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The Garfield Messenger

The student news source of Garfield High School

The Garfield Messenger

The student news source of Garfield High School

The Garfield Messenger

News Briefs

Samrawit Newton and Asha Hendrickson October 17, 2025

US Government Shutdown On October 1, 2025, the federal government officially shut down after Congress failed to pass the funding bill for the next fiscal year (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026),...

Graphic by Mona Bezzaz

Demolition on the Ave

Saumya Prakash and Savannah Gravrock October 17, 2025

The demolition of the Mount Calvary Christian Center (MCCC) in September has led to a mixed reaction from the community in the Central District. Located next to Uncle Ike’s Cannabis Dispensary on 23rd...

Dear Dawgs

Sunshine Teplitsky (she/her) October 17, 2025

Dear Dawgs, Recently, I felt compelled to submit an application form for Masterchef auditions. I poured my blood, sweat, and tears into my cooking portfolio (literally), but when I was just about to...

Graphic by Nor Luloff

Brewing Its Last Drop: Starbucks’ Dilemma

Mona Bezzaz and Joie Cunningham (she/her) October 17, 2025

On September 25, 2025, Starbucks abruptly announced the closure of the Seattle Starbucks Reserve Roastery, along with the substantial layoff of 900 employees in Washington State. The shutdown of the Reserve...

Graphic by Joshua Miovic

From MVPs to Teaching Degrees

Joshua Miovic, Staff October 17, 2025

Mr. Lovre—Professional Ostrich Racer On Mark Lovre’s 16th birthday, his father retired from the sport of ostrich racing: it was now his turn to carry on the family name and honor. “I immediately...

Obituaries: Memorial Stadium

Obituaries: Memorial Stadium

Eric Wakefield, Staff October 17, 2025

In July, the concrete came crashing down on Memorial stadium as demolition began, the renovations being set to finish in the fall of 2027. So the class ‘26, current seniors in SPS, will not be graduating...

Coaching Carousel

Coaching Carousel

Rafael Brewer, Luke Maddock, and Ashlynn Jones October 17, 2025

On September 24th, Garfield principal Dr. Tarance Hart sent a letter to families explaining that both the girls and boys basketball head coaches had been released from their positions. While no reason...

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Over Oversight

Nathaniel Myers, Staff October 17, 2025

On September 3, 2025, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) was released from federal oversight, a relationship that had been in place for 13 years since a 2011 investigation found that the SPD was using...

Reel Talk

Skye Johnson and Uriel Wafo Aminakeu October 17, 2025

As social media becomes more universal, people’s attention spans suffer the consequences. Based on surveys from the Pew Research Center, approximately 95% of teenagers use at least one social media platform....

Graphic by Sylvie Retman

If Looks Could Kill

Clay Stauffer (he/him) October 17, 2025

When Jordan Carter kickstarted his “Opium” record label in 2019, he probably didn’t know that he would be unleashing a swarm of leather-wearing, edgy teenagers into the world.  Six years ago,...

Waterfront Wonders

On September 6 2025, Seattle’s new waterfront park held its grand opening. 20 acres on Alaskan way were transformed into a playground and sculpture park connecting the aquarium and the Ferris wheel,...

Bulldog Sports Journal: Fall Sports Update

Bulldog Sports Journal October 17, 2025

Bulldog Sports Journal is excited to be back for another season of covering Garfield athletics! The mission of BSJ is to provide equitable coverage of Garfield sports to the Garfield community, especially...

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