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West Orange High School Celebrates 4th Annual Move the Spectrum Event
West Orange High School Celebrates 4th Annual Move the Spectrum Event
Chasing Greatness: Softball Season Starts Now
Chasing Greatness: Softball Season Starts Now
Coach Devore Broadens His Horizons to Lacrosse
Coach Devore Broadens His Horizons to Lacrosse
West Orange High School Boys Tennis Preview
West Orange High School Boys Tennis Preview
West Orange High School Winter Guard
Winter Guard: An Unspoken Art
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
DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT
DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT
Kaitlyn Chen’s Unconventional but Powerful Journey Through Basketball
Kaitlyn Chen’s Unconventional but Powerful Journey Through Basketball
Chasing Greatness: Softball Season Starts Now
Chasing Greatness: Softball Season Starts Now
Coach Devore Broadens His Horizons to Lacrosse
Coach Devore Broadens His Horizons to Lacrosse
West Orange High School Boys Tennis Preview
West Orange High School Boys Tennis Preview
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!
Get OFF Your Phone: Things to do Over Spring Break Instead of Doom Scrolling
Get OFF Your Phone: Things to do Over Spring Break Instead of Doom Scrolling
White Paint, Same Old Message: Beyoncé Levi's Ad was Defaced
White Paint, Same Old Message: Beyoncé Levi’s Ad was Defaced
Dangers of Family Vlogging
Prom: A Capitalist Dream Marketed as a Teen Tradition
Prom: A Capitalist Dream Marketed as a Teen Tradition
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
The Secretive Election: How the Conclave Works
The Secretive Election: How the Conclave Works
Pope Francis Obituary
Pope Francis Obituary
May: A Celebration of Asian Heritage
May: A Celebration of Asian Heritage
Deportation Throughout the United States
Deportation Throughout the United States
The Surge in HBCUs
The Surge in HBCUs
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?
The True Story of Natalia Grace
The True Story of Natalia Grace
Lina-Manuel Miranda's Final Bow as Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton’s Ten Year Anniversary – Everything We Know Right Now
The Pop Producer You’ve Never Heard Of
The Pop Producer You’ve Never Heard Of
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?
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
Sleep Deprivation
Sleep Deprivation
Get OFF Your Phone: Things to do Over Spring Break Instead of Doom Scrolling
Get OFF Your Phone: Things to do Over Spring Break Instead of Doom Scrolling
History of Mother's Day
History of Mother’s Day
Why do Spring Allergies Happen?
Why do Spring Allergies Happen?
A Guide to Help You Get Into Your Dream School
A Guide to Help You Get Into Your Dream School
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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Five Night's At Freddy's (FNAF) is one of the most popular video game franchise and is nearing 10 years. Now, they've made a movie, but what are the feelings like?

Critics Get Movies Wrong, Five Nights at Freddy’s Is Proof

Parker “Park” Hawley, Editorials Editor/Marketing Coordinator
December 13, 2023
Producers of films shown in the festival pose with Ms. Thomassie (far left)

Behind the Scenes, Beyond the Student

Violet Kohlenstein, Student Journalist
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Artist - Claudia Rogers ('24)

Screenwriters Society Poster Contest Winner

Charley Dvorin, Co Editor in Chief
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WO’s First-Ever Short Film Festival

WO’s First-Ever Short Film Festival

Charley Dvorin, Editor-In-Chief
March 8, 2022
Fun Facts About Grown Ups

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Jillian Russell, Features Editor
June 22, 2021
Marvel Phase Four New Announcement

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Justin Peters, Entertainment and Arts Editor
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The Lighthouse (film poster)

The Lighthouse: Cinema and Horror at It’s Finest

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