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A water fountain on the second floor needs a filter change, as evident by the red light.
Opinion
Just How Clean is the Water?
Marie Schenk and Alessia Rawls May 27, 2025

Imagine you are sitting in class, your throat is scratchy, and you need water. So you ask your teacher, and they let you go. You're happy that the uncomfortable feeling in your throat will be eliminated. You finally find...

Bad Kitties
Comics
Bad Kitties
January 23, 2026
Gophers resolving their conflicts peacefully
We Calls It Like We Sees It.
Fighting is on the rise. How do we stop it?
Demarcus Lee Mcgee and Connor Hogan November 25, 2025

The halls of Gresham High, usually busy with classes and sports, have lately had a bad pattern. Since the beginning of the year, the school has seen far too many physical fights between students. Although some fights may...

#Tuckerstrong on and off the field
Feature
Varsity Football Defies Expectations in an Intense, Emotional Season
Paul Malung, Reporter • November 25, 2025

     Overcoming a rough start and the traumatic injury of a key player, the GHS Varsity football team managed to find its footing and rally as one, finishing with a winning record for the first time since 2012 and even...

Gophers stay behind the glass.
Uncategorized
WHAT IF I.C.E. COMES HERE?
Monica Balbuena-Vazquez, Florina Nagata-Talimao, Angie Shipley, and Bill Wirdensai November 25, 2025

Recent reports of ICE agents spotted in the Gresham area have raised student and community alarm, prompting GBSD to release a statement on what ICE agents can and cannot do, and how students and staff should respond if masked...

Hamlet (Terry Arnold Munoz) consults poor Yorick
Feature
Gresham High School Theatre Performs William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Mark Spolitak, Entertainment Writer • May 28, 2025

On May 15th-18th of 2025, the Gresham High School Theatre Department performed its last show of the 2024-2025 school year, that being William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The play is a complex tragedy about the prince of...

Rhythmettes Make Moves
News
Rhythmettes Make Moves
Addie Green, Reporter • May 22, 2025

For three school years, Gresham High School’s dance and cheerleading teams have been combined. Unlike any other school in the district, the two teams formed as one due to low numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic. However,...

Uncategorized
Jammin’ With Samie!
Samie Avila, Podcast • June 9, 2024

GHS Senior (2024) Samantha Avila reviews Radiohead's 2007 album "In Rainbows". Listen along as Samie breaks down what makes this album so special.

 “From my time here at GHS, I haven't noticed enforcement regarding environmental concerns. In my opinion more could be done for example, reusable plates for lunch or simply adding more trash cans on campus that separate recyclables and nonrecyclables.”

Dana Nguyen, President of Key Club
News
Heating up the world
Aleigha Holloway, Staff Writer • April 23, 2024

2023 was recorded as being the hottest year globally since global records began in 1850. The ten warmest years have all been recorded within the span of the last decade (2014-2023). 2024 is expected to surpass this record...

Current Poll

What is the best way to eliminate vaping in the restrooms?

  • More severe consequences (38%, 12 Votes)
  • Why stop it? (22%, 7 Votes)
  • Anonymous text reporting number. (19%, 6 Votes)
  • Staff bathroom monitors. (13%, 4 Votes)
  • Mandatory vaping/nicotine hazards education (9%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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What is going on at GHS? Who is making these messes? Who is going to clean it up?
A Hidden Sadness
Memoir
A Hidden Sadness
Kailey Loomis, Featured Writer • February 10, 2024

“When I was your age Kailey, holidays and my own birthday were never acknowledged.” When my mom told me that, it was like seeing a different side to her; the shock...

The New Kid
Memoir
The New Kid
Savannah Forsman February 10, 2024

It was 6th grade and I was at a new school. I had been the new kid before, but this was different. The school was small, so everyone already knew I was coming. First day of...

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The Unordinary Evolution Of Video Game Soundtracks.
The Unordinary Evolution Of Video Game Soundtracks.
Aasif Benke, Staff Writer • February 9, 2024

Set the scene: It’s 2013, and your mom just bought you the new GTA V. You sit down on the floor while looking at the bright living room TV screen, the game loads up, and...

My uncle in Iraq, mounting an M249 in the early morning.
Who is Helping Our Veterans? 
Max Armstrong, Staff Writer • December 14, 2023

    “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention” - Lisa Borden   My brother and I visited our Aunt Mary and Uncle Joseph in Colorado...

Students playing pickup basketball in the main gym during Wednesday lunch.
Pickup Basketball Could Solve School Stress
Aasif Benke, Staff Writer • December 13, 2023

Before I participated in Mr. Thomas’ pickup basketball activities, I would wander the halls alone and be sad. In contrast, once I found out about the game, my stress and...

A poster in the hallway, promoting Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: October is for pink
Chayse Richardson, Staff Writer • November 4, 2022

   As high schoolers, breast cancer most likely won’t affect you directly. For some, the month gets completely disregarded. But everyone can support the awareness and...

As well as an increase in the sheer volume of information written each year, The Argus also developed its own consistent style over the years.
The Argus Archives – The Halfway Point
Dylan Hess, Staff Writer • June 8, 2022

   In our last issue, we took a look back to the first issue of our school newspaper, published in 1916. Over the 106 years from then until now, the newspaper has developed...

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Madam C.J. Walker
Feature
Black Heroes of the Past
Aliana Mayes, Staff Writer • February 26, 2024

February is known as the month of love, but let's remember the historical reason for February. It's Black History Month. As an African American myself, this month is crucial...

NRA (National Rifles Association) firearm instructor teaching gun safety.
Opinion
Have Gun Laws Made Us Safer?
Max Armstrong, Staff Writer • February 10, 2024

IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU Picture this: it’s Gresham, Oregon 9:50 PM, December 28th, 2023. You’re walking home from a party. Maybe one of your friends was supposed to...

Thoughts on Sandy Hook, and how it has shaped a generation
Feature
Thoughts on Sandy Hook, and how it has shaped a generation
Aliana Mayes, Staff Writer • February 10, 2024

The horrific 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Sandy Hook, Connecticut changed me– although it didn’t hit me with its true and terrible weight until much...

Because He Gets Me
Fiction
Because He Gets Me
Monty Cantsin, Featured Writer • February 10, 2024

Finally. He is on his way, this will be fun. “Here!”. “Let's get ready now” “ I don't really like my makeup or my hair.” “You look beautiful, lets go.” “...

RE: Vending Machines
Political Cartoons
RE: Vending Machines
Taylor Moore, Featured Writer • February 9, 2024

The vending machines are a scam. They do not give you your change back. They charge $1.75 for a 25 cent bag of chips. They suck up your money. We need a better option.

Esai Gomez faces off.
Mat Mastery
February 9, 2024