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Google profile picture changes shock students. By 4th period on Monday, many students in Hillary Curriers Introduction to Publications class still had last years photo as their Google Meet icon.

Profile picture change surprises students

By Talia Bair, Intro to Pubs November 24, 2020

     Over the weekend, the profile pictures of all the TTSD students changed to their previous year’s school photo.       The district office sent an email to students explaining that teachers...

Because students couldnt meet face-to-face on campus, seniors organized their own Senior Sunrise at Cook Park. The event didnt go off without a hitch. The smoke from wildfires covered the sun and even made visibility across the parking lot a difficulty.

Sunrise on a new senior tradition

By Madison Boehringher, staff writer October 20, 2020

     Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the leadership class was unable to hold a traditional Senior Sunrise.       In the past years, seniors would wake up early the morning of the first day...

During Freshman Orientation 2019, freshman Isaac Lafohn and junior Anthony Salazar tried to pop balloons back-to-back. It wasnt as easy as it looked.

Link Crew switches things up

By Aubrey Jordan, Yearbook Editor, Staff Writer October 12, 2020

     Link Crew Leaders help freshmen stay connected during their first year of high school.       In the past Link Crew has been responsible for leading freshmen through their first day of school...

Set up in her home office, senior Celine Yutzie waits to join her first period Google Meet, Government with Weber.

Back to School (at Home)

September 24, 2020

Celine Yutzie by Aubrey Jordan Q: What was your first week of school like, was it what you expected? A: My first day wasn’t as exciting as past years. It was pretty awkward, actually, because...

In early June graffiti covered boarded up storefronts in downtown Portland.

Protests Around the Nation

By Deja Fitzwater, Online Editor September 17, 2020

     Whether people call it peaceful protests or riots, communities around the nation have seen a summer of unrest. Sunday marked the 100th day of protests in Portland.      Originally enraged...

Distance learning creates a different type of first day of school. Students in Hillary Curriers third period class shared their reactions.

Students react to distance learning

By Staff September 14, 2020

     By their third period class, students had time to settle into the new distance learning routine. Alarms annoyed, pets played and technology teased as the school day marched on in bedrooms and kitchens...

Deja Fitzwater and her grandmother play cribbage. Fitzwater has been living with her grandparents since distance learning began.

Time to be with family

By Deja Fitzwater, Staff Writer June 12, 2020

     The week after the postponing of Unity Day was a blur for me, and I can’t remember doing anything other than some household chores or finishing up some random school assignments that were given...

Although the courtyard is still a mud pit, the building is coming along around it. The business wing, commons and athletic wing will be ready for students in the fall.

Final Inspection

June 4, 2020

     On the first day of our freshman year, my peers and I walked into a building where everything was new and uncertain. The future lay ahead of us, as unknown and mysterious as all the halls and...

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