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Distance Learning: A Change of Enivronment

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Issue-7-375x500.jpg High School English Teacher Cameron Alexander talks to her mentor group. Mentor groups have been the highlight of the week that Wesleyan students look forward to. Carson McKinney.
Distance-Learning-2-1018x500.jpg Microsoft Teams has been the most popular program used by students to keep in touch with their classmates and keep up to date with homework and assessments. Carson McKinney.
DIS-375x500.jpg High School Math Teacher and Ninth Grade Girls Chair Ashley Stainback hanging out with her family, one of her best parts about distance learning. Lizzy Stainback.

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, schools all across the country have instated a new program for students and teachers alike that will help keep the school year going strong. This new program, called distance learning, has been used as an outlet for teachers to engage with students online, assigning homework and assessments on the school’s website. The main question everyone is asking is, “Will distance learning be the best possible method to engage students in the virtual classroom?”

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Math Department Spotlight

Andy Randrup – What Math class do you teach? AP Calculus (AB). How long have you been working at Wesleyan?

Wesleyan’s Got Talent

From singing with the Ragsdale sisters and dancing to “High School Musical” with junior dancers to an epic poetry slam

New Hobbies Arise

Life in quarantine has resulted in students and teachers having much more flexibility and even some free time one their

2020 Oscars: A Historic Night in Film

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1205156185.jpg.0-750x500.jpg Taika Waititi poses with his Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "Jojo Rabbit." The Verge.
GettyImages-1199768797-750x500.jpg Director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon-ho, poses with his Oscars for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature Film. Getty Images.
laura-dern-890x500.jpg Laura Dern accepts her first ever Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for “Marriage Story.” Shutterstock.
gettyimages-1205242944-712x500.jpg Joaquin Phoenix, Renee Zellweger and Brad Pitt pose with their Oscars. Phoenix won Best Actor for his role in “Joker,” while Zellweger won Best Actress for “Judy,” and Pitt won Best Supporting Actor for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Getty Images.

2019 was an important year in film. From big-budget blockbusters such as “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and “Avengers: Endgame,” to biopics such as “Rocketman” and “Harriett,” audiences were entranced by stellar performances and original stories, as well as cutting-edge visual effects. On Feb. 9, the 92nd Academy Awards were held, and historic achievements were made that left members in the audience and viewers watching at home astonished.

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A Golden Start to 2020

Just five days after ringing in the New Year, the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards took place in Beverly Hills,

Disney Plus and the New Age of Streaming

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disneypluslogo-100783922-large-750x500.jpg Disney Plus, which launched on Nov. 12, has provided viewers with a vault of content, ranging from Marvel to "Star Wars" to even National Geographic. The Walt Disney Company.
MV5BMGUyM2ZiZmUtMWY0OC00NTQ4LThkOGUtNjY2NjkzMDJiMWMwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzY0MTE3NzU@._V1_-341x500.jpg "The Irishman," one of the two films produced by Netflix that is nominated for several Academy Awards, is directed by famous director Martin Scorsese and stars Al Pacino as famous businessman Jimmy Hoffa, along with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. Netflix.
MV5BZGVmY2RjNDgtMTc3Yy00YmY0LTgwODItYzBjNWJhNTRlYjdkXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjM4NTM5NDY@._V1_-338x500.jpg "Marriage Story," the second film produced by Netflix to be nominated for several Academy Awards this year, stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson as a couple going through a rocky divorce. Netflix.

In this new age of technology, people have the opportunity to access millions of digital content on various mobile devices. One such content source is streaming applications, which has been a beneficial alternative to going to the movie theatre. People can just pull up Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime or HBO Go and have access to a wide variety of movies, television series and original content. A genius idea for the new millennium, but is this hurting the way people see movies? Have people changed their ways so dramatically that streaming is the new form of viewing cinema?

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Streaming during Quarantine

Amid times of quarantining and self-isolation, one of the most popular ways to pass the time has been using online

Mistletoe Market Brings Out Christmas Cheer

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Mistletoe-Market-4-667x500.jpg An overview of all the stations at Mistletoe Market. SOPHIE PARSONNET
Mistletoe-Market-3-667x500.jpg A Christmas booth stationed at the Mistletoe Market. SOPHIE PARSONNET
Mistletoe-Market-2-667x500.jpg A table set up at the Mistletoe Market. SOPHIE PARSONNET

Throughout November 14th through 17th, many people enjoyed getting into the Christmas spirit by shopping at the Mistletoe Market down at the lower school. As the Christmas season comes around, the lower school parents encouraged the Wesleyan community to venture down to the lower school and buy some gifts for teachers and friends at the Mistletoe Market. Keep Reading

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Students Adventure Through the Summer

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    Sophomore, Ella V. Cooper poses with her new Moondance friends. ELLA V. COOPER
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    Juniors, Mateo Rengifo and Meredith Lynch, helping Señor Vallejo at soccer camp. BRIAN L. MORGAN
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    Sophomores Quinn Kaloper and Caroline Hayes working at Camp High Harbour. QUINN KALOPER

From piggybacking children all over campus to making new friends in the cabins, Wesleyan students had a fantastic time over the summer at many different camps around the world.

Whether they were traveling the world or participating in their communities at home, Wesleyan students had incredible opportunities this summer to take part in various summer camps.

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