DECEMBER 2020 ISSUE

“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all…”

These 31 words used to be recited every morning...

Everyone around the country who has read the news in the past few months knows the infamous CHOP. But how exactly was the Capitol Hill Organized Protest...

Unless you have been living under a rock, you are most likely familiar with the iPhone, the iconic device that Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, claims has “never been more indispensable than it is now." He is not wrong...

It was March 13th when schools closed throughout Washington, and no matter how much some teens dislike school, most can agree that it is a primary way...

by Emerald Chuesh and Amiya McLean

Ah yes, the year 2020: the start of a new decade full of promise and hope and sunshine and rainbows. Unfortunately, those sunshine and rainbows never happened. With promise and hope down the drain...

October 26th, 2020—as black squares popped onto the Zoom screen, Human Rights Club president Sally Schafer asked if everybody was doing alright ...

Cooking or baking from home has always been something I’ve enjoyed as a fun hobby, but for this column at least, it’s been largely shunned away in favor of going out of the house to restaurants in person...

by Emerald Chuesh and Katie Mass

POINT: What Will Be Your New Normal? Online school in the middle of a global pandemic has...


With the COVID-19 pandemic breaking out across the globe, governments have been forced to instill new regulations, employers have been forced to lay off...

January 2020—a virus originating in China rapidly spread across the globe. With fatalities rising, governments passing mandatory quarantines, and production slowing in every nation, it was not hard for the common folk to start feeling scared...

Coronavirus: it’s ruined a great deal of our plans. Before our brains could process the insanity of a pandemic, the virus spread within the local community. Fear was rising everywhere...

Have you been looking for a new show to watch, since we are all stuck at home? My recommendation is Degrassi: Next Class, a Canadian teen drama that originally aired in early 2016...

After months of isolation and distance learning, students will eventually be able to walk through the doors of Kamiak. Whether it is their first time in the building or as a returning student, they will be greeted...

We all remember the day school was cancelled in March. School never prepared us for the hardships of living through a pandemic. It was quite apocalyptic in a way...

Have you ever wanted to learn how to become a good leader? Have you ever wanted to influence your school community? Get others’ seal of approval?...

by Jacqueline Hernandez

At the beginning of March, everything was going fine. However, on March 12, the school announced its closure due to COVID-19. Everyone was shocked; it changed school and our daily lives...

When COVID-19 first broke out in the United States, with its first case-zero appearing here in Washington State, medical workers had to work overtime...

by Danya Zhao

Have you come down with a case of boredom? Here’s a check-list to make your day a bit more interesting.

  • Go on a walk. Be one with nature.

  • Read a book. If you don't like books, watch a movie!

by Elena Figueroa

"A Cry for Help" by Emily Nelwan

"Together Again" by Amiya McLean

Contributors to this issue:

Bella Almvig

Ivan Babravitski

Natalia Bochniarz

Emerald Chuesh

Nancy Duong

Lindsey Ehrlich

Elena Figueroa

Katie Gilkinson

Jacqueline Hernandez

Rie Kim

Katie Mass

Amiya McLean

Ayesha Mustajab

Emily Nelwan

Jonah Rand

Eva Solorio

Avery Stengele

Gillian Woods

Austin Wright

Gaia Yun

Danya Zhao

Derek Zhu

Cover art by Elivia Nelson