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Teen dating during a pandemic: Valentine’s Day edition

Kendyll Lindsey, Reporter • February 14, 2021

Disclaimer: this article is based on follow-up interviews from a previous article. If you have not read “Teen Dating During a Pandemic” here is the link to go read that first: https://thecatamount.org/3286/feature/teen-dating-during-a-pandemic/ Ah...

Student Spotlight: Zuzu Kandilige talks modeling and acting in high school

Tara Duong, Reporter • February 11, 2021

You may have seen Bothell junior, Zuzu Kandilige (‘22) running track and field or cross country or in ASB, but beyond BHS, Kandilige has a second life. In 2018, she signed on to an agency with the intention...

The struggle to manage homework during online school

Tori Evans • February 9, 2021

Homework: a great opportunity for study and review, or busywork that is an overly stressful practice for students? In a time as eventful as this, it’s uncertain whether the benefits of homework outweigh...

What is the AMC

Felix Galicia, Reporter • February 9, 2021

Every February the Mathematical Association of America (MMA) holds a math competition for American students called the AMC. For highschool students the AMC is split into two different tests: the AMC 10,...

Athletes missing high school sports seasons

Felix Galicia, Reporter • February 9, 2021

COVID-19 has brought a lot of uncertainty when it comes to whether or not there will be a highschool sports season this year. On January 6th the Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association scheduled...

How COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed

Kaya Suraci and Diya Anoop • February 9, 2021

Since Pfizer and Moderna have come out with their COVID-19 vaccines, the United States has been eager to roll out vaccinations to as many people as possible. President Donald Trump cited Project Warp Speed...

The Presence of Bi-phobia Among the LGBTQ+ Community

Kendyll Lindsey, Reporter • February 9, 2021

bi·sex·u·al adjective of, relating to, or characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to people of one’s same sex and of the opposite sex. - Merriam-Webster Dictionary Imagine...

Student Resolutions for 2021

Halli Conom, Reporter • February 4, 2021

We all know 2020 was pretty much the worst year ever. . . but what about 2021? We may have kicked off the year with a few rocky starts but that doesn’t mean the rest of it has to be worse. 2020 is officially...

What’s up with Word of the Week?

Tara Duong, Reporter • February 4, 2021

A recent addition to Bothell High School’s virtual campus this year is a new racial justice initiative called Word of the Week (WoW), created by Bothell’s Racial Educational Justice Committee. Each...