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The Student News Site of Wachusett Regional High School

Wachusett Echo

The Student News Site of Wachusett Regional High School

Wachusett Echo

Auto teacher Dan Baker
A new face in the Auto Department: Spotlight on Mr. Baker 
Beth Shurtleff, Staff Reporter • June 21, 2023

Walking through the squeaky door of the Regional’s Automotive Technology Department, an unfamiliar face can be found amidst the smell of motor...

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Pile of college applications
Increased application numbers skew acceptance rates
Beth Shurtleff, Staff Reporter • June 21, 2023

Due to an increase in the average number of college applications a student completes, “match” and “safety” ranked colleges may have become...

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Ellen Beccia and Linda Marchessault
Retiring staff leave their mark
Aiden Roix June 13, 2023

Over the course of a year students form bonds with their teachers making moving onto the next grade isn’t so easy. But sometimes those teachers...

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Chromebook with survey on the screen
Student mental health: Panorama and School Counseling
Zach Bernstein, Staff Reporter • June 21, 2023

During most homeroom periods, students listen to music and catch up on their homework. But, three times a year, they must use the time to complete...

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Assistant Principal Michael Pratt and Officer Dan Contois
New committee prioritizes school safety
Abby Martin, Staff Reporter • June 15, 2023

Student safety in schools continues to be a pressing topic in the United States.  According to Assistant Principal Michael Pratt, greater school...

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Student feeling too hot and too cold
Behind the scenes of maintaining a large school building
Aiden Roix, Staff Reporter • June 9, 2023

Over 2,000 students and teachers spend hours in the Regional every day, contributing to various, at times unavoidable, building and maintenance...

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Artemis Club Advocates for Women
Artemis Club Advocates for Women
Hannah Parry, Staff Reporter • April 6, 2023

At the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, high school seniors Molly McGuirk and Gabriela Hamburger Medailleu created the Artemis Club in...

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Helicopter parent
Parental pressure pushes students unnecessarily
Emma George, Staff Writer • May 30, 2023

Each and every child has a different style of learning, partially due to disparity in parental pressure and criticism. From “helicopter parents”...

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Spring Sports photomontage
The Regional expects a strong spring season
Julia Queeney, Staff Reporter • April 14, 2023

The Regional had a very successful winter sports season, and with warmer weather approaching the spring sports season has begun. The high school...

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Two students and phone with chat bubble
What adults should know about us - volume 6
Echo Editors January 18, 2023

1. Our schedules aren’t easy. Even though all of our schedules vary, no matter how busy we are outside of school, we also spend a majority...

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