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Harper Howard
Advisor
Ms. Howard is the advisor for The Riptide. She wrote and edited for The Riptide as a student, before graduating from Vashon High School in 2014. After graduating, she attended Whitman College, where she majored in English literature and minored in Japanese. Ms. Howard started her teaching career in New Mexico, where she taught English, technical writing, and digital media at a CTE school for three years. In 2021 she returned to Vashon Island to teach at VHS. She became the Riptide advisor this year. In her free time, Ms. Howard enjoys walking her dog through Island Center Forest, camping on the Washington coast, and reading new authors.

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