Staff Question: What is the best thing that happened to you in the past year?
December 10, 2019
| Cassia Tippett | 10th | The best thing that has happened to me in the past year is getting a new dog named Paloma! |
| Jasmine Masalmeh | 12th | The best thing that happened to me this year was making it to my 18th birthday. |
| Halle Meslow | 11th | I got to join some really cool volunteer committees and organizations! |
| Olivia Seits | 11th | Getting a bear sticker in Portland. |
| Mahathi Sridhar | 10th | I had the honor of naming Naiya’s car. Her name is Gertrude. |
| Sean Khanna | 10th | I got my first dog (Australian Labradoodle). |
| Emily Phuong Tran | 10th | I went back to Vietnam to visit my family after 4 years of living in Oregon! |
| Teagan Gaviola | 11th | 2019 feels like the year I really became comfortable with who I am. I guess the best thing that happened to me is I’m genuinely happy now 🙂 |
| Stella Fetherston | 10th | I think I’ve grown a lot as a person this year. It’s refreshing to know I’ve changed. |
| Ella Davis | 10th | I embarked on writing a novella collection, which has really pushed me to grow as a writer. |
| Kayla Wolf | 10th | Not getting my top pick of classes during spring forecasting so that I ended up in Newspaper! I’ve grown a lot in writing, and am so grateful for these goofballs that are on my staff. |
| Hannah Figueroa. | 10th | Turning 16 and getting to drive! |
| Cate Phipps | 11th | Getting to travel to four countries I’d never been to before! |
| Emma J Nelson | 11th | I got to witness one of my closest friends graduate and succeed in college. |
| Annie Pegis | 12th | Finding genuine friends and growing closer with them! |
| Jacob Isaac | 12th | Starting in elementary school and finishing in high school is really exciting and a big accomplishment for me. |
| Kavya Balasubramanian | 12th | Getting a parking spot so I can drive to school every day! |
| Olivia Ashley | 12th | Going to see my favorite movie, The Goldfinch, in theaters |
| Evan Frazier | 11th | Charlie Puth released some new fire singles. |
| Lupita Ruiz | 12th | I get to be in Newpaper class with my absolute best friends! |
| Shea Carlberg | 11th | I have found the most supportive, fun friends that make me so happy 🙂 |
| Elle Sherman | 12th | Becoming a soccer mom!! We love the mini van ;’) |
| Jake Lofamia | 12th | I just started being more of myself! |
| Teddy Fronczak | 12th | Senior year! Taking in every second and having the best time with all my friends. |
| Maya Brisan | 10th | I’ve found friends and developed relationships that make me happier. |
| Kaitlyn Gearin | 12th | Seeing a ton of marmots at Mt. Rainier! |
