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The Wick

The Wick is Agnes Irwin’s monthly newspaper that is written, formatted, and edited by the students. The publication’s staff are able to experiment with a unique style of writing while exploring a wide range of issues, interests, and perspectives. The Wick features new topics each month including various opinions, political debates, discussion-prompting survey questions, and current event pieces. The publication prides itself in its ability to connect the Agnes Irwin Upper School; it enables students to freely explore and express their passions and encourage fellow peers to share their own opinions.

The Wick seeks to represent the voice of Agnes Irwin’s student body. If you have a topic you would like us to cover, please copy and paste this link into your browser and fill out this form: https://forms.gle/sHHWxxoB63SWmzWE8

February Student of the Month: Enshalla Dunlop

February Student of the Month: Enshalla Dunlop
Andi Oates '22, Wick Writer February 16, 2021

This month our Student of the Month is Enshalla Dunlop. Enshalla is a senior at AIS and she is the President of the Black Student Union. I had a sit-down interview with her to discuss what she does in...

The Case for Reparations

The Case for Reparations
Chelsea Seegars ‘22, Guest Writer February 16, 2021

“Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our compounding moral debts, America...

Post-CiA Week Reflections by Two Upper School Students

Post-CiA Week Reflections by Two Upper School Students
Phoebe Smith '23, Wick News Editor February 11, 2021

Starting Tuesday, January 19th, Agnes Irwin hosted its annual Community in Action (CiA) workshops, which this year spanned an entire week and featured various virtual presentations by the Upper School’s...

A System Refusing to Change

A System Refusing to Change
Caroline Riley '23, Wick Writer February 10, 2021

The 55th Super Bowl Era season of the National Football League (NFL) came to a conclusion on February 7th with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers soundly beating the Kansas City Chiefs 31 to 9. With his seventh...

Snowy Pictures

Snowy Pictures
February 3, 2021

The Presidential Inauguration 2021

Official portrait of Vice President Joe Biden in his West Wing Office at the White House, Jan. 10, 2013. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)..This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House.
Emma Twitmyer ’22, Wick Writer January 27, 2021

The month of January 2021 has been an eventful one. On Wednesday, January 6th, there was a deadly insurrection against the United States Capitol building. On the following Wednesday, President Donald Trump...

Wick QUOTM: Do you make New Year’s resolutions? If so, what are they?

Wick QUOTM: Do you make New Year's resolutions? If so, what are they?
January 20, 2021

“To learn Spanish.”   “To work out more in order to feel healthier, not for appearance reasons. To be more trustworthy and keep my friends’ secrets better. To take more pictures and...

January Teacher of the Month: Ms. Sherbondy

January Teacher of the Month: Ms. Sherbondy
Lilly Press '23, Wick Senior Writer January 19, 2021

Ms. Sherbondy, known colloquially as “Sherbo” to the AIS community, is the Upper School Fitness and Wellness teacher. Along with teaching, she coaches the Upper School JV Volleyball team and the Middle...

Questions you might have about the COVID-19 Vaccines

Questions you might have about the COVID-19 Vaccines
Orchie Hasan '24, Wick Writer January 15, 2021

The coronavirus (COVID-19) virus vaccine is often talked about under the context of its political and social implications. While hearing so many discussions on it in these contexts, one cannot help but...

Georgia Special Elections

Raphael Warnock
Olivia Harrison '22, Wick Writer January 14, 2021

Jon Ossoff and Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock just won Georgia’s highly sought Senate seats by a razor-thin margin after a closely followed special election. On January 5, an election was held for the remaining...

Top Five Songs of 2020

LOS ANGELES - MARCH 14: Singer Billie Eilish arrives for the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 14, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Glenn Francis/Pacific Pro Digital Photography)
Phoebe Smith '23, Wick News Editor January 13, 2021

2020 was a trying year, and in order to overcome or distract ourselves from all its trials, everyone relied on various forms of entertainment. Movies, books, and TV shows were major sources of comfort...