The Wooster Blade Wooster High Schools Bi-weekly Student Publication
The eugenics debate: How Iceland has eradicated Down syndrome, and the moral implications of the legislation
“WHILE ICELAND IS AT A NEARLY 100 PERCENT
ABORTION RATE… OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT FAR BEHIND, WITH DENMARK AT 98 PERCENT, FRANCE AT 77 AND THE UNITED STATES AT 67 PERCENT.”
JULIAN QUINONES AND ARIJETA LAJIKA
Event urges awareness of Down syndrome
On Oct. 5, A Brush and A Beverage held its first fundraiser for Down syndrome awareness. The fundraiser was created Sandy Crandall, who said she started this for her 8-year-old grandson who has Down...
West Holmes Knights make Mghee’s touchdown dream come true
Sept. 29, was a dream come true for Wooster High School student Joey Mcghee, as he scored a touchdown during the football game at West Holmes. Players and fans alike were excited to...
Fine arts dept. offers new opportunity to WHS choral students
The Tri-County Fine Arts Department decided to create a Tri-County Honors Choir for the first year in 2017, in which 15 different schools from Ashland, Holmes and Wayne counties nominated students to rehearse and...
Standard Time Jazz Plays Downtown
Standard Time Jazz is based in Wooster. The group boasts a membership of Eric Fairhurst, playing woodwind instruments such as saxophone, flute and clarinet; Andy Cary playing guitar; Ed Rindfleisch playing the...
Here Comes the Bus implementation undergoes changes
This year, the WCSD is changing its implementation of the Here Comes the Bus program begun in the 2016-2017 school year, opting out of the student-ridership program and instead using only the GPS tracking...
Community comes together for rally
On Sept. 12, a demonstration was held at the College of Wooster to protest the repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA was put in place by the Obama administration and...