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Growing Up In A World Of Violence

Ruby Van Dyk, Editor in Chief August 13, 2018

I don’t remember September 11th, 2001, not really. My memories of that day stem from information I’ve gathered over the years, my parents recounting their own memories, documentaries, discussing it...

The American Dress Code

Katerina Neumannova and Ana Orlowsky August 13, 2018

As an exchange student from the Czech Republic, I was surprised with the implementation of a dress code in schools. In Forest Grove, the dress code enforces the school’s standards of modesty, which are...

Earth Day

Stevie Walker, Writer August 13, 2018

On April 22nd, the world celebrated its 46th annual Earth Day. Though many of us did not celebrate Earth Day (some didn’t even know of its existence), it is actually a very important holiday to be recognized...

Campus Sexual Assault

Helen Thias, Writer August 13, 2018

*Short disclaimer: Men are also victims of sexual assault, but there’s not great stats due to underreporting, right now the statistics say that about 1 and 16 men will be sexually assaulted.  Also,...

April Diversity Profiles: ASB Edition

Sergio Bucio Jacinto, Diversity Editor August 13, 2018

Helen Thais - Junior - Next ASB President What extracurricular activities are you involved in at Forest Grove High School? I am a part of The Advocate Newspaper club which takes up a majority...

Review: Mr. Viking

Tara Palazuelos, Arts & Entertainment Editor August 13, 2018

Mr.Viking once again graced Forest Grove High School with an amazing crop of boys who put on an incredible show under the direction of Lilly Mejia and Olivia Bateman. Mr. Viking is always an event to look...

Album Of The Month: April

John Holscher, Music Writer August 13, 2018

JEFF ROSENSTOCK - WE COOL? RELEASE DATE - 2015 GENRE - PUNK ROCK / INDIE ROCK   I kept seeing girls that wear ripped jeans and vans raving about this album on twitter for the past...

Unified Theater Takes The Stage

Killian Lynch, Features Editor August 13, 2018

This April 21st & 22nd we saw the performance of another spectacular Unified Theatre show. Students of all kinds and abilities came together to tell a story, and we enjoyed it thoroughly. Forest Grove...

Review: Talent Show

Tara Palazuelos, Arts & Entertainment Editor August 13, 2018

This past month, the annual Forest Grove High School Talent Show took place. All of the admissions proceeds were being donated to the Boys and Girls club. The event was spectacular, and of course would...

The Unity Conversation

Catalina Montelengo, Copy Editor August 13, 2018

The week of April 18th through 22nd was Forest Grove High School’s Unity through Diversity Week. This was an event that celebrated and helped promote the diversity of Forest Grove’s many students,...

Living And Helping In And From The Shadows

Jacob Wheeler, Diversity Editor August 13, 2018

The LGBTQIA community in many parts of the country is a largely underground community that, out of necessity, has to operate out of the shadows in the corner, for fear of persecution by mainstream society....

Day Of Silence

Jordan Loucks, Writer August 13, 2018

You may have noticed students who opted out of verbal communication on Friday the fifteenth of April, may have heard the phrase “day of silence” spoken among groups, or seen some people using paper...

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