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By Nike Adejumobi

Reduce, Reuse, Resell?

Taylor Gale, Staff October 20, 2021

Throughout the past year, there has been a huge rise in the popularity of thrifting. What was once stigmatized and seen as shameful is now a rewarding and trendy activity. With the rise in thrifting, we’ve...

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 Zac Meyer

For The Love of The Game

Zac Meyer, Staff October 20, 2021

Athletics have always been a strong part of Garfield tradition. Since 2010, Garfield athletics as a whole won eight state championships, across four different sports. However, Garfield athletics isn’t...

By Evelyn Bartlett

Tucked Away Treasures

Evelyn Bartlett, Staff October 20, 2021

There are over 800 Cafes in the Seattle area, and over 200 of those are Starbucks. However, there are still hundreds of cafes that are hidden away behind trees and tucked into different streets. So I searched...

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...

By Lucy Gaines

Are We Falling for Fall Recipes?

S. Avalon Leonard, Staff October 20, 2021

As fall approaches and we say our goodbyes to summer, we are also left saying farewell to our summer foods. Gone are the days of lemonade and fresh salads, and upon us are the warm soups and hot beverages...

By Nia Dozier

Inevitable or Preventable?

Mika Ichikawa and Eden Huschle October 20, 2021

After a year of COVID and heavily modified seasons, the season of Fall Sports is finally among us. However, the return of playing in large groups poses a potentially big health risk to Garfield’s student...

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 Eva Hightower

Certified Lover Boy Controversy

Eva Hightower, Staff October 20, 2021

In its first week alone, Drake's album titled Certified Lover Boy, accumulated 744 million streams and 613,000 sales. Making it the artist’s 10th Number one album. The 21 song album that premiered in...

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:...

By Maile Quenzer

COVID Buzzwords

Maile Quenzer, Staff October 20, 2021

In June of 2020, COVID-19 ruined everything. One day, students at Garfield were sitting in class, writing essays and taking exams, and the next, their lives had been turned upside down. But we all know...

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