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Students show off art skills in OSPI contests

Noelle Reger, Editor-In-Chief May 30, 2024

Senior Katie Stafford, junior Luca Cordova and sophomore Jolie Ferrer won or were finalists in various art contests featuring the state’s best work. Stafford received $2,000 worth of tuition money from...

Baseball

Baseball

Rebecca Pyun and Disaiya Turner May 29, 2024

June/State Brief The Steilly Boys Baseball Team had a final overall record of 17-8 after a successful season. The boys defeated Sammamish High School 16-0 to secure a spot at State. The boys fell to...

Track and Field are celebrated during the morning State parade surrounded by their coaches, the student body and the SHS band playing in celebration.

Track & Field, Tennis and Baseball at State

Rebecca Pyun, Sports Editor May 29, 2024

June/State Brief The Steilacoom Track & Field team had multiple athletes qualify for Leagues and Districts, where they fought for a spot at State. 19 of those athletes qualified and competed at...

Literature Club adviser and AP Literature teacher, Renee Chase, congratulates first place prize winner, SHS senior Noelle Reger, for her short fiction story about the implications of AI set in the not-so-distant future. Senior Makenzie Barber’s poem, “Danced at Dawn,” placed first for poetry. All pieces were judged blindly by a panel of SHS staff.

Literature Club Announces Winners of Short Story and Poetry Contest

Arianna Armiger, News Editor May 9, 2024

Steilacoom High School’s Literature Club hosted a writing competition to showcase some of the talented writers within our school. In the poetry section, Freshman Kenzie Snow-Macomber placed third place,...

Illustration

In-N-Out Is Coming to Washington State

Lillian Sotoamaya, Staff Reporter May 9, 2024

In-N-Out, the iconic California-based fast-food chain, is set to open its first location in Washington state in 2025. The new restaurant will be located in Ridgefield and will feature a drive-thru and...

Illustration

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Month

Issy Pancho, Misc. Editor May 9, 2024

The month of May is a time to reflect on and celebrate the role Asian American and Pacific Islanders have played and shared in our society. In 1977, New York representative Frank Horton introduced House...

Photo Illustration

Teachers Replaced by Robots to cut Costs

Fauato Onosai, Layout Team May 9, 2024

In an effort to combat budget problems, the Steilacoom Historical School District has opted to replace a majority of staff at the high school with robots powered by Chat GPT. The idea is still in the...

Special Olympics Gold Medalist Kalissa Alenick heads to State for Swim

Special Olympics Gold Medalist Kalissa Alenick heads to State for Swim

McKenna Novak, Opinion Editor May 9, 2024

Training until dinner multiple days a week, sophomore Kalissa Alenick, has been practicing for the State Competition for three years. On April 20,, Alenick competed at the Regional Special Olympics Competition...

Illustration

Celebrating Mother’s Day

Liana Reed, Staff Reporter May 9, 2024

Mother’s Day was invented on May 12, 1907 by Anna Maria Jarvis, a woman’s rights and social activist, after her mother’s death in 1905.  The second Sunday in May is a day once a year where we celebrate...

Junior Ian Brinkhaus completes a successful header to win a point for Steilacoom.

Boys Soccer

Rebecca Pyun, Sports Editor May 7, 2024

May Brief The SHS Boys Soccer team fell to Washington High School 0-1 for their final regular season game ending with a final record of 7-8-1. They did, however, qualify for Districts and will be hosting...

Senior Cadence Gorman pitches against Eatonville where she went 1-2 with a double while striking out five batters on defense with one earning run.

Fastpitch

Rebecca Pyun, Sports Editor May 7, 2024

May Brief The SHS Girls Fastpitch team currently has a record of 4-7, but still has a few more games to play for their regular season. Their next game will be against Franklin Pierce on Tuesday, May...

Freshman Kyra Anderson throwing shotput, another track event in which she holds a freshman record.

SHS Freshman Breaks Track Records

Noelle Reger, Editor-In-Chief April 17, 2024

At the first meet of the 2024 season, freshman Kyra Anderson broke the SHS freshman record for the discus throw. The last record was established by freshman Savannah Oloi in 2014, who threw 96 feet and...

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