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
Delena Do

Delena Do, Staff Writer

  • Grade: 10th
  • Position: Staff Writer for Hi Spots
  • Who are you listening to currently? Jeremy Zucker
  • What are you most excited about for this school year? I’m excited for basketball and football games.
  •  Are you a VSCO girl? No but Noah Vu is.
All content by Delena Do

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
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
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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