The voice of the students

The Catamount

The voice of the students

The Catamount

The voice of the students

The Catamount

Instagram “comedy videos” continue to rise in popularity

Stephanie Rodriguez, Reporter April 3, 2019

Ever since Vine was terminated in 2017, Viners (people who created the 6 second long videos) started transitioning to something bigger and better: Instagram. In Vine, many were actually amusing but Instagram...

Face Off: marijuana ads

Nathan Kowsky and Mary Conaway April 3, 2019

For: Marijuana and cannabis have always been a very controversial topic in the United States. While medicinal marijuana has been legalized in many states under certain circumstances, many health benefits...

A new way to learn

Rebecca Del La Torre, Reporter April 3, 2019

Online schooling has evolved since the 1960s. Now it is easier to access courses and materials needed for schooling. Virtual classroom is an online learning environment, it is web-based, and accessed through...

Why is nobody reading our paper?

Michael Marquess, Co-Art Editor April 3, 2019

Why doesn’t anybody read our newspapers? It’s a question that seems to be in the back of everyone’s mind, especially to those of us who sit in Room 770, toiling over the next issue of The Catamount....

Competition is not enough to make chess a sport

Malavika Santhosh, Reporter April 3, 2019

Two opponents face each other, playing a game of chess. After minutes of thought, one of the players moves a piece forward. The tension in the room rises. A player runs across the court, dribbling the...

Asking philosophical questions…

Nyla Libed and Téa Schmid April 3, 2019

Why are humans so confident in beliefs that can’t be proven? We all have beliefs. Whether it’s to do with religion, economics, or politics, we all have our own personal beliefs. Religion, as many...

A prankster’s limits to pranks

Nyla Libed, Copy Editor, Co-Online Editor April 3, 2019

April Fool’s Day has come and gone, and our 24 hours of comedic fun has drawn to a close. However, there are some people who, in the past, have taken “comedic fun” and pushed it beyond the limits...

NSD vs. U.S. schools

Sanjana Chava, Feature Editor April 3, 2019

When you compare our district to other districts both in Washington and outside, you realize the many differences that may or may not put our school in disadvantage. One of the most apparent differences...

To TOLO and beyond

Michael Marquess, Co-Art Editor April 3, 2019

We're one hour and 38 minutes into Tolo, and it feels like the party is yet to start. To put it bluntly, there weren't a lot of people at Tolo. Upon walking through the doors, we saw only handfuls of...

A Yiddish guide for teens! Oy vey iz meir?

Levi Gettleman, A&E Editor April 3, 2019

Born in the 10th century as an innovation of European Jewry attempting to create a unifying language, Yiddish (a combination of German and Hebrew) is still a relevant language in that many of its words...

Spotlighting Bothell’s fearless leader

Sanjana Chava and Bianca Geib April 3, 2019

Even though it’s his first year as Bothell High School’s principal, Mr. Juan Price is no newcomer to the school system. He has worked in different Washington school districts for greater than a decade,...

Observing Passover

Levi Gettleman, A&E Editor April 3, 2019

On the evening of April 19th, Jews across the world will begin to observe the festival of Passover (Pesach in Hebrew), commonly known as the Festival of Matzah, the Festival of Spring, and the Festival...

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