LGBTQ Athletes
Arlo Van Liew
November 19, 2018
Filed under Sports
Whether it’s bonding over a loved activity, or connecting over a similar identity, Garfield’s LGBTQ and sports communities love the sense of belonging that comes with these groups. Even though this is true, there is also the reality that some students who intersect these identities feel alienated,...
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Sara Javkhlan
November 19, 2018
Filed under Sports
It’s a pleasant fall afternoon on the Jefferson Golf Course, where a high school golf match commences. You may see your typical group of players decked out in sophisticated polos in their school colors. Look to your right and you may see another group of players proudly sporting their goofy Hawaiian...
Winter Sports Spotlight
Ava Klubberud
November 19, 2018
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
Boys Swim and Dive: Following an amazing run for the Lady Bullfrogs, the Garfield boys swim and dive team is ready for their turn. Captain and senior Connor Zhang cannot wait for his final season with his team. “I want to make [this season] as cool and as fun as I’ve had it these past thr...
New Bullfrog in the Pond
Tova Gaster
November 16, 2018
Filed under Sports
In their matching purple swimsuits and swim caps, the members of the Garfield’s girls’ swim team may be difficult to distinguish. But when they’re in the water, one swimmer pulls ahead. Valerie Barreto, a junior who just moved to Seattle from Miami, has made a splash on her first season with GHS...
New Coach, Same Approach.
Sav'ell Smalls
November 16, 2018
Filed under Sports
In all sports, confidence is a major key to success. So when the reigning 3A girls basketball runners-up were looking for a new coach, they knew the man for the job was right at home. “I’m definitely ready for this task,” said new Garfield girls’ basketball coach Marvin Hall. “All the things...
Brandon Roy’s Seattle Saga
Jaya Duckworth
November 16, 2018
Filed under Sports
Garfield has been a basketball school for as long as anyone in Seattle can remember. After narrowly losing the state championship to Nathan Hale in 2017, the boys team was hungry for another shot at a state ring. Lucky for them, Brandon Roy, former NBA all-star, ex-head coach at Nathan Hale, and Garfield...
Freshletes
Ben Mefford
October 18, 2018
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
Ioan Street Although he joined cross country just to get fit for his first high school soccer season, Ioan Street has a new found love for running. When he came to his first practice, everyone was shockingly tall. With captains’ practices everyday for two weeks before the first day of school, he b...
Cheer Steps Up
Milena S. Haile
October 18, 2018
Filed under Sports
It’s the homecoming assembly, Garfield’s biggest hype men, the cheerleaders, are dancing, stepping, and performing one of their most famous cheers, Y-E-L-L. Suddenly, the cheerleaders crowd in one place and raise one of the girls high into the air. Another one follows on the right side and they both...
The Drive Towards Playoffs
Izzy Lamola
October 18, 2018
Filed under Sports
As playoff season is coming up, the stress to be the best is affecting players all around Garfield. This school has a legacy for being successful in sports. The athletes will push themselves to succeed and continue said legacy, despite all the other stressors that get in their way. The girls swim...
The Morning Hustle
Grady Canty-Swapp
October 18, 2018
Filed under Sports
When Seattle Public Schools changed the bell times once again in 2017 it changed the schedule Garfield had newly adopted just two years before. Following these schedule changes the football, volleyball, soccer and swim teams all switched to morning practices. Our football, volleyball and soccer practices ...
Dance Team Shake Up
Ava Klubberud
May 21, 2018
Filed under Sports
In a gym packed with screaming fans, high school dance teams from all over the city competed to see who is the best. During the annual Bubblin’ Brown Sugar dance competition, groups from Garfield, Franklin, Cleveland, and other Seattle high schools flaunted their dance skills at the showcase.The Garfield...
It’s a Sport, I Swear!
Claire Boudour
May 21, 2018
Filed under Sports
On June 8th, Garfield’s Boy’s Frisbee team, Purple Haze, will be traveling to Rockford, Illinois to compete at this year’s High School National Invite, the highest level of competition for high school Ultimate. This year’s team is made up of students from every grade and experience level, and...