Tony Bennett – “Duets II”
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
February 16, 2012
If you love crooners, you’ll love Tony Bennett’s “Duets II”. The song that got me listening was “The Lady is a Tramp” with Lady Gaga. Mitzi Green sang the original which I love and all I could hope was that Bennett and Gaga did it justice. They didn’t disappoint. It’s boppier... (more...)
Save the date for SAT prep
Teddi Faller, staff writer
February 8, 2012
Mark your calendars for April 16, April 18, April 23 and April 25 and pay as soon as possible to the bookkeeper to reserve your spot for the SAT prep course after school from 3 – 5 pm in room 300. Math teacher Carol Rutschman and English teacher Lori Townzen will be in charge of the course. If... (more...)
Bonamici and Cornilles battle it out
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
January 11, 2012
At 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 10 at the Broadway Rose Theater, first congressional candidates Suzanne Bonamici (Democrat) and Rob Cornilles (Republican) worked to win over voters in preparation for Jan. 31, which is voting day. Both candidates are rather moderate and indistinguishable from one another.... (more...)
Politics in 2011
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
January 8, 2012
2011 left quite an impression on us, but especially in politics. On Dec. 17, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il died of a heart attack on “his train” – this is still up for dispute by the South Koreans. The people of North Korea seemed heartbroken about the death, while South Korea went... (more...)
Apparently Christmas is the only holiday worth mentioning
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
December 21, 2011
Tigard isn’t kidding anyone with the title “Holiday Assembly”; the entire assembly was Christmas oriented. I expected mostly Christmas songs and a token Hanukkah song, but even the theme of the assembly was Christmas. Technically the Grinch “stole” winter break,... (more...)
Winter choir concert tonight
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
December 7, 2011
Get ready to be serenaded by the choirs in the auditorium at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Winter Choir Concert. Choralation, Mens’ Choir, Treble Choir, Beginning Womens’ Choir will be performing winter holiday music. There will also be some solos and small ensemble pieces, including... (more...)
TV – “Kourtney and Kim Take New York” on E!
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
November 29, 2011
E! had its “Go Big” week to kick off its TV season, starting off with “Kourtney and Kim Take New York”. As we’ve been overly informed, Kim Kardashian and her husband, Kris Humphries, split after 72 days. Kim’s publicist must be having a field day trying to recover the “integrity”... (more...)
Omnitouch makes screens obsolete
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
November 11, 2011
Chris Harrison, a Carnegie Mellon grad and employee of Microsoft, has been working on a series of products to make computers more mobile without making them larger, but with the benefits of a large screen. “The central idea is that you can’t make mobile devices bigger without losing... (more...)
Cross country: Pacific Conference Districts
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
October 28, 2011
Tigard ran its last race for the 2011 season on Oct. 27 at the Pacific Conference Districts at Clackamas Community College. The varstiy boys came in third place with 83 points behind Forest Grove in first, 42 points; Tualatin in second, 73 points. Junior John Walker came in ninth with a season... (more...)
Mr. Caro receives prestigious award at surprise assembly
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
October 25, 2011
Susan Castillo, the Oregon State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Dr. Tom Boysen, a member of board for the Milken Family Foundation, presented Francis Caro, World History and IB Psychology teacher, with $25,000 and the Milken Educator Award at the assembly on Oct. 24. Principal Mark... (more...)
Cross country: 2nd Tigard Invite
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
October 20, 2011
Tigard held its last home cross country meet for the season Oct. 19 against Newberg and McMinnville. Newberg High School’s Bailey Peterson took first for the varsity boys’ race. Junior Matt Carlson came in fourth with senior Scott Rice coming in at fifth. In the varsity girls’... (more...)
Cross country: Century Invite
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
October 13, 2011
The cross country Century invite on Oct. 12 was a sure victory for both varsity teams. Boys JV swept the race. Then the varsity boys took places one and two with senior Scott Rice and junior Matt Carlson. Junior John Walker came in fourth and freshman John Caufield took fifth. Freshman Ellie... (more...)
Assembly peps up students for Tualatin game
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
October 7, 2011
Leadership rallied everyone together for the pep assembly about the Tigard v. Tualatin football game Oct. 7. The cheerleaders opened with a dance to Lady Gaga’s “Edge of Glory”. Then senior Valeria Vila sang the national anthem. It was a little rocky in the beginning, but... (more...)
Cross country: Tigard Invite
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
September 28, 2011
On Sept. 28 Tigard’s cross country team ran against the Forest Grove Vikings on our home turf. Tyler Shipley of Forest Grove took the lead with senior Scott Rice in second for the boys varsity team, then junior Matt Carlsen came in right after. Junior John Walker came in with a Viking... (more...)
Movie – “Memento” (2000)
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
September 27, 2011
First off, no the movie doesn’t run in chronological order. The movie starts off at the end of the protagonist’s story. Lenny is a man suffering from short term memory loss and tries to keep his life under control with the use of snapshots, routine, tattoos and his own handwriting.... (more...)
Cross country: Tualatin Invite
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
September 21, 2011
On Sept. 21 the Tigard High cross country team ran against Tualatin High and Hillsboro High. The boys won the invite, and the girls came in second. The course was a tough one in the heat with gradual inclines all over, but our varsity girls took third place in the race with freshman Elizabeth... (more...)
Cross country: New Balance Festival of Champions
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
September 18, 2011
The Tigard High Cross country team ran the New Balance Festival of Champions on Sept. 17 at Clackamas Community College. Even though the weather wasn’t permitting, senior Scott Rice still managed to beat his personal record and ran his 5K race in 16:55.9 minutes. Right behind him, junior... (more...)
Cross Country: Canby Invite
Teddi Faller, Staff Writer
September 8, 2011
The cross country team took first in both the JV boys’ run and the Varsity Boys’ run. The team also took third in the JV Girls’ run and second in the varsity girls’ run. Senior Scott Rice took third in the 5K varsity race. Senior Mackenzie Smith took second in the 5K JV race. Senior... (more...)