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Supervisor Scott Wiener of San Francisco’s District 8 in his office on the second floor of City Hall. Wingspan talked to him about San Francisco’s increasingly acute housing crisis for an upcoming long-form journalism exposé on the recent wave of gentrification in the city.

San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener on gentrification, the housing crisis and how he wants to manage it

by Shay Lari-Hosain, Wingspan Editor-in-Chief February 16, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL, August 10, 2015 — Wingspan staff sat down with Supervisor Scott Wiener of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors in his City Hall office to talk about gentrification and displacement...

Soccer teams lose to Menlo High School on Kicks Against Cancer

Soccer teams lose to Menlo High School on Kicks Against Cancer

by Trisha Dwivedi and Justin Su February 6, 2016

The junior varsity boys, varsity girls and varsity boys soccer teams lost to the Menlo Knights 0-2, 0-3 and 1-4 respectively yesterday during the annual Kicks Against Cancer event. Preceded by Cantilena...

Annual Dance Show sells out

Annual Dance Show sells out

by Shania Wang, Reporter February 1, 2016

The annual upper school Dance Production premiered last Friday and Saturday at the Blackford Theater. Themed “Mixed Tape: Songs to Dance To,” this year’s show, directed by dance teachers Karl...

Senior Elijah Edgehill goes up for the layup as a Kings Academy player defends him. The boys won this game after losing to the Knight during their last matchup.

Boys varsity basketball wins against King’s Academy

by Rose Guan and Tiffany Wong January 30, 2016

The boys varsity basketball team won 51-47 against King’s Academy in its eighth league game at the Blackford gym yesterday at 7:30 p.m. The Eagles maintained a lead throughout the game, scoring 17...

Maile Chung (11), three Eagle Buddies, and a circus performer balance metal plates on rods. Directly following this act, a clown gave a comedic rendition of opera singing.

Juniors host Eagle Buddies for clown-themed activities

by Alex Youn, TALON Sports Editor January 28, 2016

Colorful streamers and balloons decorated the gym as the juniors participated in clown-themed activities with their fourth grade Eagle Buddies today. Donning bright red noses, they watched circus performers...

Mia Giammona (11) performs the song “Ombra ma fui” by George Frederic Handel. The next vocal concert, "United Voices," will take place on March. 17 at the Mexican Heritage Theater.

Junior certificate candidates perform in “Winter Song” concert

by Katherine Zhang, Reporter January 23, 2016

Junior certificate candidates in Composition, Musical Theater, Voice and Piano performed in the annual vocal and instrumental concert “Winter Song” yesterday at 4 p.m. in the Nichols auditorium. In...

Economics professor speaker provides insight on American economy

by Meena Gudapati, Winged Post Copy Editor January 20, 2016

Nicholas Bloom, Professor of Economics at Stanford University, spoke about the future of the American economy at an event hosted by Oeconomia today during lunch in the Nichols auditorium. In addition...

Jadan McDermott (10) tries to shoot against an opposing player attempting to score as both of their teammates watch. "The other team was really strong and athletic, and I think that was the biggest challenge of the game," team member Jordan Goheen (11) said of the level of play in the game.

Varsity boys basketball defeats Eastside College Prep 64-53 in first league win

by Rose Guan, Reporter January 15, 2016

Varsity boys basketball won 64-53 against Eastside College Preparatory School at the Blackford campus at 6:30 p.m. today, in the team’s second league home game this season. The Eagles led all four...

Jordan Thompson (11) guards the basket during the varsity basketball team’s match against Crystal Springs.

Varsity girls basketball wins second league match against Crystal Springs

by Maya Valluru, Aquila Copy Editor January 14, 2016

The girls varsity basketball team beat Crystal Springs Uplands 57-9 today at 5:00 p.m. in the Blackford Gym. This is the girls’ second league victory of the season, resulting in a total record of...

Patients from a mental health facility sit in a semicircle during “Cheating Death,” directed by Janet. The last SDS show will be tonight at 7 p.m. at the Blackford theater.

SDS premiered first show yesterday at Blackford theater

by Raveena Kapatkar and Zachary Hoffman January 9, 2016

Upper school seniors Janet Lee, Mary Najibi, MC Smitherman and Rachel Renteria have worked since the beginning of the school year to produce the annual 2016 Student Directed Showcase (SDS), which premiered...

Intel Science Talent Search (STS) semifinalists Vineet Kosaraju (12), Sophia Luo (12), Sadhika Malladi (12), and Jonathan Ma (12) pose for a picture. Each year, Intel STS names 300 high school seniors nationwide as semifinalists, and offers each a $1,000 award, along with $1,000 to their school.

Four seniors named Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists

by Sahana Srinivasan and Tiffany Wong January 6, 2016

The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) announced seniors Vineet Kosaraju, Sophia Luo, Jonathan Ma and Sadhika Malladi as semifinalists in the 2016 competition today morning. Each semifinalist...

Lyndsey Mitchell (12) lines up for a goal kick in last year's Kicks Against Cancer game. The boys and girls soccer teams played Eastside College Prep last Friday for this year's games.

Varsity girls soccer loses first league game to Pinewood

by Ashley Jiang, Reporter January 6, 2016

The varsity girls soccer team lost 1-3 to Pinewood in a home game today at 3:30 p.m. on Davis Field. At the end of the first half of the game, the girls were losing 0-1 against their opponents. In the...

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