Laney Lark

Our 2023 Graduates of ‘Legally Blonde the Musical’

by Laney Lark and Olivia Miller
June 15, 2023

Social Media and Internet Safety

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
June 9, 2023

April 27, 2023 Central Kitsap High School held a presentation titled “Gen Z and the Social Media World” where speaker Dan Finan talked to parents and community members about the dangers of social media...

Review: It Is a New Era of Conan Gray, and I Am Ready for It

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
June 5, 2023

Conan Gray fans have been expecting something from him for months. Coming up on the one year anniversary of his previous album “Superache” along with all the Easter eggs he has been dropping, something...

[Photo] Not an Accident, but a Preventable Tragedy: CKHS Class of ‘23 Witnesses Mock Crash

by Cypress Cowley, Reporter
June 2, 2023

From the left: Stringer, Villanueva, and Driskell watch the first responders pry open the car door.

Review: Dancing the Night Away at Pink Prom

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
June 1, 2023

Pink Prom is an event that is thrown by “Q Youth Resources,” a non-profit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. It is for ages 14-20 and designed to be a safe place for all gender and sexual orientations....

“We All Bleed,” Let’s Talk About Pads, Tampons, and Menstruation

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
May 8, 2023

On average a person with a uterus will start menstruating at around age 12.5. This is about the seventh grade for most students in American public school systems. Meaning that at that age is when they...

Review: ‘School Spirits’ Is Haunting My Social Life

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
May 4, 2023

There I was just scrolling through TikTok as I usually do when I have free time. When I saw an advertisement for a show on Paramount+ called “School Spirits." I personally love Peyton List who plays...

Central Kitsap High School Students Hold Sexual Assault Awareness Month Walkout

by Laney Lark and Robyn Fancher
April 28, 2023

On April 28, 2023, beginning at 10:40 AM, Central Kitsap High School students spilled out into the front courtyard of the school to protest against sexual assault. The event was organized by Kirsten Perry,...

‘The Marvels’ First Trailer and First Reaction

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
April 11, 2023

I pride myself on being an avid Marvel fan. With the multitude of comic books that I own and having seen all of the movies and television shows. One show I particularly enjoyed was “Ms. Marvel” which...

Heart and Compassion ‘Lacrosse’ the Board

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
March 29, 2023

Come rain, shine, or even a rainbow crossing the sky at practice, Central Kitsap School District’s girls lacrosse team can be found on the field. Enthusiastic yelling and rouge balls tend to fill the...

Taylor Swift Just Will Not Let Me Sleep

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
March 17, 2023

If Taylor Swift is good at one thing, it is surprising her fans in the morning and giving them new content at midnight. On March 16th Swift announced via Instagram that she would be releasing four “previously...

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October 26, 2020

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Applications, Scholarships, and Essays, Oh My.

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
February 7, 2023

January to February is the most common time to apply to a college or university. Some students apply even earlier in the year. Around 61.8% of high school graduates enroll in college. To do so,...

Emma Lundblad: The Artist, The Creator

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
February 1, 2023

Overlapping voices, the ringing of laughter, sweet smells of soaps and snacks fill the air. That atmosphere is just a regular Sunday from May to October for junior Emma Lundblad. Starting bright and early...

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Laney Lark and I on our way to WSU for a journalism program. Beats of the Week merch pictured here.

Review: ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Layers of Mystery

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
January 18, 2023

The first “Knives Out” movie is one of my top three favorite movies. So naturally when the second one came out I was ecstatic to watch it. The star studded cast is nothing new from the first movie,...

Spending My Many Midnights With Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
December 9, 2022

"Midnights" was Taylor Swift’s official 10th album that was announced during her acceptance speech at the 2022 Video Music Awards. The announcement was a shock to not only me but most other Swift fans....

Girls Varsity Swim Dominates Once Again in Meet Against Timberline

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
October 17, 2022

With the strong smell of chlorine, the sound of water slashing, and the humidity in the air is how the day began and ended on Oct. 6. And for the Central Kitsap High School girls varsity swim team the...

Mental Health at Central Kitsap High School, How is it and Isn’t it Being Dealt With?

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
June 16, 2022

Mental health can go up and down and it is healthy for it to go up and down every now and then but for some it is difficult to reach out when their mental health issues become too much to handle. High...

[Photo] Adrie’s Beats of the Week: Farewell For Now

by Adrie Starkenburg, Writer
June 16, 2022

“I Used To Think I Could Fly” By Tate McRae

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
June 8, 2022

This is Tate McRae’s first album release after many successful singles. I have been looking forward to this album because I feel like McRae is very good at compiling complex emotions into her lyrics. ?:...

Laney’s Beat’s of the Week [Special Guest Edition]: Taylor Swift “This Love”

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
May 16, 2022

This week's “Beats of the Week” is being taken over by me, Laney Lark, because it is a review of “This Love” by the one and only Taylor Swift (Ed. note, I have mentioned Laney before in Taylor...

Peeps Marshmallows [Easter Candy Review]

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
April 15, 2022

Have you ever wanted to try sugar colored styrofoam? Well now you can and you have been able to since 1953. Walking down the one too many isles of artificial sugar filled candy lining the shelves along...

CKHS Students Hold “We Say Gay” Walkout

by Adrie Starkenburg, Laney Lark, and Rosalie Johnson
April 2, 2022

Protesters were not only concerned with the familial and mental health aspects of the potential damage of HB 1557, but the societal and safety implications as well. Students expressed that they should not have to worry about their safety, especially somewhere that is supposed to be a place of learning.

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Students line the front of the school holding up signs in protest of the anti-gay legislation.

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Hundreds of students came together to protest the anti-gay bills being passed around the nation.

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Students showing their support for LGBTQ+ rights by standing side by side with supportive posters.

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Students holding signs against the "Don't Say Gay" bill at the walkout.

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Students at the walkout supporting LGBTQ+ rights and holding a pride flag.

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Students showing their support while holding a pride flag.

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Lily North, Elyza Gutierrez, and Jai Hall at the walkout with "protect trans youth" sign.

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Students stand together with pride flags blowing in the wind.

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Students supporting LGBTQ+ rights at the walkout by making a speech.

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Walkout organizer Aidyn Pacl stands in front crowd delivering speech in support of LGBTQ+ rights.

The Effects of Food Waste in Kitsap County, is There Anything We Can Do About It?

by Laney Lark and Olivia Falana
April 1, 2022

The sound of fruit clunking in the trash can may not seem like much, but it affects more than you think. When one student throws away their food 1,528 students follow right behind them, accumulating mass...

Inside the mind of Meredith Pascual

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
February 6, 2022

A classroom is filled with the buzz of students chatting away. They are all passionate about the same thing, environmentalism. Most of the students are seated towards the front of the room. Standing in...

Don’t Miss the New “Hawkeye” TV Show on Disney Plus

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
January 13, 2022

Marvel has had much success recently with their addition of television miniseries on the streaming service Disney Plus. The newest of which is the show “Hawkeye” starring Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld. The...

Time management, Jobs, Money; Just Some of The Things that Students Have to Worry About

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
December 13, 2021

According to a Pew Research Poll, 70% of teens deal with large amounts of stress in their daily lives. Similarly 81% of teenagers have heightened stress levels due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as said by...

Taylor Swift brings “Sad Girl Autumn” with her re-recording of her beloved album “Red”

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
December 6, 2021

Sitting in my childhood bedroom at the age of seven watching the little circle CD spin round and round, I remember all too well listening to Taylor Swift’s fourth studio album “Red”. Not much has...

AP classes with AP testing, How Do We Get Ready?

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
November 5, 2021

Papers rustling, the scratching of pencils, and nervous breathing. All can be heard when walking into a testing room for the AP exams annually at the end of the school year. Or so that was thought up until...

STOP Club at Central Kitsap High School

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
November 5, 2021

STOP club stands for supporting survivors through outreach and prevention, and, starting formally in 2020, is a fairly new club at Central Kitsap High School. “[It] is an opportunity to reach out...

School Related Stress

by Laney Lark, Reporter, Copy Editor
January 29, 2020

Stress is a word most students have heard a lot in their school career. Stress is also something that most students have experienced themselves at one point or another. In a study conducted by the...

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