Colin Sumner and Greta McLaughlin

October 21, 2019 • No Comments

On Oct. 7, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments for three different LGBTQ+ employment discrimination cases, which will be integral in defining the rights of the community nationwide. Donald Zarda, a sky diving instructor, and Gerald Bostock, a child welfare coordinator, both gay, cis males, were fired due to their sexual orientation, and Aimee Stephens, a trans, female funeral director, was dismissed due to her gender identity. The three cases invoke Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion or sex. Whether the law provides federal protection against workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is often disputed. According...

Claudia Millwater and Audrey Pucciarelli

June 10, 2019

On May 31, WHS junior Jillian LaConti and freshman Charlotte Cohen put together a fashion show called Runway of Dreams in the WHS auditorium, enabling children with and without disabilities to rock their individual styles. With 550 people watching the 42 models in their dream outfits, LaConti and Cohen were not only able to help make a difference in these kids’ lives, but make the dreams of student designers at WHS come true. In 2014, Mindy Scheier, an incredibly empowering woman, founded the Runway of Dreams Foundation, a nonprofit organization. The goal of the RODF was to create a future of inclusion, acceptance and opportunity in the fashion industry for people with disabilities. The RODF supports charitable ambitions to bring awareness...