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Valhalla

The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

Valhalla

The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

Valhalla

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Yearbook Cover Reveal

Harrison Orr, Staff Reporter May 24, 2019

Construction has been a major presence here on campus, but that hasn’t stopped student life from thriving this year. This video embodies the way student life has adapted and changed through construction...

The ongoing construction poses as an obstacle for students every day experience. In the beginning of the year, many students had to change their morning schedule to get to the high school earlier to find a spot. “Why cant students park in the main lot?” senior Gabe Aldape said.

Construction interferes with students’ lives

Kayto Krueger, Staff Reporter May 6, 2019

The 2018-2019 school year has been a start of a new chapter for Lake Stevens High School. During the summer of 2018, the first blue fence was put around the entrance of the school, symbolizing where the...

A fan was placed in front of the used microwave to filter the smell of burnt plastic outside. Students evacuated the school during fourth period, and fan was placed in front of the microwave to disperse the smoke and odor.  “Our class was in the middle of a lesson when the alarm went off. Later I found out that someone microwaved food for too long,” senior Annalise Marie said.

LSHS Microwave Triggers Fire Alarm

Kayto Krueger, Staff Reporter May 2, 2019

On a late Monday morning during first lunch, the school’s fire alarm rang, giving students notice that they must evacuate the school. Students walked calmly towards the back lot to organize themselves...

Back To Space: Junior Kashan Hussain, pictured top row, fifth from right, stands with the rest of the Back to Space Ambassadors along with (left to right) the Back to Space founder Danielle Roosa, Apollo astronauts Walter Cunningham Apollo 7, Al Wordon Apollo 15, Charlie Duke Apollo 16, and President Michael Gordon, seated in the front row. “It was really cool getting to know everyone,” Hussain said.

Kashan Hussain wins elite position of student ambassador for Back To Space program

Maddy MacWatters, Staff Reporter November 26, 2018

Space has always been a vault full of unanswered questions that many people dedicate their lives to solving. The mysteries of space continuously intrigue kids and adults of all ages, including LSHS’...

May upcoming events

May upcoming events

Marin Nielsen, Staff Reporter & Design Editor April 26, 2018

May 2-5 — Almost, Maine performance - 6:30-7:30 at the Lake Stevens High School Performing Arts Center   May 7-11 — Prom spirit week   May 7 — Spanish/Chemistry/Psychology...

Upcoming events

Upcoming events

Audrey Kristofferson, Online editor January 9, 2018

January 12 MLK Assembly   January 15 No school Martin Luther King Junior Day   January 24 First and second period finals   January 25 Third and fourth period...

Before the overhaul: This is our school’s layout as of today but once summer 2018 hits the school is going to undergo a drastic change.

The future of Lake Stevens

Dawsen Hudson, Head photographer and news editor October 30, 2017

LSHS is going to begin reconstruction on the last day of school, June 15, 2017. This high school was built in 1979 and is falling apart. The construction is supposed to take two school years and three...

September 20th, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico with a category 4 strength. A month after the hurricane they are still struggling to regain what Hurricane Maria destroyed. “Yeah it was pretty crazy,” states Kaya Barker.

Disastrous Weather of 2017

Kassie Gruel, Photographer and staff reporter October 27, 2017

One of the worst hurricane seasons in history is in progress now. Hurricane season of 2017 has caused damage along the Southeast Coast and the Gulf Coast in the South since early September and won’t...


Bam! Student knowledge! Students chill in the Learning Commons during lunches, hanging out or doing work. This year the Learning Commons extended their hours and is open before school, during lunches and after school for students to socialize and get help from staff and tutors. “It feels more collegiate, like how a college would feel,” Kit Shanholtzer states.

The Learning Commons :What the Name Change Means for Students

Kassie Gruel, Photographer and staff reporter October 13, 2017

Newcomers to Lake Stevens High School don’t have much of an opinion to the name change of the Library, but for the Juniors and Seniors there is some resistance to calling the once known library the Learning...

Winner of 2017 Talent Show Madi Gillbert with her original song called “Phoenix”. As well as singing an original, she played the guitar too.

LSHS student show off their talents for the student body

Haylee Felker, Photographer April 17, 2017

At Lake Stevens High School, we have a talent show to showcase the talent we have within our student body. There is so much talent at our school and some don't even know it. Some of the talents that were...

The HI-Q team at the state competition was constantly in the lead and at the end they made a huge lead taking home a second place title.

Successful finish for LSHS Hi-Q

Makenzie, Heggie April 13, 2017

We are very proud to announce that the Lake Stevens Hi-Q team consisting of senior Elizabeth Stanton,  senior Hayden Davis, senior Derek Magruder, and Zoey Gonzalez have taken another second place title...

Juniors Meraiah Medellin, Savannah Pratt, and senior Destiny Otusanya are joining in the FCCLA meeting festivities by showing off their best dance movies. “My state experience was really great! I really liked the dance,” junior Savannah Pratt said. Credit to: Hahn’s photos

Students compete at FCCLA state

Destiny Otusanya, Staff Reporter April 13, 2017

This year Lake Stevens High School sent off 12 students to attend the Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) state conference to compete in star events and act as evaluators. Star events...