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Editor’s Letter: February

Editor’s Letter: February

Noel Gasca, Editor-in-Chief February 10, 2016

It’s a new semester, and The Valhalla is happy to welcome new staff members and new readers. If you’re a returner, welcome back. After one semester of our online format, the staff is a little wiser,...

Brainpower achieves greatness

Bailey Hall, Opinion Editor January 22, 2016

The Lake Stevens High School HiQ team is currently ranked number two in the state of Washington. HiQ is a competition which revolves around a strong ability to retain and recall information as well as...

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...

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...

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....