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From Service to Saxophones – A Sweet Sophomore Trip to NOLA
"It's just a joke": students call out racism and discrimination at WIS
“It’s just a joke”: students call out racism and discrimination at WIS
Courtesy of Charity Blackwell (https://charityblackwell.com/)
Breath by breath: Charity Blackwell and the “power of spoken word”
Photos courtesy of Rupert Wallace, Luca Cruz, Bramm Rubin, Makram Bakhache, Bryn Soven, Nico Murnick and Martin Ferreira-Uribe
A smile to remember: Honoring Jack Hair
Textbooks stacked on top of each other (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International)
Excellence redefined? The debate over WIS’s GPA thresholds
A panoramic view of the inside building area from a balcony. Here is where the Four Square Garden will be built. (Selena Said/International Dateline)
Construction Advances Steadily at WIS Tregaron
A view of the construction site of Le Centre Brown on May 1, 2024. (Lucy Randall/International Dateline)
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
The Dacha en route to its new home outside the Senior Lounge. Its relocation is part of the WIS plan for a new science building. (Tindra Jemsby/International Dateline)
In Photos: The Dacha’s Relocation
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
Primary school students playing soccer at Tregaron on Homecoming on Sept. 16. The transition from primary school to middle school can cause changes in students' social lives. (Martina Tognato Guáqueta/International Dateline)
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)
Reflecting on the Rally for Abortion Justice
WIS’ Middle School Bullying Protocol: Room For Improvement
WIS’ Middle School Bullying Protocol: Room For Improvement
Easy Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Easy Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
"Remembering Mozote" by alison.mckellar is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Salvadoran Children: The Forgotten Victims of the State of Exception
(Flickr/Sasha Maksymenko)
Kyiv’s Coldest Winter: Inside Russia’s Campaign Against Heat and Power
Flag of Morocco, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. United Nations flag, photo by sanjitbakshi, via Wikimedia Commons. Demonstration in Madrid in support of Western Sahara's self-determination (2006), via Wikimedia Commons.
Morocco’s Autonomy Plan Masks Colonial Control as Compromise
Stripping Away the American Dream: The Consequences of the Exclusive Citizenship Act
Stripping Away the American Dream: The Consequences of the Exclusive Citizenship Act
The Great American Brain Drain: How Politics Is Driving U.S. Researchers Out
The Great American Brain Drain: How Politics Is Driving U.S. Researchers Out
6 Things to Do in D.C. in the Winter!
6 Things to Do in D.C. in the Winter!
The Resurgence of Resistance in D.C.: From “Sandwich Guy” to ICE Notices
The Resurgence of Resistance in D.C.: From “Sandwich Guy” to ICE Notices
10 Activities to Get Started With Fall
10 Activities to Get Started With Fall
The vibrant sunset, festive holiday market, and iconic National Christmas Tree showcase Washington, D.C.’s seasonal charm, offering magical winter moments. (Courtesy of Victoria Pineda)
Holiday Dates Around D.C.
Rally outside the White House following Trump's 2020 loss. The fight for the White House in 2024 has involved heavy campaigning on social media. (Ted Eytan/Flickr)
Redefining Strategies to Engage Gen Z: 2024 Presidential Candidates
(CC Public Domain)
Shift for junior IB students: language A individual orals experience delay
From Handwritten Hopes to 60 Years of WIS: Dorothy Goodman’s Legacy
From Handwritten Hopes to 60 Years of WIS: Dorothy Goodman’s Legacy
Kamryn Lute/New York Post
Chasing a childhood dream: WIS alum Kamryn Lute reaches the Olympic ice in Cortina
The Workday Begins at Mile One
The Workday Begins at Mile One
Carina Gonzalez's rows on the Potomac River. The WIS Senior is excited to join her future team: The Saint Mary's College of California Gaels
WIS Senior Makes Waves with College Rowing Commitment
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
McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team Driver Oscar Piastri driving at the 2025 Japan Grand Prix. (Liauzh/Wikimedia Commons)
What You Should Know for the 2026 F1 Season!
Seven players from the Girls Varsity Basketball team. (Courtesy of Amelia Jones)
From grit to glory: The story behind the Girls Varsity Basketball Team’s success
Carina Gonzalez's rows on the Potomac River. The WIS Senior is excited to join her future team: The Saint Mary's College of California Gaels
WIS Senior Makes Waves with College Rowing Commitment
We are the Champions: The Triumph of the WIS Boys Varsity Soccer Team
We are the Champions: The Triumph of the WIS Boys Varsity Soccer Team
The Heisman Trophy 2025: Who will be crowned College Football’s most outstanding player?
The Heisman Trophy 2025: Who will be crowned College Football’s most outstanding player?
Carter Samuel/International Dateline
Rolling Through Recovery: A Disneyland Visit on Wheels
This chart displays data from a survey sent to the WIS Upper School on Feb. 3, 2026. It received 60 responses.
Why we, yes WE, have to read the news
Layers upon layers of ice were a defining feature of the East Coast's latest cold snap. While this may look like it contests global warming arguments, this extreme cold can actually be linked to the ongoing climate crisis. (Lucy Randall/International Dateline)
Yes, Global Warming Still Exists
Animated display of a teacher explaining financial concepts. (4.0 International (CC BY 4.0))
Classroom to real life: Building financial literacy at WIS
Stranger Things Season 5: The End of Good Television
Stranger Things Season 5: The End of Good Television
Carter Samuel/International Dateline
Rolling Through Recovery: A Disneyland Visit on Wheels
This chart displays data from a survey sent to the WIS Upper School on Feb. 3, 2026. It received 60 responses.
Why we, yes WE, have to read the news
Layers upon layers of ice were a defining feature of the East Coast's latest cold snap. While this may look like it contests global warming arguments, this extreme cold can actually be linked to the ongoing climate crisis. (Lucy Randall/International Dateline)
Yes, Global Warming Still Exists
Animated display of a teacher explaining financial concepts. (4.0 International (CC BY 4.0))
Classroom to real life: Building financial literacy at WIS
Stranger Things Season 5: The End of Good Television
Stranger Things Season 5: The End of Good Television
(Courtesy of True Value Metrics)
Dissecting the WIS Dress Code
WIS Juniors Studying in Davies Hall (Image Courtesy of Zachary Roberts)
How Safe is Hybrid Learning?
Dateline's Response to Washington Post Column
Dateline’s Response to Washington Post Column
From Sounds to Stories: How WIS First Graders Became Published Authors
From Sounds to Stories: How WIS First Graders Became Published Authors
Letter: Importance of Philanthropy at WIS
A protestor holding a sign with the words "White Privilege" at an event protesting police brutality in Spain. WIS seventh graders recently discussed the notion of white privilege in an English class activity called "privilege math." (Josep Lago/AFP)
Letter: Politics and Privilege in the Middle School Classroom
Letter: WIS Fails to Uphold Its Inclusive Values
Letter: WIS Fails to Uphold Its Inclusive Values
Letter: In Response to "Trump: The Modern-Day Hitler"
Letter: In Response to “Trump: The Modern-Day Hitler”
Courtesy of Creative Commons Media
Noah Kahan bridges heartbreak and hope in new single “The Great Divide”
By Frederick Sandys - Google Cultural Institute, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42530630
An early look into the Upper School play, “Medea”
On Repeat: Our Favorite Songs and Movies of the Year
On Repeat: Our Favorite Songs and Movies of the Year
The official Apple Music announcement of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX Halftime Show. (Alex Wroblewski distributed through AFP via Getty Images/Chicago Crusader)
Touchdowns, Tunes and Tension: Bad Bunny As Super Bowl Performer Sparks Debate
Loew’s Palace Theater, D.C.'s first movie theater.
Curtain Call? The Uncertain Future of Movie Theaters
Falafel Inc: The Flavorful Future
Falafel Inc: The Flavorful Future
Reviewing Holiday Drinks in D.C.
Reviewing Holiday Drinks in D.C.
Fresh Baguette's selection of pastries (Oliver Dashwood/International Dateline)
Review of Fresh Baguette’s Newest Location in Cleveland Park
The macarons on display at Olivia Macaron, located in Georgetown. The patisserie has a wide range of flavors to explore, from standard chocolate to lychee rose raspberry. (Tindra Jemsby/International Dateline)
Pastry Review: WIS Parent Masters the Art of Macarons
The Braccialarghe family enjoying their first family Thanksgiving celebration and their first time making the turkey themselves. (Courtesy of Sofia Braccialarghe)
Thanksgiving: WIS Edition
BuzzFeed: Based On Your Choices, We Will Tell You Which IB Course You Should Take Higher Level
BuzzFeed: Based On Your Choices, We Will Tell You Which IB Course You Should Take Higher Level
Holiday-Themed Teacher Lookalikes
Holiday-Themed Teacher Lookalikes
Team Jeremiah or Conrad?
Team Jeremiah or Conrad?
Overheard @ WIS: Teacher Edition
Overheard @ WIS: Teacher Edition
WIS Connections Game
WIS Connections Game
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From Service to Saxophones – A Sweet Sophomore Trip to NOLA
Kiera Kumar, WIS News Editor • June 1, 2026

The week before spring break was travel-heavy for many WIS students. The sophomore class, in particular, traveled to New Orleans, La, for WIS’s classic five-day trip of service and festivities.  DAY 1: Day one began with a very early 4:00 am wake-up and journey down south from Baltimore...

(CC Public Domain)
Shift for junior IB students: language A individual orals experience delay
Chloé Enstad, Director of Operations
"It's just a joke": students call out racism and discrimination at WIS
“It’s just a joke”: students call out racism and discrimination at WIS
Eden Christian, Global/D.C. News Editor
BuzzFeed: Based On Your Choices, We Will Tell You Which IB Course You Should Take Higher Level
BuzzFeed: Based On Your Choices, We Will Tell You Which IB Course You Should Take Higher Level
Tindra Jemsby, Editor-in-Chief
"Remembering Mozote" by alison.mckellar is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Salvadoran Children: The Forgotten Victims of the State of Exception
Eden Christian
From Handwritten Hopes to 60 Years of WIS: Dorothy Goodman’s Legacy
From Handwritten Hopes to 60 Years of WIS: Dorothy Goodman’s Legacy
Tindra Jemsby, Editor-in-Chief
WIS News
Courtesy of Charity Blackwell (https://charityblackwell.com/)
Breath by breath: Charity Blackwell and the “power of spoken word”
Mahina H Diaz-Asper, Publications Editor • March 17, 2026

February 11 is not just a landmark moment in Black History Month — marking Nelson Mandela’s release from prison in 1990 after 27 years, a turning point in the end of South African apartheid — but also a notable day for the WIS community. On this...

Photos courtesy of Rupert Wallace, Luca Cruz, Bramm Rubin, Makram Bakhache, Bryn Soven, Nico Murnick and Martin Ferreira-Uribe
A smile to remember: Honoring Jack Hair
Cate Taylor, Editor-in-Chief
Textbooks stacked on top of each other (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International)
Excellence redefined? The debate over WIS’s GPA thresholds
Amana Zaman and Eden Christian
The Return of 3100 Club!!
The Return of 3100 Club!!
Sabine Crawford, Backpage Editor
Club Briefs: Culture and Affinity Clubs at WIS
Club Briefs: Culture and Affinity Clubs at WIS
Sophia Li, WIS News Editor
Features
Kamryn Lute/New York Post
Chasing a childhood dream: WIS alum Kamryn Lute reaches the Olympic ice in Cortina
Dahlia Apple • March 13, 2026

Kamryn Lute always dreamed of competing in short track speed skating at the Olympics. While most athletic kids share this ambition, this WIS alumnus actually made it and competed in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy.  Lute was a WIS lifer until...

The Workday Begins at Mile One
The Workday Begins at Mile One
Lydia Volynets, Staff Writer
Carina Gonzalez's rows on the Potomac River. The WIS Senior is excited to join her future team: The Saint Mary's College of California Gaels
WIS Senior Makes Waves with College Rowing Commitment
Lucy Randall, Managing Editor
A Golden Addition: WIS Welcomes Ms. Golden to the Psychology and History Department
A Golden Addition: WIS Welcomes Ms. Golden to the Psychology and History Department
Mahina H Diaz-Asper, Publications Editor
One Trip, One Story: Interview in an Uber
One Trip, One Story: Interview in an Uber
Sabine Crawford, Staff Writer
Sports
McLaren Mastercard Formula 1 Team Driver Oscar Piastri driving at the 2025 Japan Grand Prix. (Liauzh/Wikimedia Commons)
What You Should Know for the 2026 F1 Season!
Selena Said, Managing Editor • March 18, 2026
Seven players from the Girls Varsity Basketball team. (Courtesy of Amelia Jones)
From grit to glory: The story behind the Girls Varsity Basketball Team’s success
Cate Taylor, Editor-in-Chief • March 13, 2026
Op-Ed
Carter Samuel/International Dateline
Rolling Through Recovery: A Disneyland Visit on Wheels
Carter Samuel, Sports Editor • March 28, 2026

I recently experienced my first breakage of a bone, a fracture on the fourth metatarsal (mid foot bones between toes and ankle) of my left foot,...

This chart displays data from a survey sent to the WIS Upper School on Feb. 3, 2026. It received 60 responses.
Why we, yes WE, have to read the news
Mahina H Diaz-Asper, Publications Editor
Layers upon layers of ice were a defining feature of the East Coast's latest cold snap. While this may look like it contests global warming arguments, this extreme cold can actually be linked to the ongoing climate crisis. (Lucy Randall/International Dateline)
Yes, Global Warming Still Exists
Lucy Randall, Managing Editor
Animated display of a teacher explaining financial concepts. (4.0 International (CC BY 4.0))
Classroom to real life: Building financial literacy at WIS
Amana Zaman, 9/10 Class Editor
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Global News
(Flickr/Sasha Maksymenko)
Kyiv’s Coldest Winter: Inside Russia’s Campaign Against Heat and Power
Lydia Volynets, Staff Writer • March 26, 2026
Flag of Morocco, via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain. United Nations flag, photo by sanjitbakshi, via Wikimedia Commons. Demonstration in Madrid in support of Western Sahara's self-determination (2006), via Wikimedia Commons.
Morocco’s Autonomy Plan Masks Colonial Control as Compromise
Eden Christian • February 11, 2026