By Adri and Julian Section I: Here’s the situation By Julian The Pacific Northwest is growing. Seattle in particular has experienced an unprecedented amount of development, averaging 1.5 percent population growth annually since 2010, according to the 2017 Comprehensive Housing Market Analysis. That’s about 41,550 people moving to Seattle every year, resulting in a population…
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Food, Mood and Solitude: My deceptive $75 sushi dinner
By Sasha Elenko, Co-Content Editor I originally planned on writing my column this month about a $75 sushi dinner at Shiro’s Sushi Restaurant, a meal that was to be designed by Shiro Kashiba, who spent years training under Jiro Ono. Ono had already been considered the best sushi chef in the world before the…
Yahowt! Winona LaDuke’s speech empowers islanders
Sequoia Gregorich, Law and Ethics Editor On Friday, March 10, economist, environmentalist, writer and activist Winona LaDuke spoke at the Open Space for Arts and Community. She was accompanied by islanders Martha Enson and Bill Moyer, as well as Water Warriors from the Puyallup tribe and other indigenous leaders. The event consisted of speeches, music,…
Peru Trip
By Aidan McCann, Reporter Spanish teacher Sarah Powell and a group of seven students traveled to Peru over mid-winter break. The group ranged from freshmen to seniors and was joined by another high school group from Brooklyn. The students from Vashon flew into Lima, the capital of Peru, where they met the group from Brooklyn….
Kate Lande Profile
By Aidan McCann, Reporter After being involved in crew for two and a half years, senior Kate Lande put down her oars in 2016 in favor of the stage. The VHS Drama Club puts on biannual productions, and the latest one, titled “The Waiting Room,” was written by Lande. Lande has performed in five…
Vashon Police System
By Ellie Lande, Reporter & Designer Driving along Vashon Highway, the two large, black Chevy Tahoes, boldly labeled with “Sheriff” are a fairly common sight. The cars lurk in the Harbor School parking lot and just north of U.S. Bank, among other places, watching for speeding and unsafe driving. This brief view of the parked…
Annihilation intrigues, confuses
By Calder Stenn, Editor-in-Chief On the surface, “Annihilation” is a blend of some of science fiction’s classics. Much of the movie follows a similar formula to that of “Arrival,” while also deriving characteristics from the Alien saga and director Alex Garland’s preceding film, “Ex Machina.” In what seems to be his established style of…
Mariah DeForest Early Graduate
By Shira Stahl, Reporter Recent VHS graduate Mariah DeForest completed high school earlier than most students her age. As a member of this year’s senior class, DeForest’s Feb. 1, 2018 graduation set her on the path to the rest of her life a few months earlier than her peers. Having grown up on Vashon, DeForest…
Alumnus finds passion in falconry
By Julian White-Davis, Photo and Publishing Editor Three bald eagles circle overhead as VHS alumnus Onika Murphy prepares her red-tailed hawk for flight. With a neon-orange string trailing from his talon, Abe the hawk soars across her yard overlooking Quartermaster Harbor and comes to rest on his trainer’s outstretched hand. These preliminary flights are…
Journeymen
By Samuel Knight, Reporter Journeymen is an island-based nonprofit that gives young men and adolescents the opportunity to develop life-long bonds through outdoors-themed rites of passage with the intention of driving them into young adulthood. The program encourages boys to discover the authentic aspects that make each of them unique, helping them create a…