The voice of the students

The Catamount

The voice of the students

The Catamount

The voice of the students

The Catamount

Teachers’ salaries being raised!

Bryanna Fernandez, Reporter December 30, 2018

Many teachers have gathered in protest against their current wages.  The website Top Education Degrees shows that the median annual salary for a teacher is approximately $55,000 a year.  This salary...

This Day in History

Aleah Josephsen, Co-Sports Editor December 30, 2018

November 20th is an important day in American history. In 1975 Ronald Reagan announced his run at presidential candidacy. As president, Reagan was a generally well-liked and appreciated president who...

Cougars in playoffs!

Audrey Rainwater and Aleah Josephson December 30, 2018

The Bothell High School varsity football team has once again made their way into playoffs! With the goal of State in mind, the players have continually brought their very best effort onto the field....

Jokes

December 30, 2018

"Where did the math teacher named Tarilyn like to plant vegetables?" "Greenfield." -Diandre Sabale ('20)

New law, new voices

Sanjana Chava, Feature Editor December 30, 2018

It has come to our attention that our recent Halloween issue of the Catamount has caused concern from members of the Bothell High School Administration due to some components of the last paper, such as...

Does ‘fake news’ threaten democracy?

Maddie Endicott, Co-Editor in Chief December 30, 2018

“Fake news,” in its various forms, is not journalism. Fake news, a term that has been used quite frequently lately, is a form of yellow journalism. Yellow journalism started as exaggerated or sometimes...

Journalism under fire

Malavika Santhosh, Reporter December 30, 2018

In light of the recent murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the mass shooting at the Capital  Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland in June, the number of attacks against journalists and journalism itself...

What Jamal Khashoggi’s death means

Bianca Geib, Forum Editor, Co-Online Editor December 30, 2018

What the Arab world needs most is free expression. This is the title of the last article published by the Saudi Arabian journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, in The Washington Post on October 17, fifteen days...

Crouch’s couch: get involved

Jacob Crouch, Adviser December 30, 2018

“The speed of communication is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.” --Edward R. Murrow, American journalist...

New schedules

Téa Schmid, Design Editor December 30, 2018

The Northshore School District is currently considering changing our bell schedule once again for the next school year (2019-2020). This time, they are considering a full block schedule as one option....

Admins remove bathroom doors

Nathan Kowsky, Reporter December 30, 2018

Vaping amongst teens has reached an all-time high, and even Bothell is affected. Typically, students would go to the bathroom to vape, but the school administration recognized this problem and made an...

K-Pop controversy

Nyla Libed, Copy Editor, Co-Online Editor December 30, 2018

K-Pop has been rising exponentially in popularity in America ever since May 2017, when BTS became the first K-Pop group to win a Billboard music award. Ever since, K-Pop has taken over practically the...

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