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The Viking Vanguard

The student news site of Puyallup High School

The Viking Vanguard

Our Senior Story

Sierra Barrow, staffer // Published June 8, 2016

Austin Stump With four years of both water polo and baseball at PHS, senior Austin Stump can seem like a typical athlete. But what sets Stump apart from other athletes may be what others consider...

Sleep linked to lower stress levels

Sleep linked to lower stress levels

Katie Seiberlich, Features Editor // Published June 1, 2016

You have an AP test tomorrow. Two essays due Thursday. A tournament on Saturday. How will you make it through the week? As high school students, stress is no foreign concept and many will think about...

Stress impacts both body, mind

Amanda Cohen, Managing Editor // Published June 1, 2016

The sweaty palms felt before a final, the shortness of breath before a presentation, and the nauseous sensation that surrounds an advanced placement (AP) student before the test all these are classic examples...

Study tips help relieve symptoms

Emily Van Bergeyk, Focus Editor // Published June 1, 2016

Every student knows that horrible feeling, the dread of your first glance at an incomprehensible test. Your heart sinks, most likely dragging your GPA along with it. Drumming your fingers on the tabletop,...

Techniques provided to help cope

Haley Keizur, Chief // Published June 1, 2016

Stiffness, excessive sweating, constant fatigue, rapid breathing, panic attacks, anxiety, crying, racing thoughts, headaches or back pain-- a handful of symptoms that you might have experienced. Stress....

School evaluated by admin

Kyle Smith, Editor in Chief // Published April 29, 2016

In the past three years, PHS has seen a change in its administrative team every year. Seniors graduating this year have not had the same high school principal for their duration at the school. Superintendent...

Campus security enhanced in spring

Keionna Newton, Freelancer // Published April 27, 2016

School safety is one of the top priorities of the security guards here at PHS.  According to security personnel Jim Jenkins, the increase in the number of students not following school campus rules...

Eating disorders, perceptions plague men as well as women

Kyle Smith, Editor in Chief // Published March 24, 2016

Eating disorders and body image issues (such as found in a body dysmorphic disorder) tend to be seen as female-based disorders. These kinds of disorders, however, are not exclusive to females. Dr....

Suppression Causes Damage

Shayla Jones, Staff // Published March 24, 2016

Rows of glossy magazine covers, lined up in grocery store shelves, some adorned with pictures of tan, muscled men. A nurse takes care of patients with practiced ease. He does not believe he could be...

Social media limits interaction

Keionna Newton and // Published January 28, 2016

Perhaps it is ironic, the idea that social media may only be serving to inhibit the social interaction people have with others in their daily lives. Psychology and APUSH teacher Willie Walker states...

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