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Anatomy and Physiology 1 + 2

March 8, 2018

Anatomy and Physiology is a highly popular class that is taken by sophomores, juniors, and seniors that have previously taken Biology and another science course. Not only do you get to learn about the...

Thank a classified employee today

Thank a classified employee today

March 7, 2018

It’s Classified Employee Appreciation Week. The publications staff took some time to talk to some of the classified employees who make our lives at Tigard a little easier. Often they are the first faces...

Trevor Rabosky and Abby Lam talk to students about the meaning of Sparrow Club and explain how to help Jakob.

Introducing Tigard’s new Sparrow

By Grace Curry March 1, 2018

In the past Tigard’s Sparrow child has been a young child, but this year we’re working to help a peer, a senior from Gresham named Jakob who was diagnosed with bone cancer in November. Sparrow...

TTSD vote allows SBHC to provide birth control options

TTSD vote allows SBHC to provide birth control options

By Meghan Turley March 1, 2018

On Monday, Feb. 26, the TTSD school board voted unanimously to allow the School Based Health Centers to begin offering contraceptives and other birth control methods.   The plan includes offering...

Monday is going to be a purple kind of day

Monday is going to be a purple kind of day

By Liz Blodgett February 28, 2018

On March 5, former NBA player Chris Herren will be coming to Tigard High to tell his story of drug abuse and recovery. The school will be on a special afternoon assembly schedule to hear Herren’s powerful...

Jeremy Hancock works on his teams robot tonight. State competition begins tomorrow.

Robotics teams roll to state

By James Favot, News Editor February 23, 2018

The tech team is active and hard at work as usual this year. Two of Tigard High’s four robotics teams, the Pac-Bots and Twisted Metal, are advancing to the Oregon State Championship at Liberty...

Boxes of #2 pencils in the main office mean that it is standardized testing season.

ACT ushers in standardized testing season

By Allegra Wesson, Features Editor February 23, 2018

THE DECISION The standardized testing season arrives with the ACT offered free at school on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The next SAT date is on March 10 with two nearby testing sites at Beaverton High School...

A ritual of obedience

A ritual of obedience

By Bonifacio Yuzon, Guest Writer February 23, 2018

The Pledge of Allegiance has been an integral part of American society for over a century, so when the tradition of reciting it is brought back into our regular routine, controversy is bound to ignite....

Junior Aarie Good and members of the Black Student Union plan for a cookout and screening of Hidden Figures to celebrate Black History Month.

BSU hosts cookout and “Hidden Figures” screening

By Allegra Wesson February 22, 2018

February is Black History Month and is meant to celebrate the achievements, history, and stories of African Americans.   Junior Aarie Good is the president of The Black Student Union, and she...

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