The official online publication of Tigard High School.

The Paw
The official online publication of Tigard High School.

The Paw
The official online publication of Tigard High School.

The Paw
Ashley Sample

Ashley Sample, Staff Writer

  • Grade: 10th
  • Position: Staff Writer for Hi Spots
  • Who/ What are you listening to currently? Too many bops to choose.
  • What are you most excited about for this school year? Sports.
  • Are you a VSCO girl? No, but Noah Vu is.
All content by Ashley Sample

CE2 celebrates 50th anniversary

By Abbi Elliott, Editor in Chief
May 19, 2022

Examining student rights

By Abbi Elliott and Molly Fast
February 4, 2022
On Friday Jan. 7 the 3rd period yearbook class has many empty seats. Half of the students in the class were absent. The news the first week back to school after winter break was dominated by the absences of staff and students created by the omicron variant.

Bueller? … Bueller? … Omicron variant causes hundreds of absences

By Abbi Elliott, Editor in Chief
January 7, 2022
After a racist social media post surfaced over the long weekend, students organize a walkout. Protest organizer sophomore Anahi Sanchez Harmon spoke during the Dec. 1 event. Many students shared personal stories of their experiences with racism.

Students protest the district’s handling of an incident of hate speech

By Abbi Elliott and Molly Fast
December 1, 2021
Willow waits patiently by the door to Ann Schoblaske's math class. She left her work at school to be united with her human on Oct. 29.

What do you get when you cross a dog and a calculator?

By Abbi Elliott, Editor In Chief
November 10, 2021
Senior drum major DJ Johnston leads the band during the halftime show on Sept. 24. Band members wore pride flags to show solidarity with students at Newberg after their school board banned teachers from being able to display it in classrooms.

Students protest at football game

By Abbi Elliott, Editor in chief
October 19, 2021
Vice Principal Tyler Davila shows students how to find their first period classroom during the freshman (and sophomore) orientation. Many students had not ever been in the building.

Freshmen and Sophomores fill the halls

By Abbi Elliott, Editor in Chief
September 10, 2021
Senior Rietta Thomson gets her COVID vaccine. She was able to get her vaccine before it became available for everyone 16 years and older. "I got the vaccine because I work at a retirement home," Thomson said. " I feel it is my responsibility to protect the elderly I work for."

Vaccinated

By Abbi Elliott
April 27, 2021
In this archive photo from the 2018 NHS blood drive, a student donates blood. Red Cross blood donations have changed during the coronavirus pandemic, but the effort continued and the supply of blood stayed strong.

The Red Cross continues work during pandemic

By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
May 20, 2020
The javelin throw area and the softball field sit adjacent to each other in the southeast corner of campus. In past seasons, foul balls would land in near the javelin runway.

Softball’s foul balls cause trouble for the javelin team

By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
April 15, 2020
The typically crowded Four Corners was lightly traveled during passing period on March 12. Gov. Kate Brown announced restrictions on school activities at 10 p.m March 11.

Unity Day canceled to coronavirus

By Ashley Sample and James Favot
March 12, 2020
According to the cdc, cdc.com, and teenmentalhealth.gov one in 5 students suffer from mental illness.

Ferris Bueller had it right all along

By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
March 9, 2020
The new softball field and hitting barn, being finished now make a prominent impact on the upcoming softball season.

Stepping up their game

By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
February 28, 2020
Holly Paris enjoys her new job as a dean. At the start of the year, she was still teaching three science classes, but at the semester, she moved to a full-time job as dean.

Changes in the science hall and dean’s office

By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
February 21, 2020
Junior Jaden Nguyen dives into his 100 breast. Nguyen qualified for the 6A state swim tournament for the 2019-2020 school year.

From beginning to end, the swim team makes waves

By Noah Vu and Abbi Elliott
February 21, 2020
Tigard students participate in Model United Nations. Last year's delegation traveled to University of Oregon to represent Fiji at the high school convention.

Model United Nations makes the world a little smaller

By Delena Do, Staff Writer
February 8, 2020
Letterman jackets are becoming a thing of the past. Locally, they are not as trendy.

Are Letterman Jackets going extinct?

By Abbi Elliott, Staff Writer
February 7, 2020
Sophomore volleyball player Kaitlynn Peterson serves the ball during the Dig Pink game against Lakeridge. The team only won one set, but they raised $859 for breast cancer.

Digging the pink and burying cancer

By Ashley White and Delena Do
February 6, 2020
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
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
One of Instagram's 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
Two popular songs, as said by two Tigard students. Some favorite music genres are rap, pop, and so forth.

From Lofi to Drake- Music tastes around Tigard are widespread

By Noah Vu, Staff Writer
December 16, 2019
Sophomore Owen Kosmala and Noah Vu both have similar haircuts, but Vu has a perm and Kosmala's hair is naturally curly.

Move over, man bun: the perm returns

By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
December 16, 2019
Band Director James Irving, shown here at the Nov. 7 Veterans Day Assembly, takes on a new role as orchestra teacher this year. Orchestra students and teacher have taken the change in stride this year.

Irving adds orchestra to his teaching resume

By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
November 15, 2019
Ada Yake gets playing time on the freshman football team. She started playing five years ago and wants to continue throughout high school.

Tackling gender norms: meet Tigard’s girl football players

By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
October 21, 2019
Students show their spirit at the game against Canby on Sept 21. The new spirit app has increased participation at games.

The new spirit app brings out the best (and worst) in students

By Ashley Sample, Staff Writer
October 12, 2019
Photography teacher Kelli Lafferty looks at freshman Aiden Carter's work during a recent class. When the freshman wheel rolls out, freshmen won't have the chance to take digital photography because they will end up in quarter-long electives made especially for freshmen.

Freshman Wheel Rolls Out

By Delena Do, Staff Writer
October 4, 2019
Last year's Club Rush drew crowds. Cat Terrell, '19, talked up Philosophy Club to sophomores Kylee Smith, Faith Heupel, Hannah Southard and Katie Sheasgreen.

Crushing on clubs

By Delena Do, Staff Writer
September 23, 2019
Matthew Moller competes in the dual meet against Tualatin during the 2018 season. Moller placed second at the Rust Buster 4K in 13:33.73 at Blue Lake Park on Sept. 7.

One hill of a sport

By Abbi Elliott and Noah Vu
September 20, 2019
Shari's can be a good spot to study, as long as you don't mind smelling hash browns for the rest of the day.

Exam study is no problem with these great study spots

By Delena Do, Staff Writer
June 13, 2019
Art Sem I and II students participate in an art smackdown at PCC. It was like a boxing match for painters.

How art students finish the year–a SMACKDOWN

By Delena Do, staff writer
June 11, 2019
Nam Nguyen (Class of 2005)

Trip to the Past

By Delena Do, Staff Writer
April 4, 2019
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