In 2025, Katie Wilson (she/her) won Seattle's general election by a slim margin of approximately 2,000 votes, defeating incumbent Bruce Harrell, a former city councilmember and previous two-time Seattle...

What seemed like just another basketball practice for coach Colin Portugal (he/him) instead marked a new beginning. He was coaching the JV basketball team during the 2024-25 season when athletic director...

Across the country, families and school boards are pushing to remove texts containing racist language, violent imagery and controversial content from public high school curricula. Most locally, Kennewick...

A ferry ride for some is the highlight of a relaxing day trip. For IB Computer Science and Finance teacher Thomas Donnelly (he/him), it’s just another item in his daily schedule. Each morning, Donnelly...

For some students, the other languages they speak are more than a way to communicate at home — they are part of an unofficial responsibility. Senior Rachel Li (she/her) translates words and phrases for...

Few people ever find themselves suspended down the side of an 88-story high-rise. To most, the idea itself is paralyzing. For Stephan Bolt (he/him), it was just another day on the job.  “I was just...

After a record high of 1,340 deaths in 2023, overdose fatalities in King County are declining, according to the King County Overdose Deaths Data Dashboard. This comes nearly six years after the onset of...

In Dec. 2025, major floods struck a large portion of western Washington. These floods were among the worst the region has ever seen, and thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes and businesses....

Animals are a well-loved part of many lives, but sometimes they are more than just cute pets — they can also be therapy animals. These differ from service or emotional support animals, as they do not...

Kai Dodd and wily Willow While dogs and cats are popular pets, some students have companions who are a little less conventional. Sophomore Kai Dodd’s (he/him) spiky companion Willow is far from the...

Cataloging library books and writing reviews, tutoring in NSD schools and volunteering at science fairs — senior Akhila Lankalapalli (she/her), former National Honor Society Activities Coordinator and...