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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

Opinion

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...

Planning for the Future: Senior Hayden McDonald works on an assignment that taught him about taxes. Personal Finance class teaches many important tasks while in high school and can set you up for success after graduation. “Class gets you ready for the future and helps you live on your own,” senior Jett Orseth said.

Personal finance classes are the best way to learn about money

Peyton Ruthruff, Photographer March 16, 2022

Personal finance is a class where students learn how to pay taxes, get loans, find a job, budget and start a credit card. These are simple tasks that are useful after graduation. The class is two semesters...

To commemorate banned book week from Sep. 26 - Oct. 2, schools across the US set up displays of commonly restricted books in libraries. In 2020 alone, the American Library Association reported that 273 books faced censorship challenges from parents. I think the way school libraries are supposed to be set up is that they represent all students, North Lake Middle School Librarian Erin Burleigh said.

Public schools need to put a stop to book bans

Addison Delgado, Staff Reporter March 15, 2022

  The last few years in the US have seen a substantial increase in book bans and book challenges in schools. From September of 2020 to September of 2021, the American Library Association estimates...

Milk and Honey; in-depth review

Bailey Kendrick March 2, 2022

“Milk and Honey” is a modern work of poetry written by 29-year-old Rupi Kaur. A select few of the topics mentioned in this book could be ones to be cautious over, such as sexual assault and abuse....

Daily Screen Time. Dylan Lozano checks his daily electronic usage on his phone. At this rate he could surpass the two hour mark. I use snapchat to socialize with my friends, senior Dylan Lozano said.

Students and screen time

Dylan Lozano, Staff Reporter February 8, 2022

Studies show that the recommended screen usage a teenager should have is a maximum of two hours a day. Studies also show teens that have more than two hours a day increase the risk of obesity. Even one...

What lies below: Seniors, Madeline Baird and Savannah Anderson, who are students in the EVCC ORCA program, set out across Possession Sound to collect data on water temperature. Students found that water temperature played a huge role in marine health, including coral reefs. The oceans health dictates our own health, so it is very important to consider it and treat it well, Baird said.

The World Beneath

Victoria Hyatt, Photography February 7, 2022

The world is coming to a crash, and our sea life is dying profusely with extreme losses of coral, fish and ocean life. Coral life has decreased about 75% due to bleaching in the span of three years. Bleaching...

Homework pile up? Youre not alone. A variety of students struggle with homework overload. The overwhelming pressure to complete homework for multiple classes on time has built on the stress of teenagers for far too long and has caused them to lose sleep and possibly develop other health issues. [Out of 10] my stress levels are at a 7, sophomore Colin Surridge said.

Too much homework causes overload in teens

MacKenzie Conniff, Social Media Editor February 7, 2022

Although some people forget, high school students have lives outside of school. On average about 30% of high school students have jobs for at least a portion of the school year. On top of that, they have...