Author: Riptide Editor

Sophomore 15 Years Old First year on staff   I joined Riptide because of a plea from a friend. At first I was adversed to the idea, but I was convinced. I had my counselor change my schedule, and that was that! I now really enjoy the class, and spend most of my free time…

Sophomore 15 Years old 1st Year on Riptide Staff   I gained interest in the Riptide in the beginning of sophomore year, since many of my friends joined Riptide during then. It was too late for me to sign up for the class when I finally decided it was something I wanted to do, so…

Mira Zike, Reporter and Designer   We see our school counselors in the halls every day.  They come to our classrooms discussing scheduling, college planning, and preparing for the SAT. Yet, recent data questions whether or not we really take advantage of the many other resources they offer.     In a recent survey, 77 percent…

By Katherine Kelly, Reporter and Designer & McKenna Anderson, Reporter and Staff Artist   Crew is usually associated with long hours and hard work. No matter what the weather is like, rowers make sure to put their nose to the grindstone and keep it there. Rowing in freezing waters almost everyday is not for the faint of…

By Bernadette Hoover, Reporter   From the young age of three, junior Maijah Sanson-Frey knew she wanted to be a musician.   “I’ve loved music my entire life because my dad was a musician, and my mom was a dancer,” said Sanson-Frey.   When she was in kindergarten, Sanson-Frey was in a talent show and sang…

  By Luisa Fricke, Reporter   What’s the worst pick-up line you know?   Elliot French, Freshman “Do you believe in love in the first sight or should I walk past again?”   Ava Bostock, Sophomore “Do you have lung cancer? Because you’re smoking.”   Sam Knight, Junior “If I had a dollar for every time…

By Tor Ormseth, Online Editor    Have you ever thought your water tasted funny? Well, there might be a good reason for that. Studies have shown that the government has been putting abnormal amounts of fluoride in the tap water that we drink.   The government, of course, would tell you that this is to protect…

by Jules Vanselow, Reporter   Throughout the media, there are tons of styling tips offered for teens, but they often feel impractical and unhelpful. This is mostly due to the fact that the people working for magazines and websites that provide fashion help aren’t teens.   In hopes to get a better insight on what high…

Sequoia Gregorich, Columnist   Mary Yu, the first Latina, Asian, and LGBT justice serving on Washington State’s Supreme Court spoke on behalf of Martin Luther King Jr. on Vashon Island, Monday Jan. 16. The Katherine L. White Hall in which she spoke packed nearly 300 people there to celebrate the anniversary of the once great and…

By Katherine Kelly, Reporter and Designer   Rant: Running out of plates and silverware at lunch During lunch, students always rush to get their food first, but it has become even more of a rush lately, as the reusable white plates and the silverware that the school normally uses for serving lunch have run out on…