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Valhalla

The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

Valhalla

The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

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The high price of living with a mental illness

When affording necessities comes first for low-income students, treatment for mental illnesses dangerously takes a back seat.
Hailey Cordell, Editor-in-Chief
June 3, 2021
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Sacred Self-Care: Some people find themselves using crystals as one of the most proactive ways to bring good energy into their life and to clear their mind and body of negative energy. Crystals are used for ancient medicine and have the power to significantly alter your life. 
I began getting into spirituality and crystals because of my friend Mikayla who introduced me to it, telling me all the benefits it has provided in her life, explaining how someone starting out should go about it, senior Janryk Armamento said.

Rise in neo-paganism, wichtok vs. spirituality

People need to educate themselves before they follow trends that tokenize tools and religious practices
Emma Brouqua, Photographer
June 3, 2021
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A recent trend of glow-up videos has taken over Tiktok. Tiktok user @heavytomodified posted about their weight loss/glow-up journey on Tiktok, having lost 300 pounds so far. [This trend] inspired me to work out more, junior Drake Nolt said.

Glow-up TikTok trend creates negative impact on viewers

Viral trend depletes confidence in viewers by showing natural beauty as needing to be changed
Alexa Psaradelis, New Editor
June 3, 2021
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Veteran teachers look back on their careers at LSHS

Staff describe what 30 years of teaching has looked like and how LSHS has changed over time
Nika Perez, Photographer
June 3, 2021
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Bigger things await us out there.

Elon Musk’s new vision for SpaceX

NASA and SpaceX launches more astronauts in space to further our future with space travel
John Paul Fuertes, Staff Reporter
June 3, 2021
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No masks? People shop at Nordstroms without a mask. Only in the month of March, it would have been abnormal to see an individual in public without wearing a mask. It definitely feels weird to see people not wearing masks because it has become such a normal thing in society. It took me some time to get used to seeing people without masks on in public, senior Kerrah Conner said.

Vaccination Updates

With vaccines in full swing, mandatory vaccines for colleges are in the near future
Elizabeth Fritzler, Photographer
June 3, 2021
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Gorgeous river near Eagle Falls, WA: The water is rising and the temperature is quite pleasant. Last summer portions of this river were packed with people on inner tubes and floaties. [Its my] favorite place to swim in the summer, senior Michael Shannon said.

2021 Summer Plans

Students are excited for the break as summer draws near
Caiden Stollar, Photographer
June 3, 2021
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Players battle it out while playing as their favorite football team during the NASEF esports tournament. Junior Jair Valasquez was grateful to have this opportunity through Lake Stevens High School. “I’m a junior right now and they’ll most likely have another tournament next year, so if I can compete again, I definitely will,” Valasquez said.

Winner winner Madden dinner!

A look into the NASEF Madden tournament
Hayley Scott, Photographer
June 3, 2021
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Seniors Plans after Graduation: Senior McKenna Michaelson plans on attending Washington State in the fall to pursue a major in Business Management and Marketing, and a minor in Human Resources. Michaelson  has dreamt of going to Washington State since she was two years old. ¨I have always wanted to be a Coug, When I found out that I had gotten accepted I was so happy and excited for the future,¨ Michealson stated.

Class of 2021 starts to take on the world after high school

 Seniors this year plan on expanding their life outside of high school, whether that is college or straight into the workforce.
Joelle Stever, Staff Reporter
June 3, 2021
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Madisen Cordell during her interview with GeekWire, They asked about like my hobbies, and how I got into computer science and kind of like how I applied for the scholarship. Cordell was very excited and had fun during this experience.

Amazon awards scholarship to LSHS Senior

Amazon presents future engineering computer science award to Madisen Cordell
Carson Schoenwald, Staff Reporter
June 3, 2021
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Flying high: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier return in a show that adds another page to Marvels successful resume.

“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” review

The Falcon And Winter Soldier return in a show that dives deeper than superheros
Austin Carter, Staff Reporter
June 3, 2021
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Singing Siren: Starbucks drink and a phone displays Olivia Rodrigos third viral song, Good 4 U. These are two subjects that recently blew up on TikTok, bringing in millions of views. “The most recent one I tried was a green tea matcha iced latte with brown sugar syrup and sweet cream cold foam... AND IT’S TO DIE FOR,” senior Hope Ferguson said.

Social Media users hop on popular trends

TikTok,YouTube, Instagram and other platforms influence the spread of popular topics and issues
Emera Ward, Sports Editor
June 3, 2021
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