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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

Oh Mickey, You're So Fine

Oh Mickey, You’re So Fine

Minhie Fulton (she/her) March 21, 2025

Mickey 17 is a science fiction dark comedy set in a universe that is years ahead, yet eerily similar to the current state of our world. The movie is directed by Bong Joon Ho, a South Korean filmmaker best...

News Briefs

Samrawit Newton and Hannah Muse March 21, 2025

“Trump Gaza is finally here!” Moments before midnight on February 25, President Trump uploaded an AI generated video to Truth Social and Instagram advertising the concept of “Trump Gaza”- A...

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...

Winter Snow Longer, Spring It On!

Bennett Wilcinsky, Senior Q: What does representing Garfield Wrestling mean to you? A:“[Its] trying to be a good team role model, I want the people on the team, especially the freshmen and sophomores...

A Dangerous Cut

Romy Steen (she/her) March 7, 2025

Following the recent change in administration, over 1,000 national park employees have been fired in an effort to reduce the federal workforce. The layoffs, led by Elon Musk and the new “Department of...

Sip At Your Own Risk

Sip At Your Own Risk

Ruby Heffter (she/her) March 7, 2025

In today’s competitive small business climate, coffee shops have to fight tooth and nail to stand out against other options. Many turn to specialty lattes and drinks, adding in shocking flavors and perfecting...

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...

A Game of Exclusion

A Game of Exclusion

Minhie Fulton (she/her) March 7, 2025

On Wednesday, February 5, President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports. This is the fourth executive order targeting transgender people...

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...

Zaina

A True Phenomenon: Zaina

Dahlia Huang (She/Her) March 7, 2025

During the annual Black Lives Matter Week assembly at Garfield High School on February 14, students witnessed eight-year-old Zaina Brooks, better known as Zaina the Phenom, performing her songs Children...

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...

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