This past Tuesday, October 2nd, the Whitney Young girls swimming and diving team had their final home meet of the season. The pool deck was draped with blue and orange streamers in celebration of the 2018 Senior Night. The team faced off against Jones- Payton's girls swimming and diving team and pulled ...

Humans have used plastic waste and smoke emissions since the 20th century, but this comes with a price. According to Time, “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” are necessary to prevent the world from reaching a worldwide climate catastrophe. By 2030, the world...

      Over the speaker on the morning of October 3rd, Dr. Kenner announces that this year’s IDs were waiting in the main office. After hearing this announcement, Cecilia Thyen ‘20 comments, “I forgot that IDs were even a thing.” A month into the year, there was no mention of the ID rule i...

The Whitney Young weekly newsletter has recently released an email advocating the use of orange on Mondays, as to raise awareness on the issue of bullying. Here’s the thing, what do the students of Whitney Young think about this? Does Whitney Young have a bullying problem, and if so, how do we best addre...

This year many seniors are applying to colleges, but the struggles and stress that come with applying each year never cease to exist. Dashaun Edwards, 19’, states that “ I’m applying to a few schools here and there, but god isn't taxing!” No doubt it’s taxing. The Common app asks colleg...