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Ben Bowman gives a short speech at his campaign kickoff event on Feb. 29. The event was open to the public and brought in over 300 community members.

Ben Bowman kicks off campaign for State Senate

By James Favot, Copy Editor March 7, 2020

Ben Bowman officially announced his running for State Senate on Feb. 29 at his campaign kickoff event held at Tigard High. Over 300 students and community members, including Bowman’s student campaign...

Concordia University has been open to students since 1905. Schools such as Portland State and George Fox have opened their doors to students wondering about their future after the closure.

Concordia’s closure shocks students

By Jared Debban, Co- Editor in Chief March 5, 2020

     This spring, Concordia University, located in Portland, Oregon, announced that they are closing their doors after the spring 2020 semester. Concordia has been open since 1905 and is now closing...

Seniors Aaron Esau and Aaron Jobe placed first in two recent cybersecurity capture-the-flag competitions. Esau placed first in picoCTF, and Esau and Jobe placed first in DamCTF.

Esau and Jobe claim victory again and again

By James Favot, Copy Editor February 26, 2020

     Seniors Aaron Esau and Aaron Jobe are starting to build a chain of successes in the cybersecurity world, winning first in both of the last two competitions they entered.      Cybersecurity...

Parking: a privilege or problem?

Parking: a privilege or problem?

By Caroline Frisiras, Staff Writer February 22, 2020

     With Tigard High’s construction still ongoing, there are bound to be inconveniences in the everyday lives of Tigard’s students—whether it's constant noises when taking a test, hallway closures,...

Juniors Kyle Hering (left) and Tristan Parkinson (right) play against each other at the Chess Clubs tournament on Feb. 19. The club is very relaxing, junior Arslon Krebs said.

Chess club holds first tournament

By James Favot, Copy Editor February 21, 2020

     Tigard’s Chess Club held a tournament Feb. 19 after school.      About a dozen people showed up to the tournament, which included prizes afterward for the winners. At the end of the...

The School-Based Health Center is a place menstruators can go if they have questions or need help. Period Club and Amnesty Club co-host a feminist panel on Tuesday, Feb. 11

Period and Amnesty Clubs co-host an all-female panel

By Deja Fitzwater, staff writer February 10, 2020

     Miss Oregon Shivali Kadam and neonatal nurse Nicole Frostad, will be part of an all female panel hosted by both Period and Amnesty clubs at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in N207. These influential...

Thank you counselors!

By Sophie Fenton, Staff Writer February 7, 2020

     Upon entering Tigard, each student gets assigned a counselor to help them navigate them through their high school career. Over the four years, these counselors may become a great resource in...

Xavier Tacker, Tiffany Wu, Annette Hernandez and Rachel Lara are AVID students who won big scholarships to the colleges of their dreams.

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...

The graphic shows the slate of new freshman elective classes offered at Tualatin High School. Tigard will join TuHS in offering Career Exploration to freshmen next year.

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...

One of Instagrams social media posts, with over 1.2 million likes. Soon, public display of likes will be no more, according to Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri

Likes over content? A new addition coming to Instagram

By Abbi 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. Many people—especially among the younger generations—seem to have...

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