Author: Riptide Editor

By Mira Zike, Reporter and Designer Ever meet someone you really like — only to discover five minutes (or five weeks) into the conversation that several red flags have popped up?   There are some characteristics of unhealthy relationships that they warn you of in health class, such as violent physical contact or cheating. Many others are more…

By Aria Mildon, Reporter   Every Monday during lunch, the Green Team can be found in Mr. Browning’s room. The student group spends its time organizing projects and activities in order to protect and raise awareness about the environment. The Green Team has already completed a variety of projects in their time serving the school. The…

By Sasha Elenko, Food Columnist   Dear mom,   I know I have another whole year before I am to be cast off to fend for myself in the overwhelming entropy of college campus food courts. And before that time comes, another Mother’s Day will pass, and I will have to come up with another food-related…

By Sequoia Gregorich, Co-Content Editor   It’s time we talk about the elephant in the room: the relationship of staff vs. students. I’ve been at this school for almost two years, and it didn’t take long to notice the mistrust this community holds on both sides.   Let me start with the adults.   Staff, there…

Students argue hall pass column takes advantage of paper’s privilege   Dear Editor,   In addressing Anne Kehl’s column “Hall passes turn students from individuals into numbers” in the April 7 issue of the Riptide, we as concerned students would like to thank March Twisdale for her website’s thoughtful response:  “Classism: The Secret Bigotry of…

By Jack Kelly, Business and Publishing Editor   “Great … another typical superhero movie,” I muttered as I stood in line to get a ticket to see “Logan.” “Why did I let myself get talked into coming?”   As it turns out, “Logan” is anything but.   In the finale of the legendary franchise, Hugh Jackman…

By Madeleine Dumais, Social Media Editor   Since 1995, Providence Senior and Community Services (PSCS) has provided management for Vashon Community Care (VCC). Last month, PSCS decided that they will not renew their management agreement with VCC on the upcoming August 27 deadline.   “They did not give us any reasons,” VCC Board Chair Susan Hanson…

By Sasha Elenko, Co-Content Editor   Starting June 15, islanders will have the opportunity to order artisan foods and fresh produce and have them delivered to their doorstep at the click of a mouse.   The project, which is being organized by the Vashon Island Growers’ Association (VIGA), will be called Vashon Fresh.   “The idea…

By Sasha Elenko, Co-Content Editor   When it comes to teacher pay in the Vashon Island School District (VISD), much of the discontentment — which is so often discussed in the abstract — is actually a reflection of issues with state funding, rather than district funding.   Specifically, teachers know their baseline salary is low, compared…

By Giacomo Kuzma, Hip-Hop/Rap Columnist   “I was born like this, since one like this; immaculate conception/I transform like this, perform like this, was Yeshua’s new weapon … ”   – Kendrick Lamar, “DNA.”   Since Kendrick Lamar Duckworth’s beginnings as a local Compton rapper known as K-Dot, he has pushed the boundaries of the rap…