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

Features

Seniors step into responsibility by voting for their first election

Destiny Osutanya, Staff Reporter November 7, 2016

Hayley Cadonau Election day is tomorrow. Many U.S. citizens are taking this time to decide who to vote for based on who they believe will be the best fit for our country. Every presidential election year,...

Nasr Learns at State Level

Nasr Learns at State Level

Samantha Jones, Features Editor & Staff Reporter October 26, 2016

Everyone all already knows the state of Washington’s Governor is Jay Inslee, and that he’s running for reelection this November. Most people don’t know that LSHS’s own Executive President Samir...

Senior Luc Violette competing at the Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.

Faces in the hall: get to know your fellow Vikings

Marin Nielsen, Staff Reporter & Design Editor October 25, 2016

A sense of community is already prevalent at Lake Stevens High School, however, that doesn't mean outstanding individuals in our community should go without a more formal form of recognition. Senior Luc...

New English teacher, Annemarie Russell, delegates 4th period English during book sign-ups.

New staff at LSHS

Marin Nielsen, Staff Reporter & Design Editor October 20, 2016

Every year Lake Stevens School District welcomes new staff members and this year is no different. This year Lake Stevens High School brought on 19 new employees, three of those being Stuart Chaffee, Josh...

(Left to right) Seniors Noemie Bonbled and Maria Valentini take a moment to appreciate each other, and the time they spent in Lake Stevens as friends and host-sisters on the senior class’s last day at the high school. “I met such a good people here, my friends helped me a lot my teachers too. I felt really good they didnt make fun of my accent they just accepted me,” said Valentini.

Exchanges students reflect on the last year

Shaina Telford, Staff Photographer June 6, 2016

At the beginning of this school year, seniors Maria Valentini from Italy and Noemie Bonbled from Belgium arrived in Lake Stevens in search of new experiences with very different surroundings than what...

Lake Stevens juniors Skyler Bagher, Jordan Conner, Andrew Deebach, Aiden Pyle, and Ryan Sobosky receive an award for their website at 2016 VEX Worlds. The five juniors competed and took first place in the EMC Robotics Team Website Challenge in March 2016 , which forwarded them on to VEX Worlds, where they were recognized on April 22. “[The] 2016 VEX Worlds, presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation, brings together top robotics teams in the VEX IQ Challenge, VEX Robotics Competition, and VEX U under one roof to celebrate their accomplishments and participate with the best teams from around the world. VEX Worlds will include top teams from events happening in cities around the world,” said Pyle.

Robotics victory

Bailey Hall, Opinion Editor May 2, 2016

The Five Guys, more commonly known as Lake Stevens High School juniors, Skyler Bagher, Jordan Conner, Andrew Deebach, Aiden Pyle, and Ryan Sobosky, recently took first place in the EMC Robotics Team Website...

FCCLA success at state brings hope for Nationals

Taiya Reynolds, Staff Reporter May 2, 2016

This previous spring break was extremely successful for our school’s FCCLA chapter, as LSHS earned ten spots at this year’s nationals competition, being held July 1 through 8 in San Diego, CA. Sophomores...

Around 683 students will arrive next year being the largest class LSHS has seen. The graduating class of 2019 has caused much excitement, but also has made some anxious. “[The next class being the largest] is exciting. It’s a compliment to our school that people want to come and live in the community and be here. The other side of it is, it’s daunting; it’s a lot of kids,” Cahan said.

Principal Eric Cahan gives insight on the anticipation for the Class of 2019

Rose Blume, Sports Editor May 2, 2016

The Class of 2019 arrives at LSHS next year as the largest sophomore class the school has seen. LSHS administration has set in motion a series of events that needs to be accomplished for the arrival of...

ORCA’s teachers care about the research that students conduct, making sure they do their best to help as much as possible and try to incorporate the local environment into all aspects of the curriculum. Both teachers and students that seniors Kayla Owens, Michael Finley, Acacia Quidort and Victoria Beavers have encountered in ORCA have helped their learning experience in the scientific field. “I will definitely keep in touch with everyone I’ve met through ORCA. Even now as people are making college decisions we are finding ways to stay in touch for next year,” Quidort said.

ORCA program focuses on student progress in the science field

Rose Blume, Sports Editor May 2, 2016

LSHS seniors Kayla Owens, Michael Finley, Acacia Quidort and Victoria Beavers currently attend the Ocean Research College Academy (ORCA), an early college program for high school students that focuses...

Sextortion poses threat

Addy Tibbits, A&E Editor April 1, 2016

The term “cyberbullying” is a familiar term among high school students.  The use of social media to harass others is frowned upon and should always be reported.  Closely linked to this form of bullying,...

Kasey Romero, Jada Christiansen, Sarah Mulvey, and Nikki Osbjornsen gather at lunch and represent some of the students who are integrating themselves into general education classes. Teachers in this branch of the educational system have worked hard to help them gain more opportunities. “I hope to help them just like I would like any other gen ed kid. By giving them the opportunities to make choice in their life. Say that they make a choice and it doesn’t work out, I want to make sure it’s not life threatening,” Mark Dalbeck said.

Opportunities grow for a branch in the educational system

Rose Blume, Sports Editor March 29, 2016

LSHS’s Life Skills department in the special education system has developed student growth through greater integration into general education settings. Over the past few decades opportunities for these...

Students are preparing for the upcoming Talent Show on Tuesday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the PAC.  A Talent Show panel screened the acts during an audition process.  “Auditions were great. Theres a lot of talent here at Lake Stevens in other areas not just one spot.  Im really happy that theyll have their time to shine too. We have 18 performers. Theres so much variety and so much talent that if you dont go, youre really missing out. Come listen, watch, and get entertained,” said Macabalo.

Experience LSHS talent

Bailey Hall, Opinion Editor March 21, 2016

The annual Lake Stevens High School Talent Show will be held on Tuesday, March 22 in the LSHS Performing Arts Center. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m., and the cost to enter is $3 with an ASB card and...