The Advocate

The Student News Site of Forest Grove High School

The Advocate

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Unified Softball: Season Update

Sarah O'Donnell, Writer August 13, 2018

Every Monday and Thursday evening, more than forty Unified Sport athletes can be found scooping up grounders and hitting home runs for Unified Softball on the fields at Tom McCall Upper Elementary School....

NHS Induction

Maggie Hatt, Writer August 13, 2018

On April 11th, the Forest Grove High School Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 44 new members, adding to the group of hardworking students already involved in the program. National Honor Society...

College Review: Willamette University

Ellie Schnorr, Sports Editor August 13, 2018

Name: Willamette University Location: Salem Enrollment: 2,827 Acceptance Rate: 58% SAT/ACT average scores: 26-31 Price of Tuition and Fees: 59,872 Athletic Division: Division Three Mascot:...

FG Women’s Tennis: Season Update

Claire Buehler, Series Editor August 13, 2018

Bad sock tan lines, an endless supply of half empty gatorade bottles, and constantly checking the weather app hoping for no rain only means one thing … it’s tennis season. The tennis season is...

College Visit: UC Santa Barbara

Helen Thias, Writer August 13, 2018

College visit: UC Santa Barbara Location: Santa Barbara Enrollment: 23,051 Enrollment: 36.1% SAT: No data for new test. Scores of those admitted for fall of 2015 scores; Critical Reading...

The Adelante Chicas Program: Beyond A Club

Bianca Bermejo, Writer August 13, 2018

At first glance, Chicas Youth Development appears to be a small club for Latina youth where girls learn to embrace their heritage and learn about the importance of education. However, what most people...

The Power of Words

Sergio Bucio Jacinto, Diversity Editor August 13, 2018

Words have the power to unite or divide us.  They can be sung, written and felt. They make us think, act and dream. We cannot control the way people interpret our ideas or thoughts, but we can control...

Softball: Season Update

Sierra Gundersen, Guest Writer August 13, 2018

Our team may be relatively young, as it is comprised of 5 sophomores (a majority of whom make up our starting lineup) and only 2 seniors, but we are just as much of a competitor as anyone else if not more...

Letter From the Editor: Our first issue

Ruby Van Dyk, Editor in Chief August 12, 2018

Dear Reader, Welcome to our very first issue of The Advocate. We are extremely excited to share our paper with you. We hope The Advocate can serve as platform for student voice at Forest Grove High...

April: Faris Buehler

Claire Buehler, Series Editor August 12, 2018

Dear Faris Buehler, I decided not to play a spring sport this year, but now all my friends are doing one, and I kind of wish I had done one too. I know you guys both play tennis, so what are the pros...

College Review: Whitman College

Mira Zimmerman, Opinion Editor August 12, 2018

Name: Whitman College Location: Walla Walla Washington (Very small wine/food town) Enrollment: 1,500 Acceptance Rate: 42% (According to website- I suspect much lower) SAT/ACT average scores:...

May Horoscopes

Killian Lynch and Vanessa Pearson August 12, 2018

Written by Killian Lynch and Vanessa Pearson Aries: Within the next few weeks you should allow yourself to be open to change.   Taurus: All of your hard work will soon pay off-be...

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