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Wild Waves: Good Bye or Good Riddance?

Wild Waves: Good Bye or Good Riddance?

Aden Mintesnot, Staff June 11, 2026

It opened on August 4, 1984. It was first known as the Enchanted Village. It went through four owners. Now it's closing down for good. What is it? Wild Waves.  It seems imminent that after 50 years,...

SODA SERVER 
Anna Siegmund hands out drinks and Italian sodas to students. ASB members like Anna are required to volunteer for at least 30 minutes every dance to help out. Anna commented, “It was kinda chaotic as when I was serving out Italian sodas. Everything was happening all at once.”

The dance discount departs

Lucas Verbeurgt, Staff December 16, 2025

During the days building up to the dance, a boy named John tried to buy his dance ticket. Just like the previous years, he got in line on Thursday with his $7 and tried to buy a ticket. But this time he...

HARD WORK PAYS OFF!
Royce Daneels-Berg holds his certificate of High Honors right after receiving the award. This was an addition to the High Honors awards he had obtained in the past. “When they took the photo I felt proud of myself, I placed the award on my wall at home,” Royce stated.

Scholars recognized

Jaslin Lao December 16, 2025

High Honors is an award scholars can receive on paper during the High Honors assembly. It can be nerve wracking or even exciting to receive one. To receive the award, scholars must have an accumulative...

Study Time: Many students at FWPA notice classes they are going to take next year are different. Have you ever thought about the work you’re going to need to put into a class you are taking next year, and thought, this is going to be much more difficult? Robel Wondimagegn, a ninth grader, did. “Last year it wasn’t hard to get a 4.0 GPA, but as a ninth grader I actually have to try and spend time studying to pass my tests.”

Advice for Younger Grade Levels

Ericka Sun, Copy Editor June 4, 2025

Imagine today was one of your most important days at school, you had your finals and an important exam. “I should’ve studied more,” you thought to yourself, even though you had all year to prepare. There...

Show Off Your Style. Jewell Bowman is wearing her clothes with confidence. Jewell is wearing a hoodie and cargo pants, along with some shoes and jewelry that match her outfit. Jewell states, “I like to coordinate my outfits with my shoes and my jewelry because I like to look good for myself.”

Dress to Impress

Liza Vlasyuk March 19, 2025

Fashion can be a serious thing for some. There is a big variety of clothes out there with different price ranges. Fashion trends always come in and out. Some styles could be trending for a long time, while...

PACKED WITH LOVE Love Ndungu shows off her lunch bag that she brought to school. It was packed and
full of delicious surprises. Love said, “It’s always fun seeing people react to what I bring for lunch. Especially the day I brought pizza, I’ve never seen so many people ask for food it was actually really funny.”

The Best Lunch

Sara Kern January 24, 2025

Many days of hard work, research, and interviews took place to answer the question, who brings the best lunch to school? Time and time again, there was one name that came up the most. That name was Love...

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