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  • September 30Legendary strikes bears once more as golden stallion makes an appearance.
  • May 20Freshman student finishes entire book; English department left in shock.
  • May 20Plaid launch party set for Tuesday, May 27 at City of Asylum.
  • May 20Molloy Posner Hall renovations set to begin on June 1.
  • May 20WT sends wide-ranging slate of runners to PIAA track and field championships.
  • May 20WT senior prank not as funny as when they made the library light fixture a fish tank.
  • October 28WT faces IRS audit over unreported bake sale income
  • November 22Voices Tries Out "Breaking News" System to Mixed Reviews
the student news site of Winchester Thurston School

VOICES

the student news site of Winchester Thurston School

VOICES

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Lucy Bair, Co-Editor in Chief

Hi! My name is Lucy and this is my third year writing for Voices. In my free time I enjoy reading and sewing.
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Why I Hate iOS 26

Why I Hate iOS 26

Lucy Bair, Co-Editor-in-Chief September 30, 2025

Part unnecessary and part disfunctional, many of the features that came along with iOS 26 (Apple’s latest software update, released on September 15, 2025) are unpleasant. Phones that are more than...

Regent Square's Hottest New Pizzeria

Regent Square’s Hottest New Pizzeria

Indie Pascal and Lucy Bair May 30, 2025

Over the past couple of weeks, Regent Square has been buzzing with excitement for Rockaway Pizzeria, a well-loved pizza chain that recently opened a location on Braddock Avenue. Weeks after opening, Rockaway...

Songs of the Summer: New Releases from Lorde, Kesha, Laufey, and HAIM

Songs of the Summer: New Releases from Lorde, Kesha, Laufey, and HAIM

Lucy Bair, Art+Style Co-Editor May 30, 2025

Summer 2025 is going to be filled with album drops from fan-favorites like Lorde, Kesha, Laufey, and Haim.  Lorde: On June 27, New Zealand singer Lorde is releasing her highly anticipated fourth...

WT Competes at Science Olympiad States

WT Competes at Science Olympiad States

Lucy Bair, Art+Style Co-Editor April 28, 2025

This past Saturday, April 26, WT’s Science Olympiad team competed at the annual statewide competition at Penn State Altoona. The state of Pennsylvania has over three hundred science olympiad teams, making...

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Biodegradability is a Marketing Strategy: Mindful Consumption and Sustainability

Lucy Bair, Art+Style Co-Editor March 14, 2025

When we see the word ‘biodegradable’ on everyday products like food containers or trash bags, we tend to think that these products are superior to others in their sustainability. Oftentimes we even...

Wilkinsburg Borough Councilwoman NaTisha Washington speaking at the rally (Photographer: Justin Guido)

“Hell no, Donald Trump”: Representative Summer Lee at a Climate Action Rally in Oakland

Lucy Bair, Art+Style Co-Editor February 12, 2025

Last Saturday, over 100 people gathered at the Flagstaff Hill Pavilion in Oakland to denounce President Trump and his recent climate-endangering executive orders. These orders include ones to decrease...

An undated portrait of Frédéric Chopin, via Meisterdrucke.

“Chopin’s Latest Drop”: Important Discoveries in Classical Music

Lucy Bair, Art+Style Co-Editor November 25, 2024

Over the past few weeks, the classical music world has erupted in excitement over a remarkable discovery: an almost 200 year old undiscovered piece composed by Frédéric Chopin. The waltz was contained...

Girls Varsity Tennis 2024 Recap

Girls Varsity Tennis 2024 Recap

Fayza Hamilton and Lucy Bair October 28, 2024

2024 has been a year in which the Winchester Thurston fall sports teams were thriving! The girls tennis team especially has had an awesome season. This year, the team welcomed 3 talented freshmen: Hanna...

Best Halloween Movies

Best Halloween Movies

Lucy Bair, Art+Style Co-Editor October 28, 2024

As the air outside is finally adopting the October chill, Halloween movies are in high demand. With just three days left until the holiday, these movies are sure to get you in the Halloween spirit in time! Hocus...

The Time Traveler's Wife Book Review

The Time Traveler’s Wife Book Review

Indie Pascal and Lucy Bair September 30, 2024

Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife is a fascinating story of time travel and human connection. The book spotlights two characters: Henry DeTamble and Clare Abshire. Henry is afflicted by...

The Hidden History of the Pocket Patriarchy

The Hidden History of the Pocket Patriarchy

Lucy Bair and Indie Pascal April 1, 2024

Take a minute and put your hand in your pocket. Feel around the space for your phone or keys, the soft material inside, or the remnants of anything that was last in there. But for those of you that put...

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Pittsburgh Museum of Illusions

Lucy Bair, Art+Style Co-Editor March 4, 2024

Just over two months ago, the Museum of Illusions added a brand new venue in Pittsburgh! Located on the North Shore, this museum is composed of holograms, stereograms and optical illusions that are sure...

Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling)

The Truth Behind The Barbie Controversy

Indie Pascal and Lucy Bair March 4, 2024

We’ve all heard of Barbie. The doll that reinvented the idea of imaginative play, and more recently the shockingly realistic movie that motivated kids and adults alike across the country. The movie portrayed...

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Science Olympiad is Back!

Indie Pascal and Lucy Bair January 29, 2024

Winchester Thurston’s Science Olympiad has started the competition season! After back to back invitational competitions two weekends in a row, the team is prepared to move on to Regionals and (hopefully)...

Music Devices From the Ages

Music Devices From the Ages

Indie Pascal and Lucy Bair December 15, 2023

Where do we get the sounds that we all love every day in the past, today, and even in the future? From our earliest days as humans we’ve been perspective of and responsive to the noise that surrounds...

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The Rise of AI in 2023

Lucy Bair, Art+Style Co-Editor December 15, 2023

In the simplest of forms, artificial intelligence(AI) has been around and put to use since the mid 1950s - but this year, things really changed. On November 30th of 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT(Chat Generative...

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The Eras Tour Takeover

Lucy Bair, Art+Style Co-Editor November 13, 2023

You’ve heard of 2023’s record-breaking Era’s Tour, singer Taylor Swift’s tour to celebrate each of her ‘eras’ of music. News of the tour was plastered over every website, bracelet-making supplies...

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