On May 13, 2026, Kevin Warsh was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to replace Jerome Powell and become the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. However, concerns over Warsh’s confirmation...

On the 2nd of May 2026 the world became aware of the deadly respiratory illness named Hantavirus; the news broke when a passenger on the MV Hondius, which is a Dutch cruise line, passed away from the illness...

The life and death of one of America’s airlines has come and gone. Spirit Airlines, a staple airline that was as controversial as it was impactful, shuttered its operations on May 2nd, 2026. It ended...

Born July 26th, 2025, Punch the Monkey began with the humblest of beginnings at the Ichikawa City Zoo. He was named after a manga artist who helped author the book Lupin the III. Shortly after birth, Punch...

Not many BHS students today know the history of room 770—that behind the staff room in the 700 building’s second floor, there hides a newspaper office with issues dating all the way back to 1937. To...

Don’t drink sugary, carbonated drinks. But why? — you might ask. If you acknowledge the fact that you only truly like one or two soda brands above all other options, then you would only buy that brand...

In 1992, the United States Department of Agriculture released its own version of Sweden's 1974 food pyramid, naming it the Food Guide Pyramid. It was later changed and renamed to MyPyramid in 2005 and...

The air was tense in the band room on the brisk Tuesday morning of January 28th. Anxiously, the student musicians of Bothell High School’s top Jazz ensemble waited for the results of what 20 bands would...

One afternoon, I was in the middle of interviewing a former teacher and alumni for my other article on BHS’s newspaper class when I first came to find out about the Catamount archives. Mr. Crouch and...

Have you ever been to a national park? They’re all over the country, and a beautiful way to see nature. Some of these parks are huge. A park like Yellowstone, which is located in parts of Wyoming, Idaho,...

We all know Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s—but what about the holidays that are ancient and far less ubiquitous? Throughout history, winter has been a time of festivities and merriment, although...