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The Advocate

The Student News Site of Forest Grove High School

The Advocate

The Advocate

2024-2025 Staff

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Sebastian Marquez

Sebastian Marquez is a sophomore at FGHS who strives to enter one of the many engineering fields as he loves hands-on work. He has several pets including his moody rabbit Raven.

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Gus Reyna

Gus Reyna is a senior at Forest Grove High School and an employee at the local movie theater. When they're not helping customers, they enjoy caring for their 6 pets and critiquing films. ...

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Lucas Van Dyke

Lucas Van Dyke is in grade 12. He likes playing basketball, baseball, and golf. He has one brother and a dog named Hammy. He is also colorblind. ...

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Mitchell Sherman

Mitchell Sherman is a junior who lives with her grandparents, dogs, and other pets. Her hobbies include but are not limited to, crocheting, sewing, herbology, gardening, and baking.

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Jorja Peyton

Jorja Peyton is a 9th-grade student at Forest Grove High School. She enjoys swimming competitively, going to the beach, and listening to Taylor Swift. ...

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Ava Barnes

Ava Barnes is a junior at Forest Grove High School. This is their last year at the school and editing for the Advocate. Outside of school, she focuses her time on music, volunteering, and her friends.

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Stanley Shivley

Stanley Shivley is a senior at Forest Grove High School. He likes going to metal shows, making movies, and spending time with family. A fun fact about him is the only reason he lives in Oregon is because his great grandfather...

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Fiona Swan

Fiona Swan is in 9th grade, and her favorite thing to do is listen to music or hang out with her friends.

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Robert Wendell

Robert Wendell is a tenth grader. He has three dogs and he loves volunteering at Westmoreland's Union Manor. Also, he can pop his arms out of the socket.

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Olivia Smith

Olivia Smith is a junior in high school who lives in Forest Grove OR with her mother and kitten. She likes to bake, hike, and play video games.

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Imogene Warner

Imogene Warner is a sophomore at Forest Grove High School. She enjoys writing, tennis, baking, and hanging out with her friends. ...

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Linda Sanchez Hernandez

Linda Sanchez H. is a sophomore who in her free time likes to garden new plants, paint whatever comes to her mind, spend time with her pet cat, and watch Phineas and Ferb. ...

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Aidan Gonzalez

Aidan Gonzalez is a student in Forest Grove High School's 10th grade. He enjoys playing video games, cooking, and taking care of chickens. ...

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Jimena Garcia

Jimena Garcia is a sophomore at the Forest Grove High School. She enjoys reading, watching movies, and playing volleyball with her family and friends. Her goal is to pass all her classes and graduate.

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Shae Ralphe

Shae is a sophomore at FGHS, she enjoys listening to music and is looking to become a more experienced writer.

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Denia Ferreira

Denia Ferreira is a senior who enjoys music and hanging out with friends. She is often found at a coffee shop grinding her homework.

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Marie Villaneuva Salinas

Marie Villanueva Salinas is a student in 9th grade. Her favorite class so far is health. Her favorite hobbies are shopping and wrestling, and she has two younger siblings.

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Henry Webber

Henry Webber is a junior at Forest Grove High School. He likes to listen to music, cook, and hang out with his dog.

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Juliet Weston

Juliet Weston is a junior at Forest Grove Highschool. She enjoys reading and playing guitar. She has three brothers and 2 pets, a cat and a dog. She plans on going to college in hopes of becoming a lawyer. She has been a ...

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Jay Grigg

Jay is a sophomore at Forest Grove High School. After high school, he plans to go to a four-year college for a Bachelor's, and then further for a Doctorate, both in the psychology field. He also enjoys writing, baking, and music.

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Alexa Gonzalez

Alexa Gonzalez is a 9th grader here at FGHS, some of her hobbies are playing volleyball and listening to music. Her goal for the future is to work with pregnant women as an obstetric sonographer. Another goal she has is to travel...

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Nicole Rodriguez

Nicole Rodriguez is a senior at Forest Grove High School. She turned 17 years old in August. Her goal is to attend Portland State University and study to become a mental health therapist.

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Natalie Granda Mejia

Natalie Granda Mejia is a senior at Forest Grove High. She enjoys binge watching TV shows and doing nails.

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Natalie Maciel

Natalie Maciel is a junior at Forest Grove High School. They enjoy reading, movies, painting, and music. They are very obsessed with their 3 dogs, two pugs, and two French bulldogs!! She doesn't dream of a career in writing but...

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Nick Schiwegeraht

Nick Schiwegeraht is a senior in high school who likes to draw silly characters and debate certain topics. Their goals are to go into the field of biology and raise money to give their two cats the bougie lifestyle. They have...

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Anthony Leo

Anthony Leo is a senior at FGHS who lives with his family. He likes to eat fast food, play sports, and his favorite sport is baseball.

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Camila Perez Hernandez

Camila Perez is a student in the 9th grade. She likes to read, bake, and hang out with family.

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Kalen Lindsey

Kalen Lindsey is a sophomore who lives in Forest Grove with her parents. She likes to sleep, travel, and go for walks.

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Mariana Herrera

Mariana Herrera is in 9th grade. She likes nature, arts and crafts, and reading.

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Sophia Schlesser

Sophia Schlesser is a freshman who lives in Cornelius Oregon with her 5 siblings. She likes to read, sleep, go on walks, and travel. ...

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Atticus Barnhart

Atticus Barnhart is a senior in high school who is interested in the world of poetry, art, & social politics. He plans on further pursuing the arts at PNCA, for a degree in Graphic Design.

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Lucas Christopherson

Lucas Christopherson is a senior at FGHS who lives in Forest Grove with his brothers. He plays baseball, likes to hike, and has 2 dogs.

Ava Rapport

Ava Rapport is a senior at FGHS and is proud to be this year's editor-in-chief of the Advocate. She enjoys learning new things, reading fantasy, and writing. Ava's favorite subject is science, but her favorite class is Journalism!