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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

This amazing earth

This amazing earth

Emma Decasa, Editorial Board Member May 12, 2020
"Despite troubling times, I'm always grateful for this amazing earth, and sometimes it's nice to focus on the beauty of it when it seems like everything else is going wrong. So, with our spring showers, we can finally enjoy these May flowers."

Genre Deep-dive: Getting jazzed about jazz

Lilianne Harris, Beat Editor May 11, 2020
These are five songs that are well worth the time it takes to listen to them, and I hope that even the most vehement jazz-doubters can find something they like in these.

Summer Jobs: COVID Edition

Haley Archer, Senior Writer May 10, 2020

For most teens, working during the summer offers job experience and a way to pay for college. In the wake of coronavirus, this is no longer possible for many. As businesses across the country have been...

Cookie Recipe

Cookie Recipe

Sylvie Cao, Managing Editor May 10, 2020
While everyone is at home, here’s a chocolate chip cookie recipe you can try!
Simple Art Projects for People Who Can’t Art

Simple Art Projects for People Who Can’t Art

Naomi Sato, Staff Writer April 23, 2020
Bored because there’s a raging virus running rampant outside and it’s obviously the best choice to stay inside and socially distance yourself from others so you don’t infect yourself or anyone within your vicinity? Well, here’s a list of fun and simple art projects you can do from the safety of your home!
Quarantine Reflections

Quarantine Reflections

Olivia Briggs, Editorial Board Member April 15, 2020
As a ‘fun and exciting vacation’ on April 7, my family took a drive down Maple Valley Road and captured this - a deer under the pink super moon, aka the biggest moon of 2020!

Dan Noble uses quarantime to learn Tableau

Naia Willemsen, Spotlight Editor April 15, 2020

For some, no school can equal no learning. After all, until April 20th, actual schoolwork isn’t mandatory. That means time to catch up on Netflix and reorganize your room five times because there’s...

7 books to keep you busy this quarantine

7 books to keep you busy this quarantine

Hannah Kim, Editorial Board Member April 6, 2020
With six weeks off from school, we have a lot of time on our hands, which is a perfect opportunity to dig into some good books. From fantasy to nonfiction, these books will have you invested and busy for the rest of quarantine.

AP testing: the quarantine way

Hannah Kim, Editorial Board Member April 6, 2020

Say goodbye to paper and pencil, this year’s AP tests are online... and at home? With the coronavirus cancelling many events and gatherings, important things such as the AP exams have been modified...

Lily Stempson takes learning beyond the classroom

Naia Willemsen, Spotlight Editor April 5, 2020

Most students, upon hearing of a weeks-long school cancellation with no mandatory assignments, would take the unexpected break to spend their time watching TV, playing video games, and doing anything and...

Organization is key

Aurora Bryan, Editorial Board Member March 30, 2020
Now, more than ever, it’s important to stay organized and on top of your school work. For some people this can be a challenge, so here’s a few ways you can keep track of your assignments and stay organized!

Fun ways to keep up with schoolwork during Quarantine

Kaitlyn Keyes, Photography Editor March 27, 2020

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a teenager during quarantine is entirely unmotivated by the prospect of learning simply to learn. Work that goes ungraded and unentered into a gradebook seems...

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