by Emilia Valencia | May 27, 2022 | News
A stack of books that have been or are banned in American Schools. Book banning and challenging is nothing new, and it continues to disrupt education all over the world. Photo by Emilia Valencia. In 1982, a case taking on the practice of book banning in schools was...
by Isabella Smejtek | May 27, 2022 | News
Drawing of a gavel coming down upon Roe v. Wade to symbolize the Supreme Court’s draft decision to overturn the landmark case. Illustration by Sophie Locker. At the beginning of May, the draft of the Supreme Court decision regarding overturning the landmark case Roe...
by Isabella Smejtek | May 27, 2022 | Arts & Entertainment
Photo Credit: Columbia RecordsAlbum cover for Harry Styles’ new album. Based on the room and the fact that Harry Styles is standing in it, we can only assume it’s “Harry’s House.” On May 20, 2022, Harry Styles released his third solo album, “Harry’s House.” The 42...
by Isabella Smejtek & Sophie McEwen | May 27, 2022 | Arts & Entertainment
Photo by: Isabella SmejtekFar left features Mojo Crȇpes’ Mojo. Top right is Urban Crȇperie’s Ricotta Cheese Crȇpe, and bottom right features Frog and Snail’s Strawbana and Berries and Cream crȇpes. As two students of Madame Miller’s French 5/6 class, we are clear...
by Luke Ramsey | May 27, 2022 | Feature
The Willamette River and Ross Island, framed by the bridge named after it. Decontamination processes have improved over the years throughout the region, and the river is (usually) safe to swim in during the summer. Photo by Luke Ramsey The city of Portland is...
by Stella Garrido-Spencer | May 27, 2022 | Feature
Photo of a wildland firefighter extinguishing the remnants of a fire in Grant County, Oregon. The State of Oregon is making preparations to combat another high-intensity season of fire. Photo by Dagny Keltner. Since the 1980s the number of large wildfires burned in...
by Nora Hugo & Sophie McEwen | May 27, 2022 | Arts & Entertainment
A stack of books sits next to a drink and some sunglasses. Once school gets out, we will be reading as many summery books as possible. Illustration by Pearl McNames. As we slowly inch towards the end of the school year, a summer full of reading time is steadily...
by Maya Bryant | May 27, 2022 | Feature
“I remember meeting one of my best friends at the Mt. Tabor playground when I was 5 years old. She and I are now best friends,” says Bennett Lembo, a fourth grader at Sunnyside Environmental School (SES). Seen from the classroom windows of Franklin High School...
by Miranda Phinney and Ru Conrad | May 27, 2022 | Feature
Pictured are the myPerspectives textbooks, one of the two proposed high school ELA curriculums for next year. Photo by Ru Conrad. Currently, Portland Public Schools (PPS) is considering four English/Language Arts (ELA) curriculums for a full rollout this fall: two for...
by Oscar Ponteri | May 27, 2022 | Arts & Entertainment
A few of the milkshakes we tested during our journey to find Portland’s best. Many ice cream parlors offer milkshakes too! Salt & Straw (top left), Fifty Licks (bottom left), Dairy Hill (right). Photos courtesy of Oscar Ponteri. As the weather gets hotter there’s...
