![Abby Lam dances all the way to the top](https://thspublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0159-1-900x609.jpg)
Abby Lam dances all the way to the top
Senior Abby Lam is highly involved in many different extracurriculars at Tigard, including IB classes, eight clubs, being the captain of the Tigerettes, being the yearbook editor-in-chief, and to top it all off, piano. Many students and fellow dancers look up to her because of her dedication. Lam’s work ethic and devotion impresses many people here at Tigard High. Last year, she took mu...
![Carlsen Communicates](https://thspublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0222-1-900x609.jpg)
Carlsen Communicates
For most people, languages are the most annoying thing to learn, but for others learning a language is a fun way to connect with people. Julie Carlsen falls into the later group. Carlsen graduated from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon and has been able to travel and study in several places around the world. Although she learned Spanish first, she taught Norwegian for a summer, and English ...
![It’s a Hummel Palooza](https://thspublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0005-1-900x609.jpg)
It’s a Hummel Palooza
In the small city of Tigard, there is a man with dorky glasses, sitting in the activities room of Tigard High School patiently waiting for a call that could determine new life and a new adventure. Many students of Tigard High only know Tim Hummel as their Health 2 teacher; however, what they don’t know is that he and his wife had a little boy named Silas Elijah on Nov. 3 2017. The Hummels ke...
![Morgan Truair leads the way with Unified](https://thspublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0177-900x609.jpg)
Morgan Truair leads the way with Unified
As the sun beats down on the soccer field, the happiness of the team spreads, working hard and having fun at practice. Everyone gathers around to listen to the student head coach who has a beaming smile on her face. That head coach, senior Morgan Truair, has a long history of playing soccer and enjoys helping others while participating in the sport she loves. Morgan began playing socc...
![Ernie Brown steps down](https://thspublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ernie-brown-900x636.jpg)
Ernie Brown steps down
Ernie Brown continually puts great effort into working with students and staff alike to help the community grow and achieve. His admirable character has left a mark on these schools, and after 30 years of dedicated work in the district, Brown has decided to retire. Brown attended Oregon State University for his bachelor’s degree in 1988, then earned his master’s at Portland State in 1995. From 19...
![Bringing life to music](https://thspublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0179-900x609.jpg)
Bringing life to music
The sound of the tenor saxophone starts out slow, it rasps as the volume increases and the crowd cheers. It’s technical, everything the musician is doing is meticulous and recited, he could play the song backwards if he wanted to. As the song fades out the crowd leaps to their feet, applause fills the room, they loved it, but not as much as he did. Music today is a force of life, it’s an in...
![An artist above all](https://thspublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0154-900x609.jpg)
An artist above all
Junior Nevaeh Eckroth is a young artist who has accumulated a fanbase of over 550 followers on Instagram. Eckroth uses multiple mediums for her expression, browsing her colorful Instagram you can find examples of ink, graphite, colored pencil, watercolor, and digital art. Her art reflects a personal style highlighted with smooth shading and candy colors. However having a style doesn’t mean repetiti...
![25 years of love at THS](https://thspublications.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_0184-900x609.jpg)
25 years of love at THS
Sue Brulla is a special teacher. Her classroom is always bustling and busy with people trying their best to better themselves. It’s loud and hectic, but that learning style helps her many students learn and focus. She has the same desire to inspire her kids just as any teacher does. She wants to make sure that her kids are all taken care of and that they do their work. She wants them to try their har...
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Courage to take a year away from home
Traveling to a different country is something many people aspire to do, a leap of faith into another culture and environment. Senior William Christensen took that leap a year early and went to live in a whole different country—Japan. It’s not something everyone would be able to do. It takes guts to leave everything behind and go to a country that you barely know anything about, but Christensen w...
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