Katherine Poston, Reporter and Designer Adrian Leonard, a sophomore, recently traveled to Oklahoma to compete in the Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show. Leonard began riding horses when she was 10 years old. Since then, she has participated in competitions primarily within Washington state. “[Riding] has taught me discipline and…
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Dalia Aladin Profile
By Elizabeth Lande, Reporter As fall sports come to a close, many colleges are looking for potential seniors to recruit for their athletic programs. One student is already grabbing the attention of schools, despite only being 16. Junior Dalia Aladin, a varsity soccer player, has already attracted multiple college scouts. In eighth grade,…
Fall sports in review
By Katherine Kelly, Managing Editor Football: Football finished sixth out of eight teams in the Nisqually League. They had two wins and five losses in the league, plus two additional losses outside of league play. The team was made up of 29 boys and one girl, with 18 upperclassmen and 12 underclassmen. Volleyball:…
First Open Mic receives enthusiastic response
By Marisa McTighe, Assistant Social Media and Distribution Editor Open Mic is a school tradition at which students with various talents get to perform. The first Open Mic took place on October 18. “The atmosphere was energetic, enthusiastic and above all fascinated,” sophomore Evan Erickson said. Open Mic previously started…
Green Team
By Mari Kanagy, Reporter The name ‘Green Team’ has been floating around the school lately because of the club’s cap and gown rental fundraiser. However, that is not the only project they are working on. In a recent meeting, the Green Team began plans to install solar panels on the roof of VHS…
LRC Teacher Resignation
By Mari Kanagy, Reporter Following the resignation of Deb Brown at the end of last school year, the school was left without a teacher to fill the Learning Resource Center (LRC) position. In August, Laura Weston was hired as the new LRC teacher. Approximately one month into the school year, she resigned. Laura…
Appleford Enrichment Fund
Léa Ringeval, Reporter Do you remember your favorite elementary school library book? What about that great field trip you took in middle school? Chances are they were funded by Partners in Education (PIE). PIE is a local non-profit charity that has been raising money for Vashon schools for 30 years. It funds…
New teachers join faculty
By Bernadette Hoover, Reporter Nicky Wilks Nicky Wilks was born and raised on Vashon. He attended Chautauqua the first year that the new building was built and attended VHS from 2002-06. During his high school career, he played lacrosse and was a camp counselor at Waskowitz Outdoor School. He then attended Chapman…
Vashon vs. Seattle Schooling
By Kadin Oliva, Reporter There are advantages and disadvantages to any school district, but many Vashon students students lack understanding of the comparable points between their school and high schools in other districts. The Seattle School District offers many of the same advantages as Vashon and includes some of its own, but both come…
Senior Lynch achieves world-class rowing stature
By Aidan McCann, Reporter On July 26, senior Riley Lynch traveled to Trakai, Lithuania, for the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships. Lynch, rowing with three other girls on the US team, placed third in the Junior Women’s Straight (without coxswain) Four final on August 6. Lynch, age 17, rowed 2-seat in the U.S….