By Alexander Marcus ’30 Most students at WPGA learn a second language. About a quarter of the current Grade 8 class is learning Mandarin at WPGA. Many students will continue their Mandarin studies throughout high school. At WPGA, our Mandarin program is taught using HSK curricula and tests, and, in July 2026, HSK standards will…
Interview
Shannon McCollum Interview
By Ethan Kapour ’27 Shannon McCollum is an Atlanta-based photographer and creative who’s been deeply embedded in the city’s hip-hop and cultural scene since the 1990s, photographing many famous rappers (Ludacris, T.I, OutKast, & Future). Raised by a newspaper photojournalist, he developed an early love for documentary photography and went on to capture moments around…
RBF and Sorren Lu
By Grey Tang (‘26) When I was nine, my sister’s talking-stage-guy-best-friend-situationship told me I had RBF (search that up) as I third-wheeled their kinda-sorta-not-really date. His observation was right, but only coincidentally– in that particular instance, I just didn’t like him. For censorship’s sake, RBF is this forlorn expression that forms whenever I relax my…