Getting Paid to Camp: Summer in the Forest Service
August 29, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
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By LISA GARRIGUES
NACHES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
NACHES — For many Naches Valley High School students, the perfect summer job is right in their backyard: the Wenatchee National Forest.
In fact, 39 of this summer’s 72 seasonal employees at the Naches Ranger District have either graduated from or currently attend Naches Valley High School.
For these students, the ability [...]
A Gathering Place for Artists
August 29, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
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“Centrum is a gathering place for artists of all ages, from all cultures, and in all phases of their development.”
— www.centrum.org.
By GEORGIA GEMPLER
DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL
Grace Whitmer, an incoming eighth-grader at Yakima’s Discovery Lab School, attended a residence camp for the first time this year.
The camp, located on the Olympic Peninsula, is called Centrum.
And it “changed [...]
Paleteria La Super
August 29, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Other Stuff
Pedro Estevez, 51, cycles his cooler of 50 flavors of ice cream from La Super at Sixteenth Avenue in Yakima. His route runs about 22 blocks and often includes a detour past Davis High School. Photo by JAMES HIBBS/ Davis High School.
Read more »Fresh Faces: Annie Hodges
August 29, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
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Name: Annie Hodges
School/year in school/age: Eisenhower, junior, 16
Activities/Hobbies/Clubs: RSVP, Interact, leadership, tennis and MySpace.
Favorite food: I can’t get enough of spaghetti; it brings out my non-existent Italian roots!
Favorite movies: “The Dark Knight” and the “Harry Potter” flicks.
Favorite writers: Mitch Albom, John Howard Griffin, William Golding and Toni Morrison.
Favorite music: I love Death Cab for Cutie, [...]
Centrum Offers Freedom and Arts Exploration
August 28, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Columns
By GEORGIA GEMPLER
DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL
Fort Worden is an old military establishment in Port Townsend, Wash.
Set in a breathtaking location, the fort features beautiful beaches along the Strait of Juan de Fuca, historical buildings, military bunkers, trails and The Port Townsend Marine Science Center.
Imagine camping there for a whole week.
I’ve had the opportunity two times now. [...]
Jack Johnson Practices What He Sings
August 26, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
Filed under Reviews
By ALYSSA PATRICK
EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL
THE GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George, Wash. — Through puffs of smoke — of both the cigarette as well as a more explicit variety — emanating from a man who was filling the space of six with his rather awe-inspiring swaying back and forth, and down a once grassy but now [...]
Up, Up and Away: Teens Feel Pinch of High Gas Prices
August 25, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
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By HANNAH KIVI
RIVERSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
High gas prices don’t only affect adults, they affect teens, too.
“It’s ridiculous,” 19-year-old Ashley Groff says of today’s fuel costs. “My whole check goes to bills and gas.”
The Eisenhower High School graduate works part-time at Baskin-Robbins and often carpools with friends to save money and gas. She says it irritates her [...]
High Gas Prices Mean Fewer Trips to Town for Bickleton Teens
August 25, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
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By JESSICA CUMMINGS
BICKLETON HIGH SCHOOL
BICKLETON — Sixteen-year-old Junior Hernandez works six days a week at grain elevators in Roosevelt, about 25 miles south of here.
To save money, the Bickleton High School junior has been carpooling to work this summer.
High gas prices, he says, “made me broke, made me think a second about what I’m going [...]
White Swan Grad Heads to National Democratic Convention
August 25, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
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By GEORGIA GEMPLER
DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL
It was inspired by Barack Obama’s “Yes, We Can” speech.
And so was Katherine Bell.
The teen saw the black-and-white video, featuring a star-studded cast and pictures of Obama delivering his now famous speech, on YouTube earlier this year. Those images — as well as the lyrics by will.i.am of The Black Eyed [...]
2008 Unleashed Picnic
August 21, 2008 by Adriana Janovich
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It’s become a summertime tradition for the Unleashed team: Meet at Yakima’s Franklin Park for hot dogs and hamburgers and the chance to get to know each other better — without story or photo assignments!
Unleashed teens — and many of their parents and siblings — gathered for the third annual Unleashed picnic on Wednesday, Aug. [...]
