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The Student News Site of Thomas S. Wootton High School

Common Sense
The Student News Site of Thomas S. Wootton High School

Common Sense
Senior Maria Daraselia (this writer) holds with the poster announcing her first board position for Common Sense.

Going, going, gone; a thank you

Maria Daraselia, editor-in-chief emeritus
May 28, 2025
Junior Megan Lomotan (left) and senior Emily Teague play kickball barefoot. "Since I wore flip flops to school I was able to play barefoot and was at an advantage," Lomotan said.

Flip flops to school: cute, casual or cheugy?

Sami Karcz, back page and social media editor
May 28, 2025
Seniors Diya Khetan, Naina Giare (this writer), Aanya Kapoor and Rebecca Gao celebrate prom at the National Cathedral on Saturday, May 17.

Common Sense: an uncommon experience

Naina Giare, managing editor emeritus
May 26, 2025
School environmental club Leading Against Litter celebrates after a cleanup on Dec. 19, 2022, on the school property.

What I learned from exposure

Jake Sklias, profiles editor emeritus
May 26, 2025
Senior Joshua Oluwaboro (this writer) waves goodbye to Common Sense

Lived it. Loved it. Farewell, Common Sense.

Joshua Oluwaboro, staff writer emeritus
May 25, 2025
Seniors Inayat Thukral (this writer) and Mia Silbert celebrate at their last first football game on Sep 13.

Love always, Inayat

Inayat Thukral, managing editor emeritus
May 25, 2025
Junior Hayley Gottesman and senior Lea Weinstein celebrate the new editors and all of their hard work during the past year at Quill and Scroll on May 6.

Dear Diary, Goodbye high school

Lea Weinstein, managing editor emeritus
May 25, 2025
Senior Rebecca Gao presents her AP Research project at the AP Research Symposium on Apr. 24. "Finding a topic for my project was pretty easy for me. I had done some previous work with microbiology over the summer and wanted to continue with something similar in my project, so I decided on stem cells pretty quickly," Gao said.

AP Research results show student success

Natalie Pak, managing editor
May 24, 2025
Senior Diya Khetan (this writer) and Howard High School senior Sophie Mueller got off the Brown waitlist on May 5. Both students are now committed to attending Brown University this fall.

Update: I survived the waitlist war

Diya Khetan, news editor emeritus
May 24, 2025
Seniors and Editors-in-chief Heerah Jayakumar (this writer), Maria Daraselia, Claire Lenkin and Alex Balian receive their cords at the Quill and Scroll induction ceremony on May 6.

Senior Reflection: moving on, moving out

Heerah Jayakumar, online editor-in-chief
May 23, 2025
Senior Temi Amedola plays Candy Crush during lunch. "I love playing phone games as a way to pass the time, especially during the end of the school year when I am getting less and less work, I have more free time and need things to fill that time," Amedola said.

Mobile games go overlooked

Tyler Mollica, staff writer
May 23, 2025
Senior Claire Lenkin reflects on some of the best moments in high school, including homecoming, newspaper press days, and sports games.

The soundtrack to my senior year

Claire Lenkin, editor-in-chief emeritus
May 22, 2025
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