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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

Underground Athletes

Uriel Wafo Aminakeu November 4, 2025

BUZKASHI Buzkashi is a traditional equestrian sport, particularly popular in Central Asia and Afghanistan. The sport has a unique way of playing, involving riders retaining control of a goat or a calf...

The Mariner’s Closest Lick

Elijah King, Staff October 31, 2025

On October 21, The Seattle Mariners were eliminated from the postseason, one win away from the first World Series appearance in franchise history. With this loss, they remain the only team in the MLB...

Pumpkin by Saumya Prakash

Secrets From the Pumpking

Saumya Prakash and Skye Johnson October 31, 2025

To the general masses, carving a pumpkin is as simple as a basic jack-o-lantern made the week before Halloween and left to rot the following week. One may carve an offcanter nose or asymmetrical eyes,...

Reading, Math, and Fire Alarms

Lusa Wilder (she/her), Staff October 31, 2025

On Wednesday, October 15 2025, Garfield High School provided the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for 12th grade students. Students were assigned classrooms to take the exam and over fifteen volunteers acted...

Three Bites, and You’re Out!

Mona Bezzaz, Staff October 31, 2025

The sky opening up in Forks, Washington meant only one thing: fans at home were in for an exciting game of vampire baseball. For years, outsiders have been (literally) dying to watch the Cullens in action,...

Time Warrior

Time Warrior

Annabelle Wall, Staff October 31, 2025

Saving an entire essay for the day before it’s due has never worked out for anyone, yet procrastination remains one of the biggest problems students have to this day. Sometimes the underlying issue is...

Opinion: Labeling Hate Speech as Opinions

Opinion: Labeling Hate Speech as Opinions

Clay Stauffer (he/him) October 31, 2025

One of the most worrying trends in politics and culture is the growth and normalization of hate speech, especially online. A leading factor of this trend is anonymity: anyone can make posts without any...

Starting the Motion

Ava Stewart (she/her), Staff October 31, 2025

As the days get shorter and the trees take on autumnal hues, many revisit movies they associate with the Halloween season. A common fall favorite is Henry Selick’s adaptation of Coraline, a stop-motion...

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No Kings Day Rally and Protest

Rafael Brewer, Staff October 31, 2025

On Saturday, October 18, an estimated 90,000 people attended the No Kings Day rally and march at Seattle Center. Organized by local progressive advocacy groups, the event featured a host of speakers, from...

Dear Dawgs

Dear Dawgs

Joshua Miovic, Staff October 31, 2025

Dear Dawgs,   Where are the best spots I can sleep overnight at Garfield? I have made many attempts to stay overnight but continually get caught. I’m worried that if I don’t succeed, I will...

Haunting Beneath the Halls

Haunting Beneath the Halls

Nathaniel Myers and Luke Maddock October 31, 2025

It was 3:07 pm when The Messenger sent me and my partner into the Garfield basement to investigate some minor noise disturbances, armed only with flashlights. It was 3:07 pm when we stepped across the...

Honoring with the Ofrenda

Honoring with the Ofrenda

Every year for the traditional Mexican holiday of Día de los Muertos, Razas Unidas, a Garfield student organization, builds a leveled structure called an ofrenda, honoring deceased loved ones. This year,...

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