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The Student News Site of Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

The Headlight

The Student News Site of Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School

The Headlight

Dead Mall or Major League Baseball Stadium?

Shara Coltoff (she/her), Copy Editor | April 17, 2025

For 50 years, Portland’s Lloyd Center mall was just like every other shopping center in the U.S.  It had huge, mainstream brand stores like Nordstrom and Macy’s, restaurants and even an ice skating rink where former Olympian Tonya Harding figure skated. Decades of teens considered it a fun and popular spot to hang out on the weekends.  “[The Lloyd Center] was a big gathering place for...

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Everyone has Fomo for Tomo

Tobias Ginsberg (he/him), Copy Editor | April 17, 2025

Portland is a special city in more ways than one. It has good food, a short drive to the coast or up to the mountain and has an absolute surplus of climbing gyms. From climbing gyms that stretch 100+ feet to the ceiling with ropes hanging from the top, to smaller gyms with tight-knit communities, Portland has it all, at least in terms of climbing. Recently, a new climbing gym, called Tomo Bouldering...

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Wholeheartedly Wells – Season 2 – Episode 5: The Case of Identity
Maryam Luqman (she/her) and Anna Stiffler (she/they) March 13, 2024

In this episode, Maryam and Anna talk about self-expression and how it is uniquely expressed through individuals' phone cases.

Photo by Phil Goodwin via Unsplash
Dead Mall or Major League Baseball Stadium?
Shara Coltoff (she/her), Copy Editor • April 17, 2025

For 50 years, Portland’s Lloyd Center mall was just like every other shopping center in the U.S.  It had huge, mainstream brand stores like Nordstrom and Macy’s, restaurants and even an ice skating...

Regrowth at IBW— Gardening in the Community
Regrowth at IBW— Gardening in the Community
Neea Mende (she/her), Copy Editor • April 23, 2025

Rays of sunlight are fighting through rainy days and grey clouds to finally bring the sprouting of plants. Along with the start of spring, gardening also makes its entrance.  Gardening has coexisted...

Photo by Avalon Whitney
National Deaf History Month: The Evolution of Deaf Education and Activism
Maryam Luqman (she/her), Co-Editor-in-Chief • April 23, 2025

In the United States, we recognize several history months, with some being more well-known than others. This month, a lesser-known time of commemoration...

PPS is Underfunded
PPS is Underfunded
April 23, 2025
Photo by Robbie Want
2024 College Application Season at a Glance
Quinlyn Black (she/her), Section Editor • March 9, 2025

As the curtain falls on 2024, thus marks the end of college application season. A senior myself, I can attest to the hectic nature of this period...

IBW Twins, Beckett and Jacoby Lungren
Ida B. Twinning
January 23, 2025
GNN – Episode 25 – Movie Episode
GNN April 3, 2025

We love movies, you love movies, everyone loves movies! Join the GNN crew as we talk to students about all things movies!