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Valhalla

The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

Valhalla

The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

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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...

LSHS undergoes accreditation

Bailey Hall, Opinion Editor May 2, 2016

Each high school in the state of Washington must be accredited every six years in order to ensure the school is adequately preparing students for college. Beginning in the fall of the 2015-2016 school...

Lost and found items seek their owners

April 26, 2016

Throughout the school year the lost and found has steadily grown.  Oftentimes, students forget they have lost an item or believe that it is gone forever.  This is not true.  For the past few months,...

Sophomores: Alyssa Alexander, Kylee Griffin; juniors: Brendan Calvo, Sophie Grieser, McKenna Marks Superintendent AmyBeth Cook, Executive Director of Secondary Education John Gerbert, Principal Eric Cahan, Athletic Director Jason Pearson, Executive Director of Operations Robb Stanton, Maintenance Supervisor Kevin Knowles, Energy Education Specialist ​Barbara Ossowski, and Custodial Supervisor Mike Hampton tour North Creek, Shorecrest and Bellevue high schools to view the work of potential architects. Input about LSHS building needs was given by the students. “Once we get an architect on board, we will begin working on a schedule for design and construction and discussing what additional roles students can play in the process. We’ll be seeking input from all students and working with leadership to regularly communicate about our progress,” Stanton said.

Architects display what they could do for the school

Rose Blume, Sports Editor April 25, 2016

Lake Stevens School District gave LSHS sophomores Alyssa Alexander, Connor Bardue, Kylee Griffin, Nicholas Peña and juniors Josh Allinson, Brenden Calvo, Sophie Grieser, Mia Leoncavallo, McKenna Marks,...

Nightlock slides easily into a slot on the bottom of a door and into a hole in the ground to barricade the door. The device was chosen for its strong role in the A.L.I.C.E program. “You couldn’t open the door if you wanted to,” Principal Eric Cahan said.

New addition debuts for A.L.I.C.E.

Rose Blume, Sports Editor April 25, 2016

Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate, or more commonly known as A.L.I.C.E., is a nationally-renowned training program for schools to use in the event of intruders. The Lake Stevens District has...

Arcos to step down in June

Arcos to step down in June

Noel Gasca, Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2016

After four years of constant dedication, Leadership Advisor Alisa Arcos has decided to step down from the position in June. For the past four years, Arcos has created countless campus leaders and has made...

Into The Woods opens this Friday

Brittney Wood, Staff Reporter March 17, 2016

Lake stevens photography students command attention with their amazing photos winning top spots in the Schack Black and White Contest

Brittney Wood, Staff Reporter March 15, 2016

These talented students worked hard and submitted their best work winning three top spots and eight honorable mentions.   After their work was submitted and judged, eight honorable mentions...

Don’t let community service sit on the back burner

Don’t let community service sit on the back burner

Rose Blume, Sports Editor March 14, 2016

With the school year coming to a close, community service hours have a way of creeping up on students.  Few have thought about this major requirement for the end of the year even though it is one of the...

ASB elections to save time and paper

ASB elections to save time and paper

Noel Gasca, Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2016

In a push to further utilize the LSHS Connect App, students will use the app in determining who will fill next year’s ASB executive positions. Prior to to this year, students went to the gym to watch...

$116 million bond enacted for Lake Stevens Schools

$116 million bond enacted for Lake Stevens Schools

Rose Blume, Sports Editor February 22, 2016

On February 11, the voters of Lake Stevens made the appropriate vote to approve the proposed $116 million Lake Stevens School District Bond which will enable the construction of the P-5 campus, remodels...

A message from Officer Carter

Officer Carter February 22, 2016

Over the last several months, numerous electronic items have been found on campus and turned in to the office. If you have lost something electronic and believe it was while here at school, stop by the...