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Exemplary Map Work in World Geography



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Social Science
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Responding to Elie Wiesel’s Night



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Literature
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WTMA’s Own “Emerging Talent” Baek Haferkamp



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Fine Arts
Talent Show
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Summer Club 2025 T-Shirt Contest Winner



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Clubs
Fine Arts
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Early Modern World Students as Citizen Archivists


Students in History of the Renaissance and Early Modern World have the opportunity to provide an original transcription of a handwritten text that is part of the National Archives, working as a volunteer Citizen Archivist. Students may select any document they wish from our course’s time period (roughly 1450-1825), transcribe, and analyze it. By doing so, they not only make an original contribution to historical knowledge, but they also volunteer their time and talents to the grand project of making history more accessible. 


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History
Social Science
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Planètes du Futur



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World Language
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Chloe Mendoza’s Comedic Essay



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Writing & Grammar

Haikus by Grant Iwamoto


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Grant Iwamoto wowed his Creative Writing for the Rhetoric Stage II teacher Chris Bauer with his haiku made of haikus. Mr. Bauer says “Grant kept putting scientific equations into all

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Writing & Grammar

Exploring Polynomial Functions Through Desmos Projects


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Following the unit on Polynomial Functions in Algebra II (Problem-Solving Approach), students put their skills to use to complete their choice of a Desmos activity. Their tasks included writing equations

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Math

2025 WTMA Student Talent Show Recap


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So many accomplished students participated in the third annual Well-Trained Mind Academy Talent Show. Supported by nearly 100 classmates and teachers, students introduced their talents and then performed live or

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Talent Show

How to Solve Global Warming – Creative Nonfiction By Juliette Richards


a graphic depicting an image of Earth from space, with half of Earth surrounded by a flaming perimeter.

Juliette Richards wrote a creative nonfiction piece for Creative Writing for the Logic Stage called “How to Solve Global Warming” that really impressed her teacher, Lori Huth.  Mrs. Huth says,

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Writing & Grammar

Oliver Tixi’s Writing Wows With Style And Substance


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Fall 2024 was a great semester for Oliver Tixi in Preparation for Rhetoric Writing with instructor Lori Huth. Mrs. Huth wanted to share three of Oliver’s works with the WTMA

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Writing & Grammar

Alessandra Magsaysay Uses Skills in Rhetoric Writing to Tackle Tough Topics


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Alessandra Magsaysay dazzled her Preparation for Rhetoric Writing teacher Mrs. Lori Huth this year with two well-composed papers that Mrs. Huth wanted to share with the WTMA community. Of “The

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Writing & Grammar

Teddy Lee Simplifies Black Holes in Rhetoric Paper


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In Preparation for Rhetoric Writing, student Teddy Lee wrote a definition paper on Black Holes for instructor Mrs. Lori Huth. Mrs. Huth thought Teddy did “such a great job using

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Writing & Grammar

Ronan Brooks Conjures Vivid Images Using Creative Words


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Students in Expository Writing II work on refining paper organization, sentence structure, essay construction, and research skills. Ronan Brooks showed off his skills in all of these areas in his

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Writing & Grammar

WTMA’s Nature Sketchbook Club Observes and Records Fall Foliage


Images of fall foliage in a sketchbook, part of a Well-Trained Mind Academy club activity.

In the Fall of 2024 students in the WTMA Nature Sketchbook Club, led by Kelly Houle, spent their time observing and drawing moths, fall foliage, and owls. At the end

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Science
Clubs
Fine Arts

Students Impress With Works Inspired by The Book Thief


An original work of art inspired by The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

Juliette Richards and Aaleyah Khan impressed Reading for the Logic Stage II teacher Margaret Strickler with their projects for The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Students were asked to pick

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Literature