March 22, 2020
The Issaquah school district used to rank students by GPA: the person with the highest GPA in the class was valedictorian and had a rank of 1, the person with the second-highest GPA had a rank of 2, and so on. However, in 2016, the Issaquah school district decided to eliminate the ranking system, choosing instead to use the latin honor system. At graduation, those with cumulative GPAs above 3.9 are summa cum laude, those with GPAs between 3.7 and 3.89 are magna cum laude, and those with GPAs between 3.5 and 3.69 are cum laude. Some Liberty students appreciate this change, while others are mad, which begs the question: should high schools rank students?
Press Perspective: Climate change defines 2020 election and our future
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Press Perspective: Analyzing Amazon’s Actions
December 27, 2018
Amazon’s recently exposed questionable practices have once again put them in public crosshairs. Their actions regarding the treatment of employees, overall corporate practices, and the effects of those actions have reignited the debate on whether their actions are justified or not.
Press Perspective: Flex time? More like waste of time
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Emma Decasa, Staff Writer
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."
March 22, 2020
What’s good on…where’s the beef?
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Aurora Bryan, Staff Writer
March 22, 2020
You’re 45 minutes into your Algebra 2 final when all of a sudden your pencil stops working. You look at the end and see that there’s still lead in the pencil, so why isn’t...
Where’s the beef on… what’s good?
May 12, 2019
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Loud test takers testing our patience
March 15, 2019
Maddie Browne, Feature Editor
May 26, 2020
Social pandemics have become second nature to us. But now we face another plague–not of disease, but of isolation. And unfortunately, there seems to be very little we can do to mediate its effects.
Ashtyn Sakamoto, Opinion Editor
March 22, 2020
A few months ago, I was driving down Patriot Way after school and listening to music with my sister when all of a sudden, we heard the awful crunch of cars behind us. A student...
Emma Decasa, Staff Writer
March 22, 2020
Recess. Every elementary student’s favorite part of the school day. As a kid, you likely looked forward to recess more than anything, seeing as it was a break from school to see your friends and play on the playground. It may seem like recess could be a distraction in the school day, but it’s clear that recess actually works to reset students’ focus.
A message to the College Board
March 22, 2020
March 22, 2020
Our school year has had about the same schedule for decades: a winter break for holidays, sporadic three day weekends and one week breaks throughout spring, and a long summer break separating school years. Over those decades, our school days have changed. New technologies have been introduced, new subjects integrated, different changes tinkered with. Why have we never thought to change the overarching school year?
Sickness has no place in school
March 22, 2020
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