Wahlert students selected as delegates in county convention
Maddie Roling, Editor
February 26, 2020
The upcoming presidential election has been heating up as delegates are preparing to attend the Democratic County Convention on Mar. 21. One alternate and three delegates were chosen, who are students at Wahlert. Avery Fair, ‘20, has been an active participant in politics throughout this election cy...
Parent-teacher conferences effectiveness
Ashley Steele, Editor
February 18, 2020
by Ashley Steele Of the Gleaner This week students are going to enjoy a long four-day weekend. Teachers, however, will have a week full of parent-teacher conferences. Some students and parents still attend conferences; however, they do not seem to be the norm for many Wahlert students. “My...
The music behind the champions
Tony Medellin, Reporter
February 14, 2020
Feb. 8th was a great day for the Wahlert show choir program. During the competition at Bettendorf High School, Impulse won many awards including best vocals, best choreography, best crew, Grand Champions, and best band. Impact also won Grand Champions in the prep division and made night finals fo...
Vaping: An epidemic with American teens
Alejandro Rojas, Editor
December 18, 2019
What is vaping? That’s a question that has been asked by a lot of adults recently thanks to the increasing popularity of vaping. The craze is especially popular with high schoolers and in general, young adults. Yet, as reflected by the recent news of deaths caused by vaping and also general conc...
Plays on a Street comes to a close
Caroline Schmid, Reporter
December 12, 2019
Bravo to all the freshmen and sophomores who participated in the winter production of “Plays on a Street!” In case you didn’t see it, this was a group of four plays written and directed by Wahlert’s juniors and seniors. By the high praise the performers got from teachers, parents, and director...
Dangers of Social Media
Alejandro Rojas, Editor
November 26, 2019
According to research published by the Pew Research Center in 2015, roughly 68 percent of adults use social media. Meanwhile, 90 percent of young adults, classified as being 18 to 29 years of age, use social media. Putting that first number into context, that means roughly 222.5 million adults use social...
Wahlert production of “Bonanza” coming to you!
Caroline Schmid, Reporter
November 11, 2019
There’s another theatre production coming to Wahlert! This time around, it’s a fundraiser for Wahlert’s theatre arts program. “Bonanza,” the production, will use its funds for the spring musical, along with trips that the thespians go on, like the Thespian Festival. Anyone from ninth to twelfth grade could au...
It’s a beautiful day to save lives
Tess Breslin, Reporter
November 7, 2019
Every 2 seconds in the U.S., someone is in need of blood. You never know how great the effects of blood donations are until you are the one that is receiving one. Every time a person donates blood, three people are helped. Those people could be random strangers, or they can even be close friends or fa...
Wahlert Catholic swims to state
Caroline Schmid, Reporter
November 6, 2019
Wahlert Girls’ Swimming has had a huge success throughout the season, and all their hard work has paid off because this Thursday, Nov. 7, the swimmers and divers will begin their state journey in Marshalltown, Iowa. The girls started their season out strong when they won their first meet against...
Plays on a Street and at Wahlert
Caroline Schmid, Reporter
November 6, 2019
Here at Wahlert, most of the talk is about sports, classes, or big theatre productions like Little Shop of Horrors. But what some people may not know is that there is a smaller fall production in progress. Right now, the freshman and sophomore Thespians are hard at work memorizing lines and working on the pl...
Ashley Steele, Editor
March 24, 2020 • No Comments
Dear Wahlert Student Body, All I want to say is, is that I know this sucks. The normal days that we are used to living have been turned completely upside down. I’m...
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Ashley Steele, Editor
February 10, 2020 • No Comments
by Ashley Steele of The Gleaner As Winter Formal approaches, plans must be made. Between pictures, dinner reservations and car rides, group numbers are key...
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