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The Patriot Press

Morning announcements should come with a mute button

Morning announcements should come with a mute button

Frankie McFadden, Senior Writer December 3, 2024

Every morning, a few minutes after second period begins, the speakers come to life and ASB students read off submitted announcements to the entire school, covering breaking news as well as news that’s...

In Defense of the Frosted Hair Boys

In Defense of the Frosted Hair Boys

Scarlett Saam, Senior Writer December 3, 2024

Take a second to remember your most drastic hairstyle change. Maybe you got bangs during quarantine. Maybe your dad shaved your head at the last possible second before school one morning because you forgot...

Crumbl Cookies: Sweeter in theory?

Crumbl Cookies: Sweeter in theory?

Hellen Chung, Editorial Board Member December 3, 2024

Like the slightly regretful sugar crash after a Halloween night, biting into a face-sized cookie from Crumbl Cookies emulates the same feeling of short-lived happiness and sugar-induced nausea. Just...

Walking in a winter wonderland at school

Walking in a winter wonderland at school

Sophie Di, Senior Writer December 3, 2024

You haven’t had the full Liberty experience until you’ve been stuck in a first-period portable class in the dead of winter. As you hunch in your chair hoping to preserve placebo-levels of warmth, your...

Teachers need decor in their classrooms

Teachers need decor in their classrooms

Lillian Antin, Social Director December 3, 2024

Success in class starts with your attendance, your motivation, and the teachers' decorations in the classroom. Yes, the decorations in a classroom play a pivotal part in a student’s academic performance....

Liberty's wicked wooden utensils

Liberty’s wicked wooden utensils

Hellen Chung, Editorial Board Member May 31, 2024

Let’s address the elephant in Liberty’s lunchroom: the new wooden utensils. I can admit that the plastic utensils were less green, but if the school–or anyone, really–chooses to be more eco-friendly,...

A critique on modern art

A critique on modern art

Lillian Antin, Social Director May 31, 2024

While art is an expression of one's own ideas, good art is what the world wants to see. Perhaps what makes Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night painting so enchanting for many is the usage of shapes and colors...

What happened to kids cartoons?

What happened to kids cartoons?

William Sweeney, News Editor May 31, 2024

When we were between the ages five and ten, there were a variety of cartoons that we all loved to watch. Just the mere mention of cartoons like Wild Kratts or Max and Ruby are enough to send shivers of...

Lions and tigers…and college tours? Oh my!

Isabella Rahlfs, Opinion Editor May 31, 2024

“Please let this be a normal field trip...” “Duh... we’re going to Renton Tech. I think it will be fine” As kids, field trips were the best part of the year. They were the one time a year...

TikTok Ban: not justified

TikTok Ban: not justified

Hellen Chung, Editorial Board Member April 26, 2024

TikTok is an app of seconds-long videos with endless possibilities: funny pet videos, life-changing food hacks, and dances like the Renegade. To teenagers, the escape from reality through the short-form...

Tipping leaves my bank account dipping

Tipping leaves my bank account dipping

Addison Milne, Editorial Board Member April 26, 2024

This is probably going to upset some people, but tipping culture has gotten out of hand. Recently, I went to buy a drink from Starbucks, and it was already somewhat expensive. In addition to the $6.00...

College SAT requirements should RIP

College SAT requirements should RIP

Addison Milne, Editorial Board Member April 26, 2024

“I love paying $60 to stare at a screen and take a three hour standardized test!” future you said. You might be wondering, “Addison, how do you know what I am going to be saying in the future?”...

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