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Student views on Lake news

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Student views on Lake news

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Joelle Stever

Joelle Stever, Staff Reporter

Hey, I am Joelle Stever and I am a senior. I am excited to write good articles that people will enjoy reading and show off my personality. I am a huge sports fan, especially basketball, I like watching tik toks and playing Minecraft. I am excited to go to Boise State, become a nurse and live my best life. 

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Seniors Plans after Graduation: Senior McKenna Michaelson plans on attending Washington State in the fall to pursue a major in Business Management and Marketing, and a minor in Human Resources. Michaelson  has dreamt of going to Washington State since she was two years old. ¨I have always wanted to be a Coug, When I found out that I had gotten accepted I was so happy and excited for the future,¨ Michealson stated.

Class of 2021 starts to take on the world after high school

 Seniors this year plan on expanding their life outside of high school, whether that is college or straight into the workforce.
Joelle Stever, Staff Reporter
June 3, 2021
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Entrepreneurial Knowledge: Karen Morton’s business and DECA students attend class in a mixture of in-person and remote. Students were given an option to return to school or stay in distance learning in April. “Being back in school, especially Mrs. Morton’s class, has made me realize how much I missed the in-school experience,” junior Luke Bates said.

LSHS changes from online to hybrid learning

The option to return to in-person learning offers a sliver of school pre-pandemic
Joelle Stever, Staff Reporter
May 18, 2021
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Closed: Countless small businesses had to lock their doors during the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid-19 has struck restaurants the worse. ¨Work has been definitely complicated, we are either dead silent and have nothing going on or we get a big rush and have a lot of people who want to come in, but we don't have enough employees to have that many in the restaurant," senior Aliyah Kavran-Peterson said. Many local businesses were forced to shut down permanently due to the loss of revenue during the last year.

Global lockdown causes an enormous impact for small businesses

During the past year, some small businesses have not been able to open their doors to customers
Joelle Stever, Staff Reporter
April 16, 2021
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Online School and Tough Times: Students in all schools strive to find new ways to keep up with online school and to make it entertaining. Although some students enjoy distance learning, all students have struggled at some point in time. 
"Don't procrastinate. Using a computer 24/7 has made me not want to learn," senior McKenna Michealson said.

The real truth on the effects of distance learning on academics

Distance Learning has been taking a toll on students academic performance, but we don't know how bad, yet.
Joelle Stever, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2021
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Power out devours: Most people struggle with power outages due to weather conditions during the fall and winter seasons. Students were unable to complete their work during the latest Lakes Stevens power outage.

Living without power proves inconvenient

Communities need to be more prepared for power outages
Joelle Stever, Staff Reporter
March 9, 2021
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