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

Savanna Adrian pulls through years of recovery with persistence and perspective

Addy Tibbits, A&E Editor December 17, 2015

From the outside, senior Savanna Adrian may seem like your average high school student. She smiles often, takes part in stage crew for Drama Club, enjoys swimming and takes challenging classes. What someone...

LSHS is getting to know our teachers. Larry Palmer would have no idea what to do if teaching wasn’t an option. “If I wasn’t a teacher, I would probably be living in my parents basement because I have no skills,” said Palmer.

Meet Mr. Larry Palmer

Elizabeth Robins, Staff Reporter December 16, 2015

Meet Larry Palmer, the, as he states, 116 year old teacher (ish) has been teaching “twice as long as his students have been alive,” and says that if he wasn’t a teacher, he would probably be living...

Find Christmas cheer with events everyone will love

Find Christmas cheer with events everyone will love

Brittney Wood, Staff Reporter December 14, 2015

Christmas is a time to stroll streets lined with Christmas lights while sipping on hot cocoa laughing along with family. Many people go searching for holiday events that will create fun memories. But search...

One of the three Giving Trees on campus sits in the cafeteria by the attendance office and is still in need of people purchasing presents. The Giving Tree ornament-tags go to 30 local families who need a little help this holiday season. “My opinion of the giving tree is that it’s a really good way to help the community in a way the doesn’t embarrass those that need it,” senior Jared Ramirez said.

Gift of giving warms people’s hearts this season

Rose Blume, Sports Editor December 14, 2015

The Giving Tree is a part of the holiday drive run by Key Club. The club sets up trees around the school with tags on them in place of ornaments. These tags have a gift request from a child in a family...

Not only does Proff keep busy with many activities outside of teaching such as wood work, fishing and traveling, but the band teacher can generally play any instrument, especially specializing in saxophone.

Get to know a Viking teacher

December 11, 2015

Band teacher, Neil Proff, is in the middle of his tenth year of teaching at Lake Stevens High School. Along with music, family, good food, fishing, woodwork, and travel hold a high importance in his busy...

Junior Bryn Kane and junior Connor Olmstead collect money donations from students during lunch to benefit the Lake Stevens Food Bank.

New holiday drive shows good potential

Addy Tibbits, A&E Editor December 4, 2015

Traditionally holding an annual holiday food drive, Leadership, with the support of ASB, has decided on a new campaign this year, “Cash, Not Cans!”. Instead of students donating canned goods, Leadership...

LSHS is hosting a cash over cans food drive from December 1 through the 17. The food drive will benefit the Lake Stevens Food Bank and the Little Hungry Hearts Foundation. “This year instead of collecting cans, we are collecting cash because little hungry hearts and the food bank has requested for us to collect cash donations instead of cans,” says Senior Emily Stockdale.

Put away the cans and pull out your wallet

Rose Blume, Sports Editor December 4, 2015

This year’s Food Drive runs from December 1 through December 17. Due to requests from Lake Stevens Food Bank and The Hungry Hearts Foundation, the drive has taken on the motto “Cash, not Cans.” This...

What’s your Thanksgiving tradition?

Cierra Dolquist, Photographer, Business Manager December 1, 2015

Starbucks’ new red cup design uses no snowflake adornment.  The company went with a simplistic look to let customers interpret the holidays in their own unique way.  However, some don’t favor the festive red hue and claim that Starbucks is anti-Christmas.

Red paper cup causes dispute across America

Addy Tibbits, A&E Editor December 1, 2015

On November 1, Starbucks released its annual “red cup” to kick off the holiday season. The 2015 design features a simple cup colored a cranberry ombre with no snowflakes, trees, or grinning snowmen....

Students taste test mystery Thanksgiving foods

Adalyn Tibbits, A & E Editor November 20, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4BC0KOlhhA

Letter to the editor

November 13, 2015

On behalf of all the veterans, Thank you to the students [and] faculty, for the wonderful assembly on November 10th. We were invited by our granddaughter, Emma Doleshel, and were so thankful for the hospitality,...

Ryan Sobosky is a LSHS junior who finds joy in making other people’s day. Sobosky has held the doors open in the 100 building every day from seven to seven-thirty to lift moods. “I felt like I needed to brighten up people’s day, make everyone feel better about their day. I just want to make people happy” said Sobosky.

Ryan Sobosky spreads positivity one door at a time

Shaylee Wolf, News Editor November 12, 2015

Spreading positivity and happiness is something junior Ryan Sobosky attempts to achieve by holding open the doors to the one hundred building every morning. “Well, I open [the doors] everyday, every...