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Safety signs that are outside of the main doors of the school building.
Washington State’s Legislative Session began Jan. 13: here are key bills that could affect students
Sabi Yoon, Staff Reporter • February 14, 2025
Students getting their hearts checked from the local firemen.
School hosts record-breaking heart screening event
Marley Helfer, Co-Editor-in-Chief • February 14, 2025
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Sophomore Neve Takahashi (left), senior Larry Orlov (right) and freshman Kai Knecht are developing a video game that uses a mix of hand and computer animation.
Game in development club involves designing a game for student play
Alfie Koll-Williams, Staff Reporter • March 7, 2025
Since Time Immemorial
Since Time Immemorial
Coco Otto, Staff reporter • March 6, 2025
While dopamine release isn’t the only factor to instigate an addiction, it plays a large role in the habits formed around activities that quickly reward the brain: scrolling on one's phone or partaking in substances like drugs and alcohol.
Reels, rewards and resolutions
Madeleine Clark, A&E Editor • February 14, 2025
Milana Vasilieva (left) and Nika Zinchenko (right), founders
of the Slavic Club, pose in front of the Ukrainian flag
displayed in Ms. Russell’s classroom which is where they
hold their Slavic Club meetings every Wednesday during
lunch.
From the war in Ukraine to finding refuge
Sabi Yoon, Staff Reporter • December 19, 2024
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A&E
One of the greatest accomplishments of “Mufasa” is that it brings back interest towards the magnificent universe of the pridelands
‘Long live the king’ in this live-action prequel
Elouan Thomas, Advertising Manager • February 14, 2025
The hunt for a perfect bagel
Coco Otto and Lucia Kelley, Staff Reporters • February 14, 2025
As a woman previously cast aside as nothing more than a sex symbol, Anderson’s nuanced history gives needed context to Shelly and the audience’s interest in Shelly
‘The Last Showgirl’ dazzles spectacularly
Xander Howarth, Opinions Editor • February 14, 2025
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“Being able to provide a place where top female soccer players can play in front of big crowds and their community, and just the level of players all coming together on one team is really, really exciting,” Arrant said. (Courtesy of Marissa Lordahl)
Highlighting the future of women’s soccer
Shylo Burns, Staff Reporter • April 2, 2025
Already trying to make sense
of our place in school, in society,
in adulthood, how are we possibly
supposed to make sense of our place
on Earth, in the Milky Way, in the
universe? The problem is that we
aren’t; the existential ennui of being
a highschooler is normalized to the
point of disinterest.
Fearing the unknown
Xander Howarth, Opinions Editor • April 2, 2025
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