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The Student News Site of West Henderson High School

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The Student News Site of West Henderson High School

Wingspan Online

Tragically Beautiful: Romanticization of mental illness growing trend in society

Tragically Beautiful: Romanticization of mental illness growing trend in society

May 20, 2015

She flinches as she approaches the school and the crowd of students clogging the cafeteria. For her, coming to school each day is a challenge. She is afraid of crowds and loud noises. Her fears, which...

Staff Opinion: ‘Shaming’ a harmful twist on name-calling, bullying

Staff Opinion: ‘Shaming’ a harmful twist on name-calling, bullying

December 1, 2014

Slut. Whore. Fat. Snob. The words reeled through the high school girl’s mind as she cried herself to sleep for yet another night in a row. Every day she heard them whispered as she passed her fellow...

The need to end the prejudice against mental illness

The need to end the prejudice against mental illness

March 5, 2014

More than four years ago I met a new friend at my church. Let’s call her Jen. Jen had been home schooled all of her life up until her senior year when she attended Hendersonville High School. She struggled...

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