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Katrina Mueller Breaks Diving Record

Noel Gasca, Editor-in-Chief October 21, 2015

Junior Katrina Mueller broke a year old girls' Diving record for total points scored on October 10 at the girls swim meet held at Mariner High School. The meet was a huge success for Mueller, and the entire...

The 2015 Homecoming Court: (L-R) Glory Yepassis-Zembrou, Jack Stevens, Cole Sigl, Peter Condyles, Ryann Funk, and Brittney Wood  show lots of enthusiasm and viking spirit.  “I’m excited to see everyone all dressed up and looking classy,” said Stevens, “I can’t wait to share the experience with my senior class”

Meet your 2015 Homecoming Court

Addy Tibbits, A&E Editor October 21, 2015

As October 24 quickly approaches, students begin considering the candidates for senior Homecoming king and queen. Opinions vary on who is best fit for royalty. Before students go and vote for their top...

Small town kid gets ready to tackle his big city dream

Small town kid gets ready to tackle his big city dream

Elizabeth Robins, Staff Reporter October 21, 2015

Senior Jacob Eason, locally known as as “Skinny,” has made one of the biggest decisions of his life - to graduate early and start college before the rest of his senior classmates. He made this choice...

This year's staff (L-R): Cierra  Holder, Elizabeth Robbins, Adalyn Tibbits, Cierra Dolquist, Bailey Hall, Rose Blume, Shaylee Wolf , Noel Gasca and Brittney Wood.

Valhalla welcomes new staff and new website

Noel Gasca, Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2015

Welcome to lshsvalhalla.com! Whether you’ve been reading The Valhalla since our print days, or since today, the staff would like to extend a very warm welcome. Here at The Valhalla, we believe...

Senior Tara Mandarino holds up one of the new Cove products recently received this year. This year The Cove ordered many new products to purchase. “This year we are off to a much better start than we were last year. Last year we didn’t have as many products,” Mandarino said.

The Cove leaves last year behind and adds new products and plans for the future

Shaylee Wolf, News editor October 9, 2015

The Cove’s grand opening was one to remember, offering free Sahara Pizza for all. That pizza is now being offered Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for an affordable price of $1.75. But this offer is...

Say goodbye to outrageous senior picture costs

Say goodbye to outrageous senior picture costs

Bailey Hall, Opinion Editor October 9, 2015

With the price for senior pictures on the rise, many seniors of the Lake Stevens High School Class of 2016 opted to ask their peers, rather than professional photographers, to take their senior pictures...

Katie King's strides forward

Katie King’s strides forward

Shaylee Wolf, News Editor October 9, 2015

Everyone has their differences. Some are hidden, like a secret coin collection in the back of their closet, but others are more visible. Sophomore Katherine King falls into the second category. Ten...

Attention grabbing posters plaster the LSHS campus, promoting the first drive of the year. The DECA staff worked rigorously to promote this event to benefit the Ronald McDonald House.. “DECA hosts this type of fundraiser every year, and every year it's for a different item,” said senior Drew Williams.

Mac & cheese drive aids the Ronald McDonald house

Rose Blume, Sports Editor October 9, 2015

Donating for a worthy cause gives people warm feelings of satisfaction - feelings just as warm as a nice bowl of mac & cheese. DECA devised their Mac & Cheese Drive, held between October 12-16,...

United nations: Noemie Bonbled, Wataru Morishita, Maria Valentini, Jonas Pletscher, Agustina Coll gather together at a table in the library. Being able to speak English well was a motivator for this year’s exchange students to come to the United States. “I wanted to speak English [ever] since I was very little,” sophomore Noemie Bonbeld from Belgium said.

Behind the scenes of foreign exchange programs

Rose Blume, Sports Editor October 9, 2015

Learning English is a major reason why students from around the world choose to participate in foreign exchange programs. Each student, however, has gone through various procedures to attain their goal...


Workplace Technology: Senior Amanda Mirante edits a picture of the LSHS Varsity Volleyball team on an iMac in her Yearbook class. Mirante joined the Yearbook class as a sophomore and experienced the change from Microsoft PCs to iMacs. “The technology of the computers is amazing. We are all slowly learning how to use it, but we appreciate the update,” Mirante said.

Goodbye Microsoft PCs, hello iMacs

Bailey Hall, Opinion Editor October 6, 2015

The out-dated Microsoft PCs of Elizabeth Granillo’s Photography classroom and of Barry Cogswell’s Video Production and Yearbook classroom are being replaced . “Using outdated equipment prevents...

Caught Purple-Handed. SHS security cameras catch LSHS seniors in the act of vandalizing the property. The picture was posted on social media, and the students were punished for their behavior. “[I was] more disappointed than shocked. I wasn’t too surprised that it happened. But it's a shame that it happened ... the spray paint on their school was too much. We can have a tradition without needless vandalism,” senior Dakota Canchella said.

Rivalry tradition turns spiteful

Bailey Hall, Opinion Editor October 6, 2015

While the majority of Lake Stevens High School’s Class of 2016 was expressing a good-natured rivalry on the evening of Thursday, September 24, 2015 painting “the rock,” other LSHS seniors were vandalizing...