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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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The Boston Marathon Bombing: The Manhunt

Natalie Maciel, Writer April 10, 2025

April 15th, 2013 was a day when thousands of runners would’ve celebrated as they ran Boston’s annual marathon; Instead, it was a day of loss, destruction, and pain. On this day, two brothers, Tamerlan...

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The Tragic Death of Paulette Gebara Farah

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer January 29, 2025

Paulette Gebara Farah was a four-year-old disabled Mexican girl who disappeared from her bedroom in Huixquilucan de Degollado Mexico on March 22, 2010. After nine days of being missing, police found her...

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The 2025 LA Fires

Denia Ferreira January 28, 2025

At the beginning of 2025, one of the most devastating disasters has erupted in Pacific Palisades and Eaton just northwest of Los Angeles, California, on January 7th. Los Angeles, the second-largest city...

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