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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

2021-2022

Reset Button Arcade has 34 different games and four different pinball machines.It opened in the Tigard Plaza off 99W.

Retro arcade opens in Tigard

By Molly Fast, Staff Writer
Mar 11, 2022

An old-school retro arcade recently opened in the Tigard Plaza on 99W, hoping to bring together video game fans from all generations, both old and young.       Jordan Elting is the founder and...

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Boxes of #2 pencils in the main office mean that it is standardized testing season.

CHROMEBOOK, check, PHOTO ID, check, #2 PENCIL, check

By Anna Mimnaugh, Staff writer
Mar 7, 2022

Tomorrow all grades except seniors will not have their typical classes and will be testing instead. Freshmen and sophomores will be taking the Pre-ACT on paper. Different from past years, juniors will...

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Senior captain Jamie Toda, competes in the Sherwood dance competition on Feb. 19. The Tigerettes finished in 1st place against five other teams in the 6A group. “We were definitely nervous with our competition, as the teams we were going against are very talented! We just went out there and did what we love to do and it was successful,” Toda said.

They may not be able to go to nationals, but Tigerettes keep dancing

By Madi Vogel, Staff Writer
Feb 23, 2022

     They danced their way to win at a competition held at Sherwood on Saturday, but they haven’t figured out a way to dance to nationals this year.         The Tigard Tigerettes are a...

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Michael Scher teaches CE2, which stands for Community Experience for Career Education. He doesn't believe that parents hurt a students chance for success. He talked about the desire to succeed being intrinsic.

Did my parents hurt my chances for success?

By Areana Mann, Staff Writer
Feb 22, 2022

     As humans, we tend to be a collection of our lived experiences and surroundings, even those we cannot control. Our actions, thoughts, and even personality traits are often influenced by our past...

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Writing our hearts out

Writing our hearts out

Feb 14, 2022

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Taylor Swift re-records her albums after a long battle of ownership. The album "Red" deems most popular amongst Tigard students that grew up listening to her music.

Taylor Swift (Tigard’s Version)

By Addison Flint, Staff Writer
Feb 8, 2022

     “I was about as old as I can remember, the first song I could ever sing was ‘Love Story,’” junior Camryn Bailey said.      For high school students, the songs that played in the...

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