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The Student News Site of Thomas S. Wootton High School

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The Student News Site of Thomas S. Wootton High School

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Rae Weinstein, editor -in-chief

Rae is a 2023 graduate.

All content by Rae Weinstein
Seniors Lily Leflore, Savannah Rabin, Olivia Schuknecht, Rae Weinstein Lyndsie Lewis, Fiona Lin, and Olivia McCann celebrate at the senior picnic on May 12.

Journal 14, leaving Wootton

Rae Weinstein, EIC emeritus
May 26, 2023
Senior Planning gets together in their senior shirts at the beginning of the year for car decorating.

Old memories make way for new experiences

Rae Weinstein, EIC emeritus
May 4, 2023
Colleen Hoover's book "It Ends With Us" stirs controversy on whether or not it romanticizes domestic abuse.

Dangerous or beautiful: Does Colleen Hoover romanticize domestic abuse in her popular books?

Rae Weinstein, EIC
March 25, 2023
12th grade English classes watch a video about the Holocaust created by the Holocaust Museum to contribute fighting antisemitism on Feb. 14.

Rise of antisemitism in school scares Jewish students

Rae Weinstein, EIC
March 1, 2023
Former Disney star Jenna Ortega stars as Wednesday Addams in the new hit show "Wednesday" on Netflix.

Wednesday Addams kills on Netflix

Rae Weinstein, EIC
January 19, 2023
Former President Donald Trump announces he will be running for president in 2024 in an hour long speech at his club in Mar-a-lago, FL, on Nov. 15.

Trump 2024 campaign speech: lies get wilder and wilder

Rae Weinstein, EIC
December 17, 2022
Kanye West posts Anti- Semitic remarks on Twitter on Oct. 8. He later deleted the tweets but Twitter suspended his account.

Anti Semitism once again on rise; Kanye West right in middle

Rae Weinstein, EIC
November 29, 2022
Photo courtesy of Rae Weinstein

Senior Advice: A freshman’s guide to football games

Rae Weinstein, editor-in-chief
September 22, 2022
People on Tik Tok voice their stories and opinions about overturning Roe v. Wade with the hashtag "Keep your laws off my body."

Roe v Wade must not go

Rae Weinstein, EIC
May 28, 2022
Freshman Josie Spicer races up the field and shoots on goal against Paint Branch.

JV girls’ lacrosse defies odds

Rae Weinstein, opinion editor
April 29, 2022
The JV lacrosse girls run over to their goalie to congratulate her after a great game.

JV girls’ lacrosse kicks off season with two scrimmage wins

Rae Weinstein, opinion editor
March 21, 2022
A woman on social media sells Star of David patches that say "Not Vaccinated." Others on social point out the problem with this.

Comparing pandemic regulations to the Holocaust is horrific

Rae Weinstein, opinion editor
February 22, 2022
Freshman Lea Weinstein plays in the snow with her dad on a snow day while sister junior Rae Weinstein stays inside to do homework.

Don’t say no to snow

Rae Weinstein, opinion editor
January 15, 2022
Junior Rae Weinstein takes a break from surgery to have a hospital Thanksgiving celebration with the gang.

Rae’s Anatomy: Boom, it’s Thanksgiving

Rae Weinstein, opinion editor
December 19, 2021
Junior Rae Weinstein's surgical training has progressed, she can now assist in the OR.

Rae’s Anatomy: It’s all about the Webber Method

Rae Weinstein, opinion editor
November 16, 2021
After watching 17 seasons of Grey's Anatomy, junior Rae Weinstein is ready to take the medical field by storm.

Rae’s Anatomy: It’s a beautiful day to watch Grey’s

Rae Weinstein, opinion editor
October 15, 2021
Freshman Lea Weinstein watches 'He's All That' on Netflix on Sept. 12.

Is ‘He’s All That’ really all that?

Rae Weinstein, opinion editor
September 17, 2021
Sonia Vee's Cupcakes has interesting flavors including vanilla chip raspberry and drizzle.

Sonia Vee: baking wizard

Rae Weinstein, opinion editor
May 25, 2021
Taylor Swift is trying to stop people from buying the original Fearless album produced with Big Machine Records.

Taylor Swift is fearless

Rae Weinstein, staff writer
April 28, 2021
Tik Tok is a place where lots of people share their opinions.

How people are toxic on social media

Rae Weinstein, staff writer
March 25, 2021
Senior Brooke Davis is a member of the Black Student Union.

Brooke Davis speaks out about impact of Black Student Union, experiences in school

Rae Weinstein and Brooke Davis
February 23, 2021
Celebrities like Ariana Grande call out Tik Tokers for poor behavior during the pandemic.

Tik Tokers should be called out for being out during pandemic

Rae Weinstein, staff writer
January 23, 2021
The new season of Grey's Anatomy has premiered and it is something you don't want to miss.

Grey’s Anatomy: Grey Sloan Memorial battles Covid-19

Rae Weinstein, staff writer
December 18, 2020
CNN's final electoral map for the 2020 election.

Election Day: Hit the road, Trump

Rae Weinstein, staff writer
November 19, 2020
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden debate for the first time on Sept. 29.

First presidential debate: All aboard the hot mess express

Rae Weinstein, staff writer
October 21, 2020
Swimmer gets into his lane by himself for practice.

Extracurriculars adapt to COVID-19

Rae Weinstein, staff writer
October 5, 2020
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