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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

Holy Shift

Keegan Averill May 2, 2025

In the first months of his 2013 papacy, Francis was asked his thoughts on Gay priests, he famously responded, “Who am I to judge?” shocking Catholics worldwide. This became a defining moment for Francis’...

Two Community Passageways Workers

Preventing Violence at Garfield

Ibrahim Coker (He/Him) May 2, 2025

Many Bulldogs have probably seen the men and women, clad in neon green, who stand at the intersection of 23rd and Jefferson during lunchtime and the end of school. While they serve a very visible role...

A Rise in Anti-Transgender Politics

Nor Luloff (she/her) May 2, 2025

On April 16, 2025, the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the word “woman” in equality legislation refers only to the biological female sex, not gender identity. The case was brought to the...

Universities Undone

Kian Naeemi (he/him), Social Media Editor May 2, 2025

In the first hundred days of his presidency, US President Donald Trump’s administration has commanded a crusade on American universities. He has obliterated the Department of Education, coerced Columbia...

Will SPS Bus Drivers Strike?

Ibrahim Coker (He/Him) April 28, 2025

School bus drivers serving Seattle Public Schools and represented by the Seattle chapter of the Teamsters Union, Teamsters 147, were authorized to go on strike on March 29th. The drivers, employed by First...

Crack Down in the Cafeteria

Seán Kelleher (He/Him) April 4, 2025

After months of pushing, shoving, and shouting, in the lunch lines, Admin is cracking down. Students will now be required to create an account on the MySchoolLunch app where they can customize their lunch...

NOT An Oil Portrait Of Dr. Hart

Can’t Escape Just Yet!

Ibrahim Coker (He/Him) April 4, 2025

After thorough and heavy consultation with the student body, the Washington State Board of Education has announced a new set of graduation requirements exclusively for Garfield High School’s. Dr. Angela...

Hi, My Name Is!

Nor Luloff (she/her) April 4, 2025

As college admissions season begins, the class of 2029 has begun the gruesome process of making friends the oldest way known: the internet. Preparing Instagram captions for the class of 2029 accounts of...

Afrofuturism

Afrofuturism

Kelan Sato (he/him) March 21, 2025

Afrofuturism. “Art that envisioned a more joyful, liberated future for black people and all people,” Rachel Edleman, a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Garfield, defined. It’s “reimagining either...

Justice Beyond Juvie

Nor Luloff (she/her) March 21, 2025

As more research emerges surrounding the ramifications of youth incarceration, the search for alternatives has become increasingly relevant. Last August, the King County Council unanimously voted to keep...

News Briefs

Samrawit Newton and Hannah Muse March 21, 2025

“Trump Gaza is finally here!” Moments before midnight on February 25, President Trump uploaded an AI generated video to Truth Social and Instagram advertising the concept of “Trump Gaza”- A...

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