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Quarantine Puppy: Hank is a 3-month old cattle poochon puppy. He was born in Utah and brought here to Washington in February as a surprise to the Whitney family. He definitely makes me a lot happier person, senior Olivia Whitney said about her new puppy.

LSHS students bring home new pets in quarantine

Students talk about adopting pets this last year
Nikaela Perez, Photographer
April 16, 2021
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Staff Warrior: LSHS Staff member Megan Britton receives her first dose of the novel coronavirus vaccine inside the Snohomish High School gym. LSSD and Kusler’s Compounding Pharmacy partnered to set up a vaccination site to vaccinate teachers and paras. “They were very quick, clean, efficient and kind. I got an email reminder about a week ahead of time to schedule my second shot with them and the process was just as smooth,” Britton said.

Vaccines roll out rapidly

With vaccination efforts in full effect, more people become eligible for shots
Hunter O'Connor, Photographer
April 16, 2021
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It was cool to have a senior season of football. But all in all, I wish I wouldve done it differently. Jay Roughton (12)

A quick season

Despite strict regulations, Lake Stevens athletes successfully completed fall sports
Elizabeth Fritzler, Photographer
April 16, 2021
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Baseball Returns. With the shortened Covid season behind them, the youthful Mariners look to arrive in the postseason.

Mariners preview

After 19 years of Octoberless baseball, the Mariners look to break the drought
Austin Carter, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2021
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College basketball! Change is being made and the women are getting what they deserve. Strictly because an athlete had shared photos and videos showing how they were being treated. “These women want and deserve to be given the same opportunities, in a year defined by a fight for equality this is a chance to have a conversation and get better,” Stanford Coach Ali Kershner tweeted, tagging the NCAA.

NCAA deals with backlash of inequality in men’s and women’s facilities

Photos and videos were shared showing the differences from what the men and women were receiving at the annual NCAA March Madness tournament putting them on blast
Hayley Scott, Photographer
April 16, 2021
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Traveling: U.S. Citizens continue to travel during the pandemic and follow all COVID-19 protocols in order to do so. Getting COVID tested, wearing a face mask, and symptom checks are required for travelers prior to boarding some flights. In order to even be allowed to get on the plane and go to the island I had to take two covid tests, senior Sammy Mcfadden said. Mcfadden and other Americans are not letting COVID put a dampener on their family travels.

U.S. Citizens continue to travel out of state throughout the pandemic

Despite COVID-19, family vacations and travel-based athletic tournaments are still a go
Emera Ward, Sports Editor
April 16, 2021
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Seattle Sounders hoping to have fans pack Lumen Field for their upcoming 2021 season. Im excited. Ive like gone to Sounders games my whole life, said senior Cullen Vietor.

Seattle Sounders hope to have fans return for new season

Seattle Sounders fans hope to return to Lumen Field for the upcoming 2021 season with the approval to move into phase 3 from the Washington State government.
Carson Schoenwald, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2021
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Back to School: Hybrid learning is starting soon. Thrilled and anxious, students and teachers have prepared themselves for seeing each other in person. Im pretty excited to go back, junior Elam Roldan said.

Students’ thoughts about starting hybrid Learning

Going into Phase 3, schools now move to hybrid learning
Isaac Xiong, Photographer
April 16, 2021
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Fans are back! The LSHS stadium is filled to 25% with fans. Although they cannot fill up the stadium to the full capacity, players and fans are grateful and ecstatic to have spectators at their sporting event once again. “It will help us a lot and make us feel more excited,” soccer player junior Robbie Rush said.

Fans to be allowed at LSHS sporting events

After the announcement of Phase 3, high school sporting events are now permitted to have fans in attendance
Jordan Ross, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2021
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Music Talk: People in the music industry create music that touches on difficult topics. Audiences of some music artists found it hard to listen to their music due to some of the themes having the possibility of being glorified.
Some examples would be to glorify depression, self harm, or encourage unhealthy behavior for the human brain, senior Kendra Griffen said.

Romanticization of serious topics in music

It is hard for some to distinguish the difference between self-expression and romanticization
Emma Brouqua, Photographer
April 16, 2021
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Closed: Countless small businesses had to lock their doors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 has struck restaurants the worse. ¨Work has been definitely complicated, we are either dead silent and have nothing going on or we get a big rush and have a lot of people who want to come in, but we dont have enough employees to have that many in the restaurant, senior Aliyah Kavran-Peterson said. Many local businesses were forced to shut down permanently due to the loss of revenue during the last year.

Global lockdown causes an enormous impact for small businesses

During the past year, some small businesses have not been able to open their doors to customers
Joelle Stever, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2021
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Nerf gun arsenal: Seniors are allowed to choose their Nerf weapon of choice to assassinate their target. The variety of weaponry doesnt make the kill any easier though. The waiting game is the toughest part of the competition, senior Sophia Rippo said that she had a lot of difficulty trying to kill my target because she doesn’t work or anything, so I would wait outside her house for hours, but she would never leave.

Senior assassin starts off with a bang!

Classwide nerf gun war commences among seniors to see who can be the last one standing
Alexa Psaradelis, New Editor
April 16, 2021
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