The Student Media Site of William Clarke College

We Are

The Student Media Site of William Clarke College

We Are

The Student Media Site of William Clarke College

We Are

My Kind of TikTok: Mac and Cheese

My Kind of TikTok: Mac and Cheese

Carli S (Year 11), Chief Contributor June 26, 2024

If you've doom-scrolled enough on TikTok, you've probably stumbled upon small, niche communities specific to maybe a hundred people. The side I've found myself on is Mac and Cheese TikTok. What makes discovering...

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World’s First Conscious Baby

Carli S (Year 11), Chief Contributor June 26, 2024

Who wants to read a We Are article about the Four Seasons Orlando baby? MEEEE!!! Everyone and anyone has heard about the Four Seasons Orlando baby. Even if you don’t know what the four seasons Orlando...

The Arctic Monkeys Rated

The Arctic Monkeys Rated

Jake M (Year 12), Chief Contributor June 26, 2024

The Arctic Monkeys is a band that originates from Sheffield in England, consisting of lead singer Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, lead guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O’Malley. They are my favourite...

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Romanticising Mental Illness

Annmary J (Year 11) and Adam D (Year 11) June 26, 2024

In contemporary Western society, the portrayal of mental illness in media, literature, and popular culture is illuminating and misleading. On the one hand, increasing awareness and dialogue about mental...

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“Baby, Baby, Baby Oh”

Mahina A (Year 11), Chief Contributor June 5, 2024

That’s right Ladies and Gentlemen, the teenage sensation who made the hit song “Baby” all the way back in 2010 is fully grown and to be a first-time father. This news broke out on the 9th of May...

ABBAs Everlasting Glory

ABBA’s Everlasting Glory

Carli S (Year 11), Chief Contributor May 29, 2024

As Eurovision commences many are remembering the arguably best win, which was ABBA's performance of Waterloo. Their song "The Winner Takes It All",  really became true as Sweden was handed their...

May the Odds be Ever in Your Favour

May the Odds be Ever in Your Favour

Dayna E (Year 11) and Annmary J (Year 11) May 22, 2024

May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favour     In recent years, the tributes for the Hunger Games have ditched the chariot rides and have now chosen to present their outfits to the Capitol of Panem...

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A Good Girl’s Guide To Television

Isabella A (Year 8), Chief Contributor May 22, 2024

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (AGGGTM) is the first book in its best-selling series written by Holly Jackson. It was released in May 2019 and instantly shot to the top of the New York Bestseller’s...

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Megalopolis: The Greatest Film Never Made…Until Now

Ellis K (Year 12), Multimedia Editor May 8, 2024

What if I told you that the director of some of the most acclaimed films of all time, such as Apocalypse Now and The Godfather*, had spent the last 45 years dreaming up and working on a project that was...

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The Ending Hath Been Writ

Mrs Brown April 10, 2024

There is nothing like a comment that begins, “As a ‘insert label’, you must ‘insert assumption’”. I had one such sentence levelled at me recently.   “As an English teacher, you...

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2024’s Forgotten Oscars Nomination

Ellis K (Year 12), Multimedia Editor April 3, 2024

After 4 strange, uncertain, scary, covid-filled years, it feels like theatrical films are truly back. Gone are the days of weird same-day streaming and uneventful Academy Award events and doubtful best...

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Separating Art from the Artist

Nathan R (Year 11) March 27, 2024

On February 10th of this year, Kanye West released his much-anticipated collaborative studio album with Ty Dolla Sign: Vultures 1. Ye, an artist who precedes their own reputation, has returned to music...

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