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Tribal Tribune

The student news site of Wando High School

Tribal Tribune

The student news site of Wando High School

Tribal Tribune

Caffeine: just how bad can it be?
Caffeine: just how bad can it be?
Lili Ambrose, Entertainment Editor • May 7, 2024

The most common addiction is on the rise among young generations. Caffeine. As of late, an increase in popularity amongst a variety of caffeinated drinks is causing teenagers and children to be exposed to the stimulant...

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Exceptional Education athlete Taryn Uyak poses with members of the football team at this year’s Special Olympics. “I won that race that day; I feel happy,” Uyak said.
The latest
Emma Stanton, Sports Editor • May 7, 2024

After last year’s return of the Charleston County Special Olympics, hosted by Wando, exceptional education athletes from across the district came flocking to the school to participate in the games for the 2nd annual event. Kevin...

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Crush Yard member Bryan Garris prepares to serve  to his teammate. “I really love the atmosphere of Crush Yard; it’s the perfect hangout.”
New Mt. Pleasant business set to ‘Crush’ it
Hayden Pinto, Staff Writer • March 20, 2024

Plastic rackets, a plastic ball, a short net, and a kitchen. Pickleball is taking the world by storm. And the newest attraction is within a mile of the school. The Crush Yard, located on the corner of Highway 17 and National...

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GEN Z and the new era of news
GEN Z and the new era of news
Noah Iverson, Web Editor • March 20, 2024

Wherever people go, innovation follows. Whether it be technological advances, social change, or political reform, they all sprout from original ideas created by original people. Recently innovation has started to come...

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Senior Gavin Brodene was a part of the flight academy for six to eight weeks where he learned the importance of team comradery for his flight license. “It was definitely a life changing experience,” Brodene said.
A future destined for the skies
Noah Iverson, Web Editor • May 7, 2024

Not many people have been able to say that they have their pilot’s license before they had their driver’s license. Senior Gavin Brodene is not the average person, though. Through the past four years in high school,...

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The explorers also participate in role-playing. “Cameron Brodene is 
practicing the administration of the horizontal gaze nystagmus test 
[while] I am acting as the individual being tested,” Neal said
Community spotlight: a natural leader
Hayden Pinto, Staff Writer • May 7, 2024

Dispatch calls in. It’s a multi-vehicle accident. They start their sirens and rush to the scene. Traffic is backed up but they finally arrive. Junior Nick Neal gets out of the car and rushes to the scene. Bent metal, airbags,...

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Senior Ava Casey teaches a crowd about the fish that swim in the 
big tank at the South Carolina Aquarium. “I love the tourism aspect 
of my job because we get new people everyday and it is really interesting to meet new people and see different cultures,” Casey said.
Six months of vacation, twice a year
Hayden Pinto, Staff Writer • May 7, 2024

The boarding doors open. Passengers flood off the plane and onto the jet bridge. They grab their bags from the carousel and exit the airport. At the same time, a barrage of travelers disembark Royal Caribbean’s Vision of...

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Eat, sleep, competition, repeat
Eat, sleep, competition, repeat
Hayden Pinto, Staff Writer • May 2, 2024

The lights went out and the curtains closed. The Wando dance team has just put on their final performance of the season.  For senior Madeline Capps, this was her last performance of her grade-school career. Capps first...

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Senior Jack Hipp, who has a leading role in the play but is occasionally a stage crew member, paints a set piece. He spends his free periods helping to paint sets. “The biggest issue we have had with the sets is time but we have worked to create a good time management system when it comes to 
costume design and creating sets,” Moser said.
Magic behind ‘Mean Girls’ musical
Lili Ambrose, Entertainment Editor • March 26, 2024

Lights! Camera! Positions! All those that work to make the actors shine need their spotlight too. For Wando’s spring musical, “Mean Girls”, the theater program is prioritizing the set design in order to create their...

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The strength of sobriety
Lili Ambrose, Entertainment Editor • May 9, 2024

Twenty-five years ago, my father made the decision to give up on his life submerged in alcohol for a life to live with my mother. Even through...

High spirits at Highwater Festival
Jordan DeMario, News and Features Editor • May 9, 2024

The sun beamed down onto my skin and the strum of the guitars filled my ears. I could feel the bass through the soles of my feet. I was just...

Boeing: flying off the handles
Noah Iverson, Web Editor • May 9, 2024

It’s not everyday that a whistleblower who is exposing a company’s poor manufacturing processes which are putting 10s of thousands of people’s...

Tribal Tribune Volume 49 Issue 6
Tribal Tribune Volume 49 Issue 6
May 5, 2024



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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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