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The Wildezine

The student news site of Sandy Spring Friends School

The Wildezine

The student news site of Sandy Spring Friends School

The Wildezine

Powerful Jewish Women Who Set the Precedent for Our Youth

Powerful Jewish Women Who Set the Precedent for Our Youth

Aviva Blumenthal, Staff Writer April 26, 2021
"As a girl who was raised Jewish, I was constantly surrounded by strong powerful women in my family, but never on tv or in books."
Life Has Changed So Much Since March 2020

Life Has Changed So Much Since March 2020

Dankwa Nnoma-Addison, Staff Writer April 26, 2021

Life has changed so much since March 2020. As a student I have always followed a tight schedule, but when lockdown worsened I had the opportunity to slow down, reflect and focus on improving myself a lot...

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COVID-19: Unhoused and Unprotected

Sophia Strocko, Co Editor-in-Chief April 26, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic spread to the United States in the early spring of 2020, a panic swept the nation even faster than the disease itself. In a frenzy, people bought out the cleaning supply sections of stores, stocked up on masks, and hunkered down in their homes to protect themselves and their families and wait out the virus. Yet, for the nation’s unhoused population, safely hiding away from the virus inside their homes was not an option.
Music and Mental Illness; How Mental Illness has shaped the music industry

Music and Mental Illness; How Mental Illness has shaped the music industry

Maya Gincherman, Co-Editor-In- Chief April 26, 2021
“Music can heal the wounds which medicine cannot touch.”-American Physician and Philosopher, Debasish Mridha
Venus, Olympia: The Female Form in Modern Art

Venus, Olympia: The Female Form in Modern Art

Chandler Grier, Editor April 25, 2021

What was it about a 19th-century painting of a naked woman that changed the perception of women in the art world forever?  By now, it takes a lot to make waves in the art world. It’s challenging...

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It’s Not About the Dress: A Brief History of Transphobia in Horror Movies

Cameron Tollefson, Staff Writer April 25, 2021
"Media, and especially horror, is often a reflection of society’s fears at the time. These aren’t harmless movies that we can look back on simply to cringe at; these are very real and very damaging."

We Aren’t Doing Enough About Teen Suicide

Gillian Stingley, Staff Writer April 24, 2021
Schools are in a unique position to recognize and help students that are struggling, and their negligence is unacceptable.
COVID-19 Vaccines: Explanation and Statistics

COVID-19 Vaccines: Explanation and Statistics

Yili Bai, Staff Writer April 24, 2021

The COVID-19 virus was first identified as a new virus in December 2020. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is a single-stranded RNA coronavirus with spikes on the surface. As a highly infectious...

Anti-semitism present during the January sixth Insurrection

Anti-semitism present during the January sixth Insurrection

Leah Anderson, Staff Writer April 23, 2021
The insurrection struck fear in many Americans for our future, and made us wonder: how could something like this happen on the grounds of our Capitol? The very embodiment of our democracy
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Perfectionism: Why Being Perfect Isn’t All It’s Chalked Up To Be

Alessandra Gardner, Staff Writer April 22, 2021
Here is where an important question comes in: If students are getting good grades as a result from their perfectionistic tendencies, how are they supposed to know if there is a problem?
Is Being an Actress a Profession for Young People Only?

Is Being an Actress a Profession for Young People Only?

Yvette (Yifei) Wu, Staff Writer April 19, 2021

On January 29, the new movie "The Dig" was released in theaters and streaming media like Netflix. Based on John Preston's 2007 novel of the same name, the film tells a legendary story in British archaeology...

Is the NFL helping the fight against Racism?

Is the NFL helping the fight against Racism?

Trevor White, Staff Writer April 19, 2021
ultimately the message is good, and it’s better to say something than to stay silent. However, it’s like a bandaid on a broken arm, the sentiment is nice, but I need a cast.
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