The Paw

Tigard celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

October 12, 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 no one would really talk except the teacher, and it was just weird to see everyone through a screen ...

Protests Around the Nation

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

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 by the death of George Floyd, protests and riots started all across the United States. The invitatio...

Final Inspection

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.

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 rooms there were to explore. From the beginning we were encouraged to find our passion, or anythin...

The noctural education of quaranteens

Without a typical school year schedule, teens do work into the wee hours of the morning. Hannah Currier worked on a slam poem for her language arts class, the room illuminated by the light of the computer screen.

By Deja Fitzwater, Staff Writer

May 26, 2020

Being at home all of the time can definitely throw off students schedules, whether that means when they go to work, or when they do their homework, the agendas have changed. This also includes the amount of downtime that adults, teens, and children have as well. A schedule...

The Red Cross continues work during pandemic

In this archive photo from the 2018 NHS blood drive, a student donates blood. Red Cross blood donations have changed during the coronavirus pandemic, but the effort continued and the supply of blood stayed strong.

By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer

May 20, 2020

Donating blood is an essential activity even during a pandemic. Due to the quarantine, many non-essential businesses and programs have come to a stop, but the Red Cross continues to collect blood in order to help save lives. I have been working as a volunteer because I’ve alw...

Bailey, Bailey, Bailey!

Bailey's everywhere! Can you tell who is who? From left to right: Principal Brian Bailey, math teacher Derek Bailey, and math teacher Stuart (Stu) Bailey.

By Olivia Niemi and Katelyn Wilhoit

April 23, 2020

Have you ever mixed up the Bailey's? Have you found yourself on your way to visit Stu’s math class instead of Derek's, or maybe confused principal Brian Bailey for a math teacher? Don’t worry- this happens to the best of us. With three Mr. Bailey’s in the school, it can be confusing to ...

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Now teens worry about their screen time?

Annette Hernandez is a full IB student who knows she must limit her time on her phone because it can distract her from her studies.

By Ashley White, Staff Writer

April 17, 2020

Life has changed so much after writing this article. It started as an article to look at the effect of student screen time on health. Students were losing sleep playing games and going on social media at all hours. They were getting distracted by their phones when they should have been doing sch...

Banks High theatre program blossoms

An image used in the Forest Grove New Times when Banks High School performed “Walk Two Moons.

By Talia Yake, Staff Writer

March 11, 2020

Alongside a wide variety of clubs and programs, Tigard offers a broad arts department to its students—but not every school is fortunate enough to have one. For the last ten years in the small town of Banks, OR, Banks High School was without a theatre department due to limited school funds. No...