By Mari Kanagy, Reporter The Vashon Island Fire and Rescue (VIFR) Explorer program gives high school students the opportunity to learn about the fire service and emergency medical services (EMS). The program is affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), which provides them with insurance, instructor training and access to BSA’s facilities….
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Dr. Kehl’s Vet Assistant Class Donates to Homeless People’s Pets
By Marisa McTighe, Assistant Social Media & Distribution Editor From 3 to 5 p.m. every second and fourth Saturday of the month, The Doney Memorial Pet Clinic in Seattle provides a free veterinary clinic for the pets of homeless and low-income people. The clinic collects donations of food and supplies from several outside sources, and…
Mortensen to dust off woodshop
Kathleen Sassara, Co-Content Editor Filmmaker, photographer, woodworker, teacher. Renaissance man Erik Mortensen has arrived in the VHS woodshop, and the longstanding program is in for some major updates. Puget Sound born and raised, Mortensen has long known of Vashon and its artistic community. “I grew up in Seattle and Bellevue,” Mortensen said. “I went through…
Participating in Drama Club as a shy student
By Léa Ringeval, reporter If you stop by the theater in the afternoon on a school day, you will see a group of students acting and singing, but above all, having fun together on stage. VHS Drama Club students are currently working on their new musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” with performances…
SkillsUSA
By Clara Atwell, Business Editor and Associate Editor-in-Chief SkillsUSA is a national nonprofit that aims to help students develop personal, workplace and technical skills by partnering them with teachers and industry workers. The abilities students learn through the organization help them to get jobs that require some kind of vocational background right out of high…
ZOMBiEZ Through The Ages
By Elizabeth Lande, Reporter & Designer Just north of the Vashon Theatre’s gravel parking lot sits the well-known island restaurant, ZOMBiEZ. Since its inception in 2012, when Colean Payne and Jim Hassell purchased the building formerly occupied by a similar restaurant called Zoomies, the establishment has been serving up “scary good burgers” and fries, as…
Luke Larson: Wrestling Career
By Samuel Knight, Reporter Hitting the mat for the last time in his wrestling career, senior Luke Larson took second place at the state tournament last month. Previously he had taken sixth as a freshman, seventh as a sophomore, and sixth as a junior in the semifinals. His overall record throughout his high school…
Rants and Raves
By: Mira Zike, Social Media & Distribution Editor Rave: Forensics As an avid watcher of shows like Criminal Minds and Forensic Files, I was beyond excited when I heard that a forensics course would be offered. While it can count as a science credit, I am taking it as an elective alongside other science…
Badminton Club
Katherine Poston, Reporter and Designer Former croquet club adviser Melissa Kehl and the once weekly club’s members have now rallied around a new sport: badminton. The first meeting was Friday, March 2, in the school gym, and the club will continue to gather weekly at lunchtime for the remainder of the year. “People hear…
Black Panther breaks tradition
Jasper Merrill, Guest Writer Yet another breathtaking Marvel movie graced screens this year to tell the story of the Black Panther. Announced in 2014, fans eagerly anticipated this adaptation — and the hype around “Black Panther” has only increased since then. The movie has met, if not exceeded, expectations. It shatters the “action hero”…