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The Garfield Messenger

The student news source of Garfield High School

The Garfield Messenger

The student news source of Garfield High School

The Garfield Messenger

Afrofuturism

Afrofuturism

Kelan Sato (he/him) March 21, 2025

Afrofuturism. “Art that envisioned a more joyful, liberated future for black people and all people,” Rachel Edleman, a 10th grade Language Arts teacher at Garfield, defined. It’s “reimagining either...

Zaina

A True Phenomenon: Zaina

Dahlia Huang (She/Her) March 7, 2025

During the annual Black Lives Matter Week assembly at Garfield High School on February 14, students witnessed eight-year-old Zaina Brooks, better known as Zaina the Phenom, performing her songs Children...

Flowers Just 4 U

Unity Jirkovsky-Gual (she/her) February 7, 2025

Nestled on the corner of 23rd diagonal to the Garfield Community Center lives local flower shop, Flowers Just 4 U. Its bright neon signs hang in the window reading “Bouquets” and “Balloons” while...

Farewell, Chef TB

On Monday, November 25, 2024, students said their farewells to Garfield’s head chef, Tabari Ahmad, known as Chef TB.  After 15 years in the culinary field, Ahmad started at Garfield in 2021 and has...

Handy Helping Hands

Handy Helping Hands

Dahlia Huang (She/Her) January 17, 2025

As the second semester creeps to an end, many students have still yet to fulfill the graduating requirement of sixty hours of service. For seniors rushing to complete this task last minute, juniors who...

Garfield High School's Jazz I ensemble

Swingin’ for Change

Arush Talasila (He/Him) January 17, 2025

Garfield High School’s Jazz 1 ensemble is one of Garfield’s most successful programs, fostering many nationally recognized musicians. Only five members are women, a fraction of the 26-person band,...

Class of 2024 Farewells

Ibrahim Coker (He/Him) and Class of 2024 June 21, 2024

Adreal Manansala (University of Washington) To the FSA Underclassmen, ESPECIALLY Steven: Y’all have been there since FSA’s start. I am hopeful that you guys will continue the legacy of FSA. Steven,...

KING KIEU

KING KIEU

While Garfield's custodial engineer, Kieu Bui, deals with everything from broken soap dispensers to flooded bathrooms, he’s also responsible for way more than Garfield’s messes. As the first person...

Graphic by Maysun Dawahare

أزهر

Maysun Dawahare March 22, 2024

April starts in just over a week and it is nationally recognized as Arab American Heritage Month.  Now, more than ever, it is important that April is a time to honor National Arab American Heritage Month...

Girlfield Bulldogs

  As far as resources for women go at Garfield, there are always pads and tampons at the Teen Health Center, as well as many health and wellness services. However, something Garfield has struggled...

Black Lives Matter Week at School

In 2024, Garfield High School was the only high school in the Seattle Public Schools system to plan a week of action honoring the Black Lives Matter movement in its strive towards racial justice and the...

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