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President Donald Trump answers questions during a coronavirus update.

Covid-19 lock-down protests are misled, dangerous

Miles Hellebusch, Opinions Editor April 30, 2020

Covid-19 has kept me firmly inside where I like to be, but some people have been protesting lock-downs across the country and gathering outside statehouses. Even while we know how dangerous and easily...

Washington High School senior Olivia Karll works on schoolwork at home. Overall the change in schooling isnt too bad, sophomore William Lingle said. The Washington School District has been doing online learning since March 23, 2020.

Online Schooling: Helpful or Stressful?

Kaylee Karll, Reporter April 30, 2020

Beginning on March 23, 2020, the Washington School District took on online schooling due to the coronavirus outbreak. For some students, this new way of learning has been advantageous when it comes to...

Overcoming Obstacles

Overcoming Obstacles

Bobbie Morrison, Entertainment Editor February 29, 2020

Growing up in a broken home, I spent many years with a low GPA and horrible time management as a result. Throughout high school, I struggled with homework and responsibility, as it was hard to focus on...

Planning for the 2020 school year is stressful for students

Planning for the 2020 school year is stressful for students

Amber Christeson, Reporter January 29, 2020

Every time the new year approaches, it becomes time for the students of WHS to begin thinking about what comes next. After coming back to school in January, students are brought to their same as well...

The power of quotes

Kaden Meyer, Reporter January 27, 2020

“Inspirational quotes” are everywhere these days. From social media pages dedicated to them, to being plastered on the sides of buildings via murals and graffiti. Although many seem cheesy and inauthentic,...

Thanksgiving is still important

Elena Roewe, Reporter November 28, 2019

Every year in November, my mom pulls out our Thanksgiving tablecloth. The Thanksgiving tablecloth is a tradition of ours that we have been participating in for years now, and it will always hold a special...

More rights does not equal more freedom

More rights does not equal more freedom

Kaden Meyer, Reporter November 26, 2019

The right to bear arms is one of the most controversial constitutional amendments talked about today. With an ever increasing push for gun control, the opposing side's most popular argument seems to be...

Stress surrounding the holidays

Stress surrounding the holidays

Abbie Kipp, Advertising Editor November 24, 2019

With upcoming holidays, tests and squeezing in extra hours of work to buy Christmas presents, November and December can easily become two of the most stressful months for a student during the school year....

A student writes on a chalkboard. “If you can light the spark of curiosity in a child,” educational expert Sir Kenneth Robinson said, ”they will learn without any further assistance, very often.” In Robinson’s Ted Talk “How to escape education’s death valley,” he described principles he believes will transform education in America.

You can love learning, but hate school

Sophie Nieder, Reporter November 18, 2019

When you have several tests each week, homework every night and the same boring routine every hour, burnout from school can happen rapidly. The harsh and stressful school environment has erased creativity...

As a QA requires in certain subjects, students must use scratch paper and the computer to solve their answers. Subjects like math are typically ones to do this and to also have a very standardized test present in the classes.

Quarterly assessments need to go

Ben Tobben, Reporter November 13, 2019

Every nine weeks, we as students know what time it is. Since third grade for most in the Washington School District, there has been a QA or post-test haunting upon students' lives. Taking QAs is not as...

The JV soccer team breaks out after the first half of their game at Borgia High School Oct. 11. The Knights won 2-0.

Managing a sport is not a waste of time

Amber Christeson, Reporter November 4, 2019

The negativity around managing a sport is the worst thing I have ever heard. As a manager of the 2019 edition of the JV soccer team, I can say that it is one of the best things I could’ve been involved...

High school shouldnt be taken for granted

High school shouldn’t be taken for granted

Madilynn Kipp, Editor-in-Chief May 21, 2019

High school is referred to as the best four years of our lives. While I am not sure it is the absolute best in our entire lives, I do believe that it is a fun experience that we will never forget. I...

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