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The Advocate
The student news site of Washington High School

The Advocate
The student news site of Washington High School

The Advocate
Elizabeth Derner

Elizabeth Derner, Reporter

Elizabeth Derner is a senior, and this is her first year on The Advocate staff. She is involved in orchestra, Interact, NHS, Key Club, Jr. Optimist and Environmental Club. She enjoys reading, classical music, traveling, humor, rain and garbanzo beans.

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Microspora algae is viewed at 400x through a microscope.

Filming the microscopic world

Elizabeth Derner, Reporter
April 13, 2020
Try some Taco Bell literature

Try some Taco Bell literature

Elizabeth Derner, Reporter
March 29, 2020
Students in English teacher Colin Flynn’s AP Seminar class read for 10 minutes during Book Love. “School has a way of making people not like reading,” Flynn said. “Taking notes over a book, having to write a report about it—all of those things kind of take the pleasure out of reading, so if you don’t love reading, you’re not going to read.” Book Love doesn’t involve tests or assignments over the books and helps students enjoy reading with books of their choice.

Building a ‘community of readers’

Elizabeth Derner, Reporter
February 24, 2020
WHS choir students Kayla Childs, Levi Weber, Morgan Sprehe, Evan Courtaway and Elizabeth Brennecke pose for a group photo at All District Choir. “You make connections with people from around the area and it’s really nice,” Sprehe said. “You get to be a part of something that you love doing, but on a bigger scale than just at school.” Last year, four students from WHS participated in All District Choir.

WHS students sing in All District Choir

Elizabeth Derner, Reporter
December 3, 2019
English teacher Rachel Stahl poses as Billie Eilish for Interact’s Halloween costume contest. “I’m so glad we do this,” Stahl said. “I think it’s a really great fundraiser.” In 2018, Stahl dressed as Post Malone for the contest.

Costumes for Change

Elizabeth Derner, Reporter
November 4, 2019
Art teacher Juli Schuster teaches students to focus on their breath at the beginning of a Mindful Movement session Oct. 10. “I’m not demonstrating any yoga; I’m just speaking and I’m guiding them through movement using my voice,” Schuster said. Oct. 10 was the third Mindful Movement class of the year.

Mindful Movement brings relaxation to WHS

Elizabeth Derner, Reporter
October 15, 2019
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