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The seminary house sits across the street from the school on 92nd Ave. Because of its location, students have been able to fit their religious classes into the regular school day.

What’s that building over there? Discover Tigard’s Seminary program

By Ashley White, Staff Writer • January 28, 2020

     The small white house with purple flowers and a tree in front may not look like a high school building, but ever since 1960, students have streamed in and out of the house across the street during...

Pictures of students currently participating in the CE2 program is displayed on the wall in their classroom. A new CE2 space was included in the new North Wing of the building.

CE2 brings certified excellence through captivating employment

By Rachel Jacobson, Staff Writer • January 1, 2020

     Senior Jackson Fisk has attended Tigard High since their freshman year. Over the past three years, Fisk came to discover that the traditional schooling system didn’t work for them. Fisk had...

Senior Felipe Hernandez works with Robert Pavlukovich as he explains their new project. Pav has worked in the construction business for 30 years, in addition to being Tigards football and soccer announcer.

Building a new career path

By Olivia Niemi, Multimedia Editor • December 20, 2019

Story originally published in the November 2019 edition of The Paw, our quarterly newspaper     Administrators added a yearlong construction class to the list of possible electives to choose from...

Senior Cait Smith, while playing Tinkerbell, holds up Gingy, a character in Shrek. She played another character in the production, that being a happy villager.

Record breaking musical brings a bullying lesson to Tigard’s auditorium

By Ashley White, Staff Writer • December 18, 2019

     For Tigard's fall musical, the theatre department put on the high school version of "Shrek, the Musical". This musical is a comedic spin on a children’s fairy tale, with an overall message of...

A parent walks through the new office. The new security vestibule creates one way in for those who want to access the school.

New school, new safety

By Caroline Frisiras, Staff Writer • December 16, 2019

Story originally published in the November 2019 edition of The Paw, our quarterly magazine   Tigard High School is taking precautions to ensure the safety of their students. With the remodel, the...

Sophomore Owen Kosmala and Noah Vu both have similar haircuts, but Vu has a perm and Kosmalas hair is naturally curly.

Move over, man bun: the perm returns

By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer • December 16, 2019

     Perms were once fashionable among women in the 1980’s, but today many teenage boys have taken over the trend and made it their own. The new “man perm” look consists of longer curly hair at...

Using a copyright-free template from Canva, Sophie Fenton created a graphic to highlight the results of an anonymous survey of students.

Students voice concerns about school safety

By Sophie Fenton, Staff Writer • December 12, 2019

Story originally published in the November 2019 edition of The Paw, our quarterly magazine.      Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. Santa Fe High School in Texas., Noblesville West...

Slider dunking a basketball during his time at Tigard. He graduated in 1997, and continued to play basketball around the world for years to come.

SS Visual Works gives back to his community

By Caroline Frisiras, Staff Writer • December 12, 2019

Many Tigard alumni go on to do great things after high school, but few return to leave an impact on the community they grew up in. Ryan Slider, popularly known by his social media tag @ssvisualworks,...

Junior Isabelle Ford is pictured working at her job, Firehouse Subs. She says finding time for homework, combined with a job, is tricky.

Hey Siri, set a reminder for that

By Abbigale Elliott, Staff Writer • December 10, 2019

 Story originally published in the November 2019 edition of The Paw, our quarterly magazine.          With the school year starting, students are falling back into their routine schedules of...

Owen Kosmala signs into TikTok in the pubs room. Kosmala spends 10 hours a week on TikTok alone, surpassing his Instagram and Snapchat use.

TikTok: fun for some, trouble for others

By Delena Do, Abbi Elliott, Staff Writers • December 6, 2019

     What was once an app that many downloaded as a joke has now become an online obsession.      TikTok, an app for creating comedic and entertaining videos, was launched by the company ByteDance...

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