Vacation spots this summer
By Hallie O'Connor, Staff Writer
June 21, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Sunriver Sunriver is located in Deschutes County, Oregon about 3 and a half hours south of Tigard. In the summer Sunriver’s weather tends to be warm and dry allowing there to be many activities to try. Sunriver is great for it’s, “Really cute community and the tr...
Cheap summer fun
By Mallory Harbison, Staff Writer
June 21, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Once summer begins, you have a lot more free time, so here are some ways to have fun without breaking your budget. During the day you could visit: The Portland International Rose Test Garden, located at 400 SW Kingston Ave, Portland, Ore. It’s a gorgeous center for exploration and fun! Go and look...
Community affected by offensive Snapchat posts
June 15, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Without a doubt, Snapchat is one of the most popular and widely used forms of social media at Tigard High. Everyone is capable of saying anything they want to online, sharing their stories, thoughts, and messages to the world instantly. Yet even if Snapchat stories disappear over time, there are obvious bo...
SBAC opt out rates hit Tigard High hard
May 23, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Since we printed “SBAC opt out rates hit Tigard High hard” May Hi-Spots, we have updated our statistics for opt out rates of Smarter Balanced Testing. 13 people have turned in opt out forms since we ran the story. As of May 23, 55 of 144 IB students opted out of the test, that is about 3...
Electronic music in depth
November 16, 2016
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
When you think of electronic music, your mind might instantly jump to Skrillex and imagine all electronic music sounding like his or that all electronic music sounds like dubstep, and that’s all there is to it. That’s simply not the truth, as electronic music is a genre full of many different interests sounds, and ma...
Very strict dress code or sexism?
By Carla Gonzalez and Francesca Bazzo
June 14, 2016
Filed under Opinion
At Tigard High School there have been multiple recent examples that make it clear: our dress code is more restrictive for females than it is for males. The administration would argue that this is not the case, but the student body has a different opinion. Some call it sexist and think females are b...
Beauty trends 2016: Eyebrow edition
By Paulina Luong, Student writer
March 17, 2016
Filed under Opinion
Lately in the U.S., having thicker, fuller eyebrows has been the biggest beauty rave spreading through the country. From eyebrow threading to brow pencils for filling and shaping to brow gels to seal all your hard work, there are a variety of techniques and tools to get the new look. A lot of people do...
Advice and Opinions about 2016 Presidential Election
By Amanda Aman and Jaden Guerassio
October 5, 2015
Filed under Opinion
We’ve all been hearing about the 2016 election, including all the candidates. Politicians, voters, and even non-voters are facing conflicts relating to this year’s election. U.S. History Teacher Mr. Matt Kitchen had some advice for new voters. “It’s dependent on the voter. What is important to e...
Celebrate banned books week
By Avonlea Raschdorf, Eva McConnell, Amanda Aman, and Desirae Lewis
October 1, 2015
Filed under Opinion
In schools across the U.S., students are unable to read censored or “banned” books due to content. Banned books week celebrates the freedom to read what we wish. Here is a list of the top ten most commonly banned books in high schools. Many students at Tigard High School have probably read at leas...
What the future brings
By Maddie Fiorante, Newspaper Editor
April 28, 2015
Filed under Opinion
Popular dystopian novels portray technology as a device needed for simple tasks in everyday life, and as science progresses, those ideas could possibly be a part of our society sooner than we think. Already, smart phones allow us to share our thoughts and lives with the world in 140 characters or th...
By Jessica Krueger, Staff Writer
May 24, 2019
Seniors will be kicking off a new tradition: the Grad Walk. After the Senior Awards Assembly on June 6, the class of 2019 will be bussed to Tigard’s feeder elementary and middle schools: Durham, Templeton, Mary Woodward, Metzger, CFT, Twality and Fowler.
By Olivia Young, News Editor
May 15, 2019
Chloe Skinner is the Tigard Youth Volunteer of the Year award. The award was formally presented to her during the Shining Stars Community Awards...
By Maria Sotelo, Staff Writer
May 13, 2019
The upcoming leadership class of 2020 will be much smaller than in previous years, and taught by Jesse Abell. He will be replacing current leadership advisor McKenzie Coulson.
By Meghan Turley, Online Editor
May 9, 2019
On Wednesday, an estimated 20,000 educators from across the state gathered at Tom Mccall Waterfront to call on legislators to pass the Students...
By Maddie Cooke and Jalane Hailu
May 9, 2019
Derogatory language commonly heard and spoken in the halls and bathrooms of Tigard High. From racial slurs to ableist commentaries, hateful language is casually spoken every day by Tigard students and is overheard by peers as they pass by on their way to class. That doesn’t mean it’s okay.
Anticipated statewide teacher walkouts lead to TTSD cancellation
May 7, 2019
The Tigard Tualatin school district has decided to close school this Wednesday, May 8, in anticipation of the teacher walkouts planned statewide.
Tori Lopez, Rose Festival Princess, celebrates her last day of high school
May 1, 2019
Maria (Tori) Lopez, class of 2019 was announced as a Rose Festival princess. She has been heavily involved with Tigard High School, and is a member of Sparrow club, Speech and Debate, National Honor Society, and many more clubs and organizations. She is an amazing student as well. But with the Rose Festival coming up, Lopez gets out of school early–today in fact.
April 30, 2019
Business teacher Sue Suttich, in collaboration with FinMango, held Tigard High’s first “Finance Fest” last Thursday. The three-hour event was open to all and comprised of various informational sessions which promoted an understanding of personal finance and investing.