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Abby Shewmaker

Abby Shewmaker, Senior Staff Writer

Abby Shewmaker is a senior at Redwood and a Senior Staff Writer for the Bark. Previously, she has served as a News and copy editor. She loves her guitar, Gilmore Girls and a good book.

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Columbia University didn’t want me and that’s just fine

Abby Shewmaker
June 2, 2022
Looking through literature: How reading can shape peoples’ lives

Looking through literature: How reading can shape peoples’ lives

Abby Shewmaker
May 31, 2022
Ukraine reporting: Continuous Conflict

Ukraine reporting: Continuous Conflict

Natalie Tress, Justine Fisch, Abby Shewmaker, Alex Fisch, Maddie Sofnas, Shyla Lensing, Sophie Smallhorn, Sterling Lazarus, Hannah Sellers, Anna Royal, Ava Razavi, Arjun Aujla, Dani Steinberg, Keegan Williams, Sarah Goody, Hollis Belger, Caitlin Beard, Kent Goodman, Sam Kimball, Stella Bennett, Sabrina Kizer, Ella Kharrazi, Ingrid Houtkooper, Lily Reese, Cole Seifer, Brooke Leslie and Alexandrea Coe
May 19, 2022
In the first sale of the semester, the Sustainable Agriculture class sells fresh, organic food grown on campus.

Snapshot No. 82

Abby Shewmaker
February 17, 2022
Don't scrub art of its meaning

Don’t scrub art of its meaning

Abby Shewmaker
February 15, 2022
Students grab holiday candy canes from Wellness's "Canines and Candy Canes" stand during study week at lunch.

Snapshot No. 54

Abby Shewmaker
December 6, 2021
Peering into the crowd, Jordan yearns for her lover in the music video for “Valentine.” (Image courtesy of Matador Records)

Love letters: Snail Mail’s obsessive and raw album “Valentine”

Abby Shewmaker
November 19, 2021
Restorative justice: Peer Solutions combats the school-to-prison pipeline

Restorative justice: Peer Solutions combats the school-to-prison pipeline

Abby Shewmaker
October 29, 2021
Federal aid brings local arts organizations back to life

Federal aid brings local arts organizations back to life

Abby Shewmaker
September 6, 2021
Making up for lost time: saying good-bye the pandemic

Making up for lost time: saying good-bye the pandemic

Abby Shewmaker
June 9, 2021

Redwood through the years: what has changed since 1958?

Abby Shewmaker
April 1, 2021
Friends gather outside the CEA for their first lunch on campus in nearly a year.

Snapshot No. 74

Abby Shewmaker
March 7, 2021
Arlo Parks’s debut 'Collapsed in Sunbeams' truly shines

Arlo Parks’s debut ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’ truly shines

Abby Shewmaker
February 9, 2021
The kids are (not) all (politically) right, and they’re going to stay that way

The kids are (not) all (politically) right, and they’re going to stay that way

Abby Shewmaker
December 15, 2020
Rooms at Bel Aire Elementary School in Tiburon have been converted to COVID-19 testing sites.

Snapshot No. 40

Abby Shewmaker
December 3, 2020
Marking her spot at the top, Flo Milli shows she is a force to be reckoned with in her debut mixtape, “Ho, Why is You Here.” Image courtesy of RCA Records.

Want to press refresh on your music? Check out these new releases

Abby Shewmaker
October 27, 2020
Image courtesy of Netflix

Feel like you’ve watched everything during the COVID-19 shutdown? Try these Netflix comedy specials.

Abby Shewmaker
April 14, 2020
Haley Rothbart, co-president of Like a Girl club at Redwood and founder of the Learn, Lead, Live Like A Girl nonprofit.

Haley Rothbart spreads leadership and empowerment with Like A Girl club

Abby Shewmaker
December 18, 2019
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