AVID students’ dream colleges become a reality
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 dream school. Several AVID seniors were recently awarded sizable scholarships for their hard work the past four years. Among this year’s AVID senior...
The Freshman Wheel gets real
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 High School rolled out The Freshman Wheel, now called Career Exploration, this fall, a year before Tigard High School. It in...
Likes over content? A new addition coming to Instagram
By Abbigale Elliott and Delena Do
December 27, 2019
The obsession with “likes” on Instagram has slowly taken priority over the original purpose of posting on social media. People, especially among the younger generations, have forgotten the true purpose of social media and focuses on the numbers instead. Social media platform...
Two-Way Immersion is only two years away
By Maria Sotelo, staff writer
December 20, 2019
Starting with the 2021-2022 school year, Tigard High School will be instituting a new language immersion program called “Two-Way Immersion” or “TWI.” TWI is a program offered at hundreds of schools across the U.S. and will be available, but not required, for all Tigard students. Studen...
A step above
By Olivia Young, Online Editor
December 18, 2019
Story originally published in the November 2019 edition of The Paw, our quarterly magazine. The learning stairs are a new addition to Tigard High School in the new north wing. They’re a series of large concrete steps that have become a space for students and staff to utilize as they please. ...
Project Metro aims to unite students around a common cause
By Jared Debban and Meghan Turley
December 12, 2019
Project Metro starts at 8 p.m. on Saturday at 14523 SW Millikan Way #110 Beaverton, Oregon. Tickets starting at $10 available to purchase online or through a representative at various high schools around the area-including Tigard and Mountainside. Additionally, the Instagram page states that a limited number of tickets will be sold at the door day of.
Robotics team lets kids take the wheel
By James Favot, Copy Editor
December 10, 2019
The flashing lights and whirrs and beeps caught the eyes and ears of many at the Tigard Library. Tigard’s First Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics teams showed off their tournament-ready robots in the library’s community room on Sunday. “This is an attempt by the tech team to reach out to t...
A change in name, not purpose
By Liz Blodgett, Design Editor
December 2, 2019
Key Club has been in the Tigard community for 50 years. However, when students walked through Club Rush this year, Key Club was nowhere to be seen. Instead, students saw a new club, Service Club, in its place. Just like Key Club, Service Club is all about volunteering and community se...
Esau and Jobe crack the code
By James Favot, Copy Editor
December 2, 2019
Cybersecurity Awareness Week (CSAW) is an event organized annually by the NYU Center for Cybersecurity and sponsored by several computer science institutions. The event is part of a larger celebration of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, held every October in an effort to promote web safety and user security.
Introducing Ellie
By Liz Blodgett
November 26, 2019
For the past couple years, the Tigard community has partnered with Black Rock Coffee Bar and Sparrow Clubs USA to help sponsor a child with medical issues in hopes to raise money for any additional medical bills and/or services that they will have in the future. This year the sparrow is 11-year-o...
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