Coming Out as an Undocumented Immigrant
Christopher Guillen, News Editor
May 9, 2013
On Sunday April 7, 2013, the Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas, honored the residents of the Bay Area with a live Q&A where he answered many questions concerning the status of immigration reform in the United States. This conversation took place at Sequoia High School’s, Carrington... Read more »
Fashion: Seniors Only
Haley Sheetz, Staff Writer
May 9, 2013
The annual Woodside Fashion Show is a highly anticipated student event, but underclassmen are noticeably absent from the runway. Fashion show sign ups have always been limited to seniors, with underclassmen only being allowed to participate if the amount of seniors is insufficient. Now, though, underclassmen... Read more »
The Great Gatsby 2013
Emily Orrego, Staff Writer
May 9, 2013
After much buzz from media, students, and staff, the much anticipated Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann, will be out in theaters May 10, 2013. It has been a book that many students have had to read in their english classes and that many of them have enjoyed. Now, students look forward to seeing... Read more »
Week 10/29/12-11/2/12
October 30, 2012
Monday 1. Octagon Club meets today in E-10. 2. Quiz Kids and tutoring club meets every day at lunch in F-24. 3. Get It Right, Get it Tight meets today in room G-21 during lunch. 4. Ski and Snowboard Club meets in E12 at lunch. 5. Happiness club meets today at lunch in F-5. Tuesday Every Tuesday is... Read more »
Woodside Writes Top Essays
May 29, 2012
On September 9, all the Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors sat down and wrote essays to gauge Woodside students’ writing abilities. The prompts were student-written so that students would be responding to questions that really interested them. This day, dubbed Woodside Writes, was developed per a suggestions... Read more »
Woodside Writes Silver Medal Winner – Leslie Campos
Leslie Campos
May 25, 2012
The world I come from-well, let’s just say it’s a heck of a ride. Luckily, I grew up with all three: a chaotic family, a wonderful community, and the repetitiveness of school. To be honest, things would be incredibly different in my life if things didn’t happen how they did happen. So, here’s... Read more »
Woodside Writes Silver Medal Winner – Kaylynn Crawford
Kaylynn Crawford
May 25, 2012
Since childhood, I have been raised in a bubble. My parents are well educated, my middle school was as high quality as a private school, and I have an endless amount of opportunities. In fact, that is what my teachers said when my eighth grade graduating class was preparing to leave for high school,... Read more »
Woodside Writes Silver Medal Winner – Alison McBride
Alison McBride
May 25, 2012
Life is a privilege. We are given an infinite amount of opportunities to make the best of or, in some cases, make mistakes. Unfortunately, once that decision is made, you can’t take it back. We are forced to deal with it in all possible ways. The difference between a completely different life sometimes... Read more »
Woodside Writes Silver Medal Winner – Jorge Lopez
Jorge Lopez
May 25, 2012
In the middle of the 20th century and ever since the beginning of the game, tennis has been a sport for the wealthy. Tennis was the kind of sport that would be featured in every country club or the backyard of some millionaire. Tennis was for the kind of people who wore sweater made out of the most expensive... Read more »
Woodside Writes Gold Medal Essay
Jane Doe
May 25, 2012
The question asked was “if you could change anything what would it be?” I would go back and change everything if I could. But if I could choose only one I would change the fact that I’m an addict. Now if I were to try and explain this to anyother sophomore they would be bewildered. Being an... Read more »
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