No Bashing The Back To School Bash
The Back to School Bash, a relatively new Western Reserve Academy tradition, increases yearly in anticipation. Parents at WRA devoted an abundance of time to preparing and executing this successful event. This year it featured pizza, a hula hoop contest and, of course, the trusty rocket car. Post-COVID, students were ecstatic to convene as a … Continue reading
The World Mourns the Death of the Queen
One of the most photographed women in the world; the woman who entertained 13 United States Presidents and 14 United Kingdom Prime Ministers; the face on 500 billion stamps and on the currency of 15 countries. September 8th, 2022 marks the death of Britain’s longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. After a 70-year reign, millions … Continue reading
Is the Pandemic Over?
Since February of 2020, COVID-19 has eminently impacted us, completely reshaped our lifestyles, and taken a toll globally. What has felt like a never-ending burden has been something we have learned to live with and come to adapt to. Infecting 96.2 million US citizens, with 1.06 million dead, this threatening virus has had a wide … Continue reading
Being in Dress Reduces Stress!
Each issue, two Reserve Record writers debate an important issue for “The Coin.” October’s topic is Dress code. Dress code has been a heavily debated topic in schools for a long time, often pinning students against administrators. Students view the restrictions as one more thing they are not allowed to do and resent the school … Continue reading
Take Away Control from the Dress Code Patrol!
Each issue, two Reserve Record writers debate an important issue for “The Coin.” October’s topic is Dress code. Many students of Western Reserve Academy have expressed their compelling opinions about the dress code, ranging from complaints regarding casual wear to criticizing Reserve Green Dress. Though there may be some positive attributes to the dress code, … Continue reading
Hurricane Fiona Devastates
Five years ago Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, and just days ago Puerto Rico was hit again by Hurricane Fiona. Hurricane Fiona has left the Island in devastation, with more than 20 inches of rain overall, 30 inches in southern Puerto Rico, flash flooding, mudslides, and winds up to 103 miles per hour. Hurricane Fiona … Continue reading
What Happened to Ice Hockey?
Championship teams are revered at their schools. They are praised in the hallways, in the classrooms, and all over the school campus. Coming off a historic season, ice hockey now enters its final season at Western Reserve Academy. The announcement comes with various questions; asking why and how such a successful team would be suspended … Continue reading
The Legacy of Mahsa Amini: “Women, Life, Freedom”
Recently, protests in Iran have gained momentum and disseminated their messages worldwide. Women are leading uprisings following the death of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s “Morality Police,” a law-enforcement sector designed to enforce “moral” religious observance policies. Within this controversial category of modesty lies one of Islam’s most significant garments: the … Continue reading
Consent Conversation Misses the Mark
As Western Reserve Academy’s Junior and Senior students began to flood the Chapel seats, preparing themselves for the annual consent talk they’ve had for the past three years, which avoids mentioning sex by using tea as a euphemism, they encountered an unfamiliar face, Ms. Sindy Warren. The former lawyer and current human resources consultant, faced … Continue reading
Keith Carter Carves the Way to Victory
Given the recently-renewed energy on campus related to Western Reserve Academy Athletics, the Archival Corner thought it appropriate to share the story of WRA’s only Olympic medal winner, Keith Carter, WRA class of 1943, silver medalist at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Carter would be a no-brainer nominee if a discussion were held … Continue reading
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