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Student views on Lake news

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Student views on Lake news

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Left to right: Sophomores  Vuthi Vong, Gyshie Pinkihan, and Mariama Konteh are working on reading and analysing English language in Mrs. Van der Put’s ELL class.

ELL Program Divides and Conquers the Ins and Outs of English

Sylvia Cohen, Staff reporter October 16, 2017

Imagine not being able to express all the wonderful ideas running around your head. That brilliant pun would go unspoken, that clever literary insight would fade into the ether. This is a challenge faced...


Bam! Student knowledge! Students chill in the Learning Commons during lunches, hanging out or doing work. This year the Learning Commons extended their hours and is open before school, during lunches and after school for students to socialize and get help from staff and tutors. “It feels more collegiate, like how a college would feel,” Kit Shanholtzer states.

The Learning Commons :What the Name Change Means for Students

Kassie Gruel, Photographer and staff reporter October 13, 2017

Newcomers to Lake Stevens High School don’t have much of an opinion to the name change of the Library, but for the Juniors and Seniors there is some resistance to calling the once known library the Learning...

The HI-Q team at the state competition was constantly in the lead and at the end they made a huge lead taking home a second place title.

Successful finish for LSHS Hi-Q

Makenzie, Heggie April 13, 2017

We are very proud to announce that the Lake Stevens Hi-Q team consisting of senior Elizabeth Stanton,  senior Hayden Davis, senior Derek Magruder, and Zoey Gonzalez have taken another second place title...

Juniors Meraiah Medellin, Savannah Pratt, and senior Destiny Otusanya are joining in the FCCLA meeting festivities by showing off their best dance movies. “My state experience was really great! I really liked the dance,” junior Savannah Pratt said. Credit to: Hahn’s photos

Students compete at FCCLA state

Destiny Otusanya, Staff Reporter April 13, 2017

This year Lake Stevens High School sent off 12 students to attend the Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) state conference to compete in star events and act as evaluators. Star events...

Gay-Straight Alliance Club

Destiny Otusanya, Staff Reporter April 12, 2017

Lake Stevens High School has a lot of amazing clubs, but today we decided to recognize one club that doesn’t get nearly as much recognition as they deserve: GSA club! GSA stands for Gay-Straight Alliance...

Mr.Newtons first period AP Language and Composition class writing practice essays for the upcoming exam. The AP Language and Composition exam takes place on May 10th.

The AP exams are coming up fast

Peyton Moenoa, Sports Editor April 12, 2017

With AP Exams week just around the corner, teachers and students are trying their best to cram in last-minute information. Instead of procrastinating till the last minute to study two semesters’ worth...

The Five Guys Robotics Team, winning the website award last year in 2016. Winning the same award this year has brought to 2 the number of times this team has won the award and 3 the number of times they've traveled to the Worlds Competition. "The objective of the website challenge is to develop a website that promotes your entire robotics program and any other robotics programs you participate in, your outreach activities, how to join, what you have done, who you are, where you are, and what you plan to do in the future," said senior Aiden Pyle. The boys worked hard on the site to earn the award and are looking forward to traveling back to Worlds.

Web design leads Robotics to Worlds

Sophie Grieser, News Editor & Editor-in-Chief April 12, 2017

The Lake Stevens Robotics Team is something that every student has heard about at school - their competitions have been broadcasted on the cafeteria TVs, so their successes have been no strangers to the...

Juniors Camryn DuBois, Ainsley Mattingly, Nicholas Peña and Gaby Delgado stand after their elections as Vice President, Public Relations, President and Secretary/Treasurer, respectively. “I’m so excited for next year. I can’t be more blessed than this right now,” 2017-2018 ASB President Nicholas Peña said.
(Photo courtesy of Samir Nasr)

New ASB officers welcomed with open arms

Sophie Grieser, News Editor & Editor-in-Chief March 31, 2017

As it does every year, the student body has spoken and named who they want to represent them for the 2017-2018 school year. The new ASB officers are junior Nicholas “Nick” Peña for ASB President,...

LSHS Valhalla recognizes the hardworking kitchen staff that provide students and other staff with meals during the school day.

Faces in the Hall: Staff Edition

Destiny Otusanya, Staff Reporter March 1, 2017

 At Lake Stevens High School there are a lot of staff members that help make our school great. A lot of people see staff members around the school everyday, but never really take the time to appreciate...

Junior Jake Burleigh is doing his homework in the Student Center during his fourth period. Burleigh does not agree with the changes of teachers with the start of the new semester, he considers it hurtful. “Changing teachers is very stressful, and it is not a good way to learn and improve new knowledge,” Burleigh said.

Semesters change and so do teachers

Audrey Kristofferson, Online editor March 1, 2017

Every semester, students dread the inevitable: when our teachers change and our entire schedule gets switched around. If you are anything like me, it is incredibly irritating and I try to switch back my...

Credit clarification brings up questions among students

Sophie Grieser, News Editor & Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2017

Registration is right around the corner, and for freshmen, sophomores and juniors, there are many different choices from which to choose. For many students who sign up for certain AP classes, there is...

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SAD has students in a slump

Maggie Bakken, Opinion Editor February 28, 2017

When the weather gets colder and the skies get darker, it seems as if our minds get as foggy as the streets outside. Many people experience SAD, appropriately named Seasonal Affective Disorder. This means...