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The Summit Pinnacle

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The Summit Pinnacle

A Need To Achieve

A Need To Achieve

Madelyn Walsh, Staff writer March 13, 2023

What does it mean to achieve in high school? Significant obligations take a toll on students due to the elite economic structure of the school and a constant obsession with perfect grades and perfect image....

Just Give Them Housing

Just Give Them Housing

Jay Skidmore, Opinions Editor March 3, 2023

It’s no secret that homelessness is a growing problem all across the country, but especially in Oregon. It sometimes feels like you can’t turn on the news without reporters lamenting how Portland’s...

What’s a Creator Without Their Creation?

What’s a Creator Without Their Creation?

Olivia Heizer, Staff Writer March 3, 2023

Sitting on the couch, a notification pops up on your phone saying your favorite singer has been involved in yet another controversy. What are you—as a fan—supposed to do with this information? Allegations...

Divide to Survive

Divide to Survive

Chris Ryder, Staff Writer March 3, 2023

With Season five of ”Formula 1 Drive to Survive,” being recently released, the disagreements between F1 and their governing body, the FIA have resurfaced. These disagreements show an incredibly strained...

Toxicology Report

Toxicology Report

Chris Ryder, Staff Writer March 2, 2023

Music is of the most subjective art forms, debate and discussion about songs and artists has always been popular. However, since the rise of social media and the internet, the discourse has gotten increasingly...

Grammys Cause Controversy, Again

Grammys Cause Controversy, Again

Scout Crockett, Staff Writer February 27, 2023

“Harry Styles!” exclaimed ‘Grandma’ Reina, Harry Styles superfan and avid advocate for “Harry’s House.” Styles throws his hands to his face in a moment of surprise and joy. As Styles walks...

State of the Union: The Good, Bad and the Ugly

State of the Union: The Good, Bad and the Ugly

Jay Skidmore and Wes McGovern February 14, 2023

On February 8, President Joe Biden delivered his annual State of the Union Speech. Biden had a lot to talk about, from inflation, to the war in Ukraine to rampant political violence. Biden’s speech took...

Val-O-Grams: Yes or No?

Val-O-Grams: Yes or No?

Olivia Heizer, Staff Writer February 14, 2023

Imagine getting called to the front of the classroom. Everyone is watching. The choir gathers around you and begins to sing. Your only option is to watch your fellow classmates stare and giggle until you...

What She Said

What ‘She Said’

Reese Campbell, Staff Writer February 13, 2023

 “Lets see what it takes to be a star,” spoke Roger Ailes, to his newest recruit to the newscast Fox. Ailes was known for his 1 on 1’s with the new girls…he was practically famous for them. The...

An emotional collage of the man himself, Joe Rogan, throughout the years.

The Moral Dilemma of Joe Rogan

Adri Jolie and Bayla Orton February 8, 2023

Joe Rogan isn't a great person. He’s also not a bad one. He's an extremely hated figure in the media today—because he’s bald, maybe?—or because of his long-running podcast. Whether it’s through...

Pictured: a dull and empty classroom, much like classroom morale.

Turbulent Teaching

Iben Orton, Staff Writer February 8, 2023

If I hear one more lecture about my peers and I failing to apply ourselves to our learning, I think I’ll throw back my chair, sweep my notebooks onto the floor, and storm out abruptly (in the most dramatic...

AI ChatGPT Defines Streetsmart over Booksmart

AI ChatGPT Defines Streetsmart over Booksmart

Hannah Hatfield, Staff Writer February 6, 2023

ChatBOT has been around since 1966, but a new AI, ChatGPT—a play off of ChatBOT—was released in Nov. 2022. ChatGPT has a myriad of resources that can aid in creating lesson plans, schedules and writing...

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