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The Patriot Press

Forum for student expression since 1977

The Patriot Press

Forum for student expression since 1977

The Patriot Press

Early beginnings: how Montalvo became a school resource officer

Rachel Hay, Senior Writer April 22, 2015

On average, most college graduates will hold ten jobs in their lifetimes. But from a young age, Montalvo was captivated by police work. As a child growing up in California, Montalvo frequently watched...

A look into the life of Deputy Montalvo

A look into the life of Deputy Montalvo

Mackenna Briggs, Focus Editor April 22, 2015

It isn’t all robberies, drug tests, and handcuffs for school resource officer Deputy Dave Montalvo. In October, Montalvo notified senior Sarah Bliesner that her car had been broken into. Anxious and...

Why AP Chemistry will be an unnecessary burden on LHS

Trevor Sytsma, Editor-In-Chief April 22, 2015

With course registration for the 2015-2016 school year happening now, class schedules are on everyone’s mind. Students are given new opportunities each year for classes to take: last year, the new Science...

Please filter yourselves

Skylar Kylstra, Staff Writer April 22, 2015

We have all experienced those moments: when someone in class raises their hand during a discussion or debate and their statement is so shockingly inaccurate that everyone in the room simultaneously cringes...

Do some listening instead of whispering

Mackenna Briggs, Focus Editor April 22, 2015

“Please quiet down everyone, I need you to listen.” Wait. Hold on a second. Did the teacher really have the audacity to tell me to quiet down? Who does she think she is? She can’t tell...

How to ID a gym bro

Joel Tinseth, The Beat Editor April 22, 2015

High school is, among many other things, a time for change. During this post-puberty yet pre-adult time span, we tend to latch on to some peculiar fads ranging from disturbing to bizarre. This time around,...

Interhigh exchange brings new perspectives to LHS

James Ricks, Staff Writer April 22, 2015

Oftentimes, being insulated in the stagnant air of our various high schools, it’s easy to forget there’s a world outside the cookie-cutter classrooms that furnish our lives for eight hours each day....

Prom: stress in finding the dress

Shelby Lex, Editor-In-Chief April 22, 2015

The girl walks down the spiral staircase and all eyes zero-in on her. She looks flawless: hair perfectly styled, makeup impeccably applied and dress effortlessly worn. Pictures are taken, compliments exchanged,...

Does being well-rounded help with getting a job?

Grant Rayfield, Online Editor April 22, 2015

I’m a senior this year, and so I’ve just made it past the last big milestone of high school – the college application process.  While I would like to be able to say that I got into the schools I...

Schreck stuff: the stuff of fear

Gabby Messina, Staff Writer April 22, 2015

Your eyes start to blur, and everything on the page looks like a sea of meaningless jargon, a headache forms, you tremble, and you begin to feel the stick of sweat. Schreck stuff doesn’t have anything...

The importance of having a pet or two

Claire Good, News Editor April 22, 2015

Adolescence and the resulting transition into young adulthood is a stressful, confusing, and often frustrating time. You tend to develop habits that you grow to resent: overeating, oversleeping, overcaffeinating,...

Blood, sweat, and tears: the bio of a chamber strings member

Logan Allan, Staff Writer April 22, 2015

Weary fingers stiffen over steel strings, and mumbles of frustration echo throughout the room as foreheads lean against the wooden scrolls of their instruments when Jana Dalpez cuts the orchestra off. Welcome...

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