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The musical mural outside of the Music wing.

Jazz Band creates a community among students

Hailey Pilon (she/her), Staff Reporter January 30, 2025

Along with the Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, Lake Stevens High School has two award-winning jazz ensembles. Students at Lake Stevens participate in jazz band, a zero-period class offered at the high...

Gracie Abrams releases "The Secret of Us" on June 21, 2024, and features Noah Kahan's album "Everything, Everywhere." on October 14, 2022.

“The Secret of US” takes the world by storm

Mara Sivley, Social Media Editor January 30, 2025

On June 21, 2024, up-and-coming artist Gracie Abrams released her second studio album, The Secret of Us. It has topped the charts and taken social media by storm with its catchy melodies and profound lyrics....

Sophomore Blake Young enjoys a game of OG Fortnite.

“Fortnite OG” season returns for the winter

Asher Heist, News Section Editor January 30, 2025

Since its release in 2017, “Fortnite” has arguably been the most popular game found online. “Fortnite” is a battle royale video game, where 100 players compete on an island to eliminate each other...

Julie Statton’s holiday spirit is prominent at LSHS

Eliza Cardoza Calderon, Staff Reporter January 28, 2025

Before winter break, a burst of holiday spirit transformed the hallways of Lake Stevens High School’s West Hall, thanks to the creative efforts of “Ms. Julie” Statton, a paraeducator in the CTE...

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Make these cookies!

Hello again! In our Culinary Class, we had a project to make a family cookbook. We each chose three recipes for our book. We are passing along our favorites today: peanut butter cookies and chewy chocolate...

The new Stardew Valley update is exciting and delighting many fans.

An exciting update comes to a beloved game

Addison Bowen, Staff May 22, 2024

Since its release in 2016, Stardew Valley has been an immensely popular video game that thousands of people have played throughout the years. The one-man-made farming game has captured so many people's...

Lake Stevens High School felt ecstatic after their win.

Band breaking history

Logan Roberts, Head Photographer May 22, 2024

Over 30 bands all from Eastern Washington came to compete against each other to find out who was the best. Lake Stevens took all four bands, totaling about 150 students: Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Jazz...

The New York Times Games logo

New York Times Games

Alli Smoots, Staff May 21, 2024

On school Chromebooks, there are blocks on most websites, so students can’t go on inappropriate sites or get distracted from doing their work. Since The New York Times Their website isn’t blocked,...

The "sky" in the Learning Commons is filled with starry lanterns.

Starry lanterns hang in the Helm’s sky

Kayla Eang (she/her), Photographer May 7, 2024

A few weeks ago, Willow Kosbab’s and Jody Cain’s Art 1 and 2 classes followed a multi-step process and made starry lanterns.  Each student constructed and colored their own stars. We started with...

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Tortillas make a variety of recipes

In Culinary Class, we learned how to make tortillas. We made street tacos with the tortillas we made from scratch. We put cheese, meat, and salad on the tortillas. They tasted yummy. We also made...

Jazz 1 and Jazz 2 take a commemorative photo after winning 1st overall.

Jazz bands win first place at Commencement Bay

Logan Roberts, Head Photographer April 15, 2024

Nineteen bands from all around Washington signed up to play, hoping they were prepared enough to compete and win. Our Jazz band is broken up into two groups, Jazz 1 and Jazz 2, and consists of about...

Ramirez plays at Climate Pledge Arenda in Seattle, Washington, Oct. 16, 2023.

Are you ready to get groovy?

Owen Townsend, Photographer January 31, 2024

It can be hard to live in Washington state, especially during the winter months. If you like to go outside, the cold rainy weather and short days can make for a deadly combo of pure boredom and true despair....