Focus

    March Madness


    By Frankie Pavia

    The Garfield Messenger is proud to present the March Madness Tournament. Where destinies are fulfilled, and dreams are shattered. Enjoy the excitement and heartbreak that the sport of basketball offers to Garfield.

  • Cutting Back


    By Michael Proulx

    "It’s very difficult, as the bar keeps getting raised, for you to not hang yourself on it, literally,” says Newport’s chairman of the health department Barbara Velategui. According to Velategui, cutting behavior at Newport is becoming increasingly common. “Cutting has become almost normative behavior,” she says. “If you ask a classroom full of students how many know of a student involved in cutting, half of them will raise their hands.”

  • Big Changes, Big Questions


    By Hannah Rusk

    In a November 20, 2009 School Board meeting, Seattle Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson stated, “we all want a district where every school is an excellent school.” These significant changes include the district’s “New Student Assignment Plan." The new systems are designed to overhaul public education in Seattle for years to come.

  • Shroomin’


    By Anna Milioutina

    The new up-and-coming high school drug, psilocybin-containing mushrooms, called “shrooms” for short, have recently popped onto the Garfield radar.

  • Monkee See, Monkee Do


    By Kelley Hargus

    The Massive Monkees are known worldwide for their b-boy style on Americas Best Dance Crew, an MTV show that holds auditions across the country and scouts the best dance crews to perform and let America’s votes decide the winner. However, Seattle knows them for more than their intricate choreography. Rather, they serve as role models and instructors for our city’s youth with their unwavering desire to inspire and give back to the community that raised them.

  • Deployed, Decried, Devoted


    By Lisa Buckner

    Amidst the explosions of roadside bombs and the rumble of gunshot rounds which have become commonplace in the ambience of Baghdad streets, imminent death is a familiar attribute of the city.

  • Smoke and Mirrors


    By Sam Dunnington

    While they are normal Garfield students in most respects, Travis and Ted are also a former drug dealers, just two of the many teenage dealers across Seattle who take great risks in order to make money.

  • A Long Road to Perfection?


    By Maia Lee

    The plan aimed to improve the academic performance of students by fleshing out the many programs at Garfield and setting standards that students and staff could strive to meet.

  • Senior Wills 2009


    By Class of 2009

    Seniors from the class of 2009 bequeath their favorite high school memories to Garfield underclassmen.