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Leave your Lunch Money at Home!

Leave your Lunch Money at Home!

Ellen Taylor, Staff October 20, 2021

In the spring of 2021, The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that free school lunches would be available to every school district, regardless of students' and families’ financial situations. According...

By Eva Hightower

20 Years Later

Gunvor Langhout, Staff October 20, 2021

The events of  9/11, which often pops up in your Social Studies class in September, serves as one of the most important and terrifying events in U.S. history. Today, it can feel like a product of history,...

By Mairead Averill

And The Crown Goes To… Probably Not Garfield

Lucy Gaines, Staff October 20, 2021

Queens and kings, dancing in a beautiful dress, stealing a kiss with your crush, Homecoming is a night to remember for the rest of your life, But at Garfield Highschool this isn't the case. Homecoming...

Club Rebirth

Riley Perteet-Cantu, Staff October 20, 2021

Debate has always been more of a team than a club, but the effects of a year online hit it with issues that clubs have been facing as well. “Debate’s always flown a little bit under the radar,” team...

By Nike Adejumobi

Debate About SB8

Tess Wahl, Staff October 20, 2021

On the 19th of March 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill that for some represents a loss in the fight for abortion rights around the globe, but for others, a win in ensuring pro-life values:...

Art by Molly Chapin

The Chelan Bit-Rush

Ben Thomas and Griffin Hintze May 8, 2021

Chelan County is quietly becoming the latest region to go through a peculiar and highly specific trend: closing down its aluminum factories and opening up bitcoin mines in their place.  Why?  What...

Art by Kien-Binh Vo

Undercover Officers in Asian-American Communities

Alwin Ma May 8, 2021

Imagine yourself, taking a walk outside with your dog, when suddenly someone hits you in the head, pushes you, and starts yelling racial slurs at you. In the past year, experiences like these were happening...

News Briefs

Kien-Binh Vo, Staff May 8, 2021

Meme is worth $490,000 as an NFT With the current rise of NFT’s, or Non-Fungible Tokens, many digital artists and influencers are able to sell ownership of digital media as a form of cryptocurrency....

Art by Ria Maisano-Torres

New Schedule Shuffle

Zac Meyer May 6, 2021

The wait is finally over. After more than a year, Garfield’s educators and students have returned to the building for in-person learning. Students have been split into three “cohorts” – identified...

Art by Ria Maisano-Torres

The Music Department Mixtape

Matt Lord April 9, 2021

If you think you know Garfield’s music teachers, think again. Jared Sessink, Blake Saunders, and Bryan Kolk have been secretly recording trap bangers after hours at Garfield, and are ready to release...

Art by Ilah Walker

The College Board Apologizes

Alwin Ma, Staff April 9, 2021

Disclaimer: This is a satirical opinion article, and the sentiments within this piece do not necessarily reflect the Messenger's views as an organization. The College Board. The non-profit organization...

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