A “How-To” On Allyship
January 24, 2017
1. TAKE A FEW STEPS BACK (or just stay in the back) As an ally, sometimes it’s hard to differentiate between when to speak and when to stay silent. Silence is only violence when you are passive. It’s important to create space for marginalized people to voice their feelings and opinions, and as an...
Upstander of the issue
Quinn Sullivan
January 24, 2017
An Upstander is someone who acts to make positive change. Junior Jaya Duckworth recently wrote an article on multi-racialism that was published in the Seattle Globalist. She is also an advocate for social justice and equality. Here is one among many reasons that Jaya is an Upstander: Why did you...
The Multiracial Student Union
Charlotte Gong
January 17, 2017
The Multiracial Student Union may be new to Garfield this year, but it is already fast tracking progress on many social issues within the Garfield community: and beyond. At Garfield, it can be hard to choose which of the vast array of clubs to make time for each day. For many students, the Multi...
New Directions
Esther Chien
January 3, 2017
Ever since its founding in 1985, the Garfield Orchestra has brought much prestige and honor to Garfield High School. In 1997, twelve years after the program’s beginning, the orchestra claimed second place at the internationally renowned Vienna Youth and Music Festival. After placing multiple times in...
Get To Know
Alex Ferry, Writer
December 16, 2016
In the past few months, Bulldogs have been buzzing around with black and yellow bracelets, that say “Save The Bees.” The masterminds behind this environmental movement at Garfield is thanks to sophomores Freya Wiedemann, and Gisele fox. “We started selling bracelets at the beginning of November,...
Look Back At It
Peter Kubiniec, Ruby Seiwerath, and Freya Wiedemann
December 13, 2016
Garfield has changed a lot since its doors opened in 1920. Sometimes in our modern era we forget to reflect on times past and how the students, curriculum, and culture of our school has changed. With this in mind, here’s our recreation of three photos from the 1940 Garfield yearbook, featuring some of you...
Appreciation or Appropriation?
Jessica Morales
December 2, 2016
For a long time now, white American restaurants have made foods from various cultures much more accessible to a range of people from different ethnic backgrounds. Local Capitol Hill restaurant, Stateside, is well known for its Vietnamese cuisine, which head chef and owner, Eric Johnson sees as a blend...
Tribes on Turkey Traditions
Julia Lin
November 30, 2016
Remember in elementary school when your class dressed up like pilgrims and reenacted the first Thanksgiving dinner? You painted a picture of unity and peace between the European pilgrims and Native Americans. However, many Native Americans say that this image of harmony is far from accurate. The Ma...
Creating Community in Classrooms
Julia Lin
November 9, 2016
It’s no secret that, while Garfield is known throughout the city as being the “diverse” school, many classrooms in the school fail to demonstrate our varied demographics. Honors For All, a program that started this year, puts all freshman in honors humanities classes and aims to give all students...
Unsung Heroes
November 9, 2016
What would you do if you walked into a classroom full of 20 to 30 high schoolers who you didn’t know and who certainly didn’t know you? Run? Scream? Cry? This daunting job is done nearly every day by hundreds of substitutes across the district. These men and women work tirelessly to make sure that...
Welcome to the THC
Cipher Goings
November 9, 2016
“I think I got something from him Friday night,” said the concerned teenager. If you relate, the Teen Health Center may be the place for you. Filled to the brim with contraceptives and friendly wisdom from experienced adults, the THC (Teen Health Center) can provide for all of your adolescent needs. The...
How to Get a Free Fireman Suit
Sydney Santos
October 28, 2016
Do you ever spend your first period with your eyes half-open and a small droplet of drool dangling from your mouth? Do you ever look out the window and wish you weren't learning for the thousandth time how to construct a thesis? Does the thought occasionally pass through your mind that school might be ...