As a former wrestling manager, and the twin sister of a Liberty wrestler, I have spent a large portion of my four high school years around the Liberty wrestling team— watching them condition at the end...
Why we need to change our standardized testing system
Naomi and Jafar are planning to build a vegetable garden. They are trying to decide what they can do to increase the amount of vegetables they can...
"Sustainability" means more than you might think
So what does sustainability really mean? Sustainability week is coming up and few of us, myself included, even know what the name means. Heck, they got...
Even with the onslaught of senioritis and construction, I believe that most seniors would agree that this year has been our best year of school yet. For starters, we have all matured and become friendlier...
Given the "choose your own adventure" mentality that comes hand-in-hand with the block schedule, it’s no surprise that students seem outraged by the thought: that we have to choose between only two English...
One of the goals of public high school is to teach students how to express their opinions and speak out for what they believe is right. The Liberty community has demonstrated that they understand this...
I am amazed at the legalization of marijuana in Washington State not because of the legalization itself, but because it has remained illegal as long as it has.
Currently under federal law, marijuana...
Lines of anxious people fueled by sleep-deprived fervor, wallets and clipped advertisements clutched tightly in hand, grouped together in front of a busy department store: this picture of a Friday’s...
The Issaquah School District’s Student Learning Goals state "Our students will be prepared for and eager to accept the academic, occupational, personal, and practical challenges of life". In our lives,...
No.
In the face of Washington’s struggling public education system, we should be focusing on the ninety-nine percent of students in public schools, not the one percent in charter schools. Due to the...
Yes.
There’s no denying it; the current education system in Washington has problems. One in four Washington students fail to graduate on time and more than half of those entering community or technical...
Quietly walking into class, you are fully prepared for the activity that you have been dreaming about for days: the debate on the two alternate meanings for the use of candles in The Crucible. In preparation...