Students gathered for April 20 sit-in

By Allegra Wesson

April 20, 2018

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To keep pushing for gun reform, a group of students walked out of their classrooms to participate in a sit-in held in the school cafeteria on April 20.   The event date marked the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High school shooting that left 13 students dead.   The students...

Skating through the SBAC

By Allegra Wesson

April 15, 2018

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The next two days will be a grand experiment in having all juniors complete their Smarter Balanced testing at the same time. Almost every computer available to students on campus will be in use so that the school can complete the required, annual round of standardized tests. Besides a new way of tes...

Youth standing together

By Allegra Wesson

March 14, 2018

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To stand in solidarity with Parkland and be a part of the national movement that the Parkland students have created, over 300 Tigard High School students walked out of their classes to participate in the national school walkout on March 14.   Students first went out of their classes at 9:...

The Paw’s Forecasting Guide 2018

March 6, 2018

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Introducing Tigard’s new Sparrow

By Grace Curry

March 1, 2018

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In the past Tigard’s Sparrow child has been a young child, but this year we’re working to help a peer, a senior from Gresham named Jakob who was diagnosed with bone cancer in November. Sparrow Clubs is a national organization providing financial and emotional support to families in medical need ...

TTSD vote allows SBHC to provide birth control options

By Meghan Turley

March 1, 2018

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On Monday, Feb. 26, the TTSD school board voted unanimously to allow the School Based Health Centers to begin offering contraceptives and other birth control methods.   The plan includes offering condoms and the pill to students, along with education on contraceptives, safe sex and consent...

Monday is going to be a purple kind of day

By Liz Blodgett

February 28, 2018

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On March 5, former NBA player Chris Herren will be coming to Tigard High to tell his story of drug abuse and recovery. The school will be on a special afternoon assembly schedule to hear Herren’s powerful message.   THP Project Purple is an initiative of The Herren Project, a non-profit fo...

Robotics teams roll to state

By James Favot, News Editor

February 23, 2018

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The tech team is active and hard at work as usual this year. Two of Tigard High’s four robotics teams, the Pac-Bots and Twisted Metal, are advancing to the Oregon State Championship at Liberty High School this Sunday. Meanwhile, the Jury Riggers are collecting school supplies for elementary schoo...

ACT ushers in standardized testing season

By Allegra Wesson, Features Editor

February 23, 2018

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THE DECISION The standardized testing season arrives with the ACT offered free at school on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The next SAT date is on March 10 with two nearby testing sites at Beaverton High School and Lake Oswego High School.   By now most juniors are starting to study, but some may sti...

BSU hosts cookout and “Hidden Figures” screening

By Allegra Wesson

February 22, 2018

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February is Black History Month and is meant to celebrate the achievements, history, and stories of African Americans.   Junior Aarie Good is the president of The Black Student Union, and she wanted students to realize depth of black history.  Instead of solely focusing on slavery, she w...