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Senioritis: A student checks their phone for the latest update on a newly scheduled skip day. The now private Instagram page, @lakeseniors23only, responsible for organizing senior skip days, held its most recent poll on April 17.

Senior Skip Days

Elliott Chappel, News Editor May 19, 2023

Headline- Senior skip days: Are they a fun tradition or a recipe for falling behind? Deck- Senior skip days are a fun tradition for graduating seniors who need an academic break Senior skips days are...

Jayden Limar Oregon

January 23, 2023

Change is in the air! 4-Star Lake Stevens running back Jayden Limar ditched Notre Dame on signing day to commit to the University of Oregon. The Ducks welcomed a notable five players who decommited from...

Upcoming Track

January 9, 2023

Students struggle to focus their phones

Students struggle to focus their phones

Wyatt Keith, Staff Reporter December 14, 2022

Cell phone availability is a major issue in schools. Many people have different opinions on the matter, but in most cases a phone simply distracts a student from the work they should be doing in class....

Portrait of biochemist Marie Maynard Daly, circa 1942.

Scientist – Marie Maynard Daly

Camille Kent, Photographer February 7, 2022

Marie Maynard Daly was a Biochemist. Born on Apr. 16, 1921, in New York City. Daly was the first African American woman in the United States to get a Ph.D. in Chemistry. She earned her degree at Columbia...

Alice Walker spoke at the Auditorium

Author – Alice Walker

Aimel Rai, Head Photographer February 7, 2022

Alice Walker was born on Feb. 9, 1944, in Eatonton, Georgia. Walker grew up poor being the youngest of 8 children. Growing up in the drastically split-up South, Walker defied numerous stereotypes, including...

Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter John Legend sings a few of his greatest hits to University of the Pacific students.

Musician – John Legend

Nylah Harrington, Photographer February 7, 2022

John Rogers, more commonly known as John Legend, was born December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio. He’s had a deep love for music and even took piano lessons at three years old. With age, his talent...

Marsha P. Johnson

Activist – Marsha P. Johnson

Maren Hammer February 7, 2022

Marsha P. Johnson: One of the first well-known black gay and transgender rights activists, she fought heavily for gay rights and for transgender youth like herself.  The Marsha P. Johnson Insitute,...

NASA mathematical Katherine Johnson at work in 1966.

Mathematician – Katherine Johnson

Camille Kent, Photographer February 7, 2022

Katherine Johnson was born on August 26, 1918, in White Sulfur Springs, West Virginia. Johnson was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to...

Maya Angelou gives a riveting speech for Barack Obama’s Campaign at The Carolina Theater, Greensboro, North Carolina, September of 2008.

Author – Maya Angelou

Aimel Rai, Head Photographer February 7, 2022

Marguerite Ann Johnson, better known as Maya Angelou, was born on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis Missouri. Maya and her older brother, Bailey were sent to live with their grandma in Arkansas when they were...

Rihanna at 106 & Park at BET Studios, New York City.

Singer – Robyn Fenty

Nylah Harringon, Photographer February 7, 2022

Robyn Fenty, also known as Rihanna, was born Feb. 20, 1988, in Saint Micheal, Barbados. Rihanna dropped out of school and moved to the United States at the young age of 16 to jump-start her singing career....

Stokely Carmichael in Alabama 1966

Activist – Stokely Carmichael

Maren Hammer February 7, 2022

Stokely Carmichael, a prominent civil rights organizer, first led the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), then became the honorary prime minister of the Black Panthers, and lastly leader...