The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

Valhalla

The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

Valhalla

The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

Valhalla

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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

Kassie Gruel, Photographer and staff reporter January 22, 2018

“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward”(Martin Luther King Jr.). Martin Luther King Jr. is someone...

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

Abigail Morgan, Design and features editor January 22, 2018

This past year, technology has advanced in countless ways - from the iPhone 8, new laptops, to cars that can park themselves. Technology is evolving every second and influencing people’s everyday lives...

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

Clara Langerveld, Photographer and staff reporter January 22, 2018

Music is an age-old art form. A universal language. Walk around the city, a school, even the grocery store, and one may spot someone wearing headphones. These people submerge themselves in the melodic...

Peaceful pillager

Peaceful pillager

Sylvia Cohen, Staff reporter January 22, 2018

Site of the upcoming Winter Olympics and neighbor to one of the world’s most frightening nuclear threats, the nation of South Korea is this month’s featured country. A quick history of South Korea:...

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

Kassie Gruel, Photographer and staff reporter January 22, 2018

Dead Poets Society is a club inspired by the movie, Dead Poets Society, with Robin Williams, in which Williams plays a new English teacher by the name of John Keating who teaches at an all-boys preparatory...

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

Marin Nielsen, Staff Reporter & Design Editor January 19, 2018

With a high school this large and successful, there are a lot of staff members ensuring operations run smoothly behind the scenes. In the Main Office, Office Manager Joan Human keeps machines running,...

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

Marin Nielsen, Staff Reporter & Design Editor January 16, 2018

  With the numerous high profile cases surrounding sexual assault, the topic is becoming more widely spoken of than ever before. What we aren't talking about, though, is the continued existence...

Viska- Meaning wisdom and knowledge. The Norse rune (symbol) Viska is symbolic of the Norse god Odin. This rune also applies to you, Vikings and Valkyries, with upcoming finals, studying and any other tests.

Odin’s Ravens: Viska

Kassie Gruel, Photographer and staff reporter January 12, 2018

In the last issue, we covered Odin’s ravens, Hugin and Munin along with the Winter Nights Festival, which is similar to the American Thanksgiving. To view this information, check out our hardcopy December...

Sadie says

Sadie says

Sadie Malmevik, Photographer and staff reporter January 12, 2018

Lucas: How should I prioritize my studying, especially with finals coming up? Sadie: Studying for finals can be a total pain. Make sure to study for the finals you know are going to be the most difficult...

Feeding the community

Feeding the community

Audrey Kristofferson, Online editor November 28, 2017

Food for thought: This is only a portion of the food that our school collected from November 1 to November 17. Jason Billingsley's Leadership students visited classes to collect food daily and worked hard...

LSHS student left starstruck: Senior Cara Lewis receives honor of presenting her work to hometown celebrity, Chris Pratt. After winning local art contest, Lewis attended the opening ceremony of the Dan Pratt Memorial Center. “This guy pulled [my art] out for me to give it to [Chris Pratt] and he took it and he was like ‘you did that?! She did that?!’ and he held it up for everyone and he was like “she did that!’ and he was freaking out like a little kid, it was awesome,” Lewis says.

Faces In The Hall: Meet your fellow viking

Marin Nielsen, Staff Reporter & Design Editor November 28, 2017

  Here at LSHS, we have a large population of incredibly talented individuals whether that talent is musical, athletic or intellectual. Among those few is senior Cara Lewis, who has an affinity...

Before the overhaul: This is our school’s layout as of today but once summer 2018 hits the school is going to undergo a drastic change.

The future of Lake Stevens

Dawsen Hudson, Head photographer and news editor October 30, 2017

LSHS is going to begin reconstruction on the last day of school, June 15, 2017. This high school was built in 1979 and is falling apart. The construction is supposed to take two school years and three...