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The Viking Vanguard

The student news site of Puyallup High School

The Viking Vanguard

The student news site of Puyallup High School

The Viking Vanguard

Vanguard Awards

Ethan Barker, ACE Editor // Published March 26, 2025

Pokémon TCG Pocket Provides Fresh Start for Players

Dominic Haney, Staff // Published March 17, 2025

Pokémon requires very little introduction. It’s a franchise with video games, television series, trading cards, and has enough adaptability to expand into other markets. Recently, they’ve again dipped...

Lady Gaga Modernizes Old Sound With "Mayhem"

Lady Gaga Modernizes Old Sound With “Mayhem”

Ethan Barker, ACE Editor // Published March 17, 2025

After a streak of serious albums in an attempt to reinvent her as a movie star, Lady Gaga returns to a joyful, chaotic mix of genres with “Mayhem,” released on March 7. The album was preceded by...

Universal Monsters Reborn!

Ethan Barker, ACE Editor // Published February 11, 2025

1974 and 1999 Pop Culture

Ethan Barker, ACE Editor // Published December 20, 2024

Joker: Folie à Deux Takes Big Swings, Misses

Ethan Barker, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Editor // Published October 25, 2024

Following up the 2019 megahit was always going to be tough. When the sequel to the billion-grossing Joker was announced to have musical numbers, Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, and a budget three times that...

Halloween Party Movies

Ethan Barker, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Editor // Published October 11, 2024

Ruff Discusses Writing Lovecraft Country

Ruff Discusses Writing Lovecraft Country

Ethan Barker, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Editor // Published October 11, 2024

The Pacific Northwest seems like a perfect backdrop for horror.   Games like Alan Wake, movies like The Ring and shows like Twin Peaks have all taken advantage of the near-constant rain and...

Summer Spectacles

Summer Spectacles

Ethan Barker, Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Editor // Published September 6, 2024

Review: "Furiosa" Thrills Audiences with New Additions to "Mad Max" Universe

Review: “Furiosa” Thrills Audiences with New Additions to “Mad Max” Universe

Ethan Barker, ACE Editor // Published June 7, 2024

To temper expectations – those who go into “Furiosa” expecting another “Mad Max: Fury Road” will be disappointed. You’re still getting epic car chases and stunts in a postapocalyptic Australia,...

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