Commute Complications
Annabelle Frockt
December 18, 2019
On November 5th, Washington voters passed Initiative 976 — a ballot measure which cut car tab fees to a flat $30 per car. However, the alluring $30 car tabs may have unintended consequences for a group that has no control over their imple- mentation: high school students. The initiative...
Native-American History Month Seattle
Tova Gaster
November 27, 2019
This is a graphically-heavy piece. For the full experience, read this article in the flipbook at garfieldmessenger.org Urban Native Education Alliance (currently based at North Seattle College) Interview with UNEA cofounder Sarah Sense-Wilson: “We are a grassroots volunteer-based 501c3 nonprofit...
News Briefs
Irya Bland
November 27, 2019
Seattle Sounders Monumental Win Seattle Sounders fans came from across the state to watch them play against Toronto FC in the MLS Cup final. On Sunday November 10, over 69,000 fans attended the match at CenturyLink Field, which is more than the amount of fans that attend a typical Seahawks game. W...
Doorway Doomsday
Nat Beaumon
November 6, 2019
This September, many students were alarmed to find that the doors on the east side of Garfield had been blocked off. These concerns were elevated when Mr. Howard announced at the first assembly of the year that anyone who went through the doors would be given Saturday school. This has left many wondering...
Under Pressure
Téa Fortune
November 6, 2019
Imagine being able to take courses in American Sign Language, vector calculus, and organic chemistry before graduating from high school. For many juniors and seniors at Garfield, these exotic classes have become part of their daily routine. This path is called Running Start, a program which allows juniors...
Forbidden Fruity Fatal Fog
Irya Bland
November 6, 2019
Within the last few months, it seems like vaping has taken over every news platform. Every day there is another story about a teen in the hospital or a vaping product in the process of being banned. However, this isn’t the first time vaping or e-cigarettes has been in the news. Vaping first became...
Diversifying the Great Outdoors
Devon Ling-Efird
November 6, 2019
“how do we make POST more inclusive to people who’ve never been camping before or feel uncomfortable within the POST atmosphere?”
News Briefs
Liam Hyde
November 5, 2019
Hearthstone player banned for supporting Hong Kong Protests On October 6th, Ng Wai Chung, a professional gamer known as Blitzchung, competed in a live match of the online card game Hearthstone while wearing a mask in support of the Hong Kong protests. After the game, as Blitzchung was being intervie...
News Briefs
Ke'Von Avery
June 25, 2019
California synagogue shooting On April 27th 2019, a neighborhood synagogue in San Diego was threatened by nineteen year old gunman named John Earnest. The synagogue where this event took place is the Chabad of Poway. On that tragic Saturday afternoon, a sixty seven year old churchgoing woman was murder...
Wa Na Wari House
Delphi Drake-Mudede
June 25, 2019
For many living and working in the Central District, it feels as if there are new apartment complexes and overpriced grocery stores being built every day. As gentrification progresses, there are fewer and fewer spaces available for Black people and their stories in the once redlined neighborhood. Artists...
Budget Cuts
Sophie Reichert and Izzy Lamola
April 18, 2019
A few weeks ago, questions about the proposed Garfield budget began to spread around school. Is my teacher getting cut? Why are they doing this? What will next year at Garfield look like? The Garfield budget is determined by the BLT (Building Leadership Team), a group of people who help Mr. Howard c...