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Brooke Kupferberg

Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief

Brooke Kupferberg is the 2024-2025 Editor-in-Chief for The Wessex Wire. She enjoys listening to music, spending time with friends and family and taking naps. She also plays tennis for the school team and loves watching her favorite TV show “Friends”.

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Finding Hidden Gems in Essex County

By Sophia Rosen, Amanda Ippolito, Brooke Kupferberg and Ella Hermans
February 21, 2025
The large quantities of infected birds will have an effect on grocery prices.

Bird flu ravages through poultry farms

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
February 19, 2025
Nikki Glaser, who's comedy career began decades ago, shined bright on the Golden Globes stage.

ARTS COMMENTARY: Nikki Glaser glows on Golden Globes stage

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
January 14, 2025
The early start time of the school day looms over students as they enter West Essex at 7:42 a.m. A committee is considering whether West Essex should change its daily start time.

Potential change in district start time poses questions

By Brooke Kupferberg, Ella Hermans, Sophia Rosen, Amanda Ippolito, Mina Wakeshima and Gabriela Koshnick
December 18, 2024
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
Election Day will take place on Nov. 5, and as Americans rush to the polls, the impact of a string of unprecedented events will finally be measured.

NEWS ANALYSIS: The chaotic 2024 election redefines ‘unprecedented’

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
October 24, 2024
Sports editor Carly Levitt preps the Marching Band for their Media Day video spotlight.

[VIDEO] Fall Varsity Media Day 2024

By Logan Goldstein, Carly Levitt, Justin Misher, Ava Belli, Brooke Kupferberg, Lena Korenstein and Annika Johnson
October 24, 2024
The best way to splash into summer: Outdoor sports

The best way to splash into summer: Outdoor sports

By Ava Belli, Carly Levitt, Justin Misher and Brooke Kupferberg
June 11, 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

WE try TikTok foods ‘For You’

By Ella Hermans, Brooke Kupferberg and Ava Vigilante
April 12, 2024
By hyperobsessing over the event, students turn prom into a chore rather than a night to look forward to.

OPINION: Prom night creates excessive stress for perfection

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
April 8, 2024
High schoolers put too much pressure on getting into top-ranked schools.

OPINION: Don’t choose your college based on perceived prestige

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
March 25, 2024
OPINION: Social media kills water bottle trends

OPINION: Social media kills water bottle trends

By Brooke Kupferberg and Ella Hermans
March 1, 2024
TikTok Shop uses predatory marketing strategies to draw in consumers looking to buy cheap products recommended by other users.

OPINION: Beware of TikTok Shop: Marketing tactic poses danger

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
February 23, 2024
In a file photo from 1993, Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein shake hands at the White House. Over the first two weeks of January, many legal documents around the Epstein case were unsealed and released, but a large majority of them do not make any new bombshell assertions or name any unknown potential associates.

NEWS ANALYSIS: 5 years after Epstein’s suicide, new documents emerge

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
January 18, 2024
HEAD TO HEAD: Horoscopes

HEAD TO HEAD: Horoscopes

By Brooke Kupferberg and Ella Hermans
December 12, 2023
People find amusement in the pain of reality TV stars, forgetting that they are real people and not characters.

OPINION: Reality TV stars’ well-being cannot be sacrificed simply for our entertainment

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
December 11, 2023
Matthew Perry has been in public eye since his debut on "Friends" in 1994.

Our “Friend” Forever: Matthew Perry dies at 54

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
November 8, 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
When posed with the question of their racial identity, students now have to wonder what they can or cannot include in their applications.

OPINION: Affirmative Action suspension stems from racial bias on the Supreme Court

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
October 3, 2023
Ben Platt's father is a renowned producer in Hollywood. It is unfair to discredit the two-time Tony Award winner because of his connections.

OPINION: Nepotism babies’ talent is overlooked by family connections

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
May 24, 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
Solitary confinement consists of 22 hours per day in a small cell with no social interaction.

OPINION: Hunger strikes highlight how inhumane solitary confinement truly is

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
May 15, 2023
It is unfair to celebrate women's achievements when many are still suffering today.

Harping on women’s past achievements deflects focus from the issues of today

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
April 4, 2023
Now that viewers are beginning to mistrust Oscar nominations, the awards don't mean as much as they used to.

OPINION: Mistrust of Oscars decreases value of awards

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2023
2022 marks a year of record mass shootings

2022 marks a year of record mass shootings

By Lily Minish, Francesca Loffredo, JJ Rella, Gabe Herman and Brooke Kupferberg
January 9, 2023
Michael DelaPaz

Michael DelaPaz

By Chloe Berger and Brooke Kupferberg
November 2, 2022
The Labrant Family frequently exploits their children online.

OPINION: Celebrity parents shouldn’t monetize their children online

By Brooke Kupferberg, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 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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