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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

The Devil Went Down To Mississippi

The Devil Went Down To Mississippi

Ibrahim Coker (He/Him) May 23, 2025

Sinners, a supernatural horror written and directed by Ryan Coogler, is a bash of vampiric swagger and phantasmagorical depictions of the Jim Crow South set in the 1932 Mississippi Delta. Ryan Coogler...

Bumps in the Road

“Nike Told Me To Dream Crazy, Until I Wanted A Baby.” Written in 2019, this is the title of Alysia Montano’s New York Times autobiography, recounting her challenging experiences being a pregnant...

Help for Homeless Students

Silas Collins (he/him) May 23, 2025

The McKenny Vento Homeless Program at Seattle Public Schools aims to support homeless students so they can continue to pursue an education through the difficult circumstances that accompany homelessness....

Two Community Passageways Workers

Preventing Violence at Garfield

Ibrahim Coker (He/Him) May 2, 2025

Many Bulldogs have probably seen the men and women, clad in neon green, who stand at the intersection of 23rd and Jefferson during lunchtime and the end of school. While they serve a very visible role...

sMALL Space, Big Dreams

Lusa Wilder (she/her) and Hannah Muse May 2, 2025

Inspired by the anonymous founder’s  travels to cities like Bali and Bangkok, his idea of sMALL Box only materialized recently. He came to realize Seattle lacked the buzzing street market atmosphere...

A Rise in Anti-Transgender Politics

Nor Luloff (she/her) May 2, 2025

On April 16, 2025, the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the word “woman” in equality legislation refers only to the biological female sex, not gender identity. The case was brought to the...

It’s all an illusion…

It’s all an illusion…

Meriyem Roba March 24, 2025

Imagine watching your favorite team play, but instead of enjoying it from the bleachers or your couch, you’re immersed in it. Innovations such as Augmented Reality (AR) and the Metaverse have become...

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...

Justice Beyond Juvie

Nor Luloff (she/her) March 21, 2025

As more research emerges surrounding the ramifications of youth incarceration, the search for alternatives has become increasingly relevant. Last August, the King County Council unanimously voted to keep...

You Look Good Today!

Romy Steen (she/her), Staff March 21, 2025

While attending Garfield High School began in the means of education, anonymous Instagram accounts have made the overall experience of a Garfield student even more enticing. When good old-fashioned bullying...

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