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Prepared for the Holidays: The Lake Stevens boys basketball team gets their team picture taken before a game earlier this season. The Vikings finished 4th place in the Surf n' Slam holiday tournament. Senior Ryder Kavanaugh (holding the ball) led the way with 87 points in 3 games.

Lake boys basketball surfin’ and slammin’ in San Diego

Lake boys represents the Evergreen State in San Diego hoops classic
Payne Patchett, Posting Editor
January 22, 2018
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Can you make a difference in the world? Yes you can! The third Monday of January is used to celebrate a great man by the name of Martin Luther King Jr. who made a difference in the world just as you can. King fought to end segregation and racism in America, and caused a huge civil rights movement outbreak. He gave speeches that caused a spark of change, one famous one being his ‘I have a Dream’ speech. “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character,” states King in his speech.

MLK Assembly in Review: A Positive Outlook

-Keynote speaker and poet, Christian Paige makes an appearance as the guest speaker for the MLK Assembly at LSHS
Kassie Gruel, Photographer and staff reporter
January 22, 2018
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Cheater cheater pumpkin eater: Cheating is a large problem in our schools. Junior Heather Head diligently works on her assignment while her peers Junior Kylie Davis copy her work and Junior Skylar Sutton takes pictures of her work to copy later. “ugh, dang cheaters” Head said.

How technology is making cheating easier

Technology is heightening every year, and so is cheating
Abigail Morgan, Design and features editor
January 22, 2018
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Hook, line, but no sinker: Senior Ryder Kavanaugh makes a fast break past Kamiak defense in attempt to score a basket. Though the boys played well, the Vikings lost 59-38 in their second match of the season against the Knights.

The journey to the postseason

LSHS sports teams fight to qualify
Audrey Kristofferson, Online editor
January 22, 2018
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The perfect headspace: The Seattle based museum, MoPop, has a large screen televising the music videos to music’s greatest anthems. The mixing board is placed in front of the screen to control the musical composition of what can be heard in the miniature theatre. Many young artists and musicians come to the MoPop (formally known as the EMP) to gain inspiration. “Any person that you may meet could become the next musical genius,” sophomore Dallas Landeros said. “If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time,” world renowned musician Billy Joel said.

Faces in the Halls : Dallas Landeros & Mitchell Hoffman

Undercover musical geniuses roaming our halls
Clara Langerveld, Photographer and staff reporter
January 22, 2018
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Peaceful pillager

Peaceful pillager

A look at this year’s Olympic host country
Sylvia Cohen, Staff reporter
January 22, 2018
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Making a comeback: Dead Poets Society Club almost got shut down, but they are working on spreading the word that this club offers a safe haven after school for students interested in literature and the arts. Dead Poet Society Club had a rough start to the 2018 year, but had worked to get their club out there and continues to work towards that goal. The club has offered students a place to go to write, read, draw, and go see plays. They based themselves around the literature theme with Senior Chantel Murphy leading it. “In order to just kind of let it out [through writing and art], because high school can be really stressful and being creative and writing it down on paper rather than punching something or someone is a lot more healthy,” Murphy stated.

Dead Poets Society: Reviving a Dying Club

Dying club makes a comeback and plans events to grow in size
Kassie Gruel, Photographer and staff reporter
January 22, 2018
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Click Clack! Breanna Brostrom shows all her apps that revolve around education. She had checked her grades to make sure she was on the right set as the semester is coming towards an end of her senior year. “I tend to use skyward on my phone to check my grades because I feel as if it is more convenient for me because I’m usually not around a laptop or my chromebook all the time,” senior Brostrom said.

The good, the bad, and the ugly of Apps on our phones

The difference between education enhancing apps and apps that waste your time without you knowing it.
Abigail Morgan, Design and features editor
January 19, 2018
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Comic-Sans Horror: Butcher Billy, a Brazilian artist and creator of contemporary art has his work on display- vintage comic book style cover art designed in caricature of each episode of Black Mirror. The art itself is difficult to depict without having watched the episodes, although even without context were quite intriguing.

Pop culture highlight

Black Mirror- a dark reflection of society
Lorin Wells, Opinion editor
January 19, 2018
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Behind the scenes: Michele Thomas (left) and Lisa Riecks (right) work hard to feed the hungry students. They are always willing to help when you are low on money. “You will need money tomorrow or we can provide you with a courtesy lunch if you are short on money,” Riecks said.

Staff in the spotlight

Those performing background tasks get pushed to center stage
Marin Nielsen, Staff Reporter & Design Editor
January 19, 2018
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The Last Jedi: The second movie in the new Star Wars Trilogy came out on December 14, 2017 and made $1.040 billion. The movie was directed by Rian Johnson and was dedicated to the late Carrie Fisher. The movie was very well done and leaves Star Wars fans wanting more.

Star Wars Movie Spoilers and Review

The newest movie in the Star Wars trilogy will not disappoint
Sadie Malmevik, Photographer and staff reporter
January 18, 2018
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Majority minors: During tour, Executive Director Lori Vanderburg shows an exam room within Dawson Place. Though they offer services to any age of individual, the staff the staff Dawson Place see a majority of kids aged 7-12. After their exams, patients are invited to throw a sticky hand onto the ceiling of the exam room, creating an impactful visual showing them they are not alone. “90-95% of sexual violence happens with someone you know. Somebody at your Thanksgiving table, somebody at your Hanukkah celebration, whatever it is,” Vanderburg said in reference to their largest largest demographic.

Sexual assault on the rise

Numerous resources step forward to aid the community
Marin Nielsen, Staff Reporter & Design Editor
January 16, 2018
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