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Junior Year Reflection

Ava Rapport, Editor-in-Chief June 12, 2024

To say that my life changed a lot this year would be an understatement. I never thought I would be here, but here I am, nearing the end of my high school career. I am rapidly approaching the time when...

Thanks, Michelle Obama.

Thanks, Michelle Obama.

Molly Graham, Writer June 6, 2024

Imagine this: it's 2007. It's the last day of May, and you're a student standing in line to get lunch, a familiar image. Everything looks and smells edible. You have choices, you can get real hot dogs...

Interview with an ex-bigot

Interview with an ex-bigot

Molly Graham May 31, 2024

My friend is a college student in the PDX area. Active in left-wing politics and the punk scene, always voicing his anti-establishment anti-racist anti-homophobic opinions. But he wasn't always like this....

A Look Into the Mind of Molly Graham

A Look Into the Mind of Molly Graham

Mitchell Sherman May 31, 2024

During my freshman year at Forest Grove High School, I met who would one day become one of my closest friends. Molly Graham and I met when we had Creative Writing together, and we wrote a short story with...

At The Cost of An Animal

At The Cost of An Animal

Mitchell Sherman May 20, 2024

A young rabbit is nuzzled in a warm nest with his family, comfortable and serene when all of a sudden he is ripped from his mother’s loving side. He is placed in a white, sterile, cold laboratory in...

Mothers Day

Mother’s Day

Prisma Chavez May 20, 2024

Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the influence of mothers in society, their role in nurturing families, and the countless sacrifices they make for their children. It’s a day to express gratitude,...

Timothy McVeigh

Timothy McVeigh

Jessica Aguilar-Resendiz May 20, 2024

Timothy James McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist who perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. The bombing killed 168 people with 19 being children, injuring 684 others, and destroyed...

Insanity & Shellshock: The Psychological Warfare of Veteran Soldiers

Insanity & Shellshock: The Psychological Warfare of Veteran Soldiers

Tosh Gauger May 20, 2024

There have been countless soldiers who have put their lives on the line in order to serve and protect their countries. Due to this and fighting for the cause they believe in, there have been many deaths...

“Was John Wayne a nazi?”

“Was John Wayne a nazi?”

Molly Graham April 30, 2024

He was a Nazi, but not anymore He was a Nazi, but life evens the score   On track 7 on M.D.Cs “millions of dead cops” this chorus is repeated, paired with lyrics about the beloved John...

What Happened To Amelia Earhart?

What Happened To Amelia Earhart?

Kaeden Wise April 30, 2024

Amelia Mary Earhart was born to Samuel “Edwin” Stanton and Amelia “Amy” Earhart on July 24th, 1897. Amelia had two siblings: Grace Muriel, and one stillborn the year before her birth. Amy Earhart...

The Need To Protect Elephants

The Need To Protect Elephants

Juliet Weston April 30, 2024

In the vast tapestry of Earth's ecosystems, few creatures capture the imagination and embody the essence of wild majesty quite like elephants. These magnificent giants, with their wrinkled hides and gracefully...

Revolución Mexicana

Revolución Mexicana

Joanna Cazarez Real April 30, 2024

La Revolución Mexicana tuvo lugar en 1910, en la cual finalizó la dictadura que duró 30 años y fue una construcción de una república constitucional. Se trataba de una batalla muy dolorosa que tuvo...

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