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Pickleball is a mix between tennis and ping pong, invented in 1965 by Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum.

Pickleball club, a new and fresh sports club at Lake Stevens High School

Liam Forbes, Staff Reporter December 5, 2024

Lake Stevens High School has updated their club list to add a new sports club. This club will be based around Pickleball for students who enjoyed it in gym class. The club is run by students who find the...

Sophomore Jazmyn "Zero" Smith sings during an Open Mic session during Friday lunch.

Natural High Network inspires positive change

Josh LaSalle, Business Manager December 4, 2024

Lake Stevens High School’s Natural High Network is a student-led group that steers away from substance use and celebrates the ‘natural highs’ of hobbies, talents, and personal connections. “It’s...

La Chispa participants gather in small groups and mentors sharing the ups and downs of their high school experience.

Lake Stevens School District gathers the Latino community together

Every year, La Chispa is hosted at Cavelero Mid High School, where students grades 6-12 get to interact with each other and motivate each other. The event brings together the Latino community, fostering...

Esports players take some time to enjoy playing Mario Kart with their friends.

Esports shoots into Action

Fall season update The Fall Esports season is coming to an end, and all the Varsity teams have made it to playoffs. Overwatch 2 finished their season 5-1 and placed fourth seed in the playoffs and...

A can of beans is a traditional healthy item that people donate during a food drive.

Annual Food Drive, Help families in need

Ethan Anderson, Business Manager December 2, 2024

With the holiday season fast approaching, Lake Stevens High School is coming together for its annual food drive. Aiming to support families within the Lake Stevens community, students and staff will be...

Maranda Wallenberg uses a toilet seat as her bathroom pass so It helps so it will not get lost as easy

Unique bathroom passes make a statement

Adama Jaw, Staff Reporter November 25, 2024

Lake Stevens High School has some creative teachers. Decorations, events, lessons—small but impactful parts of a teacher’s creativity in the classroom. Another component of these small yet creative...

Students play a tense game in Tabletop Club. Three students play a lesser known game with cards and bottle caps. Most club members were not in the classroom for this photo. "Join Tabletop Club," the club's Vice President Jake Li said.

LSHS offers a wide variety of extracurriculars

Vikings are getting involved with the 59 and growing extracurricular clubs and sports this school has to offer.  Extracurricular clubs have been booming at high rates for Lake Stevens High School,...

Damon Matz provides academic support to students in the Student Support Center on the third floor of the Learning Commons. He also works with students in ASD classes.

Students’ scholastic needs met across campus

LSHS offers four different categories of academic support for students which are intended to be flexible and suitable for student’s needs. These categories include Multilingual Learners (ML), Academic...

Students from various heritages circle up to dance together to close out the evening's performances. This performance was impromptu.

People connect at Heritage Night

Vibol Huy (he/him), Photographer May 29, 2024

The second annual Heritage Night was held at Cavelero Mid High  on May 1, 2024. Families and students across the district showed off cooking, history and  geography from their cultures. The night was...

Junior Abigayle Cozad embraces her cat, Luna, who brings her a source of happiness in her life.

Be grateful for what you have

Logan Frazier, Copy Editor May 20, 2024

You’ve all heard it before. Don’t take things for granted, they’ll be gone before you know it, etc. At the age of 16, I don’t know much about the world and how it works, but if there is one thing...

Seniors, Gerardo Martinez Cordoza, Morgan Heggem, and Zach Rhodes, Hack the Sack during A-lunch.

Hacky Sack a dying tradition?

Owen Townsend, Photographer May 20, 2024

Hacky sack, sometimes known as footbag, has been quoted by the Los Angeles Times as being “the athletic equivalent to listening to the grateful dead.” It's a game popularized in the 1970’s by a man,...

State Champ Wrestler! Senior Koen Mattern stands in front of the new Lake Stevens wrestling trophy case. Mattern won the belt on the top shelf at the 2023 Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals tournament.

Senior Koen Mattern wins state championship

Levi Allinson, Staff Reporter April 19, 2024

Senior Koen Mattern won the state championship in the 215lb. weight class at the Mat Classic XXXV on February 15-16, 2024. Mattern earned second place at the Mat Classic XXXIV last year, and 5th place...