CCA’s Closure Signals a Broader Crisis for Bay Area Arts Education
January 13— California College of the Arts (CCA) announced it would shut down after the 2026–2027 academic year and that Vanderbilt University would take over […]
Is Grit the Key to Success?
Most students at Lick-Wilmerding High School have set goals in their lives—to perform well in a class, get accepted to that dream college or achieve […]
Sports Betting Is Changing the Game
A meaningless free throw, a last-second field goal or a 9th inning strikeout can now net thousands of dollars through bets, making the games we […]
New League, New Perspectives
The first American professional women’s baseball league in 71 years shatters the ceiling for girls who play baseball and provides a new perspective on women’s […]
National Parks: Working To Recover After Shutdown
When the federal government shut down on October 1st, national parks across the country became drastically understaffed and underfunded. For 43 days, more than 67% […]
photo courtesy of National Park Service
Radiation and Climate Change: The Health Risks of Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard
On October 30, 2025, San Francisco officials notified Bayview residents that airborne Plutonium-239 had been detected by the Navy at Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard in […]
photo courtesy of Art House SF
Building Identity Through Frosh Belonging
With the launch of the 2025 curriculum, Lick-Wilmerding High School implemented a new freshman requirement, a semester-long course called Frosh Identity and Belonging, that invites […]
Yes! The Board is Still Here
On November 11, 2025, 15 Lick-Wilmerding High School students sat down with the LWHS Board of Trustees in an effort to foster a stronger connection […]
Mid-Year Hustle: The StuCo Scoop
With the first semester full of rave-themed dances, a Cinnabon TGIF and hilarious spotlight videos, the Executive Student Council (StuCo) has been working to foster […]
‘The Forgotten War’: Youth Rise to Fill Global Silence Surrounding Sudan
October 26, 2025—With the capture of El Fasher, capital of Sudan’s Darfur region, by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after an 18-month siege against the […]
