Ellie’s Poetry
The Exact Middle My feet are different weights, ...
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Mona’s Movies: The Princess Bride
Mona’s Movies: The Princess Bride I decided to review The Princess Bride because I love a good myth full...
Viking Soccer Victorious; Volleyball Ends Successful Season
This season, both our Orcas Island High School soccer and volleyball team played in the district playoffs with hopes...
Interview with Exchange Student Paula Gutiérrez
Each year here at Orcas Island High School, we welcome a new foreign exchange student to our school with...
Ellie Wright’s Summer: A Collection
Bursting The ocean is three feet from my door My soles nudge at the outside ground The sun has...
Mona’s Movies: Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest
You might be reading this thinking … this is odd, why would a teenager be writing a review for...
The Promising Impact of Free School Lunches
Lunch is a vital part of the school day: a time to chat with friends, attend club meetings, and...
Featured student: Soli Halabisky, Dancing Prodigy
Congratulations to Solianna Halabisky for being this issue’s featured student. Based on leadership, kindness, and academic excellence, The Viking...
The (Thrifted, Gifted, and Beloved) Clothes of Orcas Island
The social hub of Orcas Island concentrates itself in two places: on the ferry, and at the market. The...
School Spirit Succeeding the Pandemic
Powering off computer screens and returning to in-person school has been quite an adjustment for many high school...
Ask Ed: Comforting the Crushed
Hi Ed. I’ve been feeling crushed by my cosmic insignificance lately. I can’t seem to find meaning to my...