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Counseling Center: Check in with the receptionist at the large window into the office where the counselor offices are in the hallway. The office was designed to be visible and accessible for every student. “We’re more visible now, being in this hallway, and there’s that window...Being more visible, I think it helps,” mental health support specialist Jennifer Hudson said.

Lake Stevens High School provides mental health resources to students

To help support student health, LSHS employs two mental health specialists, access to crisis resources, and a referral form for any student in need
Penelope Zickefoose, Photographer
November 10, 2021
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There are nearly 5 million people in Washington alone that are fully vaccinated! The number of people fully vaccinated rapidly increased in a span of only a month and a half, by around 1,204,885, according to Our World Data as of October 25, 2021. The current number of vaccinations has reached approximately 4.8 million. Yet, "it's too soon to tell how COVID-19 will effect Holiday gatherings," says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of NIAID.

COVID-19’s Delta variant’s impact on holidays unclear

COVID-19 is still in effect, after nearly two years. The new Delta variant of the virus has people questioning, myself included, if holidays and other traditions will still be affected.
Emilie James, Photographer
November 10, 2021
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IMPORTANT: All of ASB's accomplishments are displayed in the graphic. All of the information has been provided entirely by Kamden Ith and Lance Dimaboyoa. "As of right now, I would say that we're doing a pretty good job," senior Kamden Ith said.

Executive ASB Progress Report

The executive president, vice president, and secretary/ treasurer share their accomplishments and plans for the school year
Conan Rinehardt, News Editor
November 10, 2021
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Relax and catch a good book! Junior Ximena Solis reads Linger by Maggie Stiefvater in the library during lunch. "You can escape into a different world," junior Emma Saylor said.

Book Reviews and Recommendations

Chloe Bales, Photographer
November 10, 2021
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All This Time: The pandemic created some freedom around time, and we pass this time by getting into hobbies. New hobbies popped up in students' and staff members' lives. "I had just had a baby and decided I wanted to get into better shape for myself so that I could play with my kids and have more energy," German teacher Malorie Wolk said.

Pandemic hobbies and how we pass the time

With all the free time the COVID-19 pandemic brought, it’s opened up lots of new ways to spend that time through new hobbies.
Faith Hill, Head Photographer
November 10, 2021
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Lights! Camera! Action! The All Together Now cast rehearses their Act 1 finale: Seize the Day! The cast is performing All Together Now as a part of MTI's program. “It’s just a feel-good and you just get to see people have fun on stage, and you have fun just watching it, so I think it’s just simply entertainment,” junior Teigun Pesce said.

Drama Club is back in person and performing All Together Now!

After the theater being closed for construction and COVID performances are back on
Madison Peralta, Photographer
November 9, 2021
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Are You Ready?! Lake Stevens football team waits to kick the ball off against the Glacier Peak Grizzlies at Veterans Memorial Field in Snohomish. Lake Stevens won the matchup in a 34-28 game. "At the end of the season, this is the game that will decide our conference," senior Colby Easterling said.

Lake Stevens Football team is dominating

After a positive covid test the team only had a week to prepare for a top ranked O’dea team.
Lucien Sevilla, Sports Section Editor
November 8, 2021
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September album releases: Arts & Entertainment Editor Cameron Smutz is bringing a music review column to the Valhalla in which he will talk about his thoughts on new albums each month. Smutz describes and praises some of his favorite releases of September such as Injury reserve and Little Simz. Regarding By The Time I Get To Phoenix by Injury reserve, junior Caleb Cumberledge said, “I definitely think that it can also bring a lot of emotion in a weird sense too in the album because it's able to compel a bunch of emotional feeling in such a unique and different way than most other music has been able to in a long time.”

Music Spotlight: September 2021

While there were many highly anticipated albums released in September, a few of them stand out as the best, and are worth covering.
Cameron Smutz, A&E Section Editor
November 5, 2021
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Gender dysphoria: A study conducted by Cedars-Sinai in which adult transgender individuals were surveyed found that most transgender individuals experienced gender dysphoria in their developmental years. Lake Stevens School District Policy 5590 aims to make transgender youth comfortable and safe at school. “It's probably going to ruffle some feathers and cause some waves in our community, and I would say that based on the response to our last policy five years ago, I think our district is ready for this,” counselor Angelia Riebli said.

Lake Stevens School Board passes Gender-Inclusive Schools policy

Policy NO. 5590, adopted by the school district Aug. 25 2021 will expand the protection and rights of transgender individuals in the District.
Hailey Cordell, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2021
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Coming to Theaters: The Valhalla is creating a recurring column to showcase new movies coming in theaters and recommendations that students might enjoy. As Covid is calming down, movies are slowly resurrecting back to theaters, with October releases such as Dune (2021) and Halloween Kills (2021). “I’m so excited that movies are back in theaters,” sophomore Anjieli Fairbanks said.

Adrenaline pumping movies to watch on Halloween

Check out these movie reviews with a special look at Dune and Halloween Kills
Cristian Petrov, Features Editor
October 28, 2021
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According to NPD BookScan's Top 20 Graphic Novels sales, Manga series are overtaking over, with the iconic publisher DC Comics only managing to snag one spot.

Marvel comics are dropping in quality; Japanese comics are dominating the industry

As the comic company tries to solve its diversity problem by making it worse, international comics start to steal their sales
Lillian Carpenter, Viking Gallery Editor
June 15, 2021
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"When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free." -Former U.S. President Barack Obama

Washington’s pride won’t subside

Learn about Washington’s history of LGBT+ pride, and how you can celebrate this year
Lillian Carpenter, Viking Gallery Editor
June 4, 2021
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