• 12/16: Pajama + stuffed animal day
  • 12/17: Jersey day
  • 12/17: Girls basketball vs. Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys basketball @ Wahlert Catholic
  • 12/17: Boys swimming @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/17: Band concert in Arganbright Auditorium
  • 12/18: Pink out day
  • 12/19: Throwback Thursday
  • 12/19: Boys wrestling @ Linn-Mar
  • 12/19: Girls wrestling @ Solon
  • 12/20: 2 HOUR EARLY RELEASE
  • 12/20: Ugly sweater day
  • 12/20: Boys and girls double-header vs City
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Sumner Wallace

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor

Sumner Wallace is a senior and the columns editor. Although this is her first year on staff, she has been a guest writer and avid supporter of the WSS for the past two years. When not writing she is most likely singing, eating, or quoting vines in an attempt to be quirky and relatable.

All content by Sumner Wallace
Life is but a meme

Life is but a meme

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
May 21, 2020
Natalie Dunlap '20, Sumner Wallace '20 and Jessica Moonjely '20 discus how they have changed in the last four years.

Looking back on our time at West

Natalie Dunlap, Sumner Wallace, and Jessica Moonjely
May 17, 2020
Sincerely, Sumner: thank you and goodnight

Sincerely, Sumner: thank you and goodnight

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
May 17, 2020
Yard signs that honor the class of 2020 were placed in seniors' yards on May 15.

[Photo] Seniors honored with graduation yard signs

Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
May 16, 2020
In the first episode of the West High Wrap West Side Story staffers Natalie Dunlap '20 and Sumner Wallace '20 discuss the recent AFT change, impeachment and baby Yoda.

West High Wrap: Quarantine edition

Natalie Dunlap and Sumner Wallace
May 8, 2020
POS

POS

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
May 4, 2020
Sumner Wallace '20 talks about why crying is nothing to be ashamed of.

Sincerely, Sumner: crying is cool

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
April 23, 2020
Amid fears of COVID-19, many grocery store aisles are devoid of shoppers.

UI student creates “Errand-ers” program to support community members vulnerable to COVID-19

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
March 27, 2020
Sumner Wallace '20 talks about the positive potential behind a negative situation.

Sincerely, Sumner: finding unity in uncertainty

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
March 20, 2020
West High Wrap: Harvey Weinstein, boys basketball and coronavirus

West High Wrap: Harvey Weinstein, boys basketball and coronavirus

Natalie Dunlap and Sumner Wallace
March 13, 2020
West High Wrap: Dems drop out and AFT change

West High Wrap: Dems drop out and AFT change

Natalie Dunlap and Sumner Wallace
March 7, 2020
West High Wrap: Wrapping up the trimester

West High Wrap: Wrapping up the trimester

Natalie Dunlap and Sumner Wallace
February 28, 2020
Sumner Wallace '20 discusses planned obsolescence and letting go in her column.

Sincerely, Sumner: a lesson in letting go

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
February 26, 2020
Ask WSS

Ask WSS

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
February 21, 2020
Sumner Wallace '20 and Natalie Dunlap '20 recreate the photo of John Mulaney and Adam Samberg that sparked a conversation on Twitter.

West High Wrap: Ripping up the State of the Union and the John Mulaney photo

Natalie Dunlap and Sumner Wallace
February 7, 2020
Natalie Dunlap '20 and Sumner Wallace '20 are back with the weekly podcasts after Friday's classes were cancelled two weeks in a row.

West High Wrap: Brexit, coronavirus and girls state wrestling

Natalie Dunlap and Sumner Wallace
January 31, 2020
Sumner Wallace '20 shares her thoughts on the WWIII memes.

Sincerely, Sumner: WWIII

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
January 13, 2020
West High Wrap: News from the new year

West High Wrap: News from the new year

Natalie Dunlap and Sumner Wallace
January 10, 2020
Columns Editor Sumner Wallace ’20 shares her thoughts on the increasingly popular “OK, Boomer” meme.

OK, Boomer

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
December 23, 2019
This week, Sumner Wallace '20 and Natalie Dunlap '20 take a break from hard-hitting news and talk about the holiday.

West High Wrap: The holiday edition

Natalie Dunlap and Sumner Wallace
December 20, 2019
West High Wrap: jazz, Ryan Reynolds and gingerbread

West High Wrap: jazz, Ryan Reynolds and gingerbread

Natalie Dunlap and Sumner Wallace
December 13, 2019
In the first episode of the West High Wrap West Side Story staffers Natalie Dunlap '20 and Sumner Wallace '20 discuss the recent AFT change, impeachment and baby Yoda.

West High Wrap: AFT, impeachment and baby Yoda

Natalie Dunlap and Sumner Wallace
December 6, 2019
Column's editor Sumner Wallace discusses the stress grades place on students, and what they can do to alleviate it.

Sincerely, Sumner: the PowerSchool problem

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
October 22, 2019
A Fjällräven backpack, a classic VSCO accessory, overflows with scrunchies and popular makeup products.

More than an app

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
October 7, 2019
Area 51: One big meme or capitalism at its finest?

Area 51: One big meme or capitalism at its finest?

Sumner Wallace, Natalie Dunlap, and Jessica Moonjely
July 31, 2019
Sumner Wallace '20 discusses the recent misinformation surrounding vaccinations due to the spread of fake news and social media and answers common questions anti-vaxxers may have.

An open letter to anti-vaxxers

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
April 24, 2019
Guest columnist Sumner Wallace '20 smiles for a portrait in the West High courtyard. She writes about the need for communication in her piece.

Let’s focus on communicatin’

Sumner Wallace, Columns Editor
March 4, 2019
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