The student news site of Annie Wright Upper School | Tacoma, WA

Inkwell
The student news site of Annie Wright Upper School | Tacoma, WA

Inkwell
The student news site of Annie Wright Upper School | Tacoma, WA

Inkwell
Abby Givens

Abby Givens, Editor-in-Chief

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The Girls Business and Entrepreneurship Program in Mexico City with female pollster for the independent newspaper El Reforma at the center.

Reflections of a Student Journalist

Abby Givens, Editor in chief
April 14, 2020
Brexit

Brexit

Abby Givens
April 9, 2020
a drawing from sophomore Cynthia Ning's sketchbook

Inkwell Hosts 7 Day Spring Break Art Challenge

Abby Givens, Editor-in-Chief
March 29, 2020
A t-shirt from TTown Apparel promotes support for local businesses.

Local small businesses step up to support their community

Abby Givens, Editor-in-Chief
March 26, 2020
Bloomberg's in the Boys' School

Bloomberg’s in the Boys’ School

Abby Givens and Parker Briggs
March 3, 2020
Electability Trumps Policy

Electability Trumps Policy

Abby Givens, Editor-in-Chief
January 13, 2020

Paying College Athletes

Abby Givens and Kaitlin Tan
December 7, 2019
Annie Wright students react to the Santa Clarita shooting

Annie Wright students react to the Santa Clarita shooting

Julia Henning, Lauren Cook, Sebastian Bush, Sofia Guerra, Jade Cheatham, Parker Briggs, Gabrielle Krieger, YoungSeo Jo, Emily Simons, Abby Givens, and Reagan Easter
November 15, 2019
The soccer team had seven senior members this year: (from left to right) Sophie Jeter, Nina Doody, Alexandra Bessler, Bailey Black, and Ellie Crist. Reagan Easter and Cora Shandrow are not pictured.

2019: A historic year in Upper School girls soccer

Abby Givens and Kaitlin Tan
November 6, 2019
Lessons and Carols of 2018, one of the few events in which the Chapel is used for a religious celebration.

Inkwell’s thoughts on chapel this year

Abby Givens, Editor-in-Chief
October 10, 2019
The List

The List

Abby Givens, Editor-in-Chief
September 27, 2019
Cell phone policy demystified

Cell phone policy demystified

Abby Givens and Lauren Cook
September 6, 2019
Annie Wright Upper School for Girls Honor Code

Meet your 2019-20 Honor Council

Abby Givens
May 15, 2019
Some students lit candles in the chapel, which was open as a space for mindfulness, reflection and prayer. Photo by Julia Henning.

Annie Wright community comes together in wake of tragedy

Nina Doody, Julia Henning, YoungSeo Jo, Abby Givens, Jade Cheatham, Kaitlin Tan, and Gabrielle Krieger
May 9, 2019
French teacher and exchange students reflect on Notre Dame

French teacher and exchange students reflect on Notre Dame

Abby Givens, Print Editor
May 2, 2019
Mexico's youngest and only female pollster, Lorena Becerra Mizuno, center in blue jacket, with Annie Wright Upper School Girls' Business & Entrepreneurship Program in Mexico City. Photo courtesy of Jake Guadnola.

Immigration insight from Mexico: a conversation with Mexico’s only female pollster

Abby Givens
April 14, 2019

Results in for SL&G leadership

Abby Givens, Online Editor
April 10, 2019
This is one of the many heads that face the cardinal points on the Bayon temple that were carved to look like the king Jayavarman VII, the king under which the temple was constructed.

[Photo] Angkor temple features

March 18, 2019
Day 8: Siem Reap

Day 8: Siem Reap

Gabrielle Krieger, Abby Givens, YoungSeo Jo, Jade Cheatham, Julia Henning, and Nina Doody
March 17, 2019
Day 7: Siem Reap

Day 7: Siem Reap

Nina Doody, Samantha Salamone, Abby Givens, Allison Fitz, Gabrielle Krieger, Julia Henning, Jade Cheatham, and YoungSeo Jo
March 16, 2019
Day 5: Sapa

Day 5: Sapa

Abby Givens, Julia Henning, Samantha Salamone, Jade Cheatham, YoungSeo Jo, Allison Fitz, Gabrielle Krieger, and Nina Doody
March 15, 2019
One Pillar Pagoda

Day 2: Hanoi

YoungSeo Jo, Allison Fitz, Chanthen Hong, Samantha Salamone, Julia Henning, Abby Givens, and Nina Doody
March 11, 2019
51 cases of measles in Clark county and 1 case in King county have been confirmed as of today.

Nurse Paula Coumou explains AWS response to measles outbreak

Abby Givens
February 8, 2019
a giant soft pretzel from Rhine Haus

Restaurant Reviews

Nina Doody, Samantha Salamone, Allison Fitz, Abby Givens, YoungSeo Jo, Gabrielle Krieger, Kaitlin Tan, Jade Cheatham, and Julia Henning
November 4, 2018
Going global to keep it local

Going global to keep it local

Abby Givens, Online Editor
October 26, 2018
Annie Wright Upper School for Girls Honor Code

The Honor Council and Code unpacked  

Abby Givens
October 11, 2018
Public school teachers continue to strike over pay in Tacoma.

Tacoma teachers strike

Abby Givens, Julia Henning, YoungSeo Jo, and Gabrielle Krieger
September 7, 2018
Community service leader Rayna Wolff, far left, was also one of the organizers of the student walkout to protest gun violence in schools.

Service leader Rayna Wolff shares her inspiration

Abby Givens
June 1, 2018
Abby Givens, left, with her exchange sister, Laura. Abby is half way through her exchange at Casvi School near Madrid.

Opinion: exchanges are humbling and amazing

Abby Givens
January 24, 2018
Chanthen Hong wants to provide school supplies to students in rural Cambodia.

Grant winners pursue passion projects

Abby Givens
December 1, 2017
Fireflies danced in the air at the Annie Writers activity retreat in Sequim, Washington.

Sequim break

Abby Givens
October 3, 2017
Senior Mari Beaurpere chases down a ball in the soccer game against Stadium.

Fall sports open this week

Jade Cheatham and Abby Givens
September 15, 2017
Mr. Burns Sports First Faculty Man Bun

Mr. Burns Sports First Faculty Man Bun

Abby Givens, Jade Cheatham, and Kaitlin Tan
September 8, 2017
"Chomp," the Annie Wright Schools gator mascot, celebrated the opening of the field yesterday with a faculty and students.

New Field Officially Debuts

Abby Givens
May 19, 2017
Need a gift for mom?

Need a gift for mom?

Allison Fitz, Nina Doody, and Abby Givens
May 12, 2017
Eva Gleitz

Eva Gleitz

Abby Givens
May 12, 2017
Sophomores enjoy ice skating, one of the many activities available at Sprinker during Mountain Day.

Upper School Celebrates Mountain Day

Allison Fitz, Lexy Sullivan, Abby Givens, Katie Erickson, and Faye Prekeges
April 12, 2017

Before the Ban

Abby Givens
February 9, 2017
The art activity group is planning a "Cake Cookie Construction Contest" for Global Fest.

Global Fest Planning Begins

Allison Fitz and Abby Givens
January 23, 2017
Chloe Frey

Chloe Frey

Abby Givens and Nina Doody
January 13, 2017
Tiny House Organization Visits Humanities Classes

Tiny House Organization Visits Humanities Classes

Abby Givens, Nina Doody
January 13, 2017
Blair Li

Blair Li

Nina Doody and Abby Givens
December 9, 2016
Ilhan Omar, State Representative in Minnesota

Beyond the Presidency, Women Break Historic Barriers

Lexy Sullivan, Abby Givens, Nina Doody, and Faye Prekeges
November 10, 2016
Gabrielle Grandjean

[Video] Gabrielle Grandjean

Abby Givens
November 10, 2016
Field for Gators May Debut Sooner Than You Think

Field for Gators May Debut Sooner Than You Think

Nina Doody, Abby Givens, and Sarah Chon
September 20, 2016
They’re back!

They’re back!

Alexandra Bessler, Sarah Chon, and Abby Givens
September 10, 2016
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