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What Comes at the End of the School Year

Jennifer Campos Olvera, Writer May 17, 2019

With the end of the school year approaching there are a lot of stressors that affect students. For example, finals are big stressors for most of the students and it can be really stressful knowing that...

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Game Review: Minecraft

Jack Weston, Writer May 17, 2019

Minecraft was a game released in May of 2009. It was a huge success as millions of gamers started playing. Even today, ten years later, Minecraft still has millions of players and numerous big YouTube...

The Leek: Top 5 Ways to Get a Heat Stroke During Summer Vacation

The Leek: Top 5 Ways to Get a Heat Stroke During Summer Vacation

Thong Nyugen, Writer May 17, 2019

  School is almost out with barely a month left, so we here at The Advocate wanted to help our community get heat strokes during this summer vacation and, for our senior students, we would like...

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A Letter to the Class of 2019

Micaela Gaither, Writer May 1, 2019

Dear Class of 2019,   At the beginning of this school year, I told myself that befriending seniors would only have a sad end. So I promised myself I wouldn’t befriend any seniors. Simple enough,...

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The Sky is the Limit (For Student Debt)

Harley Tummond, Editor-in-Chief May 1, 2019

It was mere weeks after I was accepted to my top two colleges that my mom was parading both of my full-ride scholarships on her facebook page. Who wouldn’t be proud that their daughter managed to work...

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Misunderstanding Cinco de Mayo

Jennifer Campos Olvera, Writer May 1, 2019

Cinco de Mayo is celebrated due to the Battle of Puebla, which Mexico won over France. Many people confuse Cinco de Mayo as the Independence day of Mexico. The independence day of Mexico is actually on...

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The Leek: Spaghetti, Spaghetti, I Can’t Come Up With a Rhyme for Spaghetti…

Thong Nyugen, Writer May 1, 2019

Ever had Tupperware spaghetti? The feeling of utter disgust when it’s been in the fridge for a couple of days and you gotta heat it back up, only for the spaghetti to be sub-par. It’s a disgrace for...

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The U.S. Joins the List for Deadliest Countries for Journalists

Rain Wiggins, Writer May 1, 2019

In 2018, the United States was ranked among the most deadly countries for journalists.  On this list, the U.S. follows five other countries, these being Afghanistan, Syria, Mexico, Yemen, and India (in...

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The Importance of Vaccines

Jalie Blix, Writer May 1, 2019

If you’ve been on social media recently, chances are you’ve seen talk and memes about “anti-vax parents”, or parents that refuse to have their children vaccinated for diseases. The topic has only...

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How to Say No

Sierra Mejia, Writer May 1, 2019

Sometimes there will be moments in your life where you feel like everyone's counting on you to say yes, and sometimes that's the last thing you want to say.  At the same time, saying no is a very bold...

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Public Speaking Do’s and Don’ts

Reed Cunningham, Writer May 1, 2019

Have you ever seen a movie where the main character goes up in front of their class to deliver a speech, gets extremely nervous, and then faints or runs out of the room followed by laughter? Does the idea...

An Update on the Timbers Season

An Update on the Timbers Season

David Tecum, Writer May 1, 2019

The Portland Timbers have gone from runners up in MLS last season to the worst team in the entire league. The Timbers have been nothing short of terrible conceding 17 goals in 6 games and only scoring...

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