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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...

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...

Photograph of rappers J Cole, Smino, & JID in the studio together.
A&E
Rise Of The New Rappers; Fall of the Old
Aasif Benke, Staff Writer • March 18, 2024

"Yo bro, you hear that new Jay-Z album? It's amazing! He's the best to do it" - 2003, November 14th "Jay-Z's new album is kinda garbage; there was only one playlist-worthy song. He needs to hang it up" - 2017, June 30th. The...

Kanye apologizes for "the realness" on Ellen.
Feature
Cancel Culture or Culture Canceling?
Aasif Benke, Staff Writer • March 18, 2024

It is 2009 and you're lying on your couch with a bag of chips watching the MTV Music Award ceremony. The brightest artists worldwide are there; Jay-Z, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, and Kanye capture all the attention and beyond. A...

The GHS DECA club bonds at State.
Feature
DECA Steers Gophers to Success
Aliana Mayes, Staff Writer • March 18, 2024

Do you know what DECA is? Have you heard of it? Don't sweat it; many don't. DECA stands for (D)istributive (E)ducation (C)lubs of (A)merica. In simple terms, DECA is a way to learn about careers in marketing-- such as advertising,...

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 to me. It's about the matter of representation!...

A Hidden Sadness
A Hidden Sadness
February 10, 2024
The New Kid
The New Kid
February 10, 2024
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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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...

Students arriving to a crowded hallway.
A Year of Adversity Comes to a Close
Dionne Agulto, Staff Writer • June 8, 2022

   With track races won, laughs shared, and school dances danced, the end of the 21-22 school year is approaching steadily, yet inevitably. Like actors bowing before a...

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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.
Profile
Mat Mastery
Aleigha Holloway, Staff Writer • February 9, 2024

Wrestling is more than a sport; it demands prowess, toughness, and discipline. Esai Gomez is a senior here at Gresham High School who has been wrestling since freshman...

I Stayed Up All Night Finishing This Essay
Features
I Stayed Up All Night Finishing This Essay
By Michael Flores-Carley, Featured Writer • February 9, 2024

On a regular school day I usually get about 4 to 6 hours of sleep a night.I go to sleep between midnight and 2 AM so I can wake up at 6 AM and get ready for the day, eat breakfast,...

Microfiction
Microfiction
January 22, 2024