Many Tigard alumni go on to do great things after high school, but few return to leave an impact on the community they grew up in.

Ryan Slider, popularly known by his social media tag @ssvisualworks,…

Two female football players, Jordan White and Ada Yake, made their Tigard debut at the freshman game on Sept. 5 against Sunset.

The Football Association, an organization that oversees all football organizations…

The Tigard-Tualatin School District needs volunteers to help decide how to spend some extra money. A lot of it. The Student Success Act, one of Oregon’s largest education bills in recent history, was…

Leadership introduced a new app called Spirit this year hoping to get students more involved with school events. It motivates students to go to events by making attendance competitive. Whenever an event…

     Seniors will be kicking off a new tradition: the Grad Walk. After the Senior Awards Assembly on June 6, the class of 2019 will be bussed to Tigard’s feeder elementary and middle schools: Durham,…

    The Tigard Tualatin school district has decided to close school this Wednesday, May 8, in anticipation of the teacher walkouts planned statewide.

    The District’s decision was caused by…

Student names have been changed for confidentiality and safety of those involved.

Christine immigrated to the United States from Mexico when she was three years old. “I feel like a lot of people who…

     From the opening lights to the final bow, the Tigard Thespian Troupe stick together through every play, achievement, and competition. This year, 15 members of the troupe had the opportunity to…

Last Thursday, the auditorium went silent as the room dimmed. At the center of the stage, brightly colored spotlights gave their focus on empty seats. Leadership members wearing neon orange shirts surrounded…

Broadway Books welcomes Michelle
On Tuesday, former first lady Michelle Obama came to Portland, as she is touring for her memoir, “Becoming”.

Ahead of her evening appearance at the Moda Center,…

     Tigard High hosted a mindfulness class earlier this year to provide tools for students to cope with trauma as well as anxiety and self-criticism. The class (split into eight after-school sessions…

A number of varsity swimmers have inhalers. The environment at the Tigard Swim Center may be contributing to their health issues, and it is time for people to take a serious look at this issue.

Several…

    An opinion piece in the January edition of Hi-Spots, Swim center air quality needs to be addressed, called upon the Tigard Tualatin Aquatic District  to look into the air quality at the Tigard…

On Feb. 14th, 2018, a 19 year old took an assault rifle to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He entered the freshman building and killed 17 students and staff members, injuring…

     Students passing quickly through the halls see colorful posters, the faces of their peers, and teachers standing in their doorways.

     With this brief interaction, it’s hard to imagine…

Lines of eager fans wrapped around the Roseland Theater on Wed. Nov. 21 as they welcomed the well-known artists, Jorja Smith and Ravyn Lenae, to Portland.

On tour for her latest release, Lost &…

Many students noticed the appearance of a large wooden desk earlier this week at the intersection between the Main Hall and North Hall.

“We thought we probably need to have a better adult presence…

Courtney Neron, a former foreign language teacher at Tigard High, is running to be a representative of House District 26.