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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

Shea Dohoney a 7th grader, poses in the hallways at WMS as a representative of anxiety.

Speaking our truth about anxiety

Cameron H, Editor Nov 12, 2024

Imagine going out into the world shaking in fear of socializing with others.  There are students that live in fear without feeling like they can talk to anyone about their problems.  If you didn’t...

WMS student poses infront of a inspirational board. Everybody is going through their own struggles so don't try to put more weight on their shoulders.

Beyond the Joke: Understanding the Impact of Words on Self-Esteem and Identity

Aisha Palomo, Author Nov 1, 2024

People make jokes. But ever realize how it affects someone else? How many people become depressed because of you? And are you going to change or keep being the same because you think it's a harmless joke? When...

Students at WMS stand together in pride and passion to represent their cultures to each other.

Let’s celebrate our cultures!

Alyssa Alvarado, Author Nov 1, 2024

Every person comes from a different background. It’s important to have pride in your culture because it is not just your culture, it’s the culture of lots of your friends, family, and people you know....

Malayiah Thomas listens to music to calm down her stress.

Music equals therapy

Ashley M and Malaiyah T Nov 1, 2024

We are Ashley and Malaiyah from The Warrior Messenger and throughout this week we some of the students and staff at WMS about how music affects their mental health. Mr.O’Halloran, WMS’ vice principal...

The markbot 3D printer is done with printing the WMS logo

3D Printing full tutorial

Justin Rella, Author Oct 31, 2024

Introduction: 3D printing is a big piece of technology that has the potential to change the world in many different ways. But in order to use this awesome piece of technology you need to get it and...

Step 1: Start with your hands up by your ears and your dominant foot out in front of you.

How to do a cartwheel

Kaylee Rapach, Author Oct 31, 2024

A cartwheel is a gymnastics/dance move that many people do. I think that you should use my step by step tutorial because I do competitive gymnastics and i’ve been doing cartwheels since I was young. 

Leah Kripaitis gets ready for an at bat at an 18U softball tournament.

The True Nature Behind Playing a Sport

Ava Kripaitis, Editor Oct 31, 2024

Stress. Dedication. Hard work. Mental toughness. Talent.  That’s what sports are all about. That's what it takes to excel in a sport, especially if you want to play to the next level above high school....

A 7th-grade student ‘hides’ their phone during class.  This is a problem in schools around the country.

Cell Phones: A black hole of addiction in schools

Khloe Morales, Author Oct 31, 2024

Phones have become a part of our reality. We often wake up and hold that little device before eating breakfast or drinking water. We use them so much that we don’t realize how much of a distraction they...

Ava Kripaitis looks for advice in the board

Analyzing Goals for the Future

Anaya Choudhury, Author Oct 31, 2024

Talk about how important future is, middle school is a good time to figure out who you are and start thinking about it…purpose of this article. Students at WMS are starting to think about their goals. ...

A WMS student looks at ChatGPT not knowing they are cheating themselves.

Artificial Intelligence Is Making Humans Lazy

Victoria T., Author Oct 31, 2024

Nowadays, almost every student in school has some sort of technology.  Here at WMS, we all use Chromebooks every day.  Because we have so much work to do on a tech device, Students are starting to turn...

Here's a student smiling and giving a thumbs up while siting around computers and IPads.

Technology: Are students on the wrong path?

Mariah Rozay Tomassini, Author Oct 31, 2024

In this article, I will be talking about how technology is actually a wonderful thing. It helps so many people out in their everyday life. The only thing bad about technology is that people constantly...

Poppy Playtime main characters.

Why Poppy Playtime has the best lore

Brian W, Kevin G, and Sophie L Oct 30, 2024

Everyone likes to dive deep into game lore like FNAF (Five Nights At Freddys) and other horror games but one game sits in the shadows and not a lot of people dive into its lore. That game is called Poppy...

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