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Exploring Fringe Theater in the Central District

Ben Thomas November 6, 2019

Fringe. Off-Off-Broadway. Free theater. It doesn’t matter what name you choose, it doesn’t matter what preconceived notions you dragged in with you; all that matters is when you walked away you were...

By Sophia Chrysanthakopoulos

Polarized Politics

Sam Treat November 6, 2019

Garfield’s political climate is more polarized than ever. Compromise, bipartisanship, and unity have been replaced by identity politics, polarization, and discord. Politics have become binary; we view...

Worthless Walkouts

Corinna Singer November 6, 2019

Garfield students are tired of walkouts. I don’t blame them. Our walkouts are rising in frequency and diminishing in passion. They have transformed into self-congratulatory parades which fail to get...

By Dominic Sullivan

Special Education Moves Towards Integration

Dominic Sullivan November 6, 2019
TOLERATING, THAT’S THE WORD I DON’T LIKE. IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU ARE ACCEPTING, IT MEANS something is bothering you and you are just gonna let it happen.

Freshletes

Matt Lord November 6, 2019

Photos by Jefferson Ashby Shay Camplin Women's Swim For Shay Camplin, swimming is second nature. She started swimming in the first grade, and she has stuck with the sport ever since. At first,...

By Sam Boyar

Doorway Doomsday

Nat Beaumon November 6, 2019

This September, many students were alarmed to find that the doors on the east side of Garfield had been blocked off. These concerns were elevated when Mr. Howard announced at the first assembly of the...

By Devon Ling-Effird

At the CORE

November 6, 2019
Having people of color be more involved allows for more conversations to be had.
By Simone Cielos

Say Goodbye to the HCC?

Simone Cielos November 6, 2019

The HCC program, along with other advanced learning programs, has been deeply ingrained into the Seattle Public Schools. Garfield’s status as an HCC magnet school has only made these programs more prominent...

By Caroline Ashby

Under Pressure

Téa Fortune November 6, 2019

Imagine being able to take courses in American Sign Language, vector calculus, and organic chemistry before graduating from high school. For many juniors and seniors at Garfield, these exotic classes have...

By Sophia Chrysanthakopoulos

Forbidden Fruity Fatal Fog

Irya Bland November 6, 2019

Within the last few months, it seems like vaping has taken over every news platform. Every day there is another story about a teen in the hospital or a vaping product in the process of being banned. However,...

By Sophia Chrysanthakopoulos

Diversifying the Great Outdoors

Devon Ling-Efird November 6, 2019
“how do we make POST more inclusive to people who’ve never been camping before or feel uncomfortable within the POST atmosphere?”

News Briefs

Liam Hyde November 5, 2019

Hearthstone player banned for supporting Hong Kong Protests On October 6th, Ng Wai Chung, a professional gamer known as Blitzchung, competed in a live match of the online card game Hearthstone while...

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