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Down the Rabbit Hole with Rocio Urquia:
Down the Rabbit Hole with Rocio Urquia:
The PSAT
The PSAT
What Is Happening With the Wi-Fi?
What Is Happening With the Wi-Fi?
Cheering for Improved School Spirit
Cheering for Improved School Spirit
The Masquerade
The Masquerade
An Interview with Ms. Roxas
An Interview with Ms. Roxas
One-on-One with Ms. Manning
One-on-One with Ms. Manning
An Interview with Mrs. Sullivan
An Interview with Mr.Du
An Interview with Mr.Du
An Interview With Mrs. Harvat
An Interview With Mrs. Harvat
Students thrift clothes at Fight For Greens Clothing Swap event
Swapping Out Fast Fashion for Sustainability
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A Look Into Screenwriters Society
A Look Into Screenwriter’s Society
Join the Lunchtime Mentors Club!
Join the Lunchtime Mentors Club!
Club Corner Spotlight: Yearbook
Club Corner Spotlight: Yearbook
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Teen Pep! What’s It All About?
Teen Pep! What’s It All About?
Join the Pioneer! For the Students, By the Students
Join the Pioneer! For the Students, By the Students
A Preview of Modern America Through the Media
A Preview of Modern America Through the Media
Course Selection Spotlight: Newspaper 
Course Selection Spotlight: Newspaper 
Anya Dillard: The Civil Activist of Tomorrow
Anya Dillard: The Civil Activist of Tomorrow
Mountaineer of the Month: Shyleea Ryan
A Star in the Making: Mikaili Ector
A Star in the Making: Mikaili Ector
Mountaineer of the Month: Kaya Schultz
Mountaineer of the Month: Kaya Schultz
Mountaineer of the Month: Louis Kravits
Mountaineer of the Month: Louis Kravits
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Committed: Dylan Wilkes
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Committed: Olivia Prescott
Committed: Abigail Nolan
Committed: Abigail Nolan
Committed: Matthew Bove
Committed: Matthew Bove
COMMITED: Jayson Raines- Stanford University
COMMITED: Jayson Raines- Stanford University
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Senior Dues Deadlines Are Approaching!
Combat Senioritis: Ways To Stay Focused
Combat Senioritis: Ways To Stay Focused
High Schoolers Making Major Decisions
High Schoolers Making Major Decisions
One Last Goodbye
One Last Goodbye
Leaving Home
Leaving Home
Aaron Judge Makes His Mark in History
Aaron Judge Makes His Mark in History
Varsity Boys Soccer Take the Pitch!
Varsity Boys Soccer Take the Pitch!
Cheering for Improved School Spirit
Cheering for Improved School Spirit
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Quick Tips for Athletes Who Want to be Recruited to Play at the Next Level
The West Orange High School Sports Media Association encourages eligible student athletes to register to vote and help them achieve their goal of having 100% of eligible student athletes register to vote during High School Voter Registration Week
WOHS Sports Media Association Launches Voter Registration Campaign
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Committed: Dylan Wilkes
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Committed: Olivia Prescott
WOHS Lacrosse Stars Celebrate Signing Day
WOHS Lacrosse Stars Celebrate Signing Day
Committed: Abigail Nolan
Committed: Abigail Nolan
Committed: Matthew Bove
Committed: Matthew Bove
Trick or Trash? The real impact Halloween has on the planet
Trick or Trash? The real impact Halloween has on the planet
The Internet’s War Over Halle Bailey’s Little Mermaid
The Internet’s War Over Halle Bailey’s Little Mermaid
Horror Movie Hot Takes
Horror Movie Hot Takes
My First March: Marching for Damien Lopez
My First March: Marching for Damien Lopez
Spirituality: The Basics
Spirituality: The Basics
Bidens State of the Union: Crisis Control in Washingston
Biden’s State of the Union: Crisis Control in Washingston
The West Orange High School Sports Media Association encourages eligible student athletes to register to vote and help them achieve their goal of having 100% of eligible student athletes register to vote during High School Voter Registration Week
WOHS Sports Media Association Launches Voter Registration Campaign
Political Duels Create Election Trouble
Political Duels Create Election Trouble
The Meaning and History Behind the Swastika
The Meaning and History Behind the Swastika
Craziest Laws in The United States
Craziest Laws in The United States
Recent Shooting In West Orange
Recent Shooting In West Orange
Bidens State of the Union: Crisis Control in Washingston
Biden’s State of the Union: Crisis Control in Washingston
New Jersey Self-Service Gas
New Jersey Self-Service Gas
WO’s First-Ever Short Film Festival
WO’s First-Ever Short Film Festival
West Orange Public School District names Dr. C. Lauren Schoen Interim Superintendent of Schools
West Orange Public School District names Dr. C. Lauren Schoen Interim Superintendent of Schools
Recent Shooting In West Orange
Recent Shooting In West Orange
New Jersey Self-Service Gas
New Jersey Self-Service Gas
WO’s First-Ever Short Film Festival
WO’s First-Ever Short Film Festival
West Orange Public School District names Dr. C. Lauren Schoen Interim Superintendent of Schools
West Orange Public School District names Dr. C. Lauren Schoen Interim Superintendent of Schools
The Student Body’s Response to Cascone’s Abrupt Resignation
The Student Body’s Response to Cascone’s Abrupt Resignation
Bidens State of the Union: Crisis Control in Washingston
Biden’s State of the Union: Crisis Control in Washingston
Inflation & Me
Inflation & Me
In the Wake of the Michigan School Shooting, What’s Happening Next is on People’s Minds
In the Wake of the Michigan School Shooting, What’s Happening Next is on People’s Minds
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, left, and actor Alec Baldwin, right (Image via Getty Images)
One Heck Of A Hollywood Mess
Over 200 Lawsuits Filed in Response to Astroworld Incident
Over 200 Lawsuits Filed in Response to Astroworld Incident
The Meaning and History Behind the Swastika
The Meaning and History Behind the Swastika
Australia has not Reacted Properly to Climate Change, and Everyone Knows It
Australia has not Reacted Properly to Climate Change, and Everyone Knows It
Flooding in Venice, Italy - 13 Nov 2019
What The Decade Taught Us about Global Warming
COVID Precautions at Music Festivals
COVID Precautions at Music Festivals
How to Travel Post-Pandemic
How to Travel Post-Pandemic
The Aftermath of the Pandemic on Teens
The Aftermath of the Pandemic on Teens
WOHS Cheer Team Faces Possible Legal Action After Disregarding Proper COVID-19 Precautions
WOHS Cheer Team Faces Possible Legal Action After Disregarding Proper COVID-19 Precautions
A Season Recap: The NFL and COVID-19
A Season Recap: The NFL and COVID-19
Down the Rabbit Hole with Rocio Urquia:
Down the Rabbit Hole with Rocio Urquia:
“I Love You, You Hate Me” Review
“I Love You, You Hate Me” Review
Why Don’t Worry Darling” Drama is More Thrilling than the Film
Why “Don’t Worry Darling” Drama is More Thrilling than the Film
Halloween Ends Movie Review
“Halloween Ends” Movie Review
Rapper Kendrick Lamar (above) announces long-awaited fourth album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.
Kendrick Lamar Announces New Album: “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”
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
The Growing Trend of Slowed and Reverb Music
The Growing Trend of Slowed and Reverb Music
How to Destress During AP Exam Week
How to Destress During AP Exam Week
How to Celebrate Valentines Day Single
How to Celebrate Valentine’s Day Single
Winter Activities
Winter Activities
Ten Tik Tokers You Should Follow
Ten Tik Tokers You Should Follow
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Iridescence of True Beauty – Part 1: The Base
A portrait of Amanpour taken by Avery Cunliffe
Christiane Amanpour: Reporting on the Global Stage
Chung broke barriers by becoming the first woman to anchor CBS Evening News
Connie Chung: A Pioneer in Her Own Right
A photo of Steinem taken by Lynn Gilbert in 1977
Gloria Steinem: The Feature Feminist
WHM: Jacqueline Woodson
WHM: Jacqueline Woodson
WHM:Amina Anekwe
WHM:Amina Anekwe

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“When you really alive, the ugly is inescapable. It runs in rivers in blood soaked streets. It hangs low in the smoggy cancer-filled air. It floats in the harsh stench of urban decay, ‘cause that’s what the hood is like sometimes and that’s all y’all see about it too. Something dirty. Something rotten.”

WOHS Senior’s Play on Gun Violence Wins Playwriting Contest

December 21, 2020
Olivia Ridley, then freshman, performing Lockdown Procedure on April 20, 2018.

Before Ghost Gun: “Lockdown Procedure” by Olivia Ridley

December 21, 2020
Are Movie Theatres a Soon-To-Be Lost Cause?

Are Movie Theatres a Soon-To-Be Lost Cause?

October 12, 2020
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Meet the Staff: Tyra Hughes

October 1, 2020
Introducing Our New Obituaries Section!

Introducing Our New Obituaries Section!

April 1, 2020

[Video] Readers can now easily access the Pioneer on the go with the Student News Source app, provided by School Newspapers Online.

December 20, 2019
Meet the Staff: Justin Peters

Meet the Staff: Justin Peters

October 2, 2019
Global Overpopulation is Not The Problem

Global Overpopulation is Not The Problem

March 29, 2019
WOHS Voices

WOHS’ Voices

May 29, 2018
2017: A Year in Review

2017: A Year in Review

January 25, 2018
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