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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
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
Seniors Emily Teague, Brynn Roemer, Aveen Ghias and Audrey Sherman celebrate at Roemer's graduation party on May 10.

Gifts for grads: What to know before you go

Cyrus Kaz, staff writer
May 22, 2025
The Jewish Student Union (JSU) sends out an email listing the club's executive board positions for next year.

Look inside club board application processes

Janna Frank, features editor
May 22, 2025
Common Sense seniors celebrate the end of the high school and their future plans. Writing for the publication has taught writer Noah Friedman so much and been a critical part of his high school experience.

Do not take newspaper

Noah Friedman, features editor emeritus
May 22, 2025
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Alex Balian (this writer) looks at the signatures from Common Sense newspaper staff members from his final news magazine press day.

Signed, Sealed delivered: Au revoir

Alex Balian, editor-in-chief emeritus
May 21, 2025
Junior Vishnu Varma dangles his student ID over the trash can in hopes of policy changes.

What would you change about the school?

Cameron Pietak, news editor
May 21, 2025
Seniors Sydney Chaikin (this writer) and Ava Bull attend senior picnic and sunset on Friday, May 16 in the student parking lot.

Journal 14: Peace out Patriots

Sydney Chaikin, social media editor emeritus
May 21, 2025
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