​​College football’s 4-team playoff system is no good. I’m glad they’re getting rid of it. Everyone should be. In playoff college football, I don’t want the national champ to be in two-thirds...

On the evening of December 29th, Dr. Fech sent an email to Winchester's high school students and parents saying that a power outage had let to short-term technical issues at the school. Although the main...

Now that we’ve returned to the cafeteria, the bustle of students traveling to and from the cafeteria is more crowded than ever. While the administration ignores the (im)practical, (not at all) financially...

The student council meetings are open to all—you can attend to hear about what’s in the works You can join a club at any point on the school year, not just the beginning You can get out of...

It’s no secret that the NFL is stalling. After the Super Bowl logged a semi-acceptable 114 million viewers in 2015, the league’s popularity has taken a turn for the worse. Goodell’s regime is as...

Down one with a minute to go, the Winchester girls lacrosse team quickly notched a pair of goals to send rivals Ellis home with an 8-7 loss. After the buzzer, players swarmed goalie and co-captain Sage...

Tommy Gordon is the Winchester Thurston Student Council Vice President. He’s attended WT since kindergarten and served in student council since 7th grade. He participates or is a leader in Student Ambassadors,...

This weekend, the Pittsburgh Consortium of Independent Schools, or POKEMON, Spring College Fair was in town. Representatives from over eighty schools piled into the most academy building west of the Ohio...

Note: although this article was written and published after FFL play began, the picks were made before games occured. No reference will be made to players’ performance, as it is assumed this article...

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Dear Tabatha, I’m worried about my grades. I spend more time on TikTok than my homework, and I want to stop, but every day is another battle. How do I get rid of this habit? Cheers, love. Good...

On Friday, Plaid staff channeled their inner Carl Icahn and launched a hostile takeover of Voices, Winchester’s student newspaper of 50 years. The literary magazine managed this feat by individually...

What got you interested in the area of education? I went to Wellesley College, which is a women's college, and Wellesley sends you out into the world on a clear mission around gender equity. I planned...

Maybe you've been here a while, maybe you haven't. Regardless, you'll be surprised to see how well you really know Winchester. https://forms.gle/mTNGuwwVNp4qqdd1A

On Wednesday, Student Council announced the return of Spork through a classwide email. The fundraiser had been shelved through the early stages of covid-19, but a thumbs-up from the pandemic team allows...

On Friday, President Biden announces his nominee—Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson of the DC Court of Appeals—to replace Justice Steven Breyer on the Supreme Court. Biden had earlier expressed an intent...

The Edgeworth Lions had a rough summer, but the winter has not been much kinder to them. Following radical changes to their starting lineup a couple months ago, which saw all five starters fired and...

Last Tuesday, Nadia Moore reached an illustrious milestone in her high school basketball career—1,000 points. This achievement is even more impressive given that Moore is still only a junior, making...

“A profound loss for our school and our community,” was how one student described the shuttering of beloved Winchester institution T-Snips Barbershop. The brainchild of Thomas Harrison ‘23 had been...

The sun isn’t up yet, and somehow, I know Jimmy Versorpining has already finished his tasks for the day. On a sleepy road in Fox Chapel, Jimmy sharpens his focus with a game of Madden. “I just like...

Getting respect from those around you can be hard. You work to improve. You look out for others. You try your best. But sometimes, it feels like no one recognizes how capable you are. Fortunately, there’s...

Dear readers,  It is difficult to articulate our pride for what Voices has become. You have readily adopted this historic newspaper as your own, and the support we’ve received for this 50-year testing...

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix will go down in history as perhaps the most controversial race of the past decade. Mercedes' reigning 7-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and  Red Bull’s rising hotshot...

We’ve been getting a lot of emails lately. As of this writing, there have been 54 emails to the 2023 account in November, and they don’t seem to be slowing down. The messages run the gamut from announcements...

Investing isn’t magic. It’s just kind of weird. For a school where a fair amount of students either come from money or wouldn’t mind making a whole lot of it, we avoid wall street like it’s...

On Friday, Winchester’s boys soccer team stepped off the bus as the #2 seed and returned #1. Second-half goals from Alex Hauskrecht, Jordan Poller-Prince, and Tomer Tuti carried WT past the Greensburg...

The Bears made a splash at Hershey in both races this Saturday, with a second-place finish for the boys and a ninth place ending for the girls. Coach Frey’s boys squad is no stranger to success on the...

On October 13th, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro declared his candidacy for governor. Shapiro will be attempting to replace Tom Wolf, whose term-limited time in Harrisburg will come to an end...

On Thursday, freshman Deryck Leeper outshot his older brother Brett to take a 12-10 win in the fall 1v1 tournament.    The league, organized casually but played fiercely, has been holding games...

The Mount Rushmore of modern political satirists is carved from the rock Jon Stewart. Figures who made a name for themselves under his Daily Show—Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Hasan Minhaj, Jordan Klepper,...

Voices sat down with some of the new faculty at Winchester to talk about who they were, their path to teaching, and how they've liked the job so far.   Mr. Olshefski grew up in the Pittsburgh...

It seems like everyone is mad at the Supreme Court. With the new term beginning last week and a slew of high-profile cases on gun rights, abortion, and religious freedom soon to be decided, many have begun...

The Indian Premier League (IPL) trails only the NFL and English Premier Leagues in terms of the most popular professional leagues in the world. However, even though ESPN+ picked up their games, the average...

How likely are you attend WT-sponsored events? (Soccer games, socials, movie nights, etc.)   Comment down below or write to us at [email protected]

The school has been awash with complaints this week as returning students feel the full brunt of what can only be described as freshmen-induced Havana syndrome. One junior remarked, “It feels like...

I think Owen Wilson is pretty good. I’ve seen him in a couple of things by now, and although he’s never been the reason I watched a movie, Wilson tends to be a welcome addition to any film. He did...

How many clubs are you in? Do you feel as though there are too many/too few clubs at WT?   Comment down below or write to us at [email protected]

     Every year, Winchester Thurston files a special document with the Internal Revenue Service called “Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax,” or Form 990. For a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit...

     On Saturday, Pitt cruised to a decisive 77-7 victory over the New Hampshire Wildcats at Heinz Field.      Before kickoff, Heinz Field held a moment of silence for Dr. Freddie Fu, the chair...

     Jacob Dubner is a Winchester and University of Pennsylvania alum who is currently attending medical school at Columbia University. After being president of student council and Voices Co-Editor-in-Chief...

One of the most sensitive, controversial issues in this country is gun control. The rest of the developed world can hardly fathom America’s statistics on gun violence, and like most of you, I regularly...

Note: This is not an article about the administrative changes which occurred at Sewickley Academy over the summer. Steve Torchelli had a bad feeling when his pocket buzzed with news from his favorite...

  Name: Andrew Shlomchik   Coming from: Winchester Thurston   Favorite Subject: History   Sports/Clubs Joined: Crew, Science Olympiad, Debate   Role...

Fellow highschoolers, how many times must we as a student body jaywalk out of laziness, run through the rain, and struggle through the cold before the school recognizes the solution we need to fix all...