The Advocate

The Student News Site of Forest Grove High School

The Advocate

The Advocate

(Image via Time)

Why Music Helps Improve Mental Health

Gwendolyn Woods, Writer November 14, 2019

Listening to music can be entertaining, and it may even make you healthier. Listening to music can boost your mental health. Listening to music can influence your thoughts, feelings, and even your actions....

(Image via Alpenwild)

Where to Go in Switzerland

Anna Hansen, Writer November 14, 2019

Today we are going to visit the magical country of Switzerland.  In this country, there are not only amazing towns to visit but also many natural beauties here.  The two places we are going to go over...

(Image via VOX)

My Opinion on Racism

Arlenne Olvera Arreola, Writer November 14, 2019

Whether we like it or not, racism exists. People get looked down upon by others based on the color of their skin. Over the decades the world has gotten much better at accepting others no matter the cultural...

(Image via IMDb)

Movie Review: Scream (1996)

Joselyn Gonzalez, Writer November 14, 2019

Horror movies have evolved through the course of history. Many new horror movies come with CGI and involved technology to give us a good scare. CGI was invented in the ‘70s but wasn’t popular until...

(Image via GrindFace TV)

Are Walkouts Effective?

Joslynn Fettig, Writer November 14, 2019

As people may know, there was a recent walkout that happened at this school. They walked out due to the lack of action the administration did to prevent and take care of sexual harassment. They saw this...

(Image via Sierra Club)

Fridays for Future

Lina Braun, Writer November 14, 2019

What are Fridays for Future? What do they stand for? Who is behind this organization? What have the strikes already achieved? Fridays for Future is an international movement founded in August 2018 by...

(Image via Good Free Images)

Beautiful Places in Oregon That You Should Visit

Morgan Cottrill, Writer November 14, 2019

Oregon is very beautiful and has many cool and pretty places to offer. Some places everyone goes and knows about  others are just as cool but not as many people know about them or haven't gone. Some of...

(Image via PetMD)

Is Your Dog in Danger

Cody Martinez, Writer November 14, 2019

If I told you that your dog was suffering you probably wouldn't believe me, right? However, a good amount of dog breeds are in really bad health or prone to health conditions down the road. So the cutest...

(Image via Seamus Robison)

Before We Left, Part Three

Seamus Robison, Writer November 14, 2019

Five weeks later… DIANA I had spent the longest time since my phone call with my mother not taking her advice. I knew that I should. It was just hard to. I had spent all that time sitting on these...

(Image via Slate)

KanYAY or No Way

Mikaela Conway, Writer November 14, 2019

Kanye West recently released a new album called “Jesus Is King” there has been major controversy on this new release because of the uncommon genre that Kanye usually delivers to his audience. Kanye...

(Image via

Artist Profile: The Weeknd

Daniela Ortiz, Writer November 14, 2019

Abel Tesfaye, mostly known by his on-stage name “The Weeknd,”  is a very successful 28-year-old R&B and Hip-Hop artist who was born in Toronto,  Ontario Canada.  He currently has a few albums...

(Image via Vibe)

Why 2pac is Bigger Than Rap

Jelani Dupon, Writer November 14, 2019

Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16, 1971, in East Harlem, New York. Tupac was born into a black activist family: his mother and step-father were members of the Black Panther Party, a group that fought...

Load More Stories