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Sophia Halpern

Sophia Halpern, News and Features Editor

Sophia is a junior this year. She is excited to help cover important issues in our community, and loves connecting with different people and bringing diverse viewpoints to an issue she is covering.

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All content by Sophia Halpern
The graduation class of 2023 has students going to colleges all over the country as well as the world. Students are going to the Philippines, Spain, Scotland, Canada, Ireland and Austria.

Graduating seniors discuss going to international college

Sophia Halpern and Isabel Bruce
May 23, 2023
Editor-in-chief Leela Moreno has been a part of the Mass Communications program all four years of high school. She will be attending Brown University in Rhode Island.

Cardinal Times 2023 seniors we’ll be missing next year

Camilla Correani, Mary Carney, Anna Klein, Addison Locke, Isabella Hartman, Hazel Thomas, Keira Saavedra, Saphira Armin, Niko Paroissien-Arce, Max Decker, Sophia Halpern, Cole Tomlinson, Amanda Schubert, Miles Levine, and Scarlett Dempsey
May 18, 2023
May Cole is a junior on The Cardinal Times staff who is graduating early this year.

May Cole: Reporter

Sophia Halpern
May 16, 2023
Junior exchange students Elena Schneider and Maria Cowlishaw enjoy Coco Donuts coffee while exploring the city.

Exchange students reflect on their time spent in America

Sophia Halpern
April 20, 2023
Mary Brunson is an English teacher at Lincoln. She describes her style as being very comfortable and loose fitting. Brunson also likes to wear bold colors. "But I don't dress in all bold," she said. Her favorite thing to style is soft flare pants, and her favorite fashion accessory is a nice jacket. Brunson´s biggest style inspiration is her friends.

Highlighting Lincoln teachers’ unique style

Sophia Halpern
March 16, 2023
Gallery: Lincoln girls varsity basketball team wins their game against McDaniel 39-28

Gallery: Lincoln girls varsity basketball team wins their game against McDaniel 39-28

Sophia Halpern
February 24, 2023
Jewish students and teachers face increased anti-Semitism this year

Jewish students and teachers face increased anti-Semitism this year

Sophia Halpern
January 14, 2023
Junior Nolan Murphy enjoys making his own clothes. He used his sewing machine to make these green pants from scratch.

Staff essay: Fast fashion is harming our planet

Sophia Halpern
November 29, 2022
Friends, loved ones, and community members set up a memorial for Erika Evans on the basketball court where the shooting occurred.

Portland’s gun violence affect students close to school

Sophia Halpern and Christian Pedersen
October 25, 2022
Senior Amelia Thorpe taking a gap year and exploring her interests.

Amelia Thorpe: TA

Sophia Halpern
May 23, 2022
Editor-in-chief Cate Bikales is graduating this year. She will be attending Northwestern University in the fall, where she will be majoring in journalism and political science.

Cardinal Times staff says “goodbye” to 2022 seniors

Leela Moreno, Kate Haddon, Sophia Halpern, Abby Yium, Miles Levine, and William Schoinas
May 23, 2022
Troy Kotsure plays the main character's father in the best-picture winning movie CODA. He is the first deaf man to win an Oscar.

CODA Offers Deaf Representation Never Before Seen in Hollywood

Sophia Halpern
April 20, 2022
Above are three of the many Instagram accounts that Lincoln students have created. Recently, it has become a trend for students (often anonymous) to open accounts that share pictures of the student body. From top to bottom: @lhs.sleep_patrol, @thesecretsoflincolnhighschool and @lhstinder.

New trend: Lincoln-based Instagram accounts

Sophia Halpern
March 11, 2022
Donald Trump’s twitter page was banned on Jan. 8, 2021. But are these bans a violation of the First Amendment right to freedom of speech?

Twitter bans: A violation of the First Amendment?

Sophia Halpern
February 4, 2022
The Portland Association of Teachers is suggesting that one school day each week be made either three hours of in-person tutorial time or completely asynchronous, with the rest of the day devoted to teacher planning time. Students, teachers and parents have mixed opinions on this proposal.

Lincoln community reacts to new weekly schedule proposal from Portland Association of Teachers

Isabella Hartman and Sophia Halpern
December 15, 2021
The open window in the Mass COmmunications room overlooking the pit. Windows in classrooms must be open to increase ventilation because of COVID-19.

Students colder due to new COVID-19 policy

Sophia Halpern
November 29, 2021
Lincoln’s exchange students sport their grade’s color at lunch on the last day of spirit week. The students this year are from Jordan, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden. (From left to right) Ella Rasmussen, Nina Durner, Jan Stedler, Marco Interlici, Federica Soffientini, Iria Maria Saez de Tejada Ruiz and Lama Issa. (Bottom row) Federica Sapporiti, Alice Svanberg and Marta Olavarrieta.

Get to know Lincoln’s 2021-22 exchange students

Sophia Halpern and Savanna Kenney
November 1, 2021
Dr. Jason Breaker, Lincoln’s new counselor. After discovering his passion for education, he shifted between academic roles, before deciding to be a counselor here at Lincoln.

Dr. Jason Breaker – Counseling

Sophia Halpern
September 30, 2021
Andrew Jehle is a new math teacher at Lincoln this year. He’s excited to create in-person relationships with students.

Lincoln High School welcomes new staff members

Elena Valdovinos, Kenzie Ward, Keira Saavedra, Savanna Kenney, Camilla Correani, Morgan Miller, Sophia Halpern, Isabella Hartman, Anna Klein, Mary Carney, Issac Coltman, and Lia Althouse
September 30, 2021
A bus waiting for students outside of Lincoln. District wide bus route cancellations have created challenges for Lincoln students struggling to get to school.

School bus cancellation; driver shortage puts student transportation in jeopardy

Tabitha Lee and Sophia Halpern
September 30, 2021
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