline)
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U.S. voters going to the polls (Courtesy of Trong Khiem Nguyen)
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"Stop Project 2025" banner at a protest outside the Heritage Foundation. This policy proposal is receiving increased attention during the 2024 election. (Elvert Barnes/Flickr)
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Graffiti illustrating the Palestinian flag and “Free Gaza,” tagged on the William Howard Taft Bridge. This graffiti was later removed. (Sophia Jones/International Dateline)
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Buck’s wedding in November 1993 (Courtesy of Colin Buck)
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Upper school history teacher, subject coordinator, and EE coordinator Don Boehm is leaving WIS to teach at the French American International School in San Francisco. (Courtesy of Freed Photography)
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A view of the construction site of Le Centre Brown on May 1, 2024. (Lucy Randall/International Dateline)
Tregaron Construction: Everything You Should Know
The flags surrounding the WIS primary school gym, a welcoming symbol of WIS’ international mission. (Lucy Randall/International Dateline)
The Primary School Flags: A Nod to WIS’s Diverse Community
The WIS faculty in front of the Mansion on the Tregaron campus. Though the upper school faculty has diversity, there are still gaps present. (Courtesy of Cheryl Tanski)
A Look Into Diversity Disparities in the Upper School Faculty
The Tower of Faces at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C. The middle school English department is using resources from the museum to educate students about the Holocaust in their new unit on "The Devil's Arithmetic." (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
‘We Shouldn’t Have Been Caught Off Guard’: School Responds to Lack of Holocaust Education
Scene from "The Diary of Anne Frank." The play that was removed from the middle school curriculum, eliminating all gradewide Holocaust education at WIS. (Wikimedia Commons)
Removal of “The Diary of Anne Frank” Ends WIS’s Last Element of Gradewide Holocaust Education
Demonstrators protesting at the 2017 Women's March in D.C. Among the crowd were WIS students, who are now advocating for sexual education reform. (Meg Kelly/NPR)
Upper School Students Push for Sexual Education Reform
Map by Beka Tatham. Photos courtesy of Camila Levey (Ward 1), Beka Tatham (2), David Allen (3), Naomi Breuer (4), Beka Tatham (5), Rose Boehm (6), Aniekan Udofia (7) and Austin Graff/Washingtion Post (8).
Senior Gift Divides Class of 2020 and Administration on Handling Racism at WIS
An American football on an open field. The sport is not offered at WIS despite its popularity around the rest of the country. (Eierschneider/Flickr)
WIS Weighs the Costs and Challenges of Adding American Football to its Sports Program
(Courtesy of Cheryl Tanski)
Spring Athletics Recap: Reflecting on a Season of Achievement and Community
Jake Drimmer playing for GrandSlam Baseball in 2023. Drimmer has committed to play baseball at Oberlin College, beginning in the fall of 2024. (Courtesy of Jake Drimmer)
Jake Drimmer: A Family Legacy Fuels Oberlin’s Newest Baseball Talent
From left to right: Sophomores Patrick Kaufmann, Abigail Dauchy, and Senior Henri Greamo participating in their respective sports
The Unseen Sports of WIS: Highlighting the Athletes Beyond the Red Devils
Eighth-grader Zaid Zamani after winning the Indoor Doubles Championship Hosted by Virginia Beach Tennis. (Courtesy of Zaid Zamani)
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JD Vance holding a speech at a political rally in Arizona. He is the author of the 2016 novel "Hillbilly Elegy" which inspired the Netflix movie by the same name. (Gage Skidmore/Openverse)
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Conan Gray (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
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Class of 2024 Isabella Duchovny (left) and Elektra Gea-Sereti (right). (Courtesy of Francesca Recanatini)
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Members of the WIS Community Respond to Donald Trump Quotes

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November 18, 2016

Teachers and students within the WIS community respond to quotes said by Donald Trump, a US presidential candidate, surrounding the subjects of women, Muslims, climate change, democracy and immigrants.

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