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Seniors give advice on college

Seniors give advice on college

Getting accepted into college is perhaps the biggest concern for a high school senior, but is the process of securing a school for the next stage of one’s education really as nerve-wracking and time-consuming as it appears to be? It depends. You might have heard people say that what you sow is what you reap, [...]

April 30 2010 | Posted in Feature, Photo Slider | Read More »

Knowledge Bowl triumphs in regionals

Knowledge Bowl triumphs in regionals

The Knowledge Bowl team won regionals in the 3A division and will send their A and B teams to compete for state. The team also won the Tacoma Invitational and are the first in years to win both regionals and the Invitational. Last year, the Knowledge Bowl team competed in the 2A division and the [...]

March 11 2010 | Posted in Campus News, News | Read More »

AT previews 6 new films

AT previews 6 new films

February and March are good months for taking in a film on the weekends. Here is a selection of new movies we think students might want to see. EDGE OF DARKNESS Directed by Martin Campbell of “The Legend of Zorro” and “Casino Royale,” “Edge of Darkness” is a drama/thriller remake of the 1985 BBC miniseries [...]

February 8 2010 | Posted in A&E, Reviews | Read More »

‘Charlie’ opens tonight in theater

‘Charlie’ opens tonight in theater

An ensemble from “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown,” including Paige Henderson (’12), Alex Martin (’10), Harrison Salton (’10), Abby Holmes (’11), and Alex Coddington (’11) perform the number “Home on the Range.”

February 4 2010 | Posted in A&E | Read More »

Teens can be charged with felony for sexting

Teens can be charged with felony for sexting

The sexting phenomenon became an issue among teens last year, and the problem hasn’t gone away. Sexting is where students send sexually explicit photos or messages via cell phones, and most teens who do it are unaware of the serious consequences—legal and social—that can follow. What some teens don’t realize is that sexting is a [...]

January 30 2010 | Posted in News | Read More »

Emotions, reforms follow police tragedy

Emotions, reforms follow police tragedy

In a way they had not before seen happen, students witnessed their city become the center of national attention last semester because of the killings of four Lakewood police officers in a Forza’s coffee shop. “I didn’t realize how serious it was and that [the shootings] weren’t relatively common in this area at first, but [...]

January 23 2010 | Posted in News | Read More »

NW ski resorts offer a mountain of choices

NW ski resorts offer a mountain of choices

From November through April CWA skiers have a number of excellent areas to ski and board, even without going out of state to exotic resorts, such as Whistler, British Columbia, the site of this year’s Winter Olympics. Locally, skiers can slide at Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass, White Pass, and the Summit at Snoqualmie. The most [...]

December 4 2009 | Posted in Winter Sports Special Coverage | Read More »

Tweens catch Twilight fever

Tweens catch Twilight fever

Fans of the “Twilight” books and movies have managed to catapult the little logging town of Forks, Washington into a popular tourist destination with 16,000 visitors a month. These fans are eager to see such attractions as the replica of Bella Swan’s old truck, the “Twilight Sandwich” at the local Subway, or the “Bella Burger” [...]

December 4 2009 | Posted in A&E, Photo Slider | Read More »

Microsoft hopes to dethrone Google with Bing

Microsoft hopes to dethrone Google with Bing

Everyone googles. In fact, search engine Google has become so popular that “googling” has its own definition in the dictionary. But there are other recently developed search engines attempting to copy Google’s success. Meet Bing, Microsoft’s newest search engine that replaces previous search engines, such as MSN Search, Windows Live Search, and Live Search. Bing [...]

October 15 2009 | Posted in Feature | Read More »