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 an easier time with academics in middle school, but once they hit high school, things started to p...
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 for sophomores, juniors and seniors. “Community Improvements through Construction” has given an out...
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 never losing hope and supporting those around you. The storyline begins with the main character Shrek, ...
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 recently constructed main entrance to the school has adopted a new way to control who is coming in an...
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 the front and shorter straight hair faded in the back. A perm is a hairstyle of waves or ...
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 Middle School in Indiana. These are the most publicized examples of schools around the United States that were met w...
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, graduated from Tigard in 1997 and is still positively involved with Tigard’s athletic scene. Slider...
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 sports, clubs, homework, etc. Juggling activities can be hard; the work begins to pile up and the time t...
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 in September 2016. Since then, Chinese developer and ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming has built a...
Meet the Van Fleets
By Olivia Niemi and Katelyn Wilhoit
November 15, 2019
Andrew Stanley Van Fleet loves a good fire. “When he is unsupervised, Andy lights small fires around the yard,” his wife Madri Van Fleet said. It’s all in the name of killing weeds. On one occasion, Andy accidentally caught the hose on fire and lit a bamboo plant up into fl...
By James Favot, Copy Editor
January 17, 2020
Earning scholarships is arguably one of the most rewarding parts of the college application process, second only to being accepted by one’s...
By Sophie Fenton and Caroline Frisiras
January 17, 2020
Confused about where to apply? Try this quiz!
By Delena Do, Staff Writer
January 2, 2020
Tualatin beat Tigard to Superintendent Sue Rieke Smith’s initiative to give freshmen the opportunity to take exploratory, nine-week classes. Tualatin...
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...
By Rachel Jacobson, Staff Writer
December 28, 2019
Say there’s this idea floating around your head: no matter what you do, the little voice of the idea just won’t stop begging to be put onto...
Likes over content? A new addition coming to Instagram
December 27, 2019
“Frozen 2” stuns the box office and family’s hearts
December 24, 2019
Two-Way Immersion is only two years away
December 20, 2019