Newspaper acts as bridge from coexistence to cooperation
I do not know if it can be cliche to write about BLADE in a senior column, but cliche or not, I need to put in my last two cents about an integral part...
Author: Jacob Gooch
Powers of the press and protest enact change and compromise
As my final year at WHS draws to a close, I have felt the magnetic allure of apathy as much as the next senior. I was content to put minimal effort into preparing for...
Senior reflects on the right decision to transfer to WHS
Katie Ward, fresh into WHS, was certainly a sight to see; glasses, braces, khaki shorts and still without a driver’s license. Did I mention I was a junior? Yes, my first day of junior...
Time spent in Washington holds fond childhood memories
After spending my whole life in another state, then moving here and attending WHS in the beginning of my sophomore year, the transition was a bit of a challenge. Living in a small town,...
High School provided many new treasured memories
I entered high school just like most other freshmen: unsuspecting and extremely nervous. Before high school, I attended a small private school with only 23 students in my class, most of whom I had...
In hopes of profundity, writer discovered inspiration
When writing this column, I found myself constantly thinking of ways to make this article prolific, profound, writing the best and most life changing advice someone could ever receive. I thought about writing how...
Indecision turned into positivity
My senior year at WHS has been bombarded with questions. Questions asked by friends, family and even myself. Where are you going to college? Do you want to leave Ohio? Stay? What do...
BLADE teaches writer life lessons beyond school walls
According to my impromptu calculation, throughout my writing career as a member of The Wooster Blade staff for the past three years, I have written 77 pieces in total for the BLADE and The...
Pessimist finds the bright side
I remember my first year in Wooster when I first moved here from Pennsylvania and I thought Wooster was just a pathetic little town, but eventually I started to like it and WHS. There...
Biker discovers mountain of lessons
My final year at WHS has been a spectacular one. I have loved to explore new things since my childhood, and during my senior year of high school, I participated on the Mountain Biking...