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Valhalla

The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

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The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

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Fall Sports Fun! Student swim athletes get ready to dive off their starting platforms as their race is about to start. Practicing for competition was very difficult and tiring, but it is all worth it in the end. The conversations that we have in the middle of sets, where you end up laughing when youre trying to push off the wall and swim. Its just the little things that make it really fun, junior Laura Winston said.

Fall sports stats

An update on the fall sports going on at the high school
Judah Kim, Opinion Editor
April 16, 2021
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Sarah Everard and violence against women

Students weigh in on violence against women and their reaction to the death of Sarah Everard
Mikayla Finnerty and Hailey Cordell
April 12, 2021
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This drawing is the introduction page of the sketchbook I’m currently working on. The character is Yamaguchi Tadashi, a character from Haikyuu. I draw him quite often since he’s one of my favorites. I like him because he is a very hard worker, and he’s always trying to improve himself. He does this not only for himself but so that he can support his friends and team. He’s very self-conscious but as time goes on he becomes more confident in his abilities. I would like to be like him.

Artist spotlight: Lillian Carpenter

Lillian Carpenter, Viking Gallery Editor
March 31, 2021
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Ableism Advocate: Shining light on a subject that is widely unmentioned, this infographic explains the effect that ableism has on people with disabilities.

The hidden trials of having disabilities

More than 80% of people with disabilities face bullying and discrimination- being more aware of these problems could help
Lillian Carpenter, Viking Gallery Editor
March 29, 2021
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Critical Role fanart of Mollymauk Tealeaf. Part 1 of an in-progress Critical Role portrait series

Artist spotlight: Natalie Anderson

March 29, 2021
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brown-eyed bird

Natalie Anderson
March 29, 2021
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windows to the soul

Short Story by Natalie Anderson. Trigger Warning: eye trauma, car crash, mention of suicide, harm to animals, animal death, blood
Natalie Anderson
March 29, 2021
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In downtown Lake Stevens, a traffic sign has been put up to encourage the populous. The sign was placed in this particular area because of how many individuals pass it daily. 

Junior Drake Nolt says he feels the sign shows the city council wants to keep spirits up, but are doing so in a lackluster way.

Impact on seniors during COVID

Seniors faced numerous changes, with many of them negatively impacting their high school experience.
Caiden Stollar, Photographer
March 29, 2021
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Connected: Facetime is a great resource for people to use to communicate with the ones they are unable to see. The list of things Covid-19 effects continues to grow. “I hope everyone does what they have to to keep everyone safe and help us move forward,” Vice Principal Tonya Grinde said.

Long distance Relationships during COVID-19

Long distance relationships take a turn during the pandemic and prove to be harder than predicted.
Mary Wadner, Features Editor
March 26, 2021
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Hooked: Seventh-grader Sydney Scott spends a great amount of time on Tiktok. Although TikTok provides entertainment for a wide demographic, people have questioned if the viral videos people find funny are actually funny or a way of coping with their lives. “I feel like I need to grow up and be more like the people I see on TikTok, and if I’m not I’m not considered ‘normal’, Scott said.

TikTok’s impact on mental health and how it’s changing the world

TikTok is the most downloaded app of the year and has changed social media forever
Hayley Scott, Photographer
March 26, 2021
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Upskilled Teaching: LSHS Teacher Karen Morton interacts with students through Google Meet during distance learning. She learned a lot about herself and her profession while she taught virtually. “Going out of this, there’s going to be some positives, like me as a teacher, I’ve probably told you this, I was a teacher that wouldn’t take any paper, any assignment electronically. Now I don’t know if I’ll take hard copy assignments anymore,” Morton said.

Lake Stevens teachers get vaccines

After moving up the list and qualifying for vaccination, teachers prepare to return to school
Hunter O'Connor, Photographer
March 26, 2021
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