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A student is pictured entering the counseling office. The doors must open outward due to safety regulations.

Why do the Counseling Office doors open the wrong way?

By Caroline Frisiras, Staff Writer January 30, 2020

     The new wings of the school were built with state-of-the-art, innovative designs. And counseling office doors that swing the wrong way.      While most people are accustomed to the classic...

Student taking a nap in between their study sessions. Many students feel the need to catch up on sleep during the day due to late nights of studying.

Tigard students struggle with their sleep schedule

By Delena Do, Staff Writer January 28, 2020

     Teenagers are recommended eight to 10 hours of sleep per night in order to healthily function in the day. However, many students do not reach this requirement due to various reasons. Sleep acts...

The seminary house sits across the street from the school on 92nd Ave. Because of its location, students have been able to fit their religious classes into the regular school day.

What’s that building over there? Discover Tigard’s Seminary program

By Ashley White, Staff Writer January 28, 2020

     The small white house with purple flowers and a tree in front may not look like a high school building, but ever since 1960, students have streamed in and out of the house across the street during...

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...

What college is the best fit for you?

What college is the best fit for you?

By Sophie Fenton and Caroline Frisiras January 17, 2020
Confused about where to apply? Try this quiz!
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...

Pictures of students currently participating in the CE2 program is displayed on the wall in their classroom. A new CE2 space was included in the new North Wing of the building.

CE2 brings certified excellence through captivating employment

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 schooling system didn’t work for them. Fisk had...

The cover of Stephen Kings book On Writing. This book was published in 2000.

Review of Steven King’s novel “On Writing”

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 paper. To satiate that idea and make it go away,...

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...

Advertising poster for Frozen 2. Features main characters Anna, played by Kristen Bell, and Elsa, played by Idina Menzel.

“Frozen 2” stuns the box office and family’s hearts

By Katelyn Wilhoit, Advertising Manager December 24, 2019

     After a long 6 years of waiting, “Frozen 2”, co-directed by Chris Buck with screenwriter Jennifer Lee, has finally come to theaters across the world. The movie follows Anna, her magical sister...

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