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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

Cuts on the Horizon

Lusa Wilder (she/her), Staff March 21, 2025

Facing the revision of the 2025-26 budget, the Seattle Public Schools Administration has estimated that 5.8 teaching positions will be cut. Each year, the school’s budget is determined based on the projected...

Phones are the New Sex

Morgan Watters March 7, 2025

Teenagers today are having significantly less sex compared to past generations. Despite having  more open attitudes towards intimacy, pleasure and consent, Gen Z is failing to connect. In a growing collection...

Women in Male-dominated Fields

Meriyem Roba March 7, 2025

From heartbroken lover to viral sensation, Onijah Robinson – known as the American lady in Pakistan – is a hot topic . The 33-year-old New Yorker arrived in Karachi, Pakistan, last October after falling...

Europhobia

Europhobia

Ibrahim Coker (He/Him) March 7, 2025

On February 23, Germany held their parliamentary, or Bundestag, elections. In the Bundestag, the two main political parties are the progressive Social Democratic Party (SPD), who currently control the...

Unclear Regulations

Kian Naeemi (he/him), Business Editor March 7, 2025

This year, doing club finances properly through ASB has been convoluted, leading many clubs to mishandle their funds, and possibly participate in embezzlement. Due to slow form processing and a lack of...

Trans Community Takes a Hit

Trans Community Takes a Hit

Annabelle Wall (she/her), Staff March 7, 2025

On January 20, 2025 Donald Trump was sworn into office for the second time. Since then there has been a direct attack on transgender rights. In the span of 5 weeks he’s signed executive orders recognizing...

All the Best Books are Banned

All the Best Books are Banned

Ruby Heffter (she/her) February 14, 2025

In 2023-2024 alone, book bans in the US rose by 200% (PEN America), including thousands of books centered around race, gender, and sexuality being removed from school libraries. With President Donald Trump’s...

New Class, Bright Future

Josephine Cunningham (she/her), staff February 14, 2025

Not sure what social studies class to take next year? Consider AP African American Studies! It offers solid course rigor, a GPA boost and is comparable to courses such as AP United States History, and...

Taking Initiative

Taking Initiative

Mabel Dunham (she/her) and Meriyem Roba February 14, 2025

Since resuming office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has implemented a series of immigration policies aimed at expanding and intensifying the authority of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Flowers Just 4 U

Unity Jirkovsky-Gual (she/her) February 7, 2025

Nestled on the corner of 23rd diagonal to the Garfield Community Center lives local flower shop, Flowers Just 4 U. Its bright neon signs hang in the window reading “Bouquets” and “Balloons” while...

The Cost of Fair Pay

The Cost of Fair Pay

Gabryella Sanchez and Romy Steen (she/her) January 23, 2025

On January 1, 2025, Seattle welcomed the new year by increasing the minimum wage to $20.97 an hour. Although the increase can benefit workers, many small businesses are closing or are affected by the raise....

Living With Intention

Minhie Fulton (she/her) January 17, 2025

In a world with so much isolation and division, Jackson Place Cohousing offers a refreshing alternative. Originating from Denmark in the 1960s, cohousing made its way to Seattle, where Jackson Place was...

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