The Procession of the Species
Andrea Verschuyl, Writer
May 21, 2013
“I started to the Procession of the Species when I was super, super little,” Avanti Junior Kayta Tourtillott muses as she makes the finishing touches on a design for an elk headdress she’s planning to create, “I wouldn’t say that it’s been really significant in my life, but it’s... (more...)
Bust in: Why You Should Dress Provocatively at School
Andrea Verschuyl, Writer
April 10, 2013
From the day students enter the school system there are certain boundaries that they are forced to obligingly respect. No you can’t punch a kid because he ate your lunch in 4th period, and no, you can’t wear a bra in place of a shirt and expect to not encounter some administrative friction.... (more...)
Downtown Olympia: 0.003% Chance You Will be Murdered
Andrea Verschuyl, Layout Editor
February 12, 2013
You’re walking down the street at dusk. The cold, humid, 90% precipitation weather is draping itself over you like your Grandmother’s hugs: cold, clammy, and reminiscent of death. As the sun goes down, Olympia undergoes a transformation. The children disappear from the streets.... (more...)
Hail the Weird Substitutes
Andrea Verschuyl
March 30, 2012
We’ve all had a crazy sub that leaves a serious impression, forever marking the way we see the world around us. Behind every mover and shaker in the world stands a teacher, but blessed too are the faceless subs whose oddities are shuffled into nonexistence, swallowed like marbles into a deep... (more...)
Pink Slime: A Bio-Hazard in Your Lunch?
Andrea Verschuyl
March 30, 2012
How would you feel if you opened your hamburger to find a large dollop of ammonia-treated, meaty goo settling like putrid mayonnaise on your sesame bun? Maybe this discovery was made after you took your first bite, surprised by the strange aftertaste on your tongue. Perhaps you only realized... (more...)
Teach the ABC’s, Not the I Hate Thee’s
Andrea Verschuyl
December 16, 2011
America makes a big deal of bullying. Our educational systems fight tooth and nail to prevent student-to-student harassment that can be devastating to both the individual and (as recent tragedies have indicated) to entire communities. Entire assemblies are organized to huddle students beneath... (more...)
To Boo or Not To Boo?
Andrea Verschuyl
November 2, 2011
Give me an “O”! Give me an “L”! Give me a “Y”! What does that spell? A grossly inflated sense of school pride that can comingle with academics to produce crude behavior. Indeed, for some “it’s only a game” has become a diminutive phrase mewed by “losers” within the wake... (more...)
Dumb and Dumber: Is Our Generation Stupid?
Andrea Verschuyl
October 8, 2011
There’s a rumor drifting through the halls of Olympia High School that suggests students are not as academically inclined or as intelligent as they used to be. Perhaps this same trend has extended itself to the halls of OHS, where it’s becoming imperative to “keep your eyes on the road”... (more...)
