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LORAC nears completion

LORAC nears completion

Nolan Bates, Sports/Opinion Editor April 15, 2025

The new Recreation & Aquatics Center near LHS is expected to open in early spring 2025, with many students from LHS hoping to use it as soon as it opens.  There will be two pools; one for recreational...

Students work together in french class

LOSD cuts teachers and staff in the face of $10 million deficit

Lauren Fowler, Staff Reporter April 10, 2025

LOSD is facing a $10 million budget shortfall, which means that spending has to be reduced, including the funding to pay staff members.  The first round of teacher and classified layoffs happened before...

Emily Henry has mastered the art of contemporary romance writing

Kellene Robinson, Staff Reporter April 10, 2025

Since the release of “Beach Read,” I have read every word Emily Henry has ever written, loving her even more with each new book release and "Emily's Grocery List” blog post. What started out as picking...

LAX season heats up as teams focus on bonding ahead of state competition

LAX season heats up as teams focus on bonding ahead of state competition

Pia Tatter, Staff Reporter April 8, 2025

Lacrosse is scooping the ball towards state and facing-off multiple league and non-league teams. So far, the boys and girls varsity lacrosse teams are staying undefeated, winning almost all of their games.  The...

Flag football's path to becoming an OSAA sanctioned sport closes in on the finish line

Flag football’s path to becoming an OSAA sanctioned sport closes in on the finish line

Emilie Driscoll, Content Editor April 8, 2025

The girls flag football season kicked off this year with almost double the number of teams across the state. At LHS, the program continued to grow as well, with 40 girls trying out for the team.  Now,...

Breaking mental health stigma starts with conversation

Mo Myers, Staff Reporter April 8, 2025

Reaching out for help when you’re struggling is already one of the hardest things you can do. When you add on being told to just ‘man up’ or  ‘get over yourself,’ it can make picking up the...

McDaniel Cheer Team shops at confection stand, Crazy Cay's Creation

LHS BSU’s joint culture festival with Tualatin High School seeks to build collaborative practices throughout Portland Metro area

Emilie Driscoll, Content Editor March 3, 2025

Toni Braxton’s “Unbreak My Heart” echoed through the LHS cafeteria Saturday Feb. 22 as community members and leaders from both Lake Oswego and Tualatin came together to join in a culture festival...

'Chicago' cast and Adam Wick

LHS drama presents ‘Chicago’

Mo Myers, Photographer/Staff Reporter December 10, 2024

   

Girls water polo wins state

Girls water polo wins state

Ava Wilburn, Staff Reporter December 10, 2024

With a trophy in hand, the girls water polo team ended the season with a win in the state championship game, beating South Eugene 9-8. This created a “three peat” championship f the Pacers. Both teams...

Bowls made by LHS ceramics students

Empty Bowls raises funds to help fill stomaches

Ella Fry, Entertainment Editor December 6, 2024

With a total of 100+ hours of work on display, people everywhere are invited to witness how donated ceramic bowls can bring joy and food to families within the community this April. The Empty Bowls drive...

Math department poses with certificate and trophy from the Annual Staff Chili Contest

Math department scores another chili win

Zainab Khan, News Editor December 6, 2024

Each October, as the leaves turn colors and the air turns to a crisp, the Pacer staff prepares for the Annual Staff Chili Contest on grade prep day for the first quarter. One of their favorite ways to...

Traditional dancer at Diwali festival

Diwali festival unites students across the lake

Juwon Kim, Management Editor December 6, 2024

LHS hosted its third annual Diwali festival on Nov. 3. The event was planned by LHS’s AAPISU (Asian American Pacific Islander Student Union) and LOHS’s ASU (Asian Student Union), and sponsored by LO...

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