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Commentary: Cuts to NOAA Endanger Us All

NOAA’s educational grant programs fund student organized research, providing educational opportunities to scientifically passionate scholars. 

The Top 10 Things Students Worry About

The entire Pigeon Press staff has gathered their personal worries of students in 2022, school related or otherwise, so that we may reflect on the stressors in all our lives.

Reading Is Not a Dying Art

The United States is currently at its lowest literacy levels since 1992.

Old is the New Cool

This desire to step away from technology-based mediums applies to other art forms as well, as the disconnect from digital mediums can provide a much needed retreat for NWA community members. 

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Commentary: Cuts to NOAA Endanger Us All

NOAA’s educational grant programs fund student organized research, providing educational opportunities to scientifically passionate scholars. 

The Road Warrior: George Miller’s Passion for Action

The Road Warrior feels like the quintessential Mad Max film.

Spain Stood Up to the United States. The Rest of the World Should Follow Suit

The Iran war and the genocide in Gaza are morally wrong and internationally unpopular; the rest of the world should take a page out of Spain’s book and stand up.

Post 58 Gets Teens Out Into Nature

Post 58 is a nonprofit that brings together Portland area teens from different high schools by organizing excursions into the outdoors.

Commentary: Proceed Cautiously with Hybrid Masking Rules

"We should keep a close eye on Covid cases. Even these less restrictive rules might only be necessary for a couple of weeks, and if Covid cases continue to drop, the school can continue to remove safety measures. Still, it’s vital that we use prudent discretion in our decision making."

COMMENTARY: Mental Health Days Imperative for Students

In the current system, students are left with unmanageable workloads instead of knowledge, burnout instead of creativity and a stifling environment instead of important critical thinking skills.

The Upholstery of Childhood

Time flows, life swirls, and digging in your feet will only cause you to fall.

Commentary: Stop Rampant Discrimination Against Muslims

It’s time for the Indian government to stop trying to polarize its people based on their religious beliefs.

Commentary: Cuts to NOAA Endanger Us All

NOAA’s educational grant programs fund student organized research, providing educational opportunities to scientifically passionate scholars. 

The Road Warrior: George Miller’s Passion for Action

The Road Warrior feels like the quintessential Mad Max film.

Spain Stood Up to the United States. The Rest of the World Should Follow Suit

The Iran war and the genocide in Gaza are morally wrong and internationally unpopular; the rest of the world should take a page out of Spain’s book and stand up.

Post 58 Gets Teens Out Into Nature

Post 58 is a nonprofit that brings together Portland area teens from different high schools by organizing excursions into the outdoors.

NWA Robotics Team Dreams Big

The NWA robotics team, Sky Rat Robotics, made it to the Oregon State Championship and finished in the top half of all contestants this March. 

Reading Is Not a Dying Art

The United States is currently at its lowest literacy levels since 1992.

Conan the Barbarian: A Conservative Fantasy with Universal Appeal

The most compelling thing about Conan is its suggestion that everyone, regardless of beliefs, is more barbaric than they want to admit.

NWA Humanities Department Doesn’t Shy Away from Difficult Material

The Humanities department is in constant conversation about what kind of texts are appropriate in the classroom, how to properly facilitate thoughtful reading of that subject matter and how to navigate discussion.

Art is Happening at NWA

The wall near NWA’s front desk in Plaza has been recently transformed into an art display.

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Politics, Climate Change Worry Students for the Future

The current political climate in America is polarizing and uncertain, leaving many Americans worried for the future.

Contrary to Nominative Determinism, John Carpenter’s Films Are Not Particularly Well Crafted

While an isolated community is the common staging ground of John Carpenter's work, these movies would lack a great deal of punch if it weren’t for the recurring motif of untrustworthy authority figures.

Civics: Now & Then Class Endorses Kamala Harris for President

We believe it is a voter’s responsibility to consider how their vote will affect their life and how their choice of candidate could impact the lives of millions of people across the country.

Art

Julian’s Superheroes

I started drawing superheroes to practice my human anatomy and grow my knowledge of human musculature. It has since grown into a hobby.

Photo Story: Ireland

This summer my family took a trip to Ireland.

The Art You Love

"How do others relate to our art?"

Void Of Course

“Void of Course” draws its name from an astrological term that describes a period when the Moon is not making any major aspects before it transitions into the next sign.

Creative Writing

Two Poems

"You are wasting time, wasting me away when already you’ve wasted it all."

A Collection of Folk Tales

For an artistic response prompt, students were asked to write mock-ups of modernized short stories inspired by classic folk tales such as “The Stubborn Child” by The Brothers Grimm.

The Shape Shifter: A Wizard’s Exploration of Sacred Geometry

Vertax was a wizard, but by all accounts not an entirely sane one.

Sci-Fi Ads

Students of Kyle Wiggins’ science fiction course were given the better part of a class period to create an advertisement for a potential future product that might exist in a distant dystopian/utopian world.

Latitude: Poems

The senior E/H class’ recent flex blocks have been dedicated to analyzing and responding to poems from Natasha Rao’s Latitude.

Two Poems

"You are wasting time, wasting me away when already you’ve wasted it all."

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