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West Orange High School Winter Guard
Winter Guard: An Unspoken Art
WOHS Welcomes its Newest Dean: Lmani Viney
WOHS Welcomes its Newest Dean: Lmani Viney
The Surge in HBCUs
The Surge in HBCUs
"How Love Goes" Graces the West Orange High School Stage
“How Love Goes” Graces the West Orange High School Stage
WOHS's Newest AP Course: AP African American Studies
WOHS’s Newest AP Course: AP African American Studies
West Orange Diwali Festival 2024
West Orange Diwali Festival 2024
West Orange High School Students Walk for Palestine
West Orange High School Students Walk for Palestine
West Orange's favorite turkey prances around despite being hit by a dart.
Turkules: The Turkey Who Enchanted West Orange
Residents Left in the Lurch after the West Orange Public Library Pushes Completion Date- Again
Residents Left in the Lurch after the West Orange Public Library Pushes Completion Date- Again
Montclair Pride 2023
Montclair Pride 2023
The Stories That Will Define Formula 1 in 2025
The Stories That Will Define Formula 1 in 2025
Everyone Watches Women's Sport
Everyone Watches Women’s Sport
The cheerleaders at the girls basketball vs Morristown game (2/28/2025).
WOHS Basketball Cheer Team
West Orange High School Winter Guard
Winter Guard: An Unspoken Art
Hurts and Lynn posing doing the Delta Sigma Theta sign and the Omega Psi Phi sign.
Jalen Hurts and his All Female Team
Nine student-athletes from lacrosse, soccer, and basketball signed at West Orange High School on November 13, 2024.
Class of 2025 Signing Day at WOHS
Committed: Jake Jeffay to Hobart University
Committed: Jake Jeffay to Hobart University
Committed: Ricardo Camacho to Monroe College
Committed: Ricardo Camacho to Monroe College
Image via Dylan Wilkes
Committed: Dylan Wilkes
Image via Olivia Prescott
Committed: Olivia Prescott
The Family Found in the Loneliest Sport
The Family Found in the Loneliest Sport
The track and field team take a group photo at the 2023 Winter Sports Media day.
Teamwork Makes the Dreamwork
Swim teams enjoy a team dinner before counties.
Diving Deeper into the WOHS Swim Team
En-garde Into the Fencing Season
En-garde Into the Fencing Season
Girls Volleyball named Conference Champions!
Girls Volleyball named Conference Champions!
Beyoncé, Album of the Year, and the Subtle Persistence of Racism in the Grammy Awards
Beyoncé, Album of the Year, and the Subtle Persistence of Racism in the Grammy Awards
Misogynoir
Misogynoir
The Importance of Mental Health in Athletes
The Importance of Mental Health in Athletes
The Female Athlete Triad
The Female Athlete Triad
Dear Jo Koy: Sexism Isn't Comedy
Dear Jo Koy: Sexism Isn’t Comedy
Deportation Throughout the United States
Deportation Throughout the United States
The Surge in HBCUs
The Surge in HBCUs
Universal Dance Association College Nationals 2025
Universal Dance Association College Nationals 2025
The Struggle of Hawaiian Culture Survival
The Struggle of Hawaiian Culture Survival
Trump signs a stack of executive order on the evening of his inauguration
What to Expect: The Environment under the Trump Administration
Deportation Throughout the United States
Deportation Throughout the United States
The Surge in HBCUs
The Surge in HBCUs
Universal Dance Association College Nationals 2025
Universal Dance Association College Nationals 2025
The Struggle of Hawaiian Culture Survival
The Struggle of Hawaiian Culture Survival
Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene
War in Gaza Overshadows War in Ukraine
War in Gaza Overshadows War in Ukraine
Drones over New Jersey
Drones over New Jersey
A Ukrainian soldier retreats through a snowy forest after firing a propelled grenade.
New Dynamics in the Russia-Ukraine War
The Israel-Lebanon Conflict
The Israeli Hamas War
The Israeli Hamas War
Trump signs a stack of executive order on the evening of his inauguration
What to Expect: The Environment under the Trump Administration
Governor Murphy Phone Ban Disconnects Him From the Youth
Governor Murphy Phone Ban Disconnects Him From the Youth
Donald Trump (L), Vince Mcmahon (R) facing off in a press conference in 2007.
Vince McMahon and Donald Trump: A Billion Dollar Friendship
2024 Was Harris' Failure, Not the Democrats 
2024 Was Harris’ Failure, Not the Democrats 
What will Kamala Harris do now?
What will Kamala Harris do now?
Breakfast Club (1985)
The Breakfast Club: 40 Years Of The Teen Experience
Ye West and Bianca Censori together in 2024.
Censori and West… Ye or Nay?
Women in Pop Music
Women in Pop Music
Golden Women in Old Hollywood
Golden Women in Old Hollywood
One Of Them Days in Celebration of Women's History Month
One Of Them Days in Celebration of Women’s History Month
West Orange High School Winter Guard
Winter Guard: An Unspoken Art
Poetry Is Not That Bad
Poetry Is Not That Bad
Into The Woods
Into The Woods
The Show Must Go On at WOHS
The Show Must Go On at WOHS
My Last Musical
My Last Musical
A Guide to Help You Get Into Your Dream School
A Guide to Help You Get Into Your Dream School
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: Friends, Crushes, and Significant Others
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: Friends, Crushes, and Significant Others
A New Orleans Voodoo Museum
Haitian Cultural Voodoo
New Year, New You: How to be Make 2025 Your Most Productive Year Yet
New Year, New You: How to be Make 2025 Your Most Productive Year Yet
History of Hanukkah
History of Hanukkah
Asian Hate
Asian Hate
CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 08: Members of Waihirere from Gisborne perform during the Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival 2015 at Hagley Park on March 8, 2015 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The National Kapa Haka festival is a biennial event celebrating Māori traditional performing arts. (original article on Block Hotel)
AAPI Month: The Māori Culture
Addressing the Gap: The Importance of Including AAPI Representation in Children's Books
Addressing the Gap: The Importance of Including AAPI Representation in Children’s Books
Moana Succeeds in Cash and Fails in Representation
Moana Succeeds in Cash and Fails in Representation
Representation in Hollywood and Why Avantika is Receiving Backlash
Representation in Hollywood and Why Avantika is Receiving Backlash
Shirley Chisholm was a notable politician who was the first black woman to run for president.
Women in Office
Honoring Women's History Month
Honoring Women’s History Month
Women in Pop Music
Women in Pop Music
Women in Royalty
Women in Royalty
The Woman Who Braved LA’s Crime Scene
The Woman Who Braved LA’s Crime Scene
A New Chapter: Diverse Leadership Redefines West Orange Public Schools
A New Chapter: Diverse Leadership Redefines West Orange Public Schools
Black Inventors
Black Inventors
The Surge in HBCUs
The Surge in HBCUs
SAY THEIR NAMES
SAY THEIR NAMES
Intersectional Environmentalism and Black History
Intersectional Environmentalism and Black History

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Natalie Nevins

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor

Natalie Nevins is the Features Editor of the Pioneer. Natalie can be reached at natalienevins@westorangeschools.org

All content by Natalie Nevins
Leaving Home

Leaving Home

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor
June 12, 2020

[Video] WOHS Class of 2020 Offers Inspirational Words to Their Classmates

Tyra Hughes, Co Editor in Chief
May 28, 2020
Capping It All Off

Capping It All Off

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor
May 27, 2020
Covid-19 Personal Reflection

Covid-19 Personal Reflection

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor
April 24, 2020
ZOOMing Our Way Through Quarantine

ZOOMing Our Way Through Quarantine

Natalie Nevins, Features editor
April 7, 2020
New & Improved Graduation for Class of 2020!

New & Improved Graduation for Class of 2020!

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor
April 1, 2020
Play Unify

Play Unify

Natalie Nevins, Feature Editor
March 6, 2020
BHM: The Amazing Ailey

BHM: The Amazing Ailey

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor
February 21, 2020

Club Corner Spotlight: Yearbook

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor
February 7, 2020

Mountaineer of the Month: Shyleea Ryan

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor
February 7, 2020
Club Corner Spotlight: Yearbook

Club Corner Spotlight: Yearbook

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor
January 27, 2020
The Rush of Disney Plus

The Rush of Disney Plus

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor
December 16, 2019

Pinning West Orange Wrestling for the New Season

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor
December 16, 2019
Members of the Teen Pep in the auditorium during the "Let's Wait Awhile" outreach

Virginity Rocks! And So Does Safe Sex

Natalie Nevins, Features Editor
November 27, 2019
Getting to Know Your WOHS Valedictorian Anika Fernandes

Getting to Know Your WOHS Valedictorian Anika Fernandes

Natalie Nevins, Feature Editor
November 14, 2019
Addition of Animal Behavior at WOHS

Addition of Animal Behavior at WOHS

Natalie Nevins, Featured Teacher and Club Corner Editor
November 6, 2019
Overtime Thrillers & Consecutive Wins Set West Orange Boys Soccer Back on Track for Championship Run

Overtime Thrillers & Consecutive Wins Set West Orange Boys Soccer Back on Track for Championship Run

Natalie Nevins, Featured Teacher and Club Corner Editor
October 14, 2019
Meet the Staff: Kiley Capstraw

Meet the Staff: Kiley Capstraw

Natalie Nevins
September 17, 2019
Ex- That’s So Raven Star Kyle Massey Sued After Alleged Sexual Relations With a Minor

Ex- That’s So Raven Star Kyle Massey Sued After Alleged Sexual Relations With a Minor

Natalie Nevins, Student Journalist
April 8, 2019
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