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AIS Press

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...