DECEMBER 2020 ISSUE
by Rie Kim
“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...
by Avery Stengele
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...
by Ayesha Mustajab
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...
by Nancy Duong and Jonah Rand
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 ...
by Austin Wright
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...
by Lindsey Ehrlich
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...
by Derek Zhu
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...
by Katie Gilkinson
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...
by Emily Nelwan
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...
by Eva Solorio and Gillian Woods
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...
by Ivan Babravitski
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...
by Bella Almvig
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