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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

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...

History Written by the Winkers

Samrawit Newton, Staff April 4, 2025

Last week, I had the rather unique experience of interviewing Mr. Smith, the incoming history teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. I conducted this interview to help students who might find themselves...

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...

Prom 101

Meriyem Roba April 4, 2025

Prom. An evening where dreams come true, dresses sparkle, and rented tuxedos barely survive the dance floor. In honor of this sacred night (which has lacked energy and enthusiasm in recent years—let’s...

bartholomew the t-rex

RElavent News briefz

Dahlia Huang (She/Her) April 4, 2025

66 million years ago: here’s this weird rock in the sky thats like on fire right now. Lowk kinda gas. Uh oh its getting bigger and bigger. Oh god, its really close i can feel the heat. The dinos are...

Wacky Sports!

Seán Kelleher (He/Him) April 1, 2025

Across the world, there are so many types of sports. These range from normal variations of existing sports to some of the craziest sports that you wouldn’t even be able to make up. So, here are some...

It’s all an illusion…

It’s all an illusion…

Meriyem Roba March 24, 2025

Imagine watching your favorite team play, but instead of enjoying it from the bleachers or your couch, you’re immersed in it. Innovations such as Augmented Reality (AR) and the Metaverse have become...

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Brains or Brawn?

Arush Talasila (He/Him) March 21, 2025

Pressure is such an important part of an athlete’s world. Often, it can be the pushing factor for improvement, yet can also be a burden that creates negative, unhelpful attitudes towards their sport....

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...

You Look Good Today!

Romy Steen (she/her), Staff March 21, 2025

While attending Garfield High School began in the means of education, anonymous Instagram accounts have made the overall experience of a Garfield student even more enticing. When good old-fashioned bullying...

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