Community Colleges: Affordable, Accessible, and Underrated
The end of senior year marks new beginnings for all seniors. As acceptances and rejections roll in, they prepare to start the next chapter of their lives.
Avni Mishra
Avni Mishra is a junior at Washington High School. She grew up in Fremont, California. This is her first year at the paper and she is interested in writing about politics, local businesses, and book/movie reviews. She is also part of Whs DECA and has been doing Indian Semi-Classical dance for the past eight years. She hopes to become a print journalist in the future!
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Are AP Classes Worth the Weight?
Many students mocked the green slip of paper they received recommending that they take no more than two AP courses. When the day for class registration came around, sophomores and juniors stacked on as many APs they could to curate the perfect transcript.
Wrestling with stereotypes: How it feels to be a girl on the wrestling team
As winter sports begin, all athletes are spending long hours after school practicing. Led by Mr. Bowls, Washington’s wrestling team competes at various tournaments across the Bay Area. Historically, wrestling has been a male-dominated sport. In the 2023-24 school year, approximately 82% of students on high schools wrestling teams in America were boys. However, women’s wrestling has been growing in popularity for the past few years, with Juniors Alyse Domingo and Roslyn Turner driving this change at Washington High School.
Phones vs. students: A law fighting against the phone epidemic
In 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom initiated the first part of a major new policy regulating the presence of cell phones at schools in California.
Sabrina Carpenter: The new face of pop?
On August 23, 2024, Sabrina Carpenter released her much awaited album, Short n’ Sweet. This album contains a variety of different songs that explore themes of love and delve into Carpenter’s personal life. The album is also swarmed with controversy after several lyrics seem to publicly attack Carpenter’s supposed ex-lovers, like Shawn Mendes.