TEACH. Ms. Sylvain teaches a crowded 1st period class. Teachers' classes are expected to have more students in them to help adapt to the schools budget cuts. Photo courtesy of Jacob Henley. With fewer people enrolling in Vashon Island School District, legislative changes, and overall changes to administrative positions and classes, VISD will experience budget cuts for years to come. These budget cuts are going to affect everyone in different ways. For example, administrators

Now after leaving you all with quite the heinous sight of fashion crimes past, I return to show you hope for the following years of fashion to come. But what would Amali Lewis ideally see in future looks? Let’s start off with the basics. I believe vintage clothing should come back into style, particularly clothing from the 1900-1910’s (the Edwardian era) and 1930’s. While the other more popular decades like the 50’s and 70’s do deserve their flowers, these underrated so call

LAMENT. Commuters who wish to do Running Start stand in front of VHS and wave. These students have to choose between their lives on Vashon and the benefits of Running Start. Photo courtesy of Gloria Erickson. Since 2018, Vashon Island School District (VISD) has had a policy that prohibits commuter students from participating in running start unless they transfer to their home district and away from Vashon. This includes students who want to do a hybrid of running start and h

Everyone is buzzing after the release of Ryan Gosling’s new movie, Project Hail Mary, and after seeing it for myself, I understand why. While the background and cinematography are incredible, the real hook is the acting. The acting by Gosling, the puppeteers, and the alien’s voice actors, all worked incredibly well together to create hilarious banter and emotional scenes that tug at the heart. If that alone isn’t enough, instead of just any other space movie where the main

POISON. Colorful puns and rhymes act as friendly reminders not to destroy your lungs. The school bell slices through the busy silence of 3rd period. Clusters of students file out anxiously, hoping to make it to their next class before the next bell. Some are headed for the library, a few fall behind after adding yet another grotesquely thick book to their backpacks, others plan to talk with friends in the hallway. But a smaller group is headed to the bathroom. Once inside, t

SET. Bright red sunset over Telequah. The most popular catastrophic scenarios are also the least likely, this article will talk about the more likely ones. Photo courtesy of Carter Harmon. We all know the story of at least one apocalyptic scenario, whether it be zombies or asteroids, but what about the realistic ones? Well, here are the facts about those. Chronic Wasting Disease (A fatal neurological disease found in cervids) is close to zombification, but has never occurred

ACHIEVE: The FBLA club attends regionals. FBLA is a newly founded club at VHS and they have already made a big achievement by qualifying for state. Photo Courtesy of Olive Alpen. This year our Debate and Future Business Leaders of America clubs have had a very successful year where students from the clubs have made it to state. After a few months of competitions, the debate team was able to attend state after some of the members qualified in their events. After its initiatio

PLAY. In this photo you see a student participating in a spring sport offered at VHS. There are many other sports to choose from as well. Photo courtesy of Mele Nelson. There are many varieties of spring sports at VHS such as boys baseball, track and field, boys lacrosse, girls tennis, girls softball, boy’s soccer and golf. The majority of these sports are outdoors, and many people like that spring sports are outside while the weather gets warmer as we shift from winter to s

Every morning at 6:50 AM, my alarm drags me out of my peaceful slumber. Then another alarm chimes in at 7:00 AM and another at 7:15 AM. Each alarm is snoozed, and snoozed again, until my room sounds like an orchestra with alarms going off every minute. Finally, I defeat my body’s need for sleep and stagger out of bed. All over the island, students fight the same battle, and for the commuters who live off island, this feat is even greater. When the school bell rings at 8:05 A

This article was co-written with Carter Harmon The lights dim, the audience sits, and the trombone solo starts. Our very own students wait in the shadows until their cue, but that’s not all they do. Here's the insider’s scoop to the actors' side of Hadestown, the behind the scenes chaos that occurs that most don’t get to see or hear unless the actors’ mics are accidentally turned on (Declan O’Brien during the Sunday matinee). Starting on the 13th of March, 2026, Hadestown wa

DRINK. This is a photo of the infamous energy drinks Monster and Red Bull, the rivalry between them is big. There is more information on both of them and why one is better than the other. Photo courtesy of Corner Coffee Store. There is controversy involving two very popular energy drinks: Monster and Red Bull. Some say that Red Bull is better, while others say that Monster is superior. Red Bull stands out for its balanced caffeine content, consistent quality and wide appeal

Working Hard or Hardly Working? Sophomore Pierson Guenther finishes strong before a week off for Spring Break. Many students at VHS and at other schools across the country are feeling like they’re getting burned out from school. We’re not even half way through the second semester, and students throughout schools and districts across the country are experiencing primarily negative feelings over workload, mental health, and their overall classroom experience. According to Cen

SHIFT. Clocks spring forward one hour every spring and fall backwards one hour every fall. There are benefits that come from having time changes like more daylight, yet there are many challenges that also occur like lack of sleep, and for some health issues. Photo Courtesy of Goggle-Turmerry. On the second Sunday of March, clocks throughout the U.S. are set one hour ahead at 2:00 a.m, turning the clock to 3:00 a.m. daylight saving time (DST) ends on the first Sunday of Novem

You step onto the creaking wooden platform. Below you shines the aquamarine dazzle of water. One can’t enter a boat gracefully–it’s physically impossible. Instead, you dangle one foot into the vessel while keeping the other firmly planted on the ledge of the dock. If you can get it without capsizing the boat or falling in yourself, then you may just be a cut out for this. On Vashon, Quartermaster Harbor is the place to go sailing. Vashon and Maury Islands envelop Quartermaste

BUILD. The entrance to McMurray Middle School. Students have been educated in this building for nearly 55 years, giving the building several generations of history. Photo courtesy of Mele Nelson. A recent report on the health of all VISD buildings revealed that some of the buildings, specifically McMurray Middle School and the Link buildings, are in need of updates. The report was conducted by a team of three groups: Integrus Architecture, who focuses on structural soundnes