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Juniper Swim & Fitness Center Announces Temporary Outdoor Pool Closure in 2026
Future Summit Swim and Water Polo programs will suffer with limited practice space
Kepler Orton, Opinions Editor • March 31, 2025
Senior Quinn Raynak plays guitar at the Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night
Khloe Garrett, Staff Writer • March 31, 2025

Summit High School hosted its second annual Open Mic Night on March 5 at Thump Coffee. The night kicked...

Thunder Pageant Storms The Auditorium March 19
Thunder Pageant Storms The Auditorium March 19
Scarlett Tucker, Opinions Editor • March 19, 2025

This year’s Thunder Pageant, an annual Summit fundraiser to help the school’s sparrow, will take...

Summit’s green team at the Deschutes County Courthouse, taken by Mock Trial attendant.
Summit Teams Provide a Valiant Effort at Mock Trial Regionals
Scarlett Tucker March 4, 2025

On March 1, Summit’s Mock Trial teams competed in regionals against Bend High and Cascades Academy. Though...

Join the Tamily
Join the Tamily
Is the experience offered by Camp Tamarack worth missing a week of school?
Hailey Pease, Staff Writer • March 31, 2025
The Risks Of A Powder Day
The Risks Of A Powder Day
Violet Rodhouse, Staff Writer • March 24, 2025

Mt. Bachelor and Bend as an extension have received a massive amount of snow this past week. Though we...

Twice the Fun, Twice the Funds?
Twice the Fun, Twice the Funds?
Eva Dicharry, Staff Writer • March 24, 2025

Yet again, the Thunder Pageant returned and this year with record breaking totals. The group raised $110,000...

An Ode to Overcash
An Ode to Overcash
Caitlin Houston, Features Editor • March 14, 2025

In the library, on Eila Overcash’s desk, exists a world unto itself. An elegant white stead rears up...

Behind the Buzz
Behind the Buzz
How caffeinated drinks fuel teenage burnout
Zoe Brown, Staff Writer • March 14, 2025
Collage of Tiny Desk concerts by Kepler Orton
You Should Listen to More Live Music
Kepler Orton, Opinions Editor • March 12, 2025

In a cramped office corner, a grand piano sits beside a bass, glockenspiel, drum set, full string quartet,...

The Chaos of Comedy
The Chaos of Comedy
Khloe Garrett, Staff Writer • March 7, 2025

It’s 8:45 AM, you’re barely awake but still muster the energy to get ready and walk into class. Your...

Keep Calm and E-bike On
Keep Calm and E-bike On
Hailey Pease, Staff Writer • February 27, 2025

As a 16-year-old who recently acquired her license, I thought that I could leave the oh-so-embarrassing...

Not “Automatic”-ally Good
Crest
Not “Automatic”-ally Good
New Lumineers’ album falls flat
Blake Arnold, Staff Writer • April 1, 2025
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...

Ninja Tune, 2021
“For the First Time”- Black Country, New Road
Finley Gober February 1, 2025

The UK Alt mastermind's first exploration into their complex and raw breed of alternative and rock serves...

Young, 2023
“Lahai” – Sampha
Finley Gober February 1, 2025

A delivery of tender poetry from the heavens, aka Sampha. Lahai is gentle and warm sonically, contrasted...

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Four Nations Hockey Makes Waves
Countries unite as NHL hosts inaugural tournament
Langston Bollert, Staff Writer • March 31, 2025
Photo by Mindy Mendenhall
Bend High Boys and Girls Swimming Too Much For the Storm
Langston Bollert, Staff Writer • February 17, 2025

The Bend High Lava Bears swam like real bears in this weekend's IMC Championships, taking home both the...

Photo by Cam Lewis
Summit Boys Basketball Secure Home Win
Langston Bollert, Staff Writer • February 10, 2025

Summit struggled from beyond the arc Friday night but with suffocating defense and a solid fourth quarter,...

Fix College Football
Fix College Football
Langston Bollert, Staff Writer • January 30, 2025

The College Football Playoff needs to change, and it needs to change now. After an unexpected early...

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