The Student News Site of Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

The General Consensus

The Student News Site of Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

The General Consensus

The Student News Site of Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School

The General Consensus

Destructions in Kharkiv Oblast after Russian shelling during 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Russia Invades Ukraine: A Timeline of Events

Sophie Keys, Ariel Greenberg, and Piper Shepherd March 16, 2022

As over two million refugees flee Ukraine, the world watches as Russia continues to take over Ukraine cities. Russia has been bombing and shelling several buildings and cities in Ukraine. The tensions...

Journalist Marina Ovsyannikova ran on to the set of the networks live nightly broadcast to protest the War in Ukraine.

The Dangers of Propaganda

Ariel Greenberg and Ava Jewitt March 16, 2022

Russia is known for spreading propaganda and denying public information to its citizens. To that end, it is no surprise that they continue to push a false narrative about the Ukraine invasion. According...

Refugee care near Poland boarder train station Przemyśl Główny

Ukraine: What You Can do to Help

Lilly Glass and Shelby Laurajean March 10, 2022

Millions of Ukrainian citizens are currently displaced from their homes and seeking aid as Russian military forces sent by Vladimir Putin continue to enter the country. The images of Ukrainian families...

Students may choose to go maskless in Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School starting March 4th at 3:45pm

Masks No Longer Required

Sophie Keys March 7, 2022

Thursday, March 3rd the Hamilton-Wenham School Committee voted to change the mask policy. Masks will no longer be mandatory in the high school and middle school. Mask wearing will be optional and considered...

Freshman year English books with a mix of choice  options, current core texts, and some retired core texts.

Are Choice Books Here to Stay?

Sophie Keys February 15, 2022

In Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School English classrooms, students are, on average, asked to read 4-6 books a year, and 1 to 2 of those texts are choice books. Some people complain about too many old,...

Angela Santos, a sophomore at HWRHS, is using her cellphone in a classroom setting.

How Will My Posts Affect My Future?

Birima Tanona and Andreas Jorgensen February 10, 2022

While some use social media as an outlet for expression and communication, the platforms can offer an opportunity for others to be hurtful and disingenuous. Additionally, many teens don't realize the ramifications...

AP Biology Students sitting down to take a test during class block.

Why midterms were cancelled

Madison Butler and Margot Addis January 24, 2022

On Wednesday, January 5th, Brian Menegoni, Principal of Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School, emailed students and faculty informing them that the 2021-2022 midterms had officially been canceled.  Hamilton-Wenham...

A notice that masks are required at a New England middle school.

Protecting the unvaccinated from delta

Zoe Horner, Staff Writer November 10, 2021

The COVID-19 virus is becoming increasingly threatening to young children and people over 50 years old. And with the new strains of the virus spreading across the globe, we have seen the emergence of the...

Students park on a cold fall morning at Hamilton Wenham High School.

New details revealed about the cost of student parking this fall

Margot Addis October 30, 2021

The cost for students to park at Hamilton Wenham Regional High School this fall has been raised from $100 last fall, to $200 this fall.  The new school year raises questions and answers as to where this...

Signs reminding students to mask up remain a common sight in the Regional.

Potential unmasking of the regional

Madison Butler and Birima Tanona October 21, 2021

On Friday, November 1st, 2021, the State Department of Education is scheduled to revise its mask policies, allowing school districts to decide on their own mask mandates. These mandates would be based...

HWgivesback Is Back!

Ariel Greenberg, Co-Editor, Staff Writer October 20, 2021

Beginning on Tuesday, October 12, the Student Body Government has planned a food drive to stock the shelves of the local Acord Food Pantry. Each year, the school hosts several fundraisers such as this,...

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