By Rainier Lin (’25) Hello Everyone, I’ve done some regrettable things in my life, so I should be able to tell if I regret something or not. Unfortunately, when it comes to this “article”, I am unsure. In the near past, I’ve lurked in the Wolfington Post discord, writing and editing for others. If one…
Celebrating 5 Women in STEM Who Changed the World
By Ann Wang (’26) On Saturday March 8th, the world came together to celebrate International Women’s Day, a global commemoration of the achievements of women. In the field of STEM especially, which has historically been male-dominated, women have consistently defied the odds, making groundbreaking steps in scientific research despite facing significant social and cultural barriers….
The History of the Atomic Bomb
By Karlos Tse (’27) Who here has watched Oppenheimer? I’m sure you have. This film highlighted the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II through the perspective of war and through the very real and emotional trainwrecks that J. Robert Oppenheimer faced. Though the atomic bomb won the unconditional surrender of Japan, the…
Art Highlight: Fashion Week Artist Interviews
By Grey Tang (‘26) Paper mache hats hang from the tiled ceiling of the art room. A hill and two flights of stairs away from the main Senior School building is Ms. Harms’ hidden domain: the art room, a comfortable studio with sprawling glass partitions, paint-speckled tables, and stacks upon stacks of gorgeous student artwork…
Club Highlight: GSA Interview with Rainier Lin
By Grey Tang (’26) GSA club members pose for Rainier Lin ‘25 as she films for the Pink Shirt Day activity introduction video. The following article is about West Point Grey Academy’s GSA club. It serves as a baseline introduction to what GSA is, and what the club is about. The following article is also…
Math Challengers
By Annie Wagner, ‘27 The competition involved three sections: the Blitz, Bull’s-Eye and Co-op. The Blitz was a ‘lightning-fast’ individual round, where competitors answer 26 questions in only 40 minutes. The Bull’s-Eye, with 12 questions divided into 3 different groupings, focuses on quality over quantity. The final round, the Co-op, has competitors work together to…
RADAR and SONAR in WWII
By Luke Wagner You probably did not know that the radio in your car, the cell phone in your pocket, and the weather forecast have origins in the life or death pressure faced by the Allied forces in the Second World War when they tried to outthink the Germans/ As you know, WWII started in…
Eye See You
By WPGA Photography Club
Late Night Thoughts With Lu: Here’s Where I Looked
Midyear doldrums and the tedium and the sameness coupled with drab and dark days makes it feel like a lengthy stretch of grind and a stiff and uncomfortable load. Assignments and projects and tests and the never ending this and that makes us long for those uninterrupted and undemanding moments. And soon we’re caught only…
Winter Cultural Week!
By Charles Wang (’27 and Preston Lin (’27) Winter Cultural Week was such a wonderful time. Between Monday and Friday, December 16th to 20th, students enjoyed an immersive cultural experience at school lunch times. On Tuesday, the whiteboard was brought into the lobby with the question, “How do you celebrate Winter?” on it. Awesome answers…