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The Student News Site of Vel Phillips Memorial

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November Editor’s Note
Henry Riley, Co-Editor-in-Chief, News Editor • October 31, 2025
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October Editor’s Note
Amalia Weix September 30, 2025
September 2025 Editor’s Note
Nina Zhu, Co-Editor-in-Chief • August 31, 2025
Monthly Crochet Pattern - New Series!
Monthly Crochet Pattern – New Series!
Marian Wallace October 31, 2025

Brr! Do you feel that frigid air seeping through the school walls? A twinge of pain on your nose as you wait for the bus? What about the skin...

Fiction Book Club - October Review!
Fiction Book Club – October Review!
Elizabeth Koch October 31, 2025

Throughout the month of September and the beginning of October, the VPM Fiction Book Club read The Reappearance of Rachel Price by bestselling...

Smiling Friends Season 3 Review
Smiling Friends Season 3 Review
Dona Nguyen, Opinions Editor • October 31, 2025

Smiling Friends is an interesting show that grasps your attention with amazing voice actors, a variety of animation styles, and hilarious lines...

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Winter Sports Starting Soon
Nina Zhu, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Student Life Editor • October 31, 2025
VPM Drama
Sofia Lund October 31, 2025
Student Support Foundation
Nina Zhu, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Student Life Editor • October 31, 2025
Wisconsin Youth Climate Conference
Nina Zhu, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Student Life Editor • October 31, 2025
Winter Sports Starting Soon
Nina Zhu, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Student Life Editor • October 31, 2025
VPM Football Narrowly Misses Playoffs: Season Recap
Henry Riley, Co-Editor-in-Chief, News Editor • October 31, 2025
Winter Sports Starting Soon
Nina Zhu, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Student Life Editor • October 31, 2025
VPM Football Narrowly Misses Playoffs: Season Recap
Henry Riley, Co-Editor-in-Chief, News Editor • October 31, 2025
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The Government Shutdown
Olga Sifakis October 31, 2025

On October 1, 2025, our federal government shut down. As a result, thousands of federal workers are not being paid, certain government-funded...

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RFK Jr.’s Promised Autism Report Blames Tylenol With Little Scientific Basis
Amalia Weix, Co-Editor-in-Chief • October 31, 2025

In September, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered on his earlier promise of naming a cause of autism. This...

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The Israeli Navy Intercepted the GSF Aid Flotilla–Here’s What Happened Next
Amalia Weix October 31, 2025

In late August, the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) (Not to be confused with the Soumoud Convoy, an earlier flotilla which occurred in June) began...

"Lancaster Amish on taxpayer highways" by Ted Van Pelt
Opinions
Why Aren’t the Amish a Cult?
Ellie Andrews October 31, 2025

When fringe, conservative religious groups whose members are allowed almost no contact with the outside world are mentioned in the media, it’s...

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