Cleveland Reacts to Leaving the Paris Climate Agreement

June 9, 2017

Filed under News, Politics, uncategorized

On Thursday June 1, 2017, President Trump announced that the United States will leave the Paris climate agreement, a historic coalition aimed at reducing carbon emissions and slowing global warming worldwide. Trump cited the need to support American workers and reject the “unfair” standards that the agreement p...

The Problem With Promposals

By Lainie Pennington, Copy Editor

May 15, 2017

Filed under Commentary

You’re an average teenage student, most likely in your junior or senior year of high school. You’re sitting in your eight period math class, daydreaming about prom—which is just around the corner—instead of focusing on your calculus problem. Just then, the loud roar of an engine comes from outside. Rose petals begin rai...

Cleveland Students Attend Women’s March in Washington D.C.

By Kira Chan, Copy Editor

February 14, 2017

Filed under News, Politics

On Jan. 21, a small group of 16 Cleveland students and history teacher Sadie Adams set out to the str...

Election Fallout: Community Response

December 9, 2016

A pall hung over a grey Portland skyline on the morning of Nov. 9. Nothing had changed, and yet everything...

PPS Protects Undocumented Students in Latest Resolution

By Sophie Weir, Reporter

December 4, 2016

Filed under Education, News, Politics

PPS has long prided itself on being an all-inclusive, safe space for students of every race, gender, orientation, and religion. That’s why, on Nov. 17, its board of education unanimously passed a resolution banning Immigration Control Enforcement (ICE) officers from freely entering school grounds. This momentous vote will guaran...

Cleveland Student Organized Protest after Donald Trump’s Election

November 17, 2016

As social media buzzed with saddened and angered students on Tuesday, Nov. 8, senior Naomi Brim created and shared a Facebook event that would occur the next day a...