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The student news site of Gig Harbor High School

The Sound

The student news site of Gig Harbor High School

The Sound

Heard in the Halls - Edition #2: Microwaves
Heard in the Halls - Edition #2: Microwaves
Maya Holmes, Editor • April 8, 2024

When you walk down the halls, do you ever hear completely random, hilarious things out of context? In case you didn’t hear any of those funny...

The Hills Are Alive
The Hills Are Alive
Maya Holmes April 4, 2024

Last weekend, the Gig Harbor High School’s theater program transported two sold-out houses and one audience of around 70 to World War II era...

Gig Harbors New Cell Phone Policy
Gig Harbor's New Cell Phone Policy
Maya Holmes, Writer • April 2, 2024

The cell phone policy that has been enforced at Gig Harbor High School this year is unique to this year - it’s never been a policy until now....

Heard In The Halls - #1
Heard In The Halls - #1
Maya Holmes, Writer • March 25, 2024

Have you ever been on your way to class and without necessarily meaning to, heard someone random in the hallways say something absolutely hilarious...

Photo from Fish Bowl 2023.
Fish Bowl 2024… at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma?
Mason Hasslinger, Photographer • April 8, 2024

During an intense game last year, the Gig Harbor Tides made a comeback against the Peninsula Seahawks and ultimately concluded the game with the Tides on top by a single point. The 2023 game was the first...

Religion at Gig Harbor High School
Religion at Gig Harbor High School
April 5, 2024

According to bestplaces.net, 35.8% of people living in Gig Harbor, Washington are religious. Our town is scattered with many different types of churches, and a large portion of students at our school attend a religious service. So what impact does it...

The Hills Are Alive
The Hills Are Alive
April 4, 2024

Last weekend, the Gig Harbor High School’s theater program transported two sold-out houses and one audience of around 70 to World War II era Austria in an incredible performance of The Sound of Music that was made possible only through an fantastic...

Gig Harbors New Cell Phone Policy
Gig Harbor's New Cell Phone Policy
April 2, 2024

The cell phone policy that has been enforced at Gig Harbor High School this year is unique to this year - it’s never been a policy until now. The policy states that students are to have their phones put away in their backpacks from the first bell to...

Student Spotlight: Vinyl Crusade Band
Student Spotlight: Vinyl Crusade Band
Maya Holmes, Writer

How do you spend your Saturdays? Maybe sleeping in or catching up on homework? Not the four talented musicians in the local student band Vinyl Crusade! These three students from Gig Harbor High School,...

Clarity, by Cedric Garrison
Clarity, by Cedric Garrison
Wyatt Suiter, Writer

Conciseness conveys clarity Rhetoric’s rambling, reckless In its intentional illusion of illumination A decadent denouement of deception Newborn narratives negated by Obfuscation, oligarchical...

Whats The Deal With Zombie Deer Disease?
What's The Deal With Zombie Deer Disease?
Gavin McLellan, Writer

Discovered in 1967, CWD, or Chronic Wasting Disease, is an always-fatal, neurological disease found in Northern American deer species, and spreading up to Canada. In the past year, the CDC has seen a massive...

Best Songs For Your Holiday Season
Best Songs For Your Holiday Season
Wyatt Suiter, Writer

Thanksgiving has finally passed and it’s in consensus to start the end-of-year holiday season, and what better way to start it than with some classic songs to celebrate that season? The songs covered...

OG Fortnite Takes The School By Storm
OG Fortnite Takes The School By Storm
Dawson Parks, Writer

People around the school have been talking about a big video game for the last couple weeks. The game that first introduced the video game world to the Battle Royale play style known as Fortnite. The game...

Super Bowl LVIII: Game Preview
Super Bowl LVIII: Game Preview
Joncee Lenker, Writer • February 12, 2024

The script for this matchup isn’t really something many NFL fans were looking forward to this year, and even some people have said that this may be the worst Super Bowl matchup to ever happen. With what’s happened this year and the crazy injuries and drama, it still all led down to a Chiefs and Niners...

A Look Inside Our Girls Basketball Team
A Look Inside Our Girls Basketball Team
Maya Holmes, Writer • January 26, 2024

The girls basketball team at Gig Harbor High School is taking the season on with power and strength. Immediately asserting themselves, they won their game with Yelm High School 58-40 and absolutely dominated River Ridge High School with 72-38. The Junior Varsity average number of points scored per game...

NFL Divisional Round Predictions
NFL Divisional Round Predictions
Joncee Lenker, Writer • January 26, 2024

Texans Vs Ravens MVP favorite Lamar Jackson will square off against the young phenom CJ Stroud in a divisional round matchup that should have some sparks of a great game. These offenses have both been dominating recently as the Ravens have been running through opponents by multiple blowouts. They...

Why Do We Celebrate Easter?
Why Do We Celebrate Easter?
Maya Holmes, Writer • April 2, 2024
For many children, Easter is about a magical rabbit that brings little
Heard In The Halls - #1
Heard In The Halls - #1
Maya Holmes, Writer • March 25, 2024
Have you ever been on your way to class and without necessarily meaning
Remembering Adrian Gunter
Remembering Adrian Gunter
Maya Holmes, Writer • March 7, 2024
GHHS Celebrates Martin Luther King Day
GHHS Celebrates Martin Luther King Day
Jonah Eilers, Writer • January 26, 2024
Heard in the Halls - Edition #2: Microwaves
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Heard in the Halls - Edition #2: Microwaves
Maya Holmes, Editor • April 8, 2024
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Student Spotlight: Jack De Simas
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Student Spotlight: Jack De Simas
Jonah Eilers, Writer • January 19, 2024
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Remembering Mr. Dan
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Remembering Mr. Dan
Maya Holmes, Writer • December 14, 2023
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Cristian Porras Competes in Fencing World Cup
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Cristian Porras Competes in Fencing World Cup
Cristian Porras, Writer • December 8, 2023
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Boys B-Ball Starts The Year Strong
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Boys B-Ball Starts The Year Strong
Chance Wightman, Writer • December 7, 2023
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Student Spotlight: Micco Colyer
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Student Spotlight: Micco Colyer
Austin Nelson, Writer • December 5, 2023
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Tides Fall Short In Playoffs
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Tides Fall Short In Playoffs
Joncee Lenker, Writer • November 20, 2023
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Wrapping Up The Girls Soccer Season
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Wrapping Up The Girls Soccer Season
Gavin McLellan, Writer • November 20, 2023
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Making A Splash: Looking Back at the Boys Water Polo Season
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Making A Splash: Looking Back at the Boys Water Polo Season
Chance Wightman, Writer • November 20, 2023
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Student Spotlight - Jayden Linares
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Student Spotlight - Jayden Linares
Cristian Porras, Writer • November 14, 2023
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