The G.O.A.T debate
Zac Meyer
October 30, 2020
Two weeks ago, Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 4-2 in a best of seven series in the NBA Finals, capping off one of the most dominant playoff runs in modern NBA history. This championship win gives Lebron his fourth title and his fourth Finals MVP, bringing his career finals...
Rant and Rave
Lakelle Bridges
October 29, 2020
Rant: I think group projects can either be a hit or miss. They can be really fun to do, or a total nightmare if you have people who slack off. Because of that, I prefer to do things myself so I won't have to depend on anyone else to get a good grade. - NS Rave: I think group proje...
What Divides Us
Adam Friesz, Staff
October 29, 2020
It was our founding fathers who warned us of our current two-party system. One in which a perceived party's identity is equally valued with candidates’ specific policies. One in which candidates are being sold to us in an election year costing 11 billion dollars. One in which a question is echoing ...
Rant and Rave
February 3, 2020
Rant: I do not like finals. Sometimes they are hard, and that is not very fun. I hope that there are no more finals. That would be more fun. F-word finals. All my homies hate finals. -ST To be honest, I don’t have a strong opinion in regards to finals. Being a senior, I have just accepted th...
Rant and Rave
January 8, 2020
Rant: (Read in spoken word) Snow days? More like *pause* NO days, Coming in for extra *snap* summer days. Two inches of snow, and now I know I have to come in *snap snap* On summer break. Thank you. Basically, if you didn’t understand my poem, I don’t like snow snow days....
The Counseling Divide
Dominic Sullivan, Staff
November 27, 2019
Earlier this year, news broke that at least fifty people had been a part of a ring of college admissions cheating, ranging from falsified varsity sport records all the way to fraudulent SAT and ACT tests. While this was a shock to everyone, what isn’t a shock is that the most privileged in our nation,...
The Problem With Personal Statements
Corinna Singer, Staff
November 27, 2019
Why are students fixated on trauma in their college apps?
Letter to Denise Juneau
Editors of the Garfield Messenger
November 27, 2019
Dear Superintendent Juneau, In the past months, you have made it your mission to make the district more equitable by ending the Highly Capable Cohort (HCC). We know from firsthand experience that the HCC program has its flaws, and we appreciate that you want to make it equitable for all. However,...
Polarized Politics
Sam Treat
November 6, 2019
Garfield’s political climate is more polarized than ever. Compromise, bipartisanship, and unity have been replaced by identity politics, polarization, and discord. Politics have become binary; we view people as either with us or against us, with no room in the middle. This attitude undermines our school...
Worthless Walkouts
Corinna Singer
November 6, 2019
Garfield students are tired of walkouts. I don’t blame them. Our walkouts are rising in frequency and diminishing in passion. They have transformed into self-congratulatory parades which fail to get anything done. Take the recent Climate Change March: there was a clear goal of fighting global warming...
Rant and Rave
November 1, 2019
Rant: The Chinese government watches all your TikToks. Can I prove it? No. But you can’t disprove it either, and deep down you know I’m right: your biggest fan is some dude wearing a well-pressed black suit, stylish pitch-black sunglasses, and a badge like he’s from Men in Black. He also has a r...
Time to Panic Means Time to Act
Tova Gaster
April 23, 2019
More than 15,000 students all over the world marched out of schools on March 15th because our lives are in jeopardy due to climate change. Images of teenagers and young children taking to the streets poured in from over 120 countries, signs in hand imploring elected officials to take action before it’s...