Author: Riptide Editor

By Calder Stenn, Associate Editor   At the corner of Gorsuch Road and Vashon Highway lies the Vashon Youth and Family Services’ Playspace building. On March 17, the building will go to an anonymous buyer for $539,000.   However, for the past couple months, there had been another potential buyer: Michele McBride. She planned to use…

By Aria Garrett, Copy Editor   On March 2 at 7 p.m., members of the Vashon community assembled to the call of McMurray student Ella Yarkin’s bagpipes at the Vashon Island High School Theater.   They talked about death.     It was the first event in a weekend series of activities that highlighted different aspects…

By Madeleine Dumais, Distribution and Social Media Editor   Think back to Tolo last weekend, you may or may not have gone but you likely know the tradition of women asking men to the dance and may wonder how this tradition began.   In December of 1909, nine women attending the University of Washington met on…

By Tor Ormseth, Online Editor   If you ask anyone what year it is currently, they’ll probably tell you that it is 2017 A.D. That is common knowledge. But is it? According to German historian Heribert Illig, the years between 614 and 911 A.D. never actually happened.   He has proof to back up this claim….

By Sequoia Gregorich, Co-Content Editor   It is ever more crucial that students of the United States today, with their strong voices and opinions, are educated on their freedom of speech rights. This article will give to you a small sample of the rights we as students are permitted and denied in our schools.   Dress…

By Sequoia Gregorich, Co-Content Editor   College is an excellent way to receive a formal education, and can often lead to a high-paying job. What many forget, however, is that it’s one of many options, and not always the best for every student.   According to an anonymous survey conducted by The Riptide, the majority of…

By Katherine Kelly, Sports Editor   Winter sports are coming to a close, and many of the teams have experienced what is known as a “building block season” – when most of the athletes are underclassmen, or new to the sport altogether. This forced some of the younger athletes to step up and take leadership roles…

By Madison McCann, Editor-in-Chief   One year after the original theater production The Project was written and produced by students at Vashon Island High School, it is beginning to spread to other schools. This spring, North Kitsap High School will be putting on the same show at their school.   “The Project” was originally written and…

By Tayo Sjoberg Jamison, Reporter   13,000 dead In Syrian prison On Feb. 7, Amnesty International released an article exposing the alleged atrocities committed in the Syrian prison north of the capital Damascus. As many as 13,000 prisoners from Saydnaya prison were hanged, beaten and starved to death.   According to Amnesty International’s sources, which include…

By Luna-Bella Galliano-Salinas, Reporter   A small bead of sweat began to form at the nape of his neck as random shivers of anxiety and excitement swept through him. He felt the lights’ warmth shine down as the crowd buzzed around him. He glanced up, and began to sing.   This moment occurred for senior Hugh…