Japan: Land of the Rising Students
What makes Japan so cool? Is it the famed disciplinary figure, the samurai whose code permeates through Japanese society?...
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Dawn of the Maple and Cowhide
With the basketball season coming to a close, the pinstripes and deer-tanned cowhide are ready to come off the...
Solo and Ensemble Contestants Wow Judges
Members of the Orcas Island High School Band and Strings certainly took the initiative to show off their talent...
Fruit Strokers Anonymous: Aunt Sally
Dear Aunt Sally, Every day at 4:13 in the morning and afternoon I am overcome with an intense and...
Break Hopes and Dreams Crushed
Statistics have shown approximately 63% of the student body has decided that over break, everything they’ve been planning to...
Read All About It: Senior Paper Excerpts
Outside of newspaper, our staff does exist and write. Somewhat recently — November — this year’s seniors were tasked...
A Brief History of Wrightsman
Former Himalayan climber and yam festival participant, Nancy Wrightsman is a cosmopolitan English teacher and school counselor. She has...
Charlie Holmes: Lizard? We Don’t Think So
As we all know, the lizard people of Orcas Island have been the silent minority of our community. They...
Dispelling the Lizard Rumors
Recently there have been rumors spread around the Orcas Island High School campus that lizard people walk among the...
Micro-Scholarships Take Bite Out of Tuition
It’s hard to get scholarships. Generally, it involves filling out a whole lot of applications during your already busy...
Artist of the Month: Olivia Smith
As a junior in high school, Olivia Smith is already striving to complete what many adults don’t even attempt:...