The student news site of Puyallup High School

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

Use of social media continues to prevail

Sierra Barrow, Staffer // Published January 26, 2016

Social media amongst today’s students has increasingly become more prominent and important to teens everywhere. PHS counselor Michael Sanchez offers his reasoning as to why social media is increasingly...

Girls challenge masculine sports stereotypes

Shayla Jones, Staff // Published December 18, 2015

“You hit like a girl.” “You run like a girl.” “You throw like a girl.” These are just a few of the statements girls may be confronted with when playing sports. Junior and Lacrosse...

Defining what it means to be a woman in society today

Keionna Newton, Staff // Published December 17, 2015

“Men, their rights and nothing more; Women, their rights and nothing less:” this was a famous quote from suffragist Susan B. Anthony during the Progressive Era. Though women’s roles in society...

Students reach out to suffering community

Students reach out to suffering community

Kyle Smith, Editor In Chief // Published October 21, 2015

Wildfires are devastating but communities they affect are not left without hope, several groups have gotten to work rebuilding scorched communities and helping hurting people. Red Cross turned Lake Roosevelt...

Community college considered

Published June 9, 2015

For students that want to obtain a college degree after high school, two main options come to mind: attend a four-year college or university or attend a community college and transfer to a four-year college...

Summer schoolwork helps students in fall

Kyle Smith, Managing Editor // Published May 18, 2015

As summer slowly approaches, the work students will have to do next year can become overshadowed by the desire to take a break. Unfortunately, now might be the best time to start preparing for next...

Educators Advise Perseverence

Jaxon Owens, Staff // Published May 13, 2015

Every student knows that the end of the school year is just around the corner. Keeping grades up and ending the year strong are always concerns for administration and the teachers. Vice Principal Maija...

Harassment policy explained through administrative voice

Lacey Rose, Staff // Published April 28, 2015

According to the 2014 Healthy Youth Survey, a statewide survey conducted in schools every two years during the month of October, 22.6 percent of the sophomores and 16.4 percent of the seniors surveyed...

Mental health, illnesses affect self image

Kyle Smith, Managing editor // Published April 15, 2015

Stress and pressures can weigh heavily on the mind. Sometimes this stress can lead to the development of a mental illness. The kinds of mental disorders, their triggers and their symptoms are varied...

Students share thoughts on harassment

Lacey Rose, Staff // Published April 13, 2015

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