Hager Arheim

Hager Arheim, Staff Writer

Hager Arheim is a freshman and staff writer in The Paw. She is passionate about covering stories with political themes. In her free time, Hager likes to write, grind Minecraft, and spend time with her little sister.

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Tigard Athletics raise money through fundraisers in partnership with the Tigard Balloon Festival

By Hager Arheim, Staff Writer
Jun 12, 2025

This year’s Tigard Balloon Festival, happening from June 20-22, will be staffed by volunteers from the community, as well as many athletes from Tigard High. Last year, THS’s girls soccer, football,...

Texting and tone

By Hager Arheim and Staff Writer
May 15, 2025

As of 2025, 75 percent of teens use texting as their main form of communication. The average teen sends up to 60 text messages a day, according to The Pew Research center. Here at THS, interviewed...

Biased assumptions against English language learners impacts all

By Hager Arheim, Staff Writer
May 15, 2025

English language learners face bias and unfair presumptions based on the "heaviness" of their accents. "Accent refers to the phonological characteristics of speech. In that sense, everyone has an accent,”...

Toxicity and beef hidden in sports

By Hager Arheim, Staff Writer
May 15, 2025

During the 2023-2024 season, 10 percent, or approximately 102 students out of 1,021 athletes quit their school-associated sport. Reasons vary for this abandonment, but how the...