If the 2020 election made one thing clear, it’s that the U.S. politics of the twenty-first century are hardly recognizable by the standards of past decades. Presidential debates were marked by fierce...
Anna Qiang, R2 Well Editor, R3 Back of Mag Editor
• May 28, 2021
Vicha Ratanapakdee, 84, was shoved into the ground on January 28 while he was going out for his morning walk in San Francisco. Noel Quintana, 61, was slashed across the face on a Manhattan subway on February...
It was a brisk October morning, approximately 7:00 a.m., as I pulled into the East Brunswick High School parking lot. Going into the ACT, I really had the weight of the world on my shoulders.
I had...
Tiles of faces stare back through the screen, their disinterest and boredom unapologetically on display. 70 minutes stretch into hours as the teacher’s jokes fall flat and smiles falter while attempting...
Sam Surks, R4 Editor-in-Chief, R1 Well Editor
• May 3, 2021
With the reopening of Westfield public schools in the fall came a new routine of filling out early morning surveys, signing into school with student IDs and getting daily temperature checks for those attending...
“Just call them out yourself. You're the parent.” “The fact that parents allow their child to be sitting out there with the word ‘deserve’ on a sign is appalling.” “You don’t know my situation,...
In a year full of dissatisfaction, tragedy and pain, calls for change had mixed results. One call for change in New Jersey was answered on Election Day when residents voted to legalize marijuana. It will...
The WHS Handbook is promoted by the administration at the beginning of each school year. However, most students never hear about it again and struggle to recall a single policy from the 56-page document.
The...
From the moment the first enslaved Africans reached American shores in 1619, systemic racism has been woven into American society and institutions, and while progress has been made in removing it, there...
With the first-ever edition of Optic Magazine set to come out Oct. 30, Hi’s Eye sat down with senior Sophia Rossetti, editor-in-chief of Optic’s first edition. Rossetti covers her role on the staff...
With all the uncertainty that the coronavirus has brought, the WHS journalism department has still been working hard on its most exciting new addition. Over many Google Meet calls and GroupMe conversations,...
This fall, WHS will debut Optic, a new magazine designed to complement Hi’s Eye’s reporting with in-depth pieces and honest expression. Optic will be released quarterly and is an exciting opportunity...
