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Fun Ways to Stay Busy during Quarantine

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b1-667x500.jpg Seniors Emily Kelly and Mary Ortwein with sophomores Kendrick Archer and Danielle Kelly. Danielle Kelly.
b5-375x500.jpg Senior Emily Kelly and sophomore Danielle Kelly taking pictures during quarantine. Emily Kelly.
b2-375x500.jpg Sophomore Kendrick Archer after dying her hair during quarantine. Kendrick Archer.
b4-254x500.jpg Group of Wesleyan varsity track runners meeting up to exercise over the break. Kendrick Archer.
b6-375x500.jpg The Kelly sisters baking cookies for friends and family. Danielle Kelly.
b3-375x500.jpg Junior Caitlin Kelly with freshman Kate O'Shields and sophomore Kendrick Archer after a social distancing workout. Kendrick Archer.

From binging Netflix, to exercising, to dying hair and more, the world is being faced with an unlimited amount of free time. The Coronavirus outbreak has caused the country to go on lockdown mode, causing families everywhere to self-quarantine. Without being able to see friends, go to school or even walk down the streets in some states, society is stuck at home trying to come up with fun things to occupy their time with. It is important to keep in mind that by staying home, you are helping to contain the spread of the Coronavirus. Keep Reading

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Academic Clubs 2019-2020

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Picture1-750x500.png Model Arab League students meeting during lunch with sophomore Ryan Pennington, sophomore Matthew Brown and freshmen. Palmer Louthan.
Picture4-1-750x500.png History Bowl on the front steps of Fine Arts with their history books. Brian L. Morgan.
Picture2-1-750x500.png Discussion between Model Arab League members during lunch. Palmer Louthan.
Picture3-1-750x500.png Math Team meeting in front of Fine Arts. Brian L. Morgan.

There are many extracurricular activities at Wesleyan including sports, fine arts and more, but many are unaware of the academic clubs.  There are exactly 31 student clubs in the high school at Wesleyan. Several of the popular academic clubs include the Academic Quiz Bowl, Debate Club, History Bowl, Math Team and Model Arab League.

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Department Spotlight

The Social Science department at Wesleyan influences students in various ways, including in the classroom or through extra-curricular activities. Every

Math Department Spotlight

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

The “Sine” of a Complex Math Team

At this year’s club fair, Wesleyan’s favorite pi-loving, problem-solving team revisited the podium, brandishing their first-place trophy from last year’s

Christian Life Theme: Stories of the Kingdom

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AllSchoolChapel-889x500.jpg Students attend the first All School Chapel of the year. Cara Grace Hildebrand.

One of the most important parts of Wesleyan is its strong faith and loving community, and this can be seen in each year’s Christian Life Theme. A new Christian Life theme is presented during the first All-School Chapel. Students and faculty always get excited for this big reveal, as the theme gives everyone a new way to look at the scripture and their faith, and it discusses a different aspect of the message each month.

Every Thursday, students attend chapel and listen to a speaker, usually a student or teacher, give a devotion focused on the month’s smaller message and connected to the year’s larger theme. The theme is chosen by Greg Lisson, Wesleyan’s Director of Christian Life, and when asked about it he said, “The theme for this year is Stories of the Kingdom, and the image that we’re using to capture the theme is the image of a tapestry. The quick version of the theme is that each month we’re going to look at different stories from scripture, stories and parables that Jesus told.” Keep Reading

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