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“Like living in Hell”

Emily Shivley October 2, 2025

Link to image President Trump has opened up the possibility of deploying National Guard troops to Portland in response to rising feuds with protesters. Among several other states in the U.S.,...

Forest Grove High School Cheer Team

Roan Faulkner October 2, 2025

Link to image Cheer has a long history, dating back to 1860, when the first known cheer was shouted at an Ivy League college sporting event. In 1884, Princeton University cheered out, “Ray, Ray,...

LA Fires 2025

Teagan Chelson October 2, 2025

Link to Image The big LA fires of 2025 started on January 7th. The fires started by lightning hitting dry trees and small spark fires. In total, there were seven fires. The fire ended up getting...

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What Does Period Club Do?

Nick Schiwegeraht, Writer June 2, 2025

Periods. Half the world experiences them, and yet they’re still taboo to discuss in many places. Period Club is a national and international organization in 20 different countries and 40 different U.S...

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Kendrick Johnson’s Death

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer May 30, 2025

Kendrick Johnson was a 17-year-old who attended Lowndes County High School in Valdosta, Georgia. Kendrick was a former American professional basketball player who played college basketball for Point Loma....

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Is High School Really Like the Shows, Books, and Movies?

Ava Barnes, Editor May 30, 2025

We all grow up reading and watching coming-of-age movies and books and thinking to ourselves, “I can’t wait to do that when I’m in high school!” or, “Oh no, I hope that doesn’t happen to me...

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The Death of Kenneka Jenkins

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer May 23, 2025

Kenneka Jenkins was a 19-year-old from Chicago, Illinois, found dead in a walk-in freezer inside the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel located in Rosemont, Illinois, after being present at a party the...

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Handling Drug Use at FGHS

Gus Reyna, Writer May 23, 2025

It’s now 2025, and, especially here in Oregon, drugs are becoming more and more normalized amongst all age groups. As unfortunate as it is, the youth is one of our primary users, but hardly anyone bothers...

Groverville Dirtbags

Lucas Christopherson, Writer May 21, 2025

Viking Baseball has been very quiet in terms of strong seasons in years prior. In fact, it has been over a decade since the boy's varsity baseball team has made a playoff appearance in the 6A league. With...

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The Day I Met My Best Friend

Jimena Garcia, Writer May 15, 2025

It was 8th grade. I remember entering the school when suddenly my counselor stopped me. “Hey Jimena, we have a new student today. Can you show her around the school and let her know where all her classes...

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Torpedo Bats MLB

Lucas Christopherson, Writer April 28, 2025

With the 2025 MLB season newly underway, there has been a revolutionary change in the batter's box that baseball has never yet seen. A new type of bat that has shocked the MLB world, bringing loads of...

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The Highway of Tears

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer April 28, 2025

The Highway of Tears is a 719-kilometer Highway that's called Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada. In 1970, when the building was completed, it became a location...

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