Mass Communications at Lincoln High School

Posing in front of the sunset. by Carissa Bohen Kayla Heinrichson is a 14-year-old girl from Tri Cities, Washington. She was born in New Jersey but moved to Washington when she was six months old. She grew up there. All of her friends were there, her home was there, her dog was there, her whole life was there. So when she found out she was moving to Portland she wasn’t happy about leaving it all behind. “I was really sad and I didn’t want to move,” said Heinrichson. Heinrichson moved in the summer of 2017 and it wasn’t very easy. Just moving from your house can be hard but moving to an entirely different state is very difficult, especially when you’re leaving the place you love. When Heinrichson moved to Portland she did not like it. “I felt alone, it was summer and I didn’t know anyone. I didn’t have anyone to talk to.” When school started her opinions changed. She started to make friends and feel less lonely. Even though Heinrichson was feeling more comfortable ...

Photo by Emily Andersen Sedona Andersen with her three siblings (left to right) Lucas, Seriyfa, and Samuel, two of which were adopted from Ethiopia By Cate Bikales Sedona Andersen lives a life full of constant noise and bustle. Every day, her home is full of yelling, singing, crying, laughing; this is what she loves about it. But her life was not always easy. Seven years ago, now fifteen-year-old Andersen faced a major adjustment in her life: the adoption of the first of two siblings from Ethiopia. Andersen is now the oldest of four siblings in her family-- Lucas, Samuel, Seriyfa, and her. However, when she was seven years old, she was the oldest of two. When her parents started filling out papers to adopt, Andersen says that she was unhappy about the idea. “I was about 6 or 7, so I liked how things were, just me and Lucas. I didn’t really want anything new,” Andersen says. Despite her lack of excitement, Andersen’s parents continued on with the lengthy adoption process. Her p...

By Areonia Steward Do you have a certain sport you love to play? Football, Baseball, and Basketball. Do you play? Yes. Would you say you see this sport in your future? Yes. Do you find it fun? Yes. If you see this sport in your future do you see it being your future career? Yes, I want to be in the NFL. What would you say you love most about this sport? Everything, but if I had to choose I would say the team membership the team has. Other then this sport can you tell me if you tend to play any other sport? Yes, I play Baseball, and basketball. Besides playing sports what would you say you do you free time? Play xbox with friends. What would you say your day consist of? Sports, School, and xbox. Would you say this sport has become your hobby? Yes.

Photo by Lola Conopio-Mora Brooke Phillips excited for new opportunities By: Lola Conopio-Mora Gymnastics. Charity. Speech and debate. Brooke Phillips was involved in it all. Until she had experienced a terrible injury. The injury that caused her to have to let go of a passion.  Phillips is a freshman this year. She has always been involved with multiple extracurriculars in the past and in the present. “I used to do gymnastics pretty competitively and now I’m involved with the National Charity League and I do speech and debate team,” says Phillips. Phillips had a dedication to gymnastics starting at a young age. “I started gymnastics at a pretty early age, like five I want to say, and then I got into competitions but a couple years ago I injured myself pretty badly which prevented me from continuing gymnastics,” says Phillips. Everyone hates injuries that cause us to have to sit out from our sport for few weeks or maybe a couple of months. But this injury, as...

Photo by: Claire Yoo New Japanese club leader, freshman Luna Abadia has a goal to spread a wider variety of cultures at Lincoln High School. By: Claire Yoo Spanish, French, German, Arabic, and Mandarin. These are the typical languages that are taught in Portland Public Schools. Luna Abadia, a freshman attending Lincoln High School, wants to make a change. She believes that she and her peers should come together to learn about a broader variety of languages and cultures. Abadia started learning Japanese a few years ago during Christmas, when she was learning to draw a Japanese style drawing. “I was really curious about all the characters and symbols that I didn’t understand that were Japanese, that were [also] often in the images.” said Abadia. From there, she started to learn the basic symbols of the language. First on her own, and eventually with a private Japanese teacher. Abadia is currently a student in the Spanish immersion program, but she described that learning Japanese...

Photo by Izabella Stutz-Lazzara Freshman Maggie Klein enjoying a new school.              Maggie Klein is a 9th grader who has many family members in the military. In school many people have been talking a lot about Colin Kaepernick and how he is protesting police brutality and is featured in a new Nike ad. Klein’s view on Kaepernick is different from many others. She says that having family that are veterans and some family that are in the military gives her a different perspective of it.              “I understand what they are kneeling for but I don’t understand why they are doing it during the national anthem. I have had family almost lose their lives and have PTSD. And it is hard for them to come back and see someone kneeling during the flag which they just risked their lives to protect,” Klein said.             Many people think that football players kneeling has ver...

                                               Annika Wang A talented artist continues her passion in music. Although Bella Lo has a life goal of getting into a good college as well as getting a good job, music has and forever will be part of who she is. Lo, almost 16 years old, started off playing the piano from a young age. Over the course of the years, she has gained more interest and passion in music to also learn both the drums and the acoustic guitar. “I always liked watching bands, and seeing the drummers, and I just think it’s kind of fascinating. And I like beats, and rhythms, and patterns like that,” says Lo, “and I just wanted to learn it because I thought it would be cool, and just wanted to learn a bunch of instruments.” As much as she loves all three instruments, Lo has a favorite. “I would have to say piano, just because it’s been...

Photo By Ana Narayan Former soccer player from Portland, Oregon She has brown cut bangs, a comfortable and trendy style, and outgoing energy. Stella Nevills is a 15-year-old social butterfly. She walks with confidence and assertiveness, laughs in the halls and rarely is without a smile on her face. Nevills is also a passionate activist who stands up for what is right and isn’t afraid to voice her opinions. Nevills says school can be stressful, walking from class to class, trying to keep everything you just learned into your head, worrying about tests and quizzes. “Listening to music, playing music and making art like drawing or painting and even watching movies,” are ways says keeps herself inspired and motivated. “This helps me feel less stressed and I enjoy doing this in my free time,” she says. Nevills enjoys trying new things and getting out of her comfort zone. So she started playing soccer a few years back. “I used to play soccer a lot for a couple years and then I stoppe...

A self portrait by freshman Riley McMillan. By, Mable Crawford Swoosh! The ball sails over the net as Riley McMillan serves to start the game. Funny thing is, when she started playing she didn’t want to. It all started in the 6th grade at St. Pius X, when her mom decided to make her play volleyball. McMillan was mad at first, because she hadn’t ever been interested in the sport. But then she thanked her mother after finding that she enjoyed it, and wanted to continue playing. McMillan has played all three years at her middle school, and is now on the JV 2 team here at Lincoln. McMillan says that she “has gained many friends [both] at [her] old school and at Lincoln.” She says that she wants to continue playing volleyball here as long as she can throughout her time in high school. Here at Lincoln, McMillan has flourished. She says that she, “like[s] the freedom of high school.”. She has already joined three clubs, including the Kids First Project, OWL(Outstanding Write...

Photo by Anna Loy Cobban laughing  By Anna Loy Harry Cobban dreams of leaving Portland. A junior, he dreads school. He is ready to spread his wings and see the world beyond high school. Cobban is already a well worn traveller, having taken large trips almost every summer and moving internationally twice. “I was born in England and I lived there for three years; I don’t really remember that. Then I moved to Amsterdam. Amsterdam’s great, I wouldn’t mind moving back there, for a couple years,” said Cobban. “Then I moved here when I was six and America has been pretty good to me. I have been through a lot, made a lot of friends.” Moving across the world is a big deal. You have to leave friends and family behind, starting completely over. Some kids might resent that they had to move, but Cobban says he isn’t one of them. “It hasn’t really affected me. Mostly because I lost my accent and I didn’t really live there for that long. I am mostly American now,” Cobban said. He...

Photo by: Gabby Shaffer  Basketball player Zoe Ansbro is enjoying the season and friendships from the sport. By Gabby Shaffer  Basketball is freshman Zoe Ansbro’s sport of choice. After trial and error, Ansbro discovered her love for the sport and hasn’t stopped playing since. For Ansbro, bouncing the ball on the court means more to her than just an afterschool activity. Ansbro was a very busy kid. “I played lacrosse, track, soccer, and I swam when I was little… and I did gymnastics,” Ansbro says. Basketball stood out to her because of the rewards she gets from it, and not just the active rewards. “You really create a bond with your teammates,” Ansbro says. She uses basketball as a way to escape from the busy life of a freshman in high school. “You don’t have to stress once you are at basketball practice or playing a game,” says Ansbro. Ansbro says that she plays basketball almost every day of the week during the normal season. As much as Ansbro likes basketball she st...

Europe is place where many Lincoln high school students travel during the summer. Whether for vacation for visiting family it is always a very popular place to travel. Last summer Ryan Wei was no exception. Wei’s trip to Europe this summer was full of good food, museum tours, and the overall fun of travel that he will not soon forget. “Overall it was a pretty nice, I got to see a lot of good landmarks. And got to go on lots of road trips, ” said Wei. This trip was one where he got to do a lot of different things on this trip that he may not be able to do in other countries people could go on vacation. “Types of food” and various cultures were things that Wei enjoyed while in europe. There were “some very good chefs,” said Wei. This was one reason that he enjoyed the food a lot. Wei said he pasta, and pizza were very good in italy because of the fact that these chefs are professionals at making these things whereas the chefs in America know how to cook a lot of things so they m...

Photo by: Preslee McCarthy. Posed outside of Lincoln High School on a tree trunk. Sutter explain more of her cultural background. By: Preslee McCarthy Alex Sutter is a freshman. Sutter attended Skyline k-8 prior to high school. She has lived in portland her whole life. Her ethnic background is partially SScottish but she is mostly German. Sutter’s grandmother previously lived in Germany but had to move here because of WWII. “When I was younger I was involved in a lot of stuff that had a lot to do with my German background. I played with toys from Germany, I ate, and still do eat the food.” said Sutter Some of the German foods Sutter eats include spaetzle, roulade, schnitzel, German pretzels, softis, and hanute. Sutters grandmother moved to the states from Germany a little after WWII. When WWII was actually going on, she moved to a different part of Germany. “My grandmother told me when I was younger how she came to America when she was just becoming an adult...

By Margot Andres The social, academic, and athletic aspects of a student athlete’s life can be difficult to balance. Athletes are often left with almost no free time. This is true for Lincoln’s JV volleyball team’s captain, sophomore Zoe Chase. “Game days can be difficult because I have to be out pretty late,” Chase said. “I end up not having any free time or time to myself during the day.” For many athletes, the time commitment is the most negative part of sports. Sports can be physically and mentally draining, leaving athletes with minimal energy to complete the rest of their daily tasks. For Chase, the most enjoyable part of volleyball is physically playing the game. The fast paced, exciting energy of the game is what she loves. Hitting balls and running around the court make the hours of exhausting practice worth it. “Playing front row is fun. It’s satisfying to hit the ball over the net and get points for my team,Chase said. Some athletes get caught up in the stressful, competiti...

Everyone deals with stress, but they deal with it in different ways. On a normal school day, Keller Harris, a freshman, feels stressed but this doesn't just mean school work. He says it's hard to balance school work with keeping healthy friendships in addition to coding and rock climbing. Harris is liking this year so far, but he thinks that it is only going to get harder. “They are making it easy this year,” says Harris, “because we’re new to the school.” ”We’re just sitting in circles doing silly stuff,” says Harris. However, he admits the stress has already started. “Math gives me the most homework,”says Harris. About every night he has about one hour to an hour and a half of homework and one hour is mostly made up of math. On weekends, that hour changes to about two hours. After he comes home on the bus, he does in chunks and when he is not working, you can find him chatting with friends or coding. About three to four days each week he also does rock climbing which he ve...

By: Alli Caldwell Caroline Gomez is a fourteen year old girl who has a lot to say about her unique cultural background as well as her family and friends. It was interesting and was a cool experience listening to Caroline’s unique family background, and what it’s like with her family traditions. Gomez enjoys talking about her traditions, and what her culture means to her. Gomez talked more about her family and, when asked about what Gomez’ culture means to her Gomez said, “ My culture means family and friends, and it also means my family cultural background.” Gomez explains where both sides of her family is from, and what makes her family unique. Gomez talks about her Grandparents and her Parents and what makes her family, The Gomez Family. “My mom's side of the family is Italian and a little bit of German, and on my dad’s side of the family is Mexican” Gomez talked about her mom’s side and her dad’s side of the family and found it very interesting to hear about the ...

By Zoe Scogna If you’re looking for a small, cute pet, that happens to be talking fluff ball, a bird is the way to go. “Birds are somewhat exotic pets, they are unique and easy to fall in love with,” Anika Rajbhandary says. With two parakeets named Tarro and Blue, she has become a bird lover herself. “I like how colorful the birds can be and how soft their feathers are,” Rajbhandary comments. They have big black eyes, tiny pink feet, and little yellow beaks. Tarrow, is all white and has little grey spots on her wings and on her chin. If she’s cold or if you scratch her head she gets fluffy and puffs herself out. “Birds are unique and each have their own personalities,” says Rajbhandary. “Tarro and blue each are very different. Blue tends to be more nervous and skittish, while Tarro is more calm and playful.” Anika says she likes to take them out to fly and when Tarro wants to play he likes to fly over and land on her head. Rajbhandary says having a bird is hard...

Photo By: Morgan Aldersea: Pilar Agudelo, leader of Kids First Project, talks about how joining clubs has helped her throughout high school. She moved here between freshman and sophomore year and has created an inclusive space for the students around here. By Morgan Aldersea Pilar Agudelo, a senior at Lincoln High school who came here in sophomore year, has inspired the people around her. “Her work ethic is extraordinary and her passion for her activities is unparalleled” says Caitlyn Aldersea, one of Pilars best friends. Pilar has created an inclusive environment, despite only being here a little while. As Part of moving around MUN (model united nations) has been a major part of her life “ I have been doing MUN since 6th grade because I went to international schools, and MUN is something that is usually common in international schools” says Agudelo. If you do not know her personally, you may have heard her name through other clubs, such...

by Aiko Uchiyama Private School or Public Schools? It’s not quite common for kids to transition from small secluded private schools to crowded public schools or vice versa. Ava Pool, a current sophomore, is one of the few kids that have made this switch from private to public school. Her experience before in a private school was a negative one that caused her to make a switch into an environment that she felt more welcome in. Pool went to a small private K-8 school called Cathedral up until 7th grade then switched over to West Sylvan her final year of middle school.  “I didn’t enjoy [the private school] it at all. Sadly, being nice doesn’t help you get around at all. It’s more based of of wealth and just overall status that helps you survive,” Pool said sadly. Pool describes her former school almost as creepy because everyone follows the same exact values and lifestyles. If those expectations weren’t met it typically ended in her being an outlier. West Sylvan middle ...

Photo C ourtesy Of Ashlin Tomsen By Jade Hall Sophomore Ashlin Tomsen is part of the trend that is balancing time between consuming sports and demanding academics. An environment bursting with energy and passion can seem overwhelming for some but Ashlin Tomsen makes it look easy. “ I’m on lincoln girls varsity soccer team” she said with enthusiasm. Lincoln high school is held on a pedestal for having some outstanding and new academic programs. Ashlin said that she has” learned to balance her academics and varsity sport and now it comes easily”. Tomsen lets us in on some tips and tricks for balancing academics and sports. “ Time management is everything,” she says, adding, “education is more important than soccer”. Growing up Tomsen said “my dad first introduced me to soccer” she also stated “her relationship with soccer and her family really impacted here love for the sport”. Loving a sport that is equally demanding as academics but having a good support system is important....

By age fourteen, some people may have lived in a city or maybe even two and have traveled out of the country maybe once or twice, but Ana Narayan has lived in 5 different countries and has seen more of the world than most people do in a lifetime. Narayan was born in New Delhi, India and her little brother was born in China. Her dad works at Nike which is why they travel so frequently. Most people think that this makes her trilingual and exotic and they “seem to think that India is like another planet,” Narayan says. It isn’t, and that does not make her any different than anyone else. And yes, she is fluent only in English. Before she moved to the United States, she says she felt overwhelmed and thought that the people would be mean. But when she moved at age twelve, she says everyone was “so welcoming” and “I felt like I was home.”           Before the U.S., Narayan came from Jakarta, Indonesia and has lived in China, Norway...

Student, Republican, and wrestling fan, Aidan Kent poses next to a mattress at a friends house Photo by: Mak Johnson Mak Johnson Aidan Kent November 2nd, 2018 More People Should have that choice Fast judgements and an immediate shock is usually what follows when someone expresses that they have an opposing view to the widely spread liberal beliefs of Lincoln High School. Aidan Kent, who always has a buzzcut and a strong quippy personality, is a sophomore  and is scared to come out as having more typically conservative views on subjects because of stereotypes people have about his belief system. “If I say “we shouldn’t ban all guns” that means that I want kids to die, or I want people I love to die. I feel like I get guilt tripped sometimes,” says Kent. Kent has found that there are many stereotypes that follow the term “conservative.” “... for conservatives what I have personally heard: [that they are] hard Christian, anti-gay, anti-LGBT, anti-any other race ...