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Student views on Lake news

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Student views on Lake news

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Click Clack! Breanna Brostrom shows all her apps that revolve around education. She had checked her grades to make sure she was on the right set as the semester is coming towards an end of her senior year. “I tend to use skyward on my phone to check my grades because I feel as if it is more convenient for me because I’m usually not around a laptop or my chromebook all the time,” senior Brostrom said.

The good, the bad, and the ugly of Apps on our phones

Abigail Morgan, Design and features editor January 19, 2018

   Technology has taken over almost every aspect of students’ lives. Students are told multiple times a day to get off their phones and tune into class, but there’s always at least one person who’s...

The Last Jedi:  The second movie in the new Star Wars Trilogy came out on December 14, 2017 and made $1.040 billion. The movie was directed by Rian Johnson and was dedicated to the late Carrie Fisher. The movie was very well done and leaves Star Wars fans wanting more.

Star Wars Movie Spoilers and Review

Sadie Malmevik, Photographer and staff reporter January 18, 2018

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the 8th movie in the Star Wars series, came out on December 14, 2017 and made $1.040 billion. The movie was directed by Rian Johnson and was dedicated to the late Carrie Fisher,...

Rise and no shine: Around the time of the first bell going off, kids get 
off the bus and head into the school. Students had to get up early to 
get to school in time to make the first bell, at 7:30. “It’s too early 
definitely and seems unfair other schools start later,” Plank said.

The highly debated subject of school hours and vacation schedules

Sadie Malmevik, Photographer and staff reporter October 23, 2017

School times are a much debated topic among high school students; some students enjoy waking up early and getting work done sooner and others prefer having extra time in the morning. Another debated topic...

What really grinds your gears?

What really grinds your gears?

Logan Smith, Arts and entertainment editor October 23, 2017

By Logan Smith Welcome to the Gear Grinder! The gear grinder will be a recurring column about different school issues that agitate you, the student body. If there is anything that really grinds your...

Trick, treat and turn up at these upcoming events

Trick, treat and turn up at these upcoming events

Marin Nielsen, Staff Reporter & Design Editor October 23, 2017

October 12 3:15 - Viking Swim v. Archbishop Murphy High School & Mount Vernon 5:15 - Viking Volleyball v. Jackson 5:00 - Girls Soccer v. Kamiak   October 13 12:30 - Senior class...

Serving Food with a Smile: Aaron Moors awaits customers at the Lake Stevens Dairy 
Queen. Moors worked at the front counter happily serving others. “At my job  I clean 
machines and grills, prepare food and drinks, clean floors and do dishes at the end of the night,” Moors said.

Working Hard or Hardly Working?

Sadie Malmevik, Photographer and staff reporter October 18, 2017

Teens are very busy. Beyond school work, social lives and many students have jobs and many are currently looking for jobs. Teens in the workforce often have a difficult time managing school and work at...

An infinite potential: Paint brushes await their fate in the serene studio where their director contemplates which brush should complete their masterpiece. Under the cloudy skies, this unconventional artist worked with their idol of ten years for the first time. “Life is art, live yours in color,” the quote printed on top of the artist’s sketchbook.

Analyze Expression

Clara Langerveld, Photographer and staff reporter October 17, 2017

What is art? This has been an age-old question ceasing to be answered even after all of these years. Throughout history the advancements in art have been incredibly influential and crucial to our understanding...

Were you allowed to say that in front of the whole school?

Mackenzie Heggie, Staff Reporter April 13, 2017

We all love and enjoy our school assemblies. We love the themes, the performances and all the jokes. But, it brings up the question: How they can remember every word in the scripts? Hours of practice....

Pros and cons of prom

Pros and cons of prom

Destiny Otusanya, Staff Reporter April 13, 2017

Prom is something everyone knows about and is seen as an iconic dance and a right of passage to all teenagers. The real question is, is it really worth all the hype it gets? To some it seems like a dance...

The trash and recycle set up, which is placed in the cafeteria of the high school. The importance of recycling was and is increasing and so is the need to respect the environment and take care of the place we live in just using the right bin.“Recycling is important. I think that today we aren’t as educated as we should be at this point. We know the basics but typically when we are faced with a recycling bin or garbage can we just choose the garbage instead of trying to figure out what goes and where. It’s important to not actually treat the place we live in like trash,” senior Alexia Lachapelle said.

Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to recycling

Audrey Kristofferson, Online editor April 12, 2017

Ever since we were children, we’ve been encouraged to recycle, whether it was by our parents or our school. But when did we all stop caring about recycling? When we are not recycling, we are directly...

A log bridge spans a little valley on the Boulder River Trail - a very popular hike during Spring Break - located near Arlington, WA. Hikers who have hiked this trail before come back to it for its views of the waterfalls crashing into the river and the picnic spot at the end of the trail. "I love spring break.  I really need some time off school, and hiking, it's the best way to spend time," junior Jake Burleigh said.

Stay-cation over Spring Break? Not boring anymore.

Paolina Colonico, Photographer March 30, 2017

March is almost over, leaves are changing colors, and the air is becoming warmer. Spring is in and the moment most waited is coming: Spring Break is knocking at the high school doors! After months of...

Studying hard in the quiet Lake Stevens Starbucks, away from distractions.

Find a place to focus

Audrey Kristofferson, Online editor February 22, 2017

Most students accept that studying is a pain and can be incredibly stressful, especially with a lot of noise and distractions.There are so many distractions at home from pets and family, so going somewhere...