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You're Ruining it For All of Us

You’re Ruining it For All of Us

Scarlett Tucker, Opinions Editor November 13, 2024

A well-meaning adult walks into a bathroom stall after a delicious lunch with their friend, locking the door behind them and turning around—only to find ketchup, sprayed across the walls like a gruesome...

Are You Making the Right Choice?

Are You Making the Right Choice?

The Pinnacle Editorial Board November 4, 2024

How will we be remembered? Former President Donald Trump has put his own interests above the lives and future of the American people. Will we be the generation that allows him to do so, or the one that...

The Art of Blending In

The Art of Blending In

Kepler Orton, Opinions Editor October 31, 2024

Mud smeared faces, sandy coated silhouettes and notorious sweat stained bandanas adorn the screens of reality TV gurus alike. As contestants stand on a tiny wedge attached to a pole in the ground, their...

When Ego Meets the Birth Certificate

When Ego Meets the Birth Certificate

Lucy DeMeester, Staff Writer October 30, 2024

Celebrity culture has been a driving force in society for the last hundred years. Through changing trends and evolving media, pop culture has managed to solidify its role in society and plans to stay there....

Shake (It) Off

Shake (It) Off

Blake Arnold, Staff Writer October 23, 2024

When you think of Bend cuisine, your mind likely goes straight to family-friendly pub dining spots like Deschutes Brewery or 10 Barrel, but what’s often overlooked is Bend's vast milkshake scene. With...

The Circus of Student Driving

The Circus of Student Driving

Nadia Riedl, Staff Writer October 20, 2024

People are breaking simple traffic laws constantly. From speeding to driving on the wrong side of the road, the chaos never stops. This recklessness may be an attribute of teens’ eagerness to get home....

TikTok Trends: Metalhead Edition

TikTok Trends: Metalhead Edition

Scott Welsh, Staff Writer September 23, 2024

TikTok has taken grasp of the alternative community and put it in a chokehold. This is another case of trend hoppers doing whatever they can to stay up-to-date with the latest fast fashion or music trends....

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Peeing Paralysis

Scarlett Tucker, Staff Writer June 13, 2024

The bathroom door slams open as I rush inside, feet skidding on the mysteriously wet floors. Seeing no one occupying the room, I sigh in relief and quickly enter one of the graffitied stalls. But just...

The Essay Students Love to Hate

The Essay Students Love to Hate

Scarlett Tucker June 11, 2024

When the Common District Essay, or CDA, comes around each year, the majority of students still have no clue why they’re writing it. Sure, it’s supposed to accomplish some obscure change within the...

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WTF is Weed Wednesday?

Iben Orton and Finley Gober May 29, 2024

Picture this: It's 8:30 a.m. and you’re vying for a parking spot along with hundreds of other student drivers on their way to class. The usual chaos of spot saving and swerving to avoid an accident occurs,...

Why Is It on Us?

Why Is It on Us?

Caitlin Houston, Staff Writer May 24, 2024

Every time I enter the Summit bathrooms, I see a gray poster plastered on each stall door that lists the ways that students can take climate action by taking small steps to be more sustainable. While I...

The Disappointing Underrepresentation of Teens in Media

The Disappointing Underrepresentation of Teens in Media

Fiona Cooper, Staff Writer May 15, 2024

As a child, I imagined my future education to be filled with peppy singalongs, clique battles and a conspicuous absence of schoolwork, thanks to movies like “High School Musical” and “Mean Girls.”...

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