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Student views on Lake news

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Student views on Lake news

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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...

 The 2017-2018 cheering to the crowd at a home football game. Lee joined the cheerleading team at the end of her junior year, becoming more involved with the school. “High school is fun, enjoy it,” Lee said.

A look back from upperclassmen

Audrey Kristofferson, Online editor October 25, 2017

Sophomore year is full of learning moments and can tend to be quite stressful. Kids come into the school with little knowledge of the layout, how to adjust to the fast pace high school learning and are...

A person’s importance. A bracelet with the phrase “Jared Frick Forever” printed on the outside held in front of a wondrous sunset. The night of the Out of the Darkness walk, many gathered to witness the dusk ending the day. The wristband held in the photograph was a token of remembrance for the young man, Jared Frick, who ended his life earlier this year. “People who aren’t willing to be bold about it, can read. And then at least know what to do”, Penny Daniel said.

The importance of life

Clara Langerveld, Photographer and staff reporter October 24, 2017

Suicide. A terrifying word. The word holds such baggage on society and people living in it. Powerful, unapologetic and incredibly saddening. The distribution of pain from one person to another, creating...

A change of scenery: Eleanor Frumkin Marqvardsen did not expect to go to Washington for school. The foreign exchange program chose the state for her, and she was expecting to go to a place such as Michigan, minnesota or wisconsin as most other U.S. bound students go. “I’m used to living in a city,” She said. “Lake Stevens is a smaller town and there’s not as many people, but I actually really like it.”

Udenlandske studerende / Devisenschüler / Foreign Exchange Students

Lorin Wells, Opinion editor October 24, 2017

Traveling abroad to study in an entirely new way of living. From a new town and school, to a new home and even a new family! The foreign exchange program certainly isn’t for the faint-hearted, but it...

Brainstorming fun ideas for the club. Sophomore, Jordan Jackson is taking notes as to what the members of the club what to do this year. The Minority Awareness Movement club was in the process of wanting to go to a museum in Seattle that glorifies the strong independent and inspirational people of color. “Learning about other people in history who are doing what we are trying to do now, makes this so much more worth it,” senior Ana Newman said.

Oh M.A.M, What a great club

Kani White, Photographer October 24, 2017

Diversity, a word that we tend to ignore here at the high school. With the size of  our school is, the amount of diversity we possess is outstanding. A great way to recognize diversity is a new club here,...

Rise and no shine: Around the time of the first bell going off, kids get 
off the bus and head into the school. Students had to get up early to 
get to school in time to make the first bell, at 7:30. “It’s too early 
definitely and seems unfair other schools start later,” Plank said.

The highly debated subject of school hours and vacation schedules

Sadie Malmevik, Photographer and staff reporter October 23, 2017

School times are a much debated topic among high school students; some students enjoy waking up early and getting work done sooner and others prefer having extra time in the morning. Another debated topic...

Favorick moments: Campbell’s favorite thing about the show is Rick’s relationship with Morty. “You can tell that he cares for him in the smallest, subtle moments,” Campbell said. “But the rest of the time he treats him like he’s living poop.”

Viking custom, culture and convention

Lorin Wells, Opinion editor October 20, 2017

The “ABC’s of Beth”. “A Rickle in Time”. “The Rickshank Rickdemption”. Other than a potential copyright issue, what do these episode titles sound like? If you said the popular television...

Serving Food with a Smile: Aaron Moors awaits customers at the Lake Stevens Dairy 
Queen. Moors worked at the front counter happily serving others. “At my job  I clean 
machines and grills, prepare food and drinks, clean floors and do dishes at the end of the night,” Moors said.

Working Hard or Hardly Working?

Sadie Malmevik, Photographer and staff reporter October 18, 2017

Teens are very busy. Beyond school work, social lives and many students have jobs and many are currently looking for jobs. Teens in the workforce often have a difficult time managing school and work at...