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Spring Awakening

Tova Gaster April 1, 2019

Trigger warning: mental illness, sexual assault The play Spring Awakening was banned on the first night of its original run in 1891. It was put on again, and banned again, in the 1960s. Then it was rebooted...

Bathroom Juulers

Peter Kubiniec April 1, 2019

Characterized by a herd of jittery sophomores sporting Bape hoodies and a strong odor of Mango, Mint, or Cucumber, a wild pack of bathroom juulers can be easily identified.  Yet this new phenomenon is...

You Don’t Even Know Me

Hawi Kadir April 1, 2019

You see me in class, Of course, you notice me because I’m the main one talking. I play past the rules I’m young I’m pretty I’m African American So, of course you Think I don’t care about...

Next Year’s Budget Cuts

Izzy Lamola April 1, 2019

Last week, members of Garfield’s Building Leadership Team (BLT), figured out the budgeting for the next school year. This team is built up of various teachers, staff members, and student representatives,...

#UnfilteredTruth Movement

Milena Haile April 1, 2019

Garfield’s very own alumna Allani Seals and past Y-Scholars mentor Theresa Hardy have started their own movement to tackle racism in the classroom. “The #unfilteredtruth movement was started by Trailblazer...

Art by Simone Cielos

SPS Librarians Facing Odds

Camryn Soo April 1, 2019

"I always say to myself it’s like the heart of the building,” said Mr. Manzin, Garfield’s High School’s librarian. The school library  is a central place in the building the community can access...

Art by Arlo Van Liew

Is There Really Lead in the Water?

Ava Klubberud April 1, 2019

In February, Garfield bathroom walls were posted with signs warning students not to drink from the sinks, inciting a schoolwide panic over the safety of their drinking water. Despite fears, all drinking...

Art by Sophia Chrysanthakopoulos

No Phones Allowed

Millan Philipose April 1, 2019

On February 25th, 2019, Garfield High School launched an unprecedented crackdown on student cell phone use. Though a cell phone ban has technically been on the books for years, Garfield administration...

Art by Simone Cielos

International News Briefing

Izzy Lamola April 1, 2019

Muslim Internment Camps The Chinese government has detained hundreds of thousands of Uighurs, a group of Turkish peoples and other ethnic groups who are majority Muslim, in hidden camps in the Xinjiang...

Art by Simone Cielos

Snow Days Lead to Snow Delays

Mena Bova April 1, 2019

By the time Seattle Public Schools students get out this year, the Fourth of July will be only a week away. Earlier this year, students throughout Washington State enjoyed almost a week off of school...

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