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Student Council adviser Victoria Mullin dresses up  for her first Spirit Week at Wando. “We did a lot  of prep… some of the things didn’t go the way we  planned, so we still have a lot of surprises up our  sleeve for spring,” Mullin said.
The Latest - Student Council's new Advisor
Emma Stanton, Staff Writer • October 31, 2023

Pep rallies and themed costumes. Posters and banners. Student Council is an essential part of Wando school spirit. However, this year has...

Highway project manager Cal Oyer maintains that  the roads will have little 
impact on the Laurel Hill trails.” We’re staying on the very edge of the park, it’s a low volume road, we don’t see that the sound...is going to impact the wildlife,” Oyer said.
The road to compromise for Laurel Hill
Noah Iverson, Web Editor • October 31, 2023

Highway 41 is back in the news, this time, however, not through the expansion into the Phillips community, but through the expansion into Laurel...

The elephant in the room
The elephant in the room
Hayden Pinto, Staff Writer • October 31, 2023

In the weeks leading up to October, the U.S. government was on the verge of a shutdown. The ordeal ended with President Joe Biden, signing a...

Uneasy times for U.S. ally
Hayden Pinto, Staff Writer • October 31, 2023

These past few weeks have been among the bloodiest days in Israeli history. On Oct. 7, the terrorist group Hamas launched a full fledged attack...

Exchange students adjust to new cultures
Exchange students adjust to new cultures
Jordan DeMario, News and Features Editor • October 31, 2023

A new country, new school, and new culture are all things junior Jonna Hirt experienced during her first semester of her exchange year here in Charleston. The biggest difference Hirt has found between Wando and her school...

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Internship opens new doors for firefighters
Internship opens new doors for firefighters
Jordan DeMario, News and Features Editor • October 31, 2023

Inspections. Assistance. Emergency calls. All tasks interns of the local fire department are dedicated to take on. Senior Jordan Rumrill recently started a semester-long internship with the Mount Pleasant Fire Department...

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Junior adds Value to the Cheer Team
Junior adds Value to the Cheer Team
Hayden Pinto, Staff Writer • October 26, 2023

Rigorous schedule, fast routines, and intense competitions. The cheer team navigates through an intense season in order to encourage and support our football team. Junior Davis Riley recalls showing up for practice right...

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Junior and club president Simone Nihalani organizes the cans that are stored in the sponsor’s closet. “We strive to help people with food insecurities and we recently completed a fundraiser and were able to donate over 350 cans to homeless shelters to help family, kids, and people”, Nihalani said.
Cans, costumes, and community
Lili Ambrose, Entertainment Editor • November 10, 2023

Stacks upon stacks of non-perishable cans scatter around sponsor Casey Ann Woronowich’s storage closet as she prepares for a student-ran food drive. These cans are donated from the hearts of Can’d Club, an operation where...

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Senior Lydia Watts finds tarot cards to be one of her favorite hobbies. “The thing I love most about Tarot is definitely reading other people’s cards. I love reading other people... it’s super nice to see how like other people connect and connect each piece of the card to things that have happened 
in their life,” Watts said.
Therapy that comes with tarot cards
Lili Ambrose, Entertainment Editor • November 10, 2023

Hoax or honesty, a common debate on whether tarot cards are an accurate tool of therapy. Tarot are a deck of cards where each individual card symbolizes its own meaning that gives one insight into their lives over issues...

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Senior Nico Boccabella (left) played pickleball with his friends over the 
summer and was eager that Wando had its own club. “I met some people I 
[had not] known before and it is a good community,” Boccabella said.
Pickleball Club rules the court
Brittany Wagener, Staff Writer • November 9, 2023

Every Thursday afternoon, the sound of plastic balls bouncing on acrylic courts and the chatter of people fill the air as Wando’s newest club gets under way. Starting this year, a pickleball club was formed for all students...

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From bad to worse: a Netflix Original
From bad to worse: a Netflix Original
Charlotte Baxter, Graphics Editor • October 6, 2023

Netflix was one of my very favorite after school activities. Even though I always wasted a half hour scrolling to find the perfect thing to watch,...

SmartPass isn’t worth the allotted time
SmartPass isn’t worth the allotted time
Noah Iverson, Web Editor • October 5, 2023

The latest controversy at Wando has undoubtedly been the implementation of the SmartPass. It has garnered a largely negative reputation from...

Gentrification ruins soul of community
Gentrification ruins soul of community
June 1, 2023

Imagine hundreds of displaced people, all for a “just cause”. This is a reality for thousands of communities all around the world. Gentrification...

Tribal Tribune Volume 49 Issue 2
Tribal Tribune Volume 49 Issue 2
October 31, 2023



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Staff Update
Staff Update
November 9, 2023

1st Place, National Sports Story of the Year - Senior Jordan DeMario, Tribal Tribune 1st Place, Best of Show, Sports Photo - Junior Gabbi...

About Tribal Tribune
About Tribal Tribune
May 31, 2019

Tribal Tribune is the student-run newspaper of Wando High school in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. Wando High School is made up of over 2,600 students and Tribal Tribune...

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