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The Student News Site of Wilde Lake High School

The Paw Print

The Student News Site of Wilde Lake High School

The Paw Print

Local Business’ Restrictions on Teenagers Decrease Racial Profiling

Yasmin Roach, Staff Editor | June 2, 2023

Three years ago, Wilde Lake senior Armand Lucas and his friends were racially profiled at the Columbia Mall. Armand’s profiling experience is hard to hear, but not unusual. A store manager told one of Armand’s friends that he “wasn’t on the block,” a reference to drug dealing. The boy was simply standing in the food court, and being Black. Yet, an adult identified him as a criminal because...

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Advisory Can be Possible

Zoe MacDiarmid, Editor-in-Chief | May 16, 2023

When Advisory was cut down to three days a week in November, I figured that would be the last of the changes to it.  However, on Monday, March 20th, it was officially announced to the school that Advisory would be held only once a week on Wednesdays, with a few exceptions due to testing or other scheduled school events.  Some students might be unaware of the history Advisory has at Wilde Lake....

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Rock Saved My Life

Caroline Sorensen, Staff Writer | March 31, 2023

Music has been a big part of my life since I was a baby. My parents always played it around the house, so I grew up listening to many genres. It has always been my escape, whether that be from myself or a challenging situation. The words and harmonies of a song never fail to leave their impact on me.   My dad is a fan of rock music. He introduced me to bands like The Cure, Pearl Jam, and the Foo...

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To Artists, AI Stands for “Awful Intelligence” 

Charlotte Fetters | March 31, 2023

Ever since I could hold a pencil, I’ve been creating art. Whether it's a finished piece, a sketch, or just a doodle in my notebook, I enjoy the process of creating something from nothing.  But my love for art expands past creating. I read art history books and visit galleries and museums often. Art has shaped my past, present, and what I hope to be my future. So you can imagine how frustrating...

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The Beautiful Complexity of Having Sisters

Amy Manzanares, Staff Editor | March 31, 2023

I used to consider it an insult to be compared to my older sister. In elementary school, I was called “Mini Ashley” by my teachers because they all taught my older sister Ashley first. I felt like they forgot I was my own person, and I didn’t like being compared to her. I was only three when my sister Abby was born, so I can’t recall a lot about her growing up. However, I was eight when...

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