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The Paw

The official online publication of Tigard High School.

The Paw

The official online publication of Tigard High School.

The Paw

2020-2021

Free menstrual products are available in bathrooms throughout the school. The Period Clubs at the two district high schools brought the need to the school board's attention, and a resolution was passed in January, four months before the Oregon legislature passed a similar law.

New in the School: Free Menstrual Products

By Addison Flint and Molly Fast, Staff Writer
Sep 24, 2021

 When students walked into the bathrooms on the first day of school, they saw something new—dispensers that provided free menstrual products.      On Jan. 25 school board members unanimously...

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Freshman Luke Schwab and junior Cate Dover are no match for science teacher Geoffrey Jarman during the pie eating contest. The Welcome Back assembly on Sept. 17 included a performance by the dance team and some cheering by the cheer team in addition to pie eating.

Fresh air, fresh spirit

By Elle Ervin, Staff Writer
Sep 20, 2021

The first assembly all together since the COVID-19 shutdown was on Friday, Sept. 17. Students and staff gathered in the football stadium to build excitement for the upcoming year.       Masks...

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Rihanna always rises to the occasion with her costumes at the Met Gala. This year she wore a black overcoat and black beanie, but this 2017 file photo showed that she has stunned before.

Celebrities impress in high fashion costumes at Met Gala

By Moth Newman, Staff Writer
Sep 17, 2021

The Met Gala is an exciting event for anyone who likes to keep up with fashion or celebrities.      Usually, the gala would have been hosted on the first Monday of May, but this year it was delayed...

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Vice Principal Tyler Davila shows students how to find their first period classroom during the freshman (and sophomore) orientation. Many students had not ever been in the building.

Freshmen and Sophomores fill the halls

By Abbi Elliott, Editor in Chief
Sep 10, 2021

After 544 days since students experienced a “normal” day of school, freshmen and sophomores made their way through the high school doors for orientation on Sept. 8.      On Track Coordinator...

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Senior Georgia Black notices the effects of the new mask mandate at work. She had mixed feelings about it. While it meant the pandemic was easing, businesses have been put in the position of enforcers.

Mask mandate causes new concerns for students with jobs

By Chey Blevins
May 28, 2021

With the rising population of Oregonians getting the COVID 19 vaccination, 53% having received at least one dose by Thursday, May 27, Governor Kate Brown recently put out a new mask mandate in line with...

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Principal Brian Bailey greets senior Abdallah Ghallan. "On the first day we had students in the building, I literally got goosebumps," Bailey said. "I knew it was going to look and feel different, but it was also our first real step back toward normalcy."

Welcome home, Tigers

By Abbigale Elliott, staff writer
May 21, 2021

After a long year of online learning, Tigers were finally able to step back into the building on April 19.       Tigard faculty hosted a Google Meet night to help get the families of Tigard prepared...

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