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Spiritual Exploration: Junior Cecilia Valles learns how to give a tarot reading. Valles had always been interested in tarot reading, but felt that she wasn't allowed to learn due to the constant gatekeeping from the spiritual community. "You don't need to read tarot cards or believe in it to qualify as a spiritual person. Spirituality is more about exploring your inner feelings and self, and tarot cards can help you with that," Valles said.

Gatekeeping and its effects on community

Nadia Tucey, A&E Editor May 10, 2021

As a society, we are made to find community. We spend our lives searching for other people with common interests, common goals. It’s a one-of-a-kind feeling when we finally find that community we’ve...

Quarantine Puppy: Hank is a 3-month old cattle poochon puppy. He was born in Utah and brought here to Washington in February as a surprise to the Whitney family. "He definitely makes me a lot happier person," senior Olivia Whitney said about her new puppy.

LSHS students bring home new pets in quarantine

Nikaela Perez, Photographer April 16, 2021

Since COVID-19 forced a shutdown last March, families have been looking for ways to make their day-to-day lives a little brighter. Pet adoption rates have increased throughout Washington state since...

Back to School: Hybrid learning is starting soon. Thrilled and anxious, students and teachers have prepared themselves for seeing each other in person. "I'm pretty excited to go back," junior Elam Roldan said.

Students’ thoughts about starting hybrid Learning

Isaac Xiong, Photographer April 16, 2021

When the 2020-2021 school year first started, not many students and teachers had thought about being able to go back to school. Now, students and teachers will be able to go back to school and see each...

Ableism Advocate: Shining light on a subject that is widely unmentioned, this infographic explains the effect that ableism has on people with disabilities.

The hidden trials of having disabilities

Lillian Carpenter, Viking Gallery Editor March 29, 2021

I have autism. In my experience, not many people know what that means. What I do know is that many people, especially students, are misinformed about disabilities. Unfortunately, misinformation usually...

Connected: Facetime is a great resource for people to use to communicate with the ones they are unable to see. The list of things Covid-19 effects continues to grow. “I hope everyone does what they have to to keep everyone safe and help us move forward,” Vice Principal Tonya Grinde said.

Long distance Relationships during COVID-19

Mary Wadner, Features Editor March 26, 2021

COVID-19 has affected many people around the world: families, friends and couples. Because of being in quarantine, most people haven’t been able to visit their relatives in person due to the health risks....

Facetime is a common tool that people use to keep in touch with their friends and family, especially during these difficult times where it is hard to see people in person. Seniors Lizzy Fritzler and Maddie Iseminger face-timed, so they could catch up on the things going on in their lives. “Covid makes it really difficult to keep friendships stable since we aren't really allowed to see our friends in person due to the guidelines,” Iseminger said.

Quarantine puts relationships to the test

Nadia Tucey, A&E Editor March 26, 2021

Ever since coronavirus hit the U.S., the entire country has changed drastically. Stay-at-home orders, mask requirements and a number of protests have occurred over this past year. On a more personal level,...

State Competition: Students in Lake Stevens High School went to State and won first place. Since winning first place,  our fellow students are now more experienced with the business world. "I am very proud of the DECA students who took advantage of the opportunity to compete in DECA virtual competition year," Karen Morton said.

Students from Lake Stevens High School compete in Washington state’s DECA competition

Carson Schoenwald, Staff Reporter March 23, 2021

A select group of DECA students have been practicing and preparing to finally compete in state competition. Students participate in different business and marketing event roleplays to put their skills...

Study Time: Raye Liffrig studies criminal psychology in her college apartment in Pullman, Washington. Due to COVID-19 she was not able to attend classes on campus,; however, she continues to keep a positive attitude. "Go Cougs!" Liffrig said.

Class of 2021 questions what college will look like next year

Nika Perez, Photographer March 16, 2021

As seniors prepare to go to college, there are many concerns as to what college may look like in the upcoming fall due to the pandemic. As many students may know, several universities in Washington state...

Power out devours: Most people struggle with power outages due to weather conditions during the fall and winter seasons. Students were unable to complete their work during the latest Lakes Stevens power outage.

Living without power proves inconvenient

Joelle Stever, Staff Reporter March 9, 2021

At the beginning of February, much of Texas was hit by snowstorms, where severe winter weather is infrequent. This winter weather created a massive power outage; there were more than 4.5 million residents...

Junior class president Emma Morris being interviewed about ASB.

A sit-down with the president(s)

Rachel Howard, Website Editor January 25, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic hit students hard. Teenagers, who were busy studying and testing, found their worlds abruptly halted. Sports seasons were canceled and prom were nights abandoned. Instead of the joyous,...

The empty halls of Lake Stevens High School. LSHS has been without students since the initial school shutdown last March.

Online schooling: a reflection

Rachel Howard, Website Editor January 25, 2021

Last March, LSHS students were presented with an enormous challenge: online learning. COVID-19 forced teachers, students, and administrators to quickly adapt to a new way of schooling, with varying degrees...