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The Student News Site of Ballard High School
West Coast Health Alliance provides vaccine guidance for students
An Ai image generated from Adobe Express, which was given the task "to create an image of students learning about Ai in a classroom."
New fall class to teach students about AI
From the fantastical lens of "Project Hail Mary" to the real-life Artemis II, we have become a country obsessed with the great unknown of outer space.
The unifying power of space exploration
Protesters gathering in downtown Seattle for the No Kings demonstration, calling for equality and resistance against authoritarian systems.
Seattle rallies for democracy
Hundreds of students made their way to the John Stanford Center building in the SoDo district to show support of a one lunch schedule.
Two lunches, one school
New math teacher
Produce store Top Banana's sign looms over Jumpin' Jimmy's, a coffee shop students often refer to as Top Banana.
Beavers go bananas for Top Banana
With a cart full of cans, Norby makes her daily rounds through the classrooms she's been visiting for over 20 years.
The heart behind the cans
A ‘Night on the Bayou’
Students from all across Seattle Public Schools (SPS) congregated in front of The John Stanford Center building protesting SPS's decision to split lunches across the district. They came in droves with posters and defiant attitudes.
District wide policy splits school lunches
A lacrosse player takes aim to pass to his teammate while the Snohomish opponent tries to block and interfere with the shot, each team fighting to be the first to take home a state title in both school’s histories. 
Boys lacrosse team season makes significant history
Olympic champion Paul Enquist smiles for a portrait with the gold medal he won in the men's double sculls at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. His historic victory alongside Brad Alan Lewis marked the first Olympic gold medal for any U.S. rowing crew since 1964.
Can a single high school produce an Olympic champion, MMA star and basketball trailblazer?
Sophomore Chloe Steinburg completes a nifty move against Skyline on Sept. 9. The Beavers lost 4-1.
How do athletes maintain a good GPA while missing classes?
Students cheer for the football team decked out in neon clothes for the homecoming theme. The beavers lost to Roosevelt 10-3.
What are student opinions on etiquette at football games?
Senior and lacrosse captain Thomas Volosin became more confident as he stayed on the team and became captain. As a freshman, he was less close with his teammates, but as a senior their team chemistry grew and they played even better. (Courtesy of Thomas Volosin)
How do high school sports shape senior athletes’ lives?
MacBooks can also decrease student attentiveness, with media consumption at the fingertips of students appearing to be hard at work.
Macbooks V.S school laptops
Art Survey students, with paintbrushes in hand, crowd around the exterior wall of Portable 202.
Art Survey students paint new mural
New program makes theater more accessible
Conversing
If they follow

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