Oh, SNAP! Innovation Amidst SNAP Cuts
On November 1, 2025, 42 million Americans’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were suspended due to the ongoing repercussions of the government shutdown. During […]
photo courtesy of Vidigami
Why It’s So Easy (To Fall in Love) With Olivia Dean
With her breakout album, The Art of Loving, a show-stopping Saturday Night Live (SNL) debut and a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, British singer […]
One Story, Different Stages: Bay Area Nutcrackers
Every winter, stages across the Bay Area are filled with sugarplum fairies, dancing soldiers and holiday magic. This December, Lick-Wilmerding High School’s very own are […]
Miss Universe 2025: Empowerment or Persistent Beauty Standards?
On November 21, Miss Mexico, Fátima Bosch, was crowned the 2025 Miss Universe at the 74th annual Miss Universe Pageant in Bangkok, Thailand. Her victory […]
photo courtesy of Miss Universe Instagram
LWHS Student Fruit Fly Researchers Breed Discovery
In the inaugural class of Lick-Wilmerding High School’s “Science Research Honors: Fly Genetics & Molecular Biology PPP” (FlySci), taught by Christine Wilkinson, students engage in […]
photo by Analise Chin ’27
Prop 50: California Takes Major Step in Redistricting Reform
In a special election on November 4, California voters passed Proposition 50—also known as the “Election Rigging Response Act”—an amendment to California’s constitution that would […]
Lick Honors Many Things. I Wish America Was One of Them.
On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, I walked through Lick-Wilmerding High School’s hallways mulling over the lack of community acknowledgment I’ve noticed every Veterans Day and […]
Art Becomes Action at Miranda Lux Fest
On December 5, 2025, months of hard work and planning by the Lick Wilmerding High School’s Gender Sexuality Alliance club (GSA) and Queer Family Network […]
LW Alumnus’s Flotilla Voyage Inspires Bay Area Youth
By October 3, 2025, Israeli military forces had intercepted all vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), a nonviolent maritime convoy carrying around 500 civilians […]
NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Breaks Barriers
On November 4, 2025, Democratic Socialist Zohran Kwame Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral election with 50.78% of votes, making him the first Muslim and […]
