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New Building, New Challenge

New Building, New Challenge

By Avi Patel and Felix Bai
March 1, 2024
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Wynne Johnson hands award-winning author Chanel Miller a microphone to read a portion of her book “Know My Name” written in 2019. They stand in front of an audience of students, speakers, parents and staff in UPrep’s newly built ULab.

A Change in Tide

By Sydney Woogerd and Naz Kuti
March 1, 2024
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Artist senior Talia Weiss proudly stands next to her mobile after repairing it twice.

Vandalism Strikes Community

By Max Cook, Reporter
March 1, 2024
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“I believe in the program,” Yuan said. “I think it’s very important.”

Who Will LEAD?

By Teddy Bergstrom, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2024
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UPrep students load onto custom bus 986 en route to Lakeside after school.

Bus Fuss

By Neva-Nataia Lowery and Sol Starin
March 1, 2024
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Ninth grader Noah Roth cuts steel at the robotics club meeting after school. The group has been a passion of his for a long time. “I’ve been doing it for a third of my life. I’ve been doing it for all of my UPrep career, and I plan on continuing to do it. It’s just been my touch point for everything I’m doing with UPrep.” Roth said.

Expanding Abilities

By Carter Headstrom, Editor-in-Chief
March 1, 2024
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New Kid On The Block

New Kid On The Block

By Abby Dutton and Grady Stone
March 1, 2024
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The varsity mock trial team and supporters celebrate after placing second in districts at the Pierce County courtroom.

Trials and Tribulations

By Sofia Delgado-Pack and Manola Rubiralta
March 1, 2024
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A shape sorter containing shapes that don’t fit represents the difficulty in converting semester classes into an intensive.

For All Intensive Purposes

By Carter Headstrom and Sol Starin
December 11, 2023
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English teacher Sean-Patella Buckley reads “Interior Chinatown,” a new addition to ninth grade English, while resting his elbow on “Romeo and Juliet.” Patella-Buckley shared that he missed teaching Shakespeare. “I think it’s something that students should be exposed to at some point in high school. It is a challenge and Shakespeare’s Shakespeare for a reason. But you can’t fit everything in,” Patella-Buckley said.

Romeo, Romeo, Where Art Thou?

By Simon Alpren and Sofia Delgado-Pack
December 11, 2023
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Once A Puma, Always A Puma

Once A Puma, Always A Puma

By Grady Stone and Avi Patel
December 11, 2023
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Manola Rubiralta (left), who plays Alyssa Greene dances with Sophie Harris (right), who plays Emma Nolan, the main character. The Prom follows four struggling Broadway actors as they travel to the small town of Edgewater, Indiana in order to help high school student Nolan go to prom with her girlfriend.

Casting Concerns

By Hannah Salemy, Reporter
December 11, 2023
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