The Wessex Wire

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The Wessex Wire

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Ella Hermans

Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief

Ella Hermans is the 2024-2025 Editor-in-Chief of the Wessex Wire! She enjoys spending time with her friends and family, listening to music and going to the beach. She plays tennis for the West Essex team, and her favorite show is “New Girl”. 

All content by Ella Hermans
The wide variety of issues the country is facing can be overwhelming to students.

2024 presidential election breakdown: Policies and student perspectives

By Gabe Herman, Brooke Kupferberg, Amanda Ippolito, Sophia Rosen and Ella Hermans
October 24, 2024
The rush to beat the buses and get home creates tensions among senior drivers.

DOES IT BOTHER YOU: Administration, step on the gas—seniors need a fast lane out of school

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
October 23, 2024
Reality television show, "Dancing with the Stars," brings on criminally charged felon, Anna Sorokin as a contestant.

OPINION: Public awards fame to convicted felons over those deserving

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
October 1, 2024
Splitting the bill should be a simple task, yet it repeatedly turns into a chaotic puzzle that feels impossible to solve.

DOES IT BOTHER YOU: When did splitting the check become harder than a calc problem?

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
June 6, 2024
After conquering 'the beast,' Barros leaves her legacy

After conquering ‘the beast,’ Barros leaves her legacy

By Brooke Kupferberg and Ella Hermans
June 5, 2024
ARTS COMMENTARY: Drake’s and Kendrick’s lyrics pack a punch ... and people must hold them accountable

ARTS COMMENTARY: Drake’s and Kendrick’s lyrics pack a punch … and people must hold them accountable

By Sophia Rosen and Ella Hermans
June 4, 2024

WE try TikTok foods ‘For You’

By Ella Hermans, Brooke Kupferberg and Ava Vigilante
April 12, 2024
The judged feeling many get when clicking the "No tip" button should not exist.

OPINION: Tipping culture does not make any ‘cents’

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
March 24, 2024
The Alabama Supreme Court made the statement that frozen embryos are considered children.

OPINION: Alabama Supreme Court unjustly rules that a frozen embryo is considered a child

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
March 17, 2024
OPINION: Social media kills water bottle trends

OPINION: Social media kills water bottle trends

By Brooke Kupferberg and Ella Hermans
March 1, 2024
Having access all your favorite shows on a single streaming service for an affordable price has become impossible, taking away from its intended purpose to make watching TV easy.

OPINION: Streaming services are no longer worth what they used to be

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
February 5, 2024
OPINION: Hobbies are the remedy to constant stress

OPINION: Hobbies are the remedy to constant stress

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
February 2, 2024
HEAD TO HEAD: Horoscopes

HEAD TO HEAD: Horoscopes

By Brooke Kupferberg and Ella Hermans
December 12, 2023
As Ryan Seacrest announces the ball drop, it comes time to decide which trends to leave behind and which trends to keep up with in 2024.

In & Out: Trends to follow… or forget in ’24

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
December 12, 2023
As the seasons change, we wonder when it is appropriate to take down and put up the next holiday's decor.

OPINION: The Wire’s holiday decor masterclass

By Brooke Kupferberg and Ella Hermans
October 24, 2023
The current poster for the upcoming "Snow White," live action movie.

OPINION: Media needs to widen its current view of feminism

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2023
Audiences will shift to watch short-form media due to pauses in production caused by the Hollywood writers’ strike.

OPINION: Hollywood writers’ strike risks making long-form media extinct

By Ella Hermans and Brooke Kupferberg
May 24, 2023
Karl Lagerfeld's death was honored at this year's Met Gala.

OPINION: Met Gala’s honoring of Karl Lagerfield ignores his bigoted past

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
May 11, 2023
Pandemic solutions failed to help those who needed it most.

COVID-19 exposed our need for societal changes

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
April 28, 2023
As students try to complete their work, restricted websites get in the way.

OPINION: Unfair restrictions on chromebooks weaken students’ work

By Ella Hermans, Editor-in-Chief
January 13, 2023
[VIDEO] School Spotlight for Winter 2023

[VIDEO] School Spotlight for Winter 2023

By Chloe Berger, Brennan Cunningham, Logan Goldstein, Gabe Herman, Ella Hermans and Amanda Ippolito
January 10, 2023
Day 5: Color Day -- Spirit Week all leads up to the day that students eargerly wait for: Color Day! Seniors dressed as the “Graduation” album, juniors as minions, sophomores as Army and freshmen as “Stranger Things”. Boas, facepaint and colorful necklaces added to the array of colors in the stands of the Pep Rally.

PHOTOS: Students decked out for Spirit Week

By Ella Hermans, Lily Minish and Francesca Loffredo
November 8, 2022
Marisa Fusaro

Marisa Fusaro

By Sophia Rosen and Ella Hermans
November 6, 2022
Joe Cardinale

Joe Cardinale

By Katie Pak and Ella Hermans
November 2, 2022

NEWS COMMENTARY: Elon Musk’s bid for Twitter poses disinformation risk

By Brooke Kupferberg and Ella Hermans
June 17, 2022
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