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Hobby shops are becoming a thing of the past

Hobby shops are becoming a thing of the past

Molly Graham April 15, 2024

Since the 2000s, American childhood has gone rapidly downhill; brain-numbing overstimulating brain rotting media has consumed the brains of young children. With the end of big backyards and the start of...

The MyFitnessPal Unit Needs to be Changed

The MyFitnessPal Unit Needs to be Changed

Ava Rapport March 6, 2024

Link to image The first thing MyFitnessPal.com asks for when you make an account is your age. You must be at least 18 years old to use it. Even MyFitnessPal agrees that kids shouldn’t be using it,...

Portland isnt the hellhole you think it is

Portland isn’t the hellhole you think it is

Molly Graham January 25, 2024

Link to image Portland Oregon is an amazing city, there are so many fun amazing spectacular things to do in Portland; go to 2nd Avenue and get some CDs, take your friends to Pioneer Place and people-watch...

How video game remakes become disasters

How video game remakes become disasters

Gyselle Nieto-Zavala December 4, 2023

Link to image  Video game remakes can be disasters, but before getting into my opinion and reasoning …What are video game remakes and why are they made? It is when developers of a big hit game work...

Trainspotting is the best movie to ever exist

Trainspotting is the best movie to ever exist

Molly Graham December 4, 2023

** WARNING ** Parts of this article are quite graphic and may be triggering to some.  Link to image “1,000 years from now there will be no guys and no girls, just wankers. Sounds great to me.”...

Forest Grove High Needs An Expansion

Forest Grove High Needs An Expansion

Ava Rapport November 1, 2023

Link to Image For over 110 years, Forest Grove High School (FGHS) has been the home of the Vikings. Our school has a large community, taking students from Cornelius, Dilley, and Gales Creek. While this...

Response to Zachary Savage

Response to Zachary Savage

Molly Graham October 31, 2023

Link To Image On September 29th, 2023, an opinionated article was posted to the advocate. An individual in my class named Zachary Savage was responding to an older paper about the importance of abortions...

Why Fall is the Best Time of Year

Why Fall is the Best Time of Year

Natalie Granda Mejia October 27, 2023

Link to image Spring is not fun enough, the summer heat gets annoying, and winter is too cold. Fall, on the other hand, is ideal for anything! You can do a lot of activities and dress in anything with...

Why Rural is Better

Why Rural is Better

Zachary Savage October 27, 2023

Link to image When you walk outside, what do you see? I see trees and falling leaves. I see the evergreens still growing. The grass sprouting out of the mud made by the rain. I see the beauty of Mother...

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Abortions: Why They Are Important

Zachary Savage September 29, 2023

The abortion topic is a big issue, one that’s been shown in the media more and more recently. Many on both sides have very strong opinions on this issue with good reasons. The pro-choice side of the...

Why Teachers Shouldnt Make Students Present

Why Teachers Shouldn’t Make Students Present

Gladys Garcia Vasquez May 12, 2023

Teachers should not make students present even though it is a good skill to learn. It can help students improve their public speaking and “in the real world.” However, it doesn’t, because if that...

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Colors of the Rainbow Ranking

Ava Rapport April 3, 2023

We all know and love the six colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.  Everyone has been singing songs about them since they were little, and everyone has a favorite. In this...

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