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The Fanscotian
The Student News Site of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

The Fanscotian
The Student News Site of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

The Fanscotian
Emily Wyrwa

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief

Emily Wyrwa is the Editor-in-Chief of The Fanscotian and a senior at SPFHS. She is the creator and co-host of Theatrical Thoughts Podcast, has studied journalism (reporting and feature writing) and social justice at the NYU School of Professional Studies High School Academy, and specializes in human-interest features. In her free time, Emily loves to go on adventures with her friends, listen to classic rock, spend time in NYC, and see live theatre! Check out her work below!

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A memorial after the Parkland shooting of 2018.

On Desensitization and Turning 18: Look Up, SPF

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
May 25, 2022
Senior Art Student Jayden Ball on his Art, Perfectionism and “Learning from the People Around You”

Senior Art Student Jayden Ball on his Art, Perfectionism and “Learning from the People Around You”

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
April 28, 2022
Sophomore Olivia Gomez on Making Her Way in the Music Industry with Single “Let’s Fall in Love” 

Sophomore Olivia Gomez on Making Her Way in the Music Industry with Single “Let’s Fall in Love” 

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
April 28, 2022
Your Places Call: Junior Emma Schramm on What it Takes to Stage Manage A Musical

Your Places Call: Junior Emma Schramm on What it Takes to Stage Manage A Musical

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
March 14, 2022
Exclusive Interview with SPF Rep Theatre Director Morgan Knight On Preparing the Powerful “Les Miserables”

Exclusive Interview with SPF Rep Theatre Director Morgan Knight On Preparing the Powerful “Les Miserables”

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
March 11, 2022
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“It’s Very Much A Social Thing”: SPF Students on Lifting the Mask Mandate

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
March 4, 2022
Senior Sofia Ciullo stocks up a first-floor girls' bathroom with menstrual products.

‘We’re not asking for hairspray’: How Senior Sofia Ciullo Got Tampons Into Girls Bathrooms

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
March 2, 2022
Chloe Howell (right) poses next to senior Julia Bonhote (left) on their senior night.

Division 1-Commit Chloe Howell “Just Keeps Swimming” 

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
February 10, 2022
Sherman in the 2021 Fall Play "A Christmas Carol."

Tales of Trying: Senior Amelia Sherman on Perseverance

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
January 30, 2022
“A Nice Way to Spread the Holiday Cheer”: SGC Runs a Holiday Drive Dec. 13-17

“A Nice Way to Spread the Holiday Cheer”: SGC Runs a Holiday Drive Dec. 13-17

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
December 14, 2021

“This is the life”: “Tick, Tick… Boom!” is a brilliant love letter to the theatre

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
December 1, 2021
"Freestyle Love Supreme" plays at the Booth Theatre on Broadway for a limited engagement through Jan. 2, 2022. On Oct. 9, 2021, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Jackson, Wayne Brady, Aneesa Folds, Chris Sullivan and Anthony Veneziale performed.

Returning to Broadway for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Freestyle Love Supreme”

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
October 9, 2021
Charlie Newman (class of 1975), will be honored at the football game on Oct. 8 for his incredible work for the disabled and the profound impact he had on the SPFHS community.

“Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional”: remembering SPFHS Graduate Charlie Newman

Emily Wyrwa, Editor in Chief
October 6, 2021
New Special Education Teacher Andre Silva Dias unplugged: martial arts, his philosophy on teaching and more

New Special Education Teacher Andre Silva Dias unplugged: martial arts, his philosophy on teaching and more

Emily Wyrwa and Keira Baerson
September 29, 2021
SPF’s first Pride Month event to take place June 28

SPF’s first Pride Month event to take place June 28

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
June 25, 2021
Junior Isabela Segarra poses with her mother, who is one of Segarra’s biggest role models.

Junior Isabela Segarra Unplugged: Planting 250 trees, teaching English to a student in Ecuador and why The Beatles are the best band

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
May 25, 2021
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Theatrical Thoughts, Episode 8: Noah J. Ricketts

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
May 4, 2021
Phatak concentrates during a performance. Phatak started playing Indian classical music at a very young age.

Junior Aditya Phatak raises funds for Indian Artists in his inspirational concert series

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
April 22, 2021
A masked student reads a book in an empty classroom. Scotch Plains-Fanwood Public Schools reopened for HS students on Jan. 19, 2021; many students now attend socially-distant, masked classes.

“Blue’s Clues” teaching: the challenges of adapting subjects to COVID-era education

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
April 6, 2021
World Briefs: Nations across the globe and their fights against COVID-19

World Briefs: Nations across the globe and their fights against COVID-19

Emily Wyrwa and Juliette Ciullo
March 23, 2021
Rep Theatre prepares for live production of “The Spongebob Musical” this June

Rep Theatre prepares for live production of “The Spongebob Musical” this June

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
March 22, 2021
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Theatrical Thoughts, Episode 4: Zachary Noah Piser & Adam Rothenberg

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
February 24, 2021
Pour works at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York, New York. Pour, along with many of his colleagues, received the COVID-19 vaccine in late December 2020.

Exclusive interview with The Fanscotian: Trevor Pour discusses COVID-19’s cultural impact, the future and more

Emily Wyrwa and Matthew Levine
February 18, 2021
SPFHS activists share their thoughts on President Biden’s Inauguration

SPFHS activists share their thoughts on President Biden’s Inauguration

Emily Wyrwa
January 28, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic rages on, impacting over 24 million lives around the globe. Junior Diana Stinkova joined those ranks early in the month of January.

1/24 million: junior Diana Stinkova shares her COVID story

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
January 28, 2021
SPF graduate David Lange explores America’s food systems in his new book ‘A Farm on Every Corner’

SPF graduate David Lange explores America’s food systems in his new book ‘A Farm on Every Corner’

Emily Wyrwa , Feature Editor
January 11, 2021
Her Generation: SPFHS Graduate Jen Lambert to publish Voter Z in Spring 2021

Her Generation: SPFHS Graduate Jen Lambert to publish Voter Z in Spring 2021

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
December 18, 2020
“You can’t get lost on a google meet”: the start of high school in a global pandemic

“You can’t get lost on a google meet”: the start of high school in a global pandemic

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
December 16, 2020
Care for Kids write to healthcare heroes who care for us

Care for Kids write to healthcare heroes who care for us

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
November 23, 2020
This photo is of the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as she served on the Court. She was the second woman ever to be on the Supreme Court. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia/via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg)

Notorious: The life and legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Emily Wyrwa and Charlotte Pollack
November 13, 2020
Plants, diabetes, and record deals: sophomore Riley Vierchilling

Plants, diabetes, and record deals: sophomore Riley Vierchilling

Emily Wyrwa
November 2, 2020
Go green or go home: juniors start SPFHS chapter of the Go Green Initiative

Go green or go home: juniors start SPFHS chapter of the Go Green Initiative

Emily Wyrwa
October 22, 2020
Some SPFHS Sports Suspended Temporarily as Players Test Positive for COVID-19

Some SPFHS Sports Suspended Temporarily as Players Test Positive for COVID-19

Matthew Levine and Emily Wyrwa
September 28, 2020
The science behind mindfulness: here’s how those mindfulness practices you’re told to do actually work

The science behind mindfulness: here’s how those mindfulness practices you’re told to do actually work

Emily Wyrwa
May 21, 2020
Scenes from the COVID-19 frontlines

Scenes from the COVID-19 frontlines

Matthew Levine and Emily Wyrwa
April 9, 2020
Rep theatre’s razzle-dazzling production of Chicago: High School Edition cuts its run short amid COVID-19 concerns

Rep theatre’s razzle-dazzling production of Chicago: High School Edition cuts its run short amid COVID-19 concerns

Emily Wyrwa, Feature Editor
March 21, 2020
From far to near: students at SPF are amazing volunteers

From far to near: students at SPF are amazing volunteers

Emily Wyrwa
March 18, 2020
Check out the first ever Fanscotian political panel

Check out the first ever Fanscotian political panel

Emily Wyrwa and Matthew Levine
March 16, 2020
“Cabaret for a Cause” raises over $2,500 for Children’s Specialized Hospital

“Cabaret for a Cause” raises over $2,500 for Children’s Specialized Hospital

Emily Wyrwa
February 21, 2020
SPF goes green with new Environmental Club

SPF goes green with new Environmental Club

Emily Wyrwa
January 21, 2020
Just how informed are SPFHS students?

Just how informed are SPFHS students?

Emily Wyrwa
January 17, 2020
A Whole New World: SPFHS students chat with their new pen pals

A Whole New World: SPFHS students chat with their new pen pals

Emily Wyrwa
December 19, 2019
SGA collects 40 units of blood in their biannual blood drive

SGA collects 40 units of blood in their biannual blood drive

Emily Wyrwa
November 18, 2019
Meet the record breaking SPFHS Varsity Field Hockey Team 

Meet the record breaking SPFHS Varsity Field Hockey Team 

Emily Wyrwa
October 19, 2019
The ultimate guide to the SAT and ACT

The ultimate guide to the SAT and ACT

Emily Wyrwa and Sabrina Ngu
September 18, 2019
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