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SAFETY: B Y S H A Y L A J O N E S C O V E R A G E E D I T O R

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n light of recent events dealing with issues of school safety in the Puyallup School District, questions may arise as to what plans are in place to protect PHS from a similar fate.

Principal Dave Sunich lists off some of the measures that are being taken to protect students and staff alike.

“Things like making staff administration visible and making sure that kids know that when they hear something they should report it and if there is a threat or even a possibility of a threat we take that seriously and do a full investigation. We just make sure that we are monitoring the school activity and we have a school safety team that reviews plans and ensures that we are up to date about what plans we have in place,” Sunich said.

While school shooting threats are being exposed by the media it can still be a terrifying thought. Sunich gives reasons that some students may make these horrific threats.

“I think things like this happens for a

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Balancing different student pressures, responsibilities impacts school response in order to create Safe Spaces. few reasons, whether it be for attention, level. It lowers the adult-to-student ratio wanting to get school canceled, kids liking to create a more personalized experience.”

To rope in students and inspire a sense to see havoc unfold, a cry for help or kids that are depressed and feel hopeless and of unity, PHS has made it a mission to get feel the need to do unspeakable things,” kids involved. From clubs, activities and everything in between, students have Sunich said.

Feeling unknown in a school of this many options for getting involved.

“We have more clubs size is something some and activities than any students find inevitable. school around as far as To combat this Sunich “It is everybody’s opportunity and ways goes in depth on what PHS is doing to responsibility to make our to feel connected to the prevent students from school more welcoming school go. We also have our safe and welcoming disengaging. and safe.” schools commitment our “I think that there are Viking way which is a way a lot of things we as a to have clear expectations school are doing to help DAV E SU N IC H for how students should students. Number one is PRINCIPA L act and make them feel trying to make sure every kid is known by an adult outside of their safe and included. If there is a problem six teachers. That is one of the reasons then we make sure that we take care of it we have Advisory, so that there is another and the individual and work to prevent caring adult,” Sunich said. “That is why we anything from happening. We really try have the administrators and counselors to make sure that kids feel welcome and broken up by alphabet so that each person comfortable talking to adults,” Sunich is able to get in touch with each student said.

A new program that is being and get to know them on a more personal

implemented this year is the Safe Spaces.

Students may have taken notice to the purple diamonds sitting in the windows of every classroom. They serve as a sign to students that they are welcome, they are safe and they are being listened to.

“Most of the time if we have a kid that is getting bullied, some kids we may never know but with our beginning of the year assemblies we try to make it clear that it will not be tolerated. We have a help box that kids can put in a note either anonymously or with their name on it. We want kids to know that they can go to any adult for help. That is why we have the safe spaces on the doors,” Sunich said.

Sunich explains that while the faculty is working hard to make students feel welcome, the responsibility falls to students as well to help engage their peers.

“It is one of those things we are always trying to get better at. It needs to come from teachers as much from students.

It is everybody’s responsibility to make our school more welcoming and safe and making kids feel included and supported,” Sunich said.

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In an effort to broaden student perspective, Vanguard encourages its readers to get a quick fix on local and national news.

Local STORM HITS WESTERN WA

UW FOOTBALL UNDEFEATED

The storm that hit Western Washington this past weekend, may not have been as bad as meteorologists said it was going to be, winds still reached upwards of 50 mph in places around Western Washington, causing many to lose power.

After six games out of 12, the University of Washington football team has not lost and has won five of those games in convincing fashion. With the half the regular season done, the dawgs have put themselves in a position to grab a spot in the college football playoff. They play Oregon State tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.

RHS HOMECOMING POSTPONED

LOCAL GOLF COURSES SOLD

The Homecoming dance for Rogers High School was supposed to take place this past weekend, Oct. 15 but was postponed because of the storm that hit Western WA. The date for when the dance will happen has not yet been released by the Puyallup School District.

Oki Golf owns 10 golf courses at eight different locations throughout the Puget sound. They recently sold all of their courses to a group out of China called HNA Holdings for a total of $137.5 million. Oki Golf will continue to run the courses here in the Puget Sound

CLOWNS POP UP IN WA A problem that started on the East Coast of the United States has made its way to WA, people in clown costumes have been popping up around Western WA. The reason why this problem started and spread nationwide is still unknown.

National HURRICANE MATHEW HITS USA

TRUMP CAMPAIGN LOSING GROUND

A couple of weeks ago, Hurricane Matthew landed in the Southeastern United States after there was much debate of whether it would land in the U.S. Death Toll from the hurricane has risen to 27 people.

After a video surfaced two weeks ago of Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump speaking inappropriately about women, his campaign has fallen in most projection polls. Including dropping to an eight percent chance to win in CNN’s

USA ATTACK REBELS IN YEMEN After a U.S. warship was attacked for the second time in a span of four days last week, an American destroyer attacked three different sites within Yemen. The U.S. targeted a territory controlled by Houthis, who have taken control of many swathes in Yemen including Yemen’s capital, Sanaa.

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E DI TOR-I N- CH I E F.........................JA XON OW E NS MANAGING EDITOR..................... SIERRA BARROW COVERAGE EDITOR........................SHAYLA JONES AD/CIRCULATION MANAGER......BRANDON SUPNET PRINT EDITOR...................................JEN SETHE MULTIMEDIA EDITOR...................BAILEE DOMAN SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR...................HALEY KEIZUR W EBSITE EDITOR...................EMILY VA N BERGEY K STA F F......................................R AQU E L A M ATO ................................................OLIVIA BOLIN .........................................ZACHARY BRENDLE ................... ....................ELIZABETH BULLARD .............................................JESSICA CARLOS ...........................................ALYSSA DELA ROSA ................................................GABRIEL EYER ...............................................EMMA HODGES ...........................................BAILEY HOUSMAN .................................................MEGAN LYNN ..........................................ALYSON MCGINNES .............................................LUCIA MONTERO ............................................H A NNA H PA LMER .......................................SAMANTHA SPRAGUE .............................................ISSAIAH TORRES GUEST...................................M AT THEW WOLCH ADVISER.............................SANDRA COYER, MJE EDITORIAL POLICY:

The Viking Vanguard operates as a limited forum.

The Viking Vanguard’s duty is to expand student perspectives, maintain community relations and act as a student publication advocating voice. Besides providing an opportunity for the exchange of viewpoints, The Viking Vanguard serves as an academic tool by which students can voice opinions as well as highlight issues facing today’s students.

School safety means more than being safe from gun violence; it means being safe to be who we are. That starts with each of us.

This month, The Viking Vanguard is taking an in-depth the difficulties they faced with coming out to the people look at a subject that is not easily talked about but needs around them.

All of these make up important perspectives in to be. We are talking about the “attitudes about sexuality.”

While this is not a subject that easily coverable, The Viking understanding one another.

The LGBTQ community has been getting increasingly Vanguard attacked the subject from three different angles.

The first angle was from a religious point of view. In more focus in the national media. Federal Regulations talking about the religious viewpoint, we talk about the allowing individuals to use the bathroom they most identify with have made news across the personal views of members of the Messiah Lutheran Church and how one professor “We are where the country.

The Puyallup School District is in shares what could be viewed as a hot Safe Spaces start.” compliance with those Federal Regulations button issue for the Christian community. that permits students to enter the lockerooms The other from the viewpoint of and bathrooms with which they identify with. members of the LGBTQ community and OUR VIEW We know talking about this subject is not the effects it has on their mental health, an easy conversation to have, however it is specifically from LGBTQ youth. something we need and should talk about as In looking at this angle, we looked at a community. being a member of the LGBTQ community.

Ultimately, we are an inclusive environment where We went in to how being a part of that community can take a major toll on someone’s psychology and what a everyone should be celebrated for who they are regardless of whether these conversations cause us to feel uneasy. mental state like that can do to someone.

The last viewpoint in which we attacked the subject was We are where the Safe Spaces start. by having the privilege to have a guest writer come in and write their own personal story dealing with being gay and

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*On page two, in national news the word is “mainstream” not “mai stream”. *On page seven, the band name is “AC/DC” not “ACDC”. *On page seven, the “Music’s effect depends on person” is missing the ending, to read the story in its entirety vist http://www.vikingvanguard.com. *On page 10, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, was set 23 years after the battle of Hogwarts not 19 years.

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help. I felt suffocated by something that kept me y secret held me back from so much in different from everyone else. my life. The fear of negative judgment After a few years the comments people make from my friends and family scared me do not faze me because I am comfortable enough in a way that nothing else had. with who I am that people’s judgments just To feel so vulnerable the way I did for so became numb. long made the three words, “I am gay” seem Comments such as “it is a choice” or “he is impossible to admit not only to the people just going through a phase” just needed to be around me but unbearable to admit to myself. shrugged off.

After coming to the conclusion that I am in Everyone has their own opinion and I have fact gay, it made the following five years feel so learned that I can tell my story but I cannot force painfully isolating.

M. WOLCH someone’s perspective on life to change.

There were moments where all I wanted to GUEST Once I was able to cross that bridge into do was tell someone, just one person to trust acceptance I was able to share my secret and with the thing that has been holding me back that was the most terrifying, exhilarating and liberating for so long.

But the fear of rejection kept me from trusting those experience I have ever been through.

I first came out to my brother, then gained support who are most important to me.

This led me to a lot of self-hate and depression, causing from those closest to me. Support from my friends and family was the most important part of a downward spiral of emotions. There were many days where I would think to “But the fear of rejection coming out.

The worst part about coming out is myself, “What is wrong with you? Why can you not just be like everyone else?” kept me from trusting having to do it again and again.

I have found myself having to come Looking back at the remarks ignorant those who are most out whenever I meet someone new or people would make, assuming my start a new job. sexuality hurt the most. important to me” This is an experience that I see myself I vividly remember the daily comments having to repeat over and over until I die. from other students in my eighth grade M. WOLCH GUEST It is exhausting having to repeat the same math class that kept me from attending three words, “I am gay,” over and over. school, days at a time, out of fear.

To list a few of the more common names people would After a while it just becomes dull.

My sexuality is the best and worst thing to ever happen call me: faggot, fairy, or if creativity was lacking, gay boy. to me.

This was my worst year.

There were days where I would wish to be straight, just Everything fell apart at the seams. The love that I once had for life quickly faded. I stopped participating in the to be normal but most days I am proud of who I have after-school activities that I loved the most because I lost become.

Without the negative experiences I have encountered I all desire to live a full life.

My life felt so unbearable during these months, I did would not be the same person I am today.

In the last three years I have learned how to be myself not recognize myself.

There were many times during that year when all I and how to love.

Fleeing from the closet doors and heading towards the wanted to do was give up.

The secret that I had kept buried so far down was killing amazing things life has to offer and now I can finally feel me slowly. It was at this point where I realized I needed free.

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GRIT TESTED IN RACE OF LIFETIME

Reflection comes in its purest form sometimes: a memory, a race and sometimes a shirt.

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unclean water brings. y wardrobe has always been arranged in color our purpose: service.

It is people uniting across the globe, rejoicing and The name emblazoned across our chests, the donors order; my friends like to rib me for the sheer written down our arms, even the color itself: all of these commiserating in their own humanity. amount of grey that hangs in the small space.

Our team is only one small facet of World Vision. This There is a shirt, though, that stands out, if not for the things speak to the months of training and fundraising is what hope does: it grows things to so much larger than bold, all-caps writing of my name then for the fact that it that funnel into race day. they originally were.

It is simple: we run for water. is painful-to-the-eyes orange.

Hope is the closest thing to magic that I have witnessed: Not for our own water; we run for clean water I do not find myself wearing it very often; it in the countries that do not have it readily it possesses the ability to restore and expand, to unite and is the type of garment which is only worn for heal. available. special occasions.

Once I found hope I could not keep it to myself. And We train and send letters and call old friends It is not so much a shirt as it is a jersey. It has so I do not. This – the fundraising and and then, at the very peak witnessed my hardest runs; it has clung to my training and letter-writing and running of our campaign, we run back through double-digit distances and heat “Hope is the closest thing to – is only one of the numerous outlets and the bright orange on exhaustion. our torsos represents our magic that I have witnessed: that I have to pour out the hope that I It has been a crutch and a motivator as I have have found. commitment, represents all relearned the meaning of endurance, as hills it possesses the ability to As I continue into college and the of the children that we run in have arisen and I have thrown myself into the future, I may retire my World Vision place of. fray. restore and expand, to unite E. HODGES jersey but I will never abandon the And this is service: wearing This is grit: the hardest lesson I have ever STAFF and heal.” lessons that it has taught me. someone else’s face for a had to learn, possibly because grit never allows I have learned the value of sweat and while so that the world would see them itself to be fully known. endurance, that hard work makes the And in these moments of vulnerability – because grit in place of us.

EMMAH HODGES STAFF finish line sweeter.

It is not so much a shirt as it is a only grows in the soft soil of weakness – the ferociously I have learned that elevating symbol. Team World Vision is so much orange jersey has propelled me forward stride by stride. someone else above myself brings It is not so much a shirt as it is a beacon. Rock n Roll greater than a group of people. more joy and value to my life.

It is a movement; it is a lifestyle.

Seattle is no small event and each individual runner And I have learned that hope demands to be shared.

It is a child, allowed to go to school because they no becomes one little ball in one enormous ball pit.

For as long as I live, I will continue to share the hope As we run the streets of Seattle, we pass – and are longer have to trek miles for water.

It is a community, freed from the fear and illness that that I have found. passed by – the sunshine jerseys, and they remind us of

Creepy clowns create unnecessary chaos The scary clowns have even been reported locally, in Tacoma, Lynnwood and even on South Hill towards Graham.

With the fear of clowns being fairly common, this online phenomenon really blew up.

People of all ages have been freaked out but I think that with everything that is happening in the world from natural disasters to the upcoming election of the next U.S. President, “scary clown sightings” are something incredibly insignificant to be worried about.

That being said, the hoax has everyone even more on edge.

At Rogers High School, a lockdown was put in place Oct. 4. after a call was made reportedly seeing clowns nearby at Chapman Trail; an arrest was made the next day.

It is apparent that clowns have affected both our local community and national community.

Although there have been threats made by the clowns, we are the ones really hurting them.

You know those people who dress up as clowns for a living and make balloon animals and face paint?

Imagine how they feel.

Clowns have not always had this “scary” stigma attached to

them and the job that they do. They are just out there trying to have a good time, make people happy and spread joy.

With this new formed bad reputation, how are they supposed to do that?

Nobody is going to want to go near them, in fear of any sort of dangers.

Even McDonalds announced recently that Ronald McDonald, a symbolic figure for the fast food chain, would be more scarce becaues of the recent social media frenzy.

Maybe we could stop being so selfish.

We are injuring the business of clown freelancers and training the country’s children to be scared of fun people trying to disperse their happiness onto others. The impact of what we are perpetuating is real.

While keeping the kids of the world safe is a priority, it gets to a point where we are being a bit over the top.

If we give these scary clowns the attention they thrive off of, they will continue with their antics.

With Halloween just around the corner, I advise you to steer clear of dressing up like a clown and to j u s t stick with classics like a witch, a pumpkin or even Elsa from ‘Frozen.’

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In recent weeks, videos of creepy clowns have erupted and gone viral all over Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, showing eerie footage of sinisterlooking clowns walking down the street.

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“It is themed in a different way than ever before.”

“I do not really know Harry Potter but I really like the spirit and the decorations.”

“I like the commons, a lot.”

“I love Hermione but not Harry. We need strong independent women.”

“I really like how much everybody is participating.”

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With the elections quickly approaching, take a look at the Presidential nominees from the major two parties for a side-by-side comparison.

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ROLE OF RELIGION IN VIEWPOINT DISCUSSED sexuality was traditionally seen as ‘different.’ Also, many Christians understand and express themselves as LGBTQ “Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with persons. The greater Christian community experiences a variety of sexual identities among its members,” Harris a woman; that is detestable.”

This excerpt from the new international version of the said. “Second, some Christians do have negative feelings.

Bible is a phrase that some Christians have based their views Primarily, in my experience, these feelings are not against on sexual orientation. This excerpt is the catalyst between people per se but are directed at sexual behaviors that are years of divide behind the Christian and the LGBTQ seen as outside of what was traditionally understood to be normative for human beings.” communities.

Harris believes the reasons behind these negative feelings Associate Professor of Religion Kevin O’Brien has been teaching in the Religion department of Pacific Lutheran is a complicated set of circumstances. People come from University for 11 years now. O’Brien shares his passion for all walks of life that can affect the way they see the world, his job and explains what he finds fascinating about religion. whether it be their upbringing, their religion or it may “I am fascinated by the ways that religious traditions grow out of a fear for the unknown.

“Where these negative feelings come from is a shape human cultures and especially in how it shapes ethics and morality. Religion has driven people to do amazing and complicated matter. They may grow out of a wonderful things for each other and it has also driven people certain understanding of scripture, out of to do terrible and violent things to each other,” O’Brien said. personal experiences or the family situation Traci Vatne, Director of Faith Formation (Youth Director) in which they were raised. They may grow at Messiah Lutheran Church in Auburn, has no negative out of the fear of something they have not personally known, feelings for the LGBTQ community and like a family member or does not understand the hate some people close friend who is gay “When people feel feel. or lesbian or bisexual,” “The negative feelings some Christians threatened or insecure Harris said. “These feel towards different sexualities, I believe, comes from a few things. A) Many Christians they look for someone to feelings may grow out of a combination of all have been taught that homosexuality is a these things and many blame.” sin, B) Many Christians believe the Bible others I have not teaches that homosexuality is a sin and C) listed. The bottom line KEVIN O’BRIEN Fear – I believe many Christians believe is that why someone PROFESSOR that progressive theology and alternative feels something is often lifestyles will usher in a ‘Godless’ era,” Vatne a pretty complicated question.” said.

O’Brien believes that the views of the Charles “Chuck” Harris, Senior Pastor at Messiah Lutheran Church in Auburn, follows in a Christian faith but does not LGBTQ community held by some Christians feel badly towards the LGBTQ community. Harris feels that may be going out of style and that the idea if someone of the Christian faith feels a dislike towards the that the idea of members of the LGBTQ LGBTQ community it is because of other influences that community being inherently evil is slowly being phased out with the new generation. may include their religion.

“I think some Christians have felt negative “I do not think [negative feelings towards different sexualities] is only the product of being Christian. I, toward new expressions of sexuality out of fear personally, have been a Christian my whole life and I have that this threatens traditional and Biblical ideas. not experienced a dislike of the different sexualities people I think many Christians are increasingly seeing identify with and express as part of their lives. In fact, many that the core ideas and traditions of the faith are not Christians express a great deal of support for the variety of challenged by new expressions of sexuality as long sexualities that are now part of our cultural conversation,” as those expressions of sexuality include respect and Harris said. “I think that when a Christian expresses a dislike love,” O’Brien said.

Harris comments on the negative side effects of these of a sexuality he or she believes is not normative for human beings, it is the expression of a great many influences in his or negative views held by some Christians and what can her life, one of which may be their particular understanding happen if these are impressed upon an LGBTQ youth.

“Teens are in that unique stage of life of the Christian faith.” when they are beginning to develop a selfO’Brien attributes fear with being the “Christianity itself is a understanding that is their own and not reason that some Christians may feel hate given to them by their family or their towards those who identify with a different place of great diversity simply school or even a religious organization of sexuality.

“I think when people feel threatened and difference of opinion.” which they may be a part,” Harris said. “It is like starting out on a great journey of or insecure they look for someone to self-discovery and being told you are a bad blame and as norms about relationships person because one part of the journey is and sexuality have changed, it has made CHARLES HARRIS exploring sexualities that have traditionally some people who count on traditions feel SENIOR PASTOR been seen as non-normative.” threatened and insecure,” O’Brien said.

While some may choose to focus on the Vatne believes that hating different sexualities is not a “Christian” thing and holds the belief that negative Harris chooses to highlight the love and support despite a difference in sexuality all people are accepted by the LGBTQ community can find in the Christian faith.

“I think that in many parts of the greater Christian her God. “I am a Christian and I do not have a dislike of or fear of community there is a great deal of support and different sexualities. I do not believe it is a ‘Christian thing.’ encouragement for folks who are trying to come to terms There are many churches and Christians who believe that with the experience of sexuality that, in the past, may homosexuality is not a ‘faith matter’ at all and that God loves not have been as accepted as some others,” Harris said. and celebrates all of God’s beautiful children – gay, straight, “On the other hand, there are some parts of the Christian community where accepted sexualities are more narrowly bi, trans or whatever,” Vatne said.

Harris rejects the stereotype that all Christians hate defined. I think it is important that LGBTQ persons not people who identify with a different sexuality and even says lump all followers of Jesus into just one category. Like that there are many members of the faith who identify with the rest of the world, Christianity itself is a place of great diversity and difference of opinion, especially around the the LGBTQ community.

“To begin, it is important to remember that not all folks issues of sexuality.” who follow Jesus have negative feelings toward people whose

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Dr. Juliet Meggs, a psychology professor at for people to look at the box of LGBTQ and Washington State University, has dedicated make an assumption about that rather than her career to the definition of sexuality try to look at all of the other aspects of an “Do not identify my gender.”

Maybe you have heard your friend say it, versus gender versus sex. As it turns out, individual’s depression,” Alip said.

Pittsford says that although no one can feigning offense to get a gold smile out of the answers to these basic questions are as you. Maybe you have struggled to keep a complex as the humans that identify with reduce a group of people down to a couple of depression statistics, it is necessary to straight face as you holler the words at some them.

“Sex refers to your physical characteristics recognize the issue that a lot of genderqueer kid in your class. And you might have even and your biology. When you are born, you kids at PHS do not feel comfortable laughed.

However when first hearing the phrase, have an assigned gender, one that matches expressing their identity.

“When you grow up a minority, the world some expressed levels of confusion. Some your physical characteristics, although some have no idea what the origin of the joke is people grow up and identify more with other is coded against you from birth because cisgender (when a person’s and others are still totally in the dark about genders. Gender identity is gender and sex are the how an individual identifies the meaning of the acronym LGBTQ. “When you grow up a same) and heterosexuality One in 14 people in the U.S. identify as themselves and that is often minority, the world is are the norm. We do not part of the LGBTQ community, according to associated with a lot of social a straight pride traits,” Meggs said. “The way Healthline.com. coded against you from have parade because the world The classes of 2016 through 2018 are I explain gender identity to is openly straight, and birth.” living in a period of history where values people is, if you think about does not need the help of of tolerance and political correctness are the ideal woman, what comes a celebration to recognize present in the media; a time when previously to mind? These ideals of a PUCK PITTSFORD that,” Pittsford said.

STUDENT repressed identities have the right of specific gender identity do Places like Oasis Youth expression and the public acceptance of not always match a person’s the community. However, what about the experience. And then sexuality is just who Center and GSA club are meant to make LGBTQ kids feel less inherently separate. you are attracted to.” private acceptance of minorities?

When gender, sexuality and sex are so With events like Purple Prom and fashion Puck Pittsford, a genderfluid student at PHS, expressed that even though simply separate, the LGBTQ community shows, these organizations act as a support public acceptance is better for the LGBTQ seems like an anticipated result of mix-and- system for kids in a predominantly straight, community, the group is far from getting the matched personal characteristics. However, cisgender world.

“I like what I do because I get to help give for some people that have grown up with recognition they deserve.

“LGBTQ people have not just been around binary gender roles, gender identifications stability to LGBTQ kids in a way that I wish I since the 2000s, we have been around for of strictly boy and girl, the idea of non- had growing up,” Alip said.

However, these support systems do not forever. This community has been written binary can be a little difficult to adjust into history as myths and stories and to. The consequences of this confusion devalue the good that a little respect can these stories are based on truths. can be found in hate crimes and Youtube do, even when expressed in even the most minute, basic ways. For example, respecting Things are better than they were but comments addled with bigotry.

Meggs talks about why some people so their name and pronoun preferences in a we are still pretty far from good,” blatantly discriminate against sexuality conversational setting. Pittsford explains Pittsford said.

Although legislature is being and gender minorities, even when open that recognition of name preferences is a passed to improve the rights discrimination is not generally approved of priority for the LGBTQ community.

“When trans people are identifying a of sexuality minorities in today’s culture.

“I think that everyone wants to be name that they want, they kind of build the and gender minorities, depression rates respected and receive respect, to do the right person that they want to be, and that is their in the LGBTQ thing. However, as people, in order to make true sense of self. As you are transitioning c o m m u n i t y sense of the world, we make categories, like into the person you want to be, you become continue to a roadmap for life. Now that works out for a that name,” Pittsford said.

Gayle Franks, the adviser for the GSA lot of people but for many others that does climb. not really work out, especially for those in club, discusses the legitimacy of some of the the LGBTQ community. I think sometimes newer genders. Franks and Pittsford both people with a minority gender or sexuality insist that recognition of minority groups are viewed as deviant but they are just and their difficulties is the first step in fair “A lot of my friends have this endless self different and that is not good or bad; it is recognition of all groups of people.

“I think these newer genders have always hate about being gay or trans because they like eye color. It is just different,” Meggs said.

Meggs stressed the importance of treating existed but they are just now being labeled, have been taught that how they identify is not okay. My question is why do people our LGBTQ community as a normal group of because we are living in such an accepting even care? It is hard to watch my friends go people, just the same as anyone else. Does time in history,” said Franks.

The recognition of the LGBTQ community alienation build a culture of depression in through stuff like that,” Pittsford said. not only integrates a minority group, it the LGBTQ community?

Throughout the U.S., “There have been higher helps an external collective of people gay, lesbian, and bisexual adolescents are twice “Coming out at an earlier rates of depression in the learn more about themselves, how they LGBTQ community, which personally identify as they move through as likely to experience age can be difficult when was evidence used to say life. Introspective is a strictly human trait; more depressive periods during adolescence as you are still trying to find that LGBTQ youths had for some, it is a defining characteristic. something wrong with Pittsford acknowledged that identity is an their heterosexual peers, according to a CDC study who you are as a person. ” them but I think anyone appropriate priority for people to adopt as who experiences that much they decide how they want to live their lives. done in 2015.

“As we get older we start to recognize our judgement and bias from RICKLEE ALIP According to healthline.

Y O U T H R E P. a culture will experience own internal values and we need to fight com, 40 percent of homeless higher levels of stress and to keep those as we move through life,” youths belong to the LGBTQ Pittsford said. community, even though the LGBTQ depression,” Meggs said.

Meggs agrees that acting with kindness Rickylee Alip, a youth representative at community makes up only seven percent of the population. With suicide being the an LGBTQ Youth-center, Oasis, located in and acceptance will benefit all involved.

“At the end of the day, if we try to respect third-leading cause of adolescent death, Tacoma, believes that you cannot assume depression has become an all-American that all of the LGBTQ community is differences rather than reject them, we will epidemic. How is the categorization of depressed just because a couple people are. find kindness not only for others but for “Coming out at an earlier age can be ourselves,” Meggs said. minority sexuality and gender groups and a lack of non- binary gender education difficult when you are still trying to find who you are as a person. But it is so much easier destructive to our community as a whole?

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Taken from one of society’s favorite games of youth and twisting it into a game of carnage and torture, “Would You Rather” follows a young woman by the name of Iris (Brittany Snow) in her streak of bad luck after receiving the news that her brother is fatally ill. She partakes in a game at a dinner party in order to pay for her brother’s treatment. No one but the host is aware of the fatal and disabling consequences that follow the game. As multiple characters go through agonizing pain like electrocution and other forms of maltreatment, aristocrat Shepard Lambrick (Jeffery Combs) fuels the guests need to win with the hope of money and survival. But is survival possible?

This movie is extremely original and kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end.

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If you are into death and gore, “Final Destination” is the series for you. My personal favorite is the third one because it was the one of the first scary movies I was introduced to but beware of being triggered anytime you set foot near a roller coaster after viewing this bone-chilling film. “Final Destination” movies always have fascinating twists and turns as the main characters sees how everyone dies before it happens. The twist is finding out how they will attempt to stop the events from unrolling and the deaths of their closest friends. These movies will stick with you forever because of how realistic some of the deaths are, being as they are mostly freak accidents.

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Who does not love a horror film inspired by real events? To me this just makes the film even more scary and eerie. What happened in Amityville has stayed alive through many books and movies, amazing audiences through the decades of the terrifying events that occurred. Ronald DeFeo Jr. was tried and convicted as a mass murderer in 1974 for killing his mother, father, two brothers and two sisters. This inspired both the book and movies. One year later the Lutz family move into the house where the murders took place. After an action filled start to the movie, depicting the true story, the movie kind of has a slower start. As the movie ramps up though, tension rises and the paranormal activity becomes more frequent. George Lutz (Ryan Reynolds) becomes affected by the spirits that haunt the house, the dead DeFeo family. I appreciated what Kathy Lutz (Melissa George) does to keep her family safe from her husband and the spirits that control him. This is a must see for anyone who appreciates a thrilling classic.

“Hush” is a movie that does not fail to keep one entertained. With a deaf author as the main character and a stereotypical masked serial killer it surprises any slasher fanatic who thought original content was impossible. The movie starts out with pronounced noises, phone chimes, cat meows and the character, Maddie (Kate Siegel) rustling around the kitchen. Once viewers find out Maddie is indeed deaf, the noises do not stop.

From the disturbing sounds of stabbing and cut flesh to a knife being dragged eerily across glass, where the movie lacks in dialogue is makes up for with ASMR-like background noise. What seems like a stopwatch starting, Maddie starts to search for ways to survive the psychopaths path of murder and terror. This horror film will have the audience covering their faces and ears in horror and angst watching this game of cat and mouse.

The jaw-dropping ending is the icing on top of the cake.

‘Stranger Things’ captivates new fan base Netflix branched out their company with their own privately produced shows; ‘Stranger Things’ may not be the first original series however it has taken credit for being one of the biggest successes. keeping viewers to click the "Are you still watching?" button until the season finale. With the abundance of characters, you grow attached to each one in s a Netflix binge watcher myself it was no hopes your favorites survive.

“Stranger Things” was an adaption I have found trouble to add a new Netflix original to my list. “Stranger Things” was released this last no complaints in. I have no critiques in this series, besides the lack of more episodes. summer.

However just to my luck, Season 2 However, I arrived to the trend rumors have stricken social media. exceptionally late. Finishing the Since the release, the child stars eight episode season in three days, “Since the release, the have risen in popularity outside of this series guarantees pushing homework aside in order to see child stars have risen in the show. Having multiple exclusive Will's perplexing investigation popularity outside of the interviews such as with Jimmy Fallon and overtaking Buzzfeed. continue.

“Stranger Things” has extended the show” Set in 1983, “Stranger Things” careers of these actors. surrounds itself around four The Netflix Original as lived tween boys desperately solving ELIZABETH BULLARD STAFFER up to the expectation previously the disappearance of their friend, explained to me by multiple Will Byers. The boys, (Dustin, Mike and Lucas) soon meet "Eleven," a timid girl with “Stranger Things” fans. The fast-paced science fiction series is perfect to binge this fall season. telekinetic powers.

As the story progresses the characters soon learn she is the key to having their friend return home.

When the disappearance of another Hawkins citizen arises, the issue is seen as more than a missing person report and rather issues from a different dimension.

With the government determined to hide the tracks of the case, will the truth be uncovered in One Star: Poor, Two Stars: Fair, Three Stars: Good, Four Stars: Excellent time?

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Latest season of Saturday Night Live comes back with new content, new guests and lots of fun. girl with a fancy dress and perfectly curled hair who was married to a very ‘nerdy’ man who wears socks with his Returning for their 42nd season, Saturday Night Live crocs and has thick lined glasses.

The “Action 9 News” (fake news the show uses) was is still as creative and hilarious as ever with their season supposed to be reporting about a premiere featuring guest host Margot Robbie, who is also well known as Harley “The season premiere was sinkhole but instead got distracted by Quinn in the movie “Suicide Squad” along full of multiple skits, all the married couple, for they could not understand how a beautiful girl could be with musical guest The Weeknd.

The season premiere was full of multiple with different storylines.” married to a man like himself.

I did not really enjoy how most of the skits, all with different storylines. It focused ALY MCGINNES skits were related to politics. Personally, mostly on the presidential candidates but STAFF I do not find any interest in the also included some skits with other topics presidential candidates. I do not get the such as a Mr. Robot clip and a library skit where a man hits on his hot teacher who turns out to be humor trying to be addressed between the show and the real-life situation. not so hot.

Some of them however, such as the Family Feud I really liked how Margot Robbie portrayed a lot of Political Edition skit was enjoyable since I watch Family different characters throughout the show.

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Also, for people who may be unaware of current events associated with the election, they may get lost or miss the joke.

Overall, I really recommend watching Saturday Night Live season 42 premiere. It made me laugh a lot and I bet it will make you laugh as well.

I cannot wait to watch the rest of the season.

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British experience found in Puyallup

the British flag. On the right is everything you are looking for.

Chocolate bars are everywhere.

The atmosphere in this shop makes you Fizzy drinks are around every corner. feel like you have taken a plane to Europe To make everyone’s heart melt, candy is and landed in London, watching all the in every shelf. lights in Piccadilly Circus.

The staff working here is lovely. If they Surprisingly, you are not in England. You see you are struggling with are just sitting inside British choosing what chocolate Bites, a small, charming, “Do you want to bar is going to be the lucky welcoming shop and tea experience Britain’s one, they will be more parlor in Puyallup.

This establishment offers flavour without leaving than glad to help you out. You also need their all types of products that your own country?” help because at least four come directly from overseas, different brands of tea are like different brands of tea.

LUCIA MONTERO sold here and believe me, To make it even better, the STAFF it is hard to decide which shop is filled with items to one to buy. satisfy anyone’s sweet tooth.

I believe the bakery section in this shop As many homemade baked goods as is part of another world. you can think of are sold here.

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As a visitor myself, I would highly There is also a place in this shop for all the British TV show, movie or book lovers recommend this place if you want to experience different brands out there. of everyday products and In here, you are able “Enough types surprise yourself. As soon as to purchase Doctor Who, of candy to make I opened the door to leave, I Sherlock Holmes or even Harry Potter merchandise everyone’s heart melt was already thinking about the next excuse to visit this to decorate your home, as if are sold here.” lovely place. you were living inside that Do you want to experience amazing universe.

LUCIA MONTERO Britain’s flavor without If you are interested in STAFF leaving your own country?

Victorian style dresses, British Bites will throw requested parties British Bites is the place. where you can feel like you are in Downton Abbey or in Buckingham Palace for a couple of hours, always with the awesome tea next to you.

Also, whenever you need a small place for a special get together, this place is open to reservations.

British Bites is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday and 10 a.m. to One Star: Poor, Two Stars: Fair, Three Stars: Good, Four Stars: Excellent 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Sunday it is open from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., it is closed on

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When I was watching there were too many illogical actions that only made me angry and confused.

This production surrounds Matt and Shelby during the new season.

Most of the time the episodes have only represented numerous backstories and led up to how the show will end.

Yes, I said it, the show will end very soon.

What else do the producers of the show have to offer? Shelby and Matt stay in a haunted house all the time and for what?

Both characters have seen ghosts, supernatural murder and real murder, along with pure insanity in the most frightening of forms.

Yet they still hang around this haunted house while fully understanding that absolutely nothing is normal.

How can they even go to the bathroom without checking behind the shower curtains?

It makes no sense at all to me why they stay, yet I can only come up with one reason.

Flora seems like the only reason to stay. Yes, she is mysteriously gone and they want to find her but at what cost?

Why do they endure so much madness?

Any logical person would remove themselves from this situation immediately because there is nothing much you can do.

My opinion is that they have accepted so much madness that they are secretly, internally and mentally mad.

Once they do find Flora, they eventually move out of the haunted house and all they can do is hope the evil from the house does not follow them to wherever they are heading next, which is how almost every season of American Horror Story ends. This is truly irritating and unoriginal at this point.

So much death and supernatural occurrences have taken place, even satanic instances like a real witch doctor who is capable of killing whoever he chooses.

Matt and Shelby have accepted too much to where they almost seem attached to all this sickness.

Our greatest fears and worries is like a casual stroll through the park to the dynamic duo.

Yes the show is very popular, yet I am not so much of a fan. Every choice made is irrational and downright troubling. I predict the show will end soon due to dwindling backstory and characters being killed, along with a low rating from my standpoint.

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he PHS Volleyball team has had successful season so far. The Lady Viks are 5-1, as of press time, this year in league and 9-3 overall. PHS has grabbed a tie for first place with Bellarmine Prep High School.

However the Vikings delivered Bellarmine Prep’s only loss to them, putting them on top of the league with two games to play. One of those games, against Olympia High School, will have already been played by the time the newspaper is published, check SPSL.org for the score.

The other game left on the schedule is against the Wolves of South Kitsap, who were second to last in the SPSL at press time.

With wins in each of the last two games, PHS will secure the top seed going into the SPSL tournament. The tournament will take place next week Oct. 26-29, the sites are TBD. If PHS wins their first game, they will advance to the district tournament.

The district tournament will take place Nov. 4-5 at Kentwood High School. the district consists of the top six teams from the SPSL tournament, the top 10 teams from the North Puget Sound League (NPSL) and the top three teams form the Greater Saint Helens League (GSHL).

PHS’ seed will depend on their ranking coming out of the SPSL tournament.

The top eight teams from the District tournament will move on to the State tournament, that will be held in the Toyota Center in Kennewick, WA. Below: The volleyball team celebrating their big win Tuesday Oct. 11, against the Bellarmine Prep Lions. The victory moved PHS into a tie for first at the top of the SPSL with Bellarmine. With PHS’ only loss coming against Curtis High School, it gives PHS with only a few days left in the regular season.

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Above: Nala Campbell spikes the ball past the Bellarmine Prep Lions to score a point in the Vikings three sets to one victory.

This moved PHS into a tie for first place in the SPSL.

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Above: Senior Honore Thomas taking on multiple Emerald Ridge Jaguar defenders in the game Friday Sept. 9. The Vikings are 3-3 in the league with two games to play, including tonights Homecoming game against Olympia High School.

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Every year, a big night in the football season is the Homecoming game, it means the big fall dance is near. This year, the Homecoming game for PHS is against the Olympia Bears at 7 p.m. tonight.

The Vikings are 3-3 so far in league, with wins against Curtis, Rogers and South Kitsap High Schools. The three losses they suffered through were at the hands of Graham Kapowsin, Sumner and Emerald Ridge High Schools.

PHS has two games remaining, including the homecoming game tonight against Olympia High School and next week’s game against Bellarmine Prep High School. Both teams are near the top of the SPSL, sitting in the third and fourth places currently in the SPSL. Out of the nine teams that are in the SPSL, five teams go to the playoffs. The top four teams are secured to head to the playoffs, those teams being Graham Kapowsin, Sumner, Olympia and Bellarmine Prep High Schools.

After that, there are four teams who could still make the playoffs but two who have a better chance than others, Emerald Ridge and Puyallup High School.

PHS currently has ahold of the fifth spot in the SPSL by one game but still has two tough games ahead of them. While Emerald Ridge still plays the undefeated Sumner Spartans but also plays the 1-5 South Kitsap Wolves.

As of now PHS controls its own destiny, if they win both games, they secure the fifth spot in the SPSL. However if they lose one it gets more complicated. If PHS goes 1-1 over the last two games, they would need ER to also go 1-1 to secure a spot, if ER goes 2-0, they would go to the playoff because they own the tiebreaker over PHS. If PHS goes 0-2 and ER goes 1-1, PHS would need to Curtis High School to win their last game against South Kitsap High School, to have an opportunity to win the three team tie-break.

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The graph below is an examination of the costs to play each of the sports that are offered here at PHS, excluding Boys Water Polo, Boys Swim, Girls Water Polo and Girls Swim. The cost per sport was gathered through obtaining a list a basic equipment from each coach, along with prices for those pieces of equipment. Each of the most expensive were broken down into more detail to give a better idea as to why they are the most expensive.

Prices may vary depending on the brand, website or time of the year.

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While the above chart provides an overview of many of the sports at PHS and their cost to play, the staff decided to closely examine the three sports whose averages made them the most expensive: golf, baseball and football.

Above:This graph goes into how much it costs to be prepared to play golf. This does not include the cost a round of golf at a golf course. Clubs make up the majority of the cost as quality clubs cost upwards of $500, with TaylorMade clubs reaching prices in the thousands. Golf balls look on the graph as the are inexpensive but Titleist golf balls can reach up to $54. The prices of all these pieces of equipment vary depending when you buy and what brand you buy as different brand will carry a heavier cost.

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This month, The Viking Vanguard, is examining the cost related to playing high school sports. Coaches were asked to provide basic information regarding equipment needed and from there, the Vanguard staff went shopping.

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Above: The graph above depicts the most expensive sport to play at PHS, baseball. The baseball team has been at the top of the SPSL over the past couple years, with the team capturing the State Championship in 2014 and the District title last year. Quality baseball equipment as shown in the graph can be very expensive. Like golf, how expensive the equipment is depends on the item of year and brand. A bat in the graph is represented at price of $350, but a Rawling bat can get up to $400.

Above: Football is one of the most popular sports here at PHS, what people may not realize is just how expensive the sport can be. A great example is the pants, people do not realize just how expensive they can get. If you put the jersey and pants together, that puts the uniforms at costing $410 total, more than a helmet.