New year, new schedules
By Allegra Wesson, Feature Editor
October 20, 2017
The new schedule this year is a major improvement from last year’s schedule for a variety of reasons. With the new schedule, classes last all year but are held every other day. Some students are struggling with this organization, but I think it will be a positive change for all when they can adapt to it. ...
Tigard’s Tacopportunity
By Carson St Denis and Avery Betz, Staff Writers
October 5, 2017
Carson St Denis Although the bi-monthly Taco Tuesday at the Southwest Church of Christ offers free food and drinks for students after school, this event goes unnoticed by many at Tigard High. If you ever pass by the Southwest Church of Christ on the corner of 98th and Durham, you might see a sign f...
Portland’s best ice cream shops
By Avery Smith
August 3, 2017
When it comes to Portland weather, you know there are really only two main seasons of the year, wet and dry. During the long hot days of the summer, people need a way to stay cool under the beating sun, with temperatures soaring past the 70’s. Many might go to the big corporations for ice cr...
Vacation spots this summer
By Hallie O'Connor, Staff Writer
June 21, 2017
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
By James Favot, Copy Editor
June 15, 2019
Van Fleet's departure from Tigard was officially announced by Superintendent Dr. Sue-Rieke Smith on June 10. After four years at Tigard High, Principal...
By Bonifacio Yuzon, Staff Writer
June 15, 2019
Debbie Ebert is the HR director for the Tigard-Tualatin School District. Earlier this week, she held a meeting during lunch at Tigard High for any curious...
By James Favot, Bonifacio Yuzon
June 15, 2019
June 7, 2019
We will be updating photos at this link. https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1KTImk8COi-onSCKwwNiLOG78-9yXP0Yv
June 7, 2019
Sophie Brands is a Tigard Tualatin School Board Student Representative for Tigard. In her essay for her application, she wrote about the problem of grades. After a meeting with one of the board members, she decided to write an article and discuss the issue in full.
June 7, 2019
Senior Daniel Au proudly shares his identity and continues to embrace it, despite struggles he faces at home
Scenes from the senior awards assembly
June 6, 2019