The PT Online Welcomes You to Gender Week
Dear Lick-Wilmerding Community, Welcome to the second annual GENDER WEEK on the PT Online! We have been working hard to gather voices from many perspectives […]
A Survivor’s Story: The Importance of Oral History
Lick-Wilmerding History Teacher Eileen O’Kane asked Holocaust survivor Anne Marie Yellin to speak to her senior history seminar, Holocaust and Genocide. O’Kane believes it is […]
Sergei Polunin: A Life Spent Dancing
On February 9, 2015 the latest rendition of Hozier’s “Take Me To Church” went viral. The video was a collaboration between Hollywood photographer David LaChapelle […]
Sports At Lick: Dedication and Sacrifice
One of the many wonderful things about attending Lick-Wilmerding is that you have your choice of sports. Soccer, basketball, baseball, swimming, tennis, badminton, flag football, […]
Bay Area Independent Bookstores Stand Strong
The Northern California Independent Booksellers Association defines what it means to be an independent bookstore: “Independent booksellers talk with our customers directly and enjoy fulfilling—even exceeding—their […]
Injuries Plague Women’s High School Athletics
Ever since Title IX was passed in 1972, the number of girls participating in high school sports has increased dramatically, by more than 900%. As […]
Gay Rights Compromised in New Indiana Legislation
In a recent landmark legislation signed by Indiana Governor Mike Pence, businesses and individuals in Indiana now have the right to deny service to gay people. […]
News Sources: Where Do Lick Students Get Their News?
As a newspaper, our job is to make sure that our readers get news that they feel is pertinent to their lives. An important part […]
Kate Kendell on the Civil Rights Struggle of LGBT People
Kate Kendell has a message for you: “[You] are part of the history that we are making around LGBT rights. I mean we are in […]
The Basketball Wonderchild and the Art of the Bad Rhythm
I play basketball on occasion; not competitively or seriously, but because I’m tall and people will tell me about my “wasted height” if I don’t. So […]
