BY CASSANDRA CUMBERLAND The annual Laker Dance Talent Show was held on February 15. The show’s theme “So You Think You’ve Got Talent” perfectly depicted the entirety of the acts that performed. Starting off the evening, Miranda Kraus and Lisa Smith sang a wonderful cover of our country’s favorite song, the national anthem. The girls [...]
February 21, 2012
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Lakers strut their stuff at JSA
Hannah You: A report from the front lines of the Mr. and Mrs. JSA competition BY LINDA YU At the Junior Statesmen of America of America Winter Congress conference, a model congress program that occurred at the Red Lion Hotel on the River in Jantzen Beach, Portland from Feb. 4 to Feb. 5 (two days [...]
February 17, 2012
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Laker Boys lambast Lakeridge during Civil War night.
Boys basketball won against Lakeridge tonight with a final score of 55-44. This game was notable in that it is the last home game of the regular season and head coach Shoff’s 300th game at Lake Oswego. Grant Howell / Lake Views
February 14, 2012
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Senator Report- 2/14/12
BY SARAH RICHARDSON Happy Valentine’s Day Lakers! With the February Senate meeting came a lot of important announcements. First off, ASB has been working hard to organize the diversity assembly on Feb. 27. Unfortunately, not enough people have come forward to share their stories. As upper classmen will remember, the diversity assembly two years ago [...]
February 14, 2012
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The Health Conspiracy of Chocolate
BY COURTNEY CURTIS Stringy and bitter, these are two words that describe the true essence of chocolate. Surprised? The chocolate that most people eat is a deluded form of true chocolate. The true form of chocolate is the most nutritious food in the world. Cacao is one of the main ingredients in chocolate. You can’t [...]
February 10, 2012
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Teepeeing goes beyond harmless prank to malicious harassment
UPDATE: The students discussed in the February 8th editorial apologized to the victims’ families. Lake Views regrets any implications in the article that may have stated otherwise. Pranks are committed with the intent to incite laughter, not permanent damage. Throwing toilet paper all over someone’s yard is characterized as a non-malicious way to have fun when [...]
February 10, 2012
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Are colleges racist?
BY AISH SUBRAMANIAN 6.2 percent. 35,000 people. You do the math. This is the lowest acceptance rate for the class of 2015 from Harvard University. In fact, last year had the lowest acceptance rate overall. Why? The number of applicants is simply soaring. According to an article in the NY times, Stanford received a record [...]
February 8, 2012
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The unofficial holiday of overconsumption
BY KELSEY FUSON Every year, millions of Americans tune into the most popularly-watched program of the year: the Super Bowl. American’s use this unofficial holiday as an excuse to stuff themselves with fine American delicacies like bottomless chicken wings and nachos, sit in front of the televi- sion for upwards of five hours without moving [...]
February 8, 2012
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LOHS combats lab vandalism
BY GABRIEL SANDLER This year during both lunch periods, doors to hallways have been shut, partly to respect ongoing classes, but also as a measure to protect against vandalism. The situations are varied from physical vandalism to cyber sabotage. However, Jeff Kelso, director of computer services, does not believe that these actions are malicious, “It’s [...]
February 8, 2012
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Hanging out with iPhones
BY MITCHELL PASSADORE Your friend reaches into his or her pocket and takes out their new, fancy Apple iPhone. Conversation stops and your friend is completely encompassed with what that high-definition screen sent from the heavens displays before them. This is likely not a far stretch of the imagination for most teenagers in the United [...]
February 8, 2012
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Why did it have to be Star Wars?
BY JACOB SAIDON I’m going to come clean before I begin. I haven’t seen every single movie ever made in 3D, one of those many being “Avatar.” That said, 3D stinks. Even the stuff in Disneyland in 3D with the now-outdated blue and red glasses has never been great. Scenes don’t jump out at you [...]
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February 21, 2012
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