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The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

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The student news site of Lake Stevens High School

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Grinding Away: Juniors Hannah Branham, Joely McManus, Selena Alonzo, Marrianna Shea, and MacKenzie Conniff take extra time after school to finish up assignments in the Learning Commons. Many students utilized this space after hours to get caught up on their workload.

Seven classes establish new opportunities

Monica Velasquez, Feature Editor March 2, 2023

Lake Stevens High School should implement a bell schedule to allow seven classes per semester. Schools are often looking for ways to optimize their students’ learning experiences, and one way that has...

An image generated by DeepAI to represent itself. When given the prompt Artificial intelligence expressed in a cool black and green picture in cyberpunk style, this is what the AI generated after several iterations. The ease of use of this site made it the prime choice for generating this picture.

Don’t be afraid of artificial intelligence

Rose Duke, Web Designer January 24, 2023

Artificial intelligence is a phrase used to describe any computer program that is used for tasks that would normally require human intelligence. These tasks would normally be tedious or way too difficult...

Sayonara sunshine: Early twilight looms as the sun sets over Lake Stevens. Seventeen days into Standard Time. A 4:23 PM sunset dashed hopes of safe evening recreation. Its safer if its lighter when it gets later in the day, junior Jack Santos said.

Research supports Sunshine Protection Act

Derek Schweizer, Staff Reporter December 16, 2022

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, or so the saying goes. But America’s social clock is broken and has been for quite some time because of daylight saving time (DST), and the government needs to fix this....

Money Issues: This colorful poster showcases a nice future that students are supposed to  know. Fifty-four percent of student loan borrowers said their mental health issues like anxiety and depression are directly related to their debt. Teachers dont realize how this poster actually stresses kids out and the teachers are trying to be positive but its actually stressful to students. Student loans are money that you borrow to help pay for school with the expectation that you will pay that money back in the future.

It’s time to put a stop to student loans

Erika Lepesha, Staff Reporter December 15, 2022

A student loan is money that you borrow to help pay for school with the expectation that you will pay that money back in the future. Students have it hard to pay for student loans because they are so young....

School should start at a later time

School should start at a later time

Erika Lepesha, Staff Reporter December 14, 2022

 Schools should be starting at a later time. It’s not healthy to have education start that early in the morning. In order to make it to school on time, high schoolers, on average, wake up at 6-7 am....

School Safety: Signs like the one above inform everyone that guns are not allowed on school campuses. Despite this, school shootings have become a devastatingly common occurrence. “Guns have evolved over the years. So should our gun laws,” activist Shane Claiborne said.

Stricter regulations needed for purchasing a firearm

Staff Editorial June 13, 2022

In the United States, 119 school shootings have occurred since 2018, launching children and teenagers to the front lines of gun violence. The Valhalla staff believes students have the right to a safe,...

Everett, WA - June 7, 2022: The Class of 2022 gather at Angel of the Winds Arena for their graduation ceremony. 592 seniors were awarded their high school diploma this year, including 16 students who maintained a 4.0 cumulative GPA.

Needed changes to graduation

Staff Editorial June 10, 2022

At Lake Stevens High School, we work to celebrate academics, arts, athletics, and activities - the four A’s. We celebrate academics at our awards nights, athletics via our state send-offs, records and...

Introverted or extroverted? Check out these perfectly curated anime based on your four-letter MBTI combination (Myers Briggs Type Indicator). MBTI provides an individual with a unique combination of four letters based on introversion/extraversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving. All these anime are easy to watch as an introduction to anime and anyone could get into them,  senior Yoanna Ramirez said.

Explore your personality through Anime 

Maren Hammer and Aimel Rai, Photographer and Head Photographer April 27, 2022

By sophomore year, all students have been exposed to the Myer's Briggs Personality test. Everybody's personality is unique, and yet people share certain personality traits. This story pairs personality...

Door to belonging: U.S. Army office in Smokey Point, Marysville. Recruiting offices everywhere are always open for anyone interested. I just joined to do hitter stuff with the homies, senior future 75th Ranger Soren Joseph said.

Military career plan

Bodin Watkins and Brock Grose, Section Editor and Staff Reporter April 25, 2022

A military family is one of the strongest bonds you can make, from the battlefield to the office. You dedicate a lot of time and work to these people. Spending time with your colleagues while your family...

Inclusivity matters: GSA network reports that 67% of students feel unsafe in their school environment without LGBTQ+ curriculum, compared to the 43% of students with. California was among the first states that implemented mandatory LGBTQ+ curriculum, after the FAIR Education Act was passed in 2011. I think that we need LGBTQ+ school curriculums because theres so many uneducated people in the world who dont know what it is, sophomore Rory Berger said.

Teach students about LGBTQ+ topics

Addison Delgado, Staff Reporter April 25, 2022

LGBTQ+ students in school are under pressure and stress following Florida’s newest “Don’t Say Gay” bill, or new anti-transgender legislation in Texas, LGBTQ+ teens are being constantly targeted...

Main Character: Mei Lee is the hardworking, outgoing, joyful protagonist of Turning Red. Her words very clearly expressed her enthusiasm for her lifestyle and new experiences she was facing. Not to brag, but being thirteen means Im officially a grown-up,  Lee says.

Pixar tackles puberty: inappropriate or empowering?

Penelope Zickefoose, Photographer April 25, 2022

Turning Red, directed by Chinese-Canadian animator, director and screenwriter Domee Shi, was released Feb. 22, 2022 on Disney+. The movie tells the story of a newly 13-year old girl, named Mei Lee, learning...

Running Start: Taking classes through EvCC allows students to earn college credit while in high school without having to pay for tuition. Students who have done Running Start full time for both their junior and senior years of high school can earn their associates degree on top of their high school diploma.

Why should students consider Running Start?

Bryce Clark, Opinion Section Editor March 16, 2022

Running start is a program that allows students to earn college credit while still attending high school. Students at LSHS can participate through Everett Community College, where they can either take...

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