Author: Riptide Editor

Glory Busic, Reporter   Rant: Changing a song halfway through at lunch I was sitting with my friends at lunch, just jamming out to a song being blasted out of speakers at the front of the cafeteria, when suddenly, someone changed it. Changing a song half way through it is super rude and annoying. The music…

Sequoia Gregorich Columnist   I address you now after the presidential election on Nov. 8 to ask that you use your voices with integrity and grace. It’s not a secret that there is a large stigma related to teenagers.   There’s an idea that our recklessness, pessimism, and absence of accurate views on the “real world”…

By Tor Ormseth, Online Editor   Most people believe that Paul McCartney has been more or less alive since his birth in 1942, but some people see the truth behind that lie. According to Wired Italia, the Italian version of the magazine Wired, there is forensic evidence to to prove that, in fact, Paul is dead.   The…

By Jules Vanselow, Columnist   This has been an increasingly interesting year in the fashion industry. Whether it be lace-up details or massively oversized sleeves, 2016 has been a year for statement pieces. Many fashion designers have been making a splash in the industry and are gaining both momentum and recognition.     Victoria Cocieru (Khéops)…

By Bernadette Hoover, Reporter   Today, the idea of gay parenting is no novelty.   We see examples of this on mainstream media in shows like Modern Family, The Fosters, and Glee. Even if people haven’t had the experience of meeting gay parents or haven’t known any personally, it is safe to say that they have been introduced to…

by Jules Vanselow, Reporter   Sitting on my best friend’s bed surrounded by people eating copious amounts of junk food, but I found I wasn’t hungry. I wasn’t eating. One of my friends turned to me to ask a question.   “Do you starve yourself?”   I’ve heard that question a million times.   It’s also…

By Clara Atwell, Reporter and Designer   The debate team spent Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3 at the University of Washington for the 2016 Becky Galentine Memorial Tournament, a national circuit caliber tournament attended by 22 schools with some of the best debate teams in the northwest. VHS participated in Lincoln-Douglas (LD) and Policy…

By Katherine Kelly, Reporter   The Vashon High School wrestling team has traditionally been made up of all boys, until now.  Senior wrestler Paytra Gard has gone from managing the team to competing alongside the rest of the boys.     “It’s really different [to be the only girl on the wrestling team] because it’s weird…

Glory Busic, Reporter   According to The National Alliance on Mental Illnesses, a mental illness is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling, or mood. According to a recent survey sent out by the Riptide to Vashon High School students, 96 percent of people know someone with a mental illness.   The most common mental illnesses…

Tommaso Nigra, Reporter Cuban former president Fidel Castro dies On Friday, Nov. 25, historic Cuban leader Fidel Castro died, age 90 in Havana, Cuba. Castro had been the head of the country since he led the Cuban revolution and overthrew the dictator Fulgencio Batista in 1959. He became prime minister of the Republic of Cuba in…