Skip to Main Content
  • October 8WMS softball team plays FMS in the playoffs on October 15
  • October 2WMS softball team plays IMS on October 7th!
  • October 2WMS softball team plays FMS on October 2!
The student news site of Woodbridge Middle School

The Warrior Messenger

The student news site of Woodbridge Middle School

The Warrior Messenger

The student news site of Woodbridge Middle School

The Warrior Messenger

RELAXATION OR ADDICTION? A student is getting ready to scroll through social media.

Social media: favorful or dreadful?

Mandeep Kaur, Editor Jun 3, 2022

90 percent of teens in America use some type of social media. Social media is a great way to express yourself and find new friends. But, is social media really all that good? “In every seed of good,...

HOW DOES MUSIC IMPACT YOU?
Somebody listening to music helps them concentrate.

Music echoes all around WMS

MC, Editor May 26, 2022

Music has a huge impact globally. It's written and sung in different languages, it can be very important to certain cultures, and can be a very powerful tool to bring people together despite differences. To...

ARE ALL BASEBALLS BROKEN???
This is a photo of an everyday baseball.

Are Baseballs Broken?

Gavin Slicner, Editor May 26, 2022

Major League Baseball has been one of the most sought after sports for decades now, but everything has its flaws, including baseball. MLB this past season has been accused of juicing baseballs causing...

STRESSFUL TEST PREP: Students are not amused after their language arts teacher assigns NJSLA prep work.

State testing: an unworthy sacrifice

Sifa Ansari, Editor May 25, 2022

As someone who’s experienced standardized testing in two states, I’ve witnessed the bias, anxiety, and inaccuracies that comes along with any type of standardized testing. The value given to standardized...

LUNCH DECISIONS: A girl decides what she wants to eat for lunch.

Eating disorders: a silent epidemic

Gabby Tortoriello, Editor Apr 6, 2022

Over the past three years, all of our focus has been on the Covid-19 pandemic.  Though it is important, we’ve forgotten about other issues in the world. Since the pandemic hit, eating disorders have...

Photo Via Under the Creative Commons License https://www.google.com/search?q=misogyny%20pictures&tbm=isch&tbs=il:cl&rlz=1CAJEUV_enUS976&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CAAQ1vwEahcKEwjQlZrfgv32AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg&biw=1366&bih=617&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=m6cPrJlNFtMalM

The War Against Misogyny

Jacey Goris and Daniella Mojica Apr 5, 2022

Picture this: you’re a female who just went to the mall with friends, and found this really cute top that you’ve been dying to wear and show off at school. The top makes you feel confident and overall...

THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR BUT FEAR IT'S SELF: WMS student balled up in fear.

Phobias at WMS

Ciara Murphy, Editor Apr 5, 2022

Imagine seeing a picture of spiders, the feeling of them crawling on to you with their eight long hairy legs and having a bad anxiety attack; the feeling of being overwhelmed.   That feeling is you...

SAYING GOODBYE TO THREE CONSTANTS: Students at WMS have grown accustomed to a certain mandatory way of life that they no longer have to follow.

New Jersey governor eliminates the mask mandate that has been in place since 2020.

Sifa Ansari and Mandeep Kaur Mar 31, 2022

On March 7th, 2022, Woodbridge Township schools lifted the mask mandate. This gave students and staff only 1 month to mentally prepare themselves to transition back. WMS students, staff, and administrators...

ENCANTOS POPULARITY: Encanto has been playing on screens worldwide

Disney’s Encanto Rising to the Top

Aleeza Raza, Author Mar 17, 2022

Disney’s Encanto was released on November 24th in theaters. This movie was about the Madrigal family and how the protagonist Mirabel Madrigal saved the family’s “encanto”  Encanto is the story...

PUT THEM ALL IN: Ciara Murphy puts in her tickets in the Warrior Way bucket.

The Warrior Way makes a comeback

Daniella Mojica, Editor Mar 17, 2022

Woodbridge Middle School has recommenced the PBSIS (Positive Behavior System in School) system the "Warrior Way" after two years of hybrid learning due to the virus Covid 19.  The idea of the Warrior...

WONDER WOMEN: 7th grader, Ciara, stands proudly by WMS’s Women’s History Month poster.

WMS celebrates Women’s History Month

Gabby Tortoriello, Editor Mar 17, 2022

It’s March, and WMS is celebrating Women’s History Month. Vice Principal, Mr. Harris, history teacher, Mrs. Liastro, and 7th-grade student, Sasha Mendonca, share their thoughts on Women’s History,...

SHAVE THE DAY: From left to right Mr. Malmstrom, Mr. Murphy, and Mr. Olvesen pose for a picture

Three WMS teachers prepare to shave their heads for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation

Jacey Goris, Editor Mar 16, 2022

WMS teachers will be shaving their heads on April 15th to raise money for pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The event is organized by language arts teacher, Mr. Murphy. Mr....

Load More Stories