SKID assembly impacts students before prom
Eddie Bednarek, Editor-In-Chief
May 3, 2017
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Crying parents, a Life Flight helicopter and the fictional death of a fellow student was the image that juniors and seniors were given at the graphic and powerful SKID (Stop Kids Intoxicated Driving) assembly. Coordinated by leadership, the assembly featured several students acting out the lead-up and afte...
Distinguished alumni honored
Jamie Favot
April 29, 2017
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As part of the grand finale of Tiger Pride Week, two more brilliant minds were inducted into the Distinguished Alumni of Tigard High School. Chet Bowers and Dr. Allison Taylor Furey were recognized for their powerful contributions to global society, as well as their sheer ability to strive for success a...
Croft says “adios amigos” to Tigard
James Favot, Staff Writer
April 27, 2017
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After teaching here for 37 years, Spanish teacher leaves her mark A teacher, a traveler, a musician, and an inspiring achiever — it seems like Spanish professor Nathalie Croft has done it all. She has left a positive image on educators and learners alike during her years at Ti...
Students bring senior citizen prom full circle
Megan Le and James Favot
February 17, 2017
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More photos from the senior citizen prom can be found under the "Event Photos" tab The Senior Citizen Prom is an annual tradition that has been held at Tigard High School for over a decade. It serves as an event for senior citizens and students alike to interact and have fun together. The prom was ...
Senator Merkley’s town hall draws a crowd
Tor Gullholm
January 28, 2017
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" order_by="sortorder" order_direction="ASC" returns="included" maximum_entity_count="500"]Saturday morning, Tigard High School hosted a town hall forum for U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley. At his first town hall for 2017, the school cafeteria overflowed with a crowd of vocal spectators. There was seating for 205, b...
Dibinga motivates student body
Jamie Favot, Staff Writer
January 9, 2017
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The student body assembled in the gym to meet a motivating, optimistic, humorous and inspirational personality -- Omékongo Dibinga, PhD: rapper, musician, and motivational speaker. Dibinga had met with leadership students before and gone to many other schools and events as well, even speaking at the...
Annual assembly honors veterans
Ryan Dexheimer
November 11, 2016
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On Friday, Nov. 4, Tigard High School maintained its over 20 year tradition of recognizing the veterans that live in our community. The assembly took place a week before Veterans Day, but both the students and veterans were there to keep the tradition. During the assembly about 75 veterans, including fo...
Sit in for unity draws students and staff
Tor Gullholm
November 10, 2016
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Between second lunch and fourth block, students gathered in the commons for a sit in protest. The purpose of the sit in was to make one thing clear: Tigard High School is a place of acceptance and love, and is a school for all students. Principal, Andy Van Fleet gave a short speech at the start of th...
Heard in the halls: students’ reactions to the outcome of the presidential election
Collective Effort of "The Paw" Staff
November 9, 2016
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For the most part our students may not be able to cast a vote yet, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a voice. They definitely had some opinions about the outcome of yesterday’s election. Here is sampling of what they had to say during 2nd lunch today. “The American population is challenged and do...
Moore brings engineering electives to junior hall
Evan Riley
October 16, 2016
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Based on student input, new STEM elective classes were introduced this year. Two of these new classes are taught by Kristina Moore who is new to the district this year. Moore has a degree in electrical engineering working for both the Navy and the Oracle Corporation prior to becoming a teacher. She ...
Drifting into Tigard
A local go-kart facility is now holding open drift events so high schoolers and race car enthusiasts can bring their cars and drift. The drift events are held once a month on a Sunday, located 30 minutes from Portland at the Pat’s Acres Racing Complex in Canby. Drifting is one of most thrilling/heart raci...
May 19, 2017 • No Comments
UEFA Champions League Tournament
Jared Debban, Staff Writer
UEFA Champions League is one of the most widely viewed sporting events in Europe and around the world. Watched in over 200 countries and creating a total revenue of over 100 billion dollars, the Champions League includes 78 participants fighting for one of the most envied soccer trophies in the world. ...
April 11, 2017 • No Comments
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