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Trump’s Budget Cuts Throw a Wrench in Bend’s Trail System
Trump’s Budget Cuts Throw a Wrench in Bend’s Trail System
Cyclists and runners worry about long-term consequences as funding for Bend trail systems dries up
Zoe Brown June 3, 2025
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It’s Boot Season!
Khloe Garrett May 28, 2025

You're already tired from staying up late to do your homework and the last thing you want to do is wake up early and drive to...

Summit Hosts Varsity Invitational
Summit Hosts Varsity Invitational
Halle Dao, Staff Writer • May 9, 2025

Summit Track and Field hosted its annual varsity invite meet, the Secure Storage Summit Invitational, on May 3. Twenty different...

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Prom 2025!
Josephine Hall, Managing Editor • May 2, 2025

The new date for prom is set, and the theme is confirmed so head to the Unitarian Church Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon...

Writings on the Stall
Writings on the Stall
The real impact of vandalism in the Summit girls’ bathrooms
Kepler Orton, Opinions Editor • May 23, 2025
Anika Endries and Theilson Wardlow. All photos credit of Blake Arnold.
Prom Fashion
Blake Arnold May 15, 2025

This year’s prom theme was Secret Garden Party which served as inspiration for dozens of stunning looks at the dance. Dresses...

The AP Stress Spiral
The AP Stress Spiral
Eva Dicharry, Staff Writer • May 14, 2025

AP Testing: arguably the worst time of the year for students who thought they could manage it all and are now forced to face the...

“I Don’t Fully Support Either”: Political Independence Among Summit Students
“I Don’t Fully Support Either”: Political Independence Among Summit Students
Lucy DeMeester, Staff Writer • May 8, 2025

It is no secret that the political climate at Summit leans more left than right. In classroom discussions, social media posts...

Just because we can’t vote doesn’t mean we can’t take a stand. / Credit: Blake Arnold
Trump Will Impact Your Future
From education to the economy, the president has shaken up our country—now, teens’ fates hang in the balance
The Pinnacle Editorial Board June 3, 2025
I’ll be T9-ing Till I Die
I’ll be T9-ing Till I Die
Kaia Vrbata, Staff Writer • May 30, 2025

I got the inspiration the way most teenagers do—while mindlessly scrolling on Instagram. A college aged girl was on my screen...

Speaking My Mind On the Speak Your Mind Challenge
Speaking My Mind On the Speak Your Mind Challenge
Hailey Pease May 14, 2025

You’re sitting in class, and a torn notebook page with a little note inside is passed along through your hands to the next....

With a recent executive order taking aim at the Smithsonian, the study of American history is at risk.
The Smithsonian Institute Is Not the One Rewriting History
Lauren Shein, Features Editor • April 30, 2025

At the museums of the Smithsonian Institute, the past becomes present. Skeletons of long-extinct creatures tower over visitors...

The Reality of “Adolescence”
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The Reality of “Adolescence”
Netflix's new psychological drama explores how young teenage boys view masculinity
Khloe Garrett May 2, 2025
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Old Stuff
Finley Gober, Crest Editor • April 14, 2025

Everyone is obsessed with the past, including me. I thought I understood why, but now, I’m not sure that I do.  It has...

Not “Automatic”-ally Good
Not “Automatic”-ally Good
Blake Arnold, Staff Writer • April 1, 2025

I popped in my earbuds, took a breath and armed myself, ready to be transported to lonesome but soulful summers, nostalgia for...

New Restaurant Brings Vibrant Dining to Bend
New Restaurant Brings Vibrant Dining to Bend
Tatum Hoffmann February 21, 2025

On a stormy, cold night in midwinter, the building seems to glow from the inside out. Strings of lights twinkle through the windows...

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New Arena Football Team Deserves More Attention
Oregon Lightning, based in Redmond, approaches the end of their inaugural season
Langston Bollert, Staff Writer • May 28, 2025
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Summit Ultimate is Off to State!
Violet Rodhouse May 15, 2025

Summit’s boys ultimate frisbee team is headed to Corvallis, Oregon on May 17 and 18 for their state tournament. Every spring...

Photo Credit: Michelle Heizer and Oliver Buchanan
The Rugby Recap
Tatum Hoffmann, Staff Writer • May 2, 2025

The presence of rugby in America has increased significantly in the last decade, and has now become the fastest growing college...

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Four Nations Hockey Makes Waves
Langston Bollert, Staff Writer • March 31, 2025

I had just gotten home from school on a normal Wednesday when I found my dad on the couch, ready for our daily banter about...

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