Ballard Talisman

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Issue 6 is now out! View the online PDF or pick one up at BHS. This issue focuses on r**e culture.

Only one issue left this school year!

Talisman issue 6, May 3, 2016 Ballard Talisman

In addition, King 5 interviewed Sports Editor Sam Heikell (at Seat's baggage claim late last night!) about the convention, which aired last night around 11 p.m.
Tonight, Sam will be on the Jason Rantz Show on KIRO Radio 97.3 FM regarding the convention and awards. Tune in around 9:15 p.m. for this interview!

Excited to announce the awards we took away from the NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention in Los Angeles!

Our fifth issue, which focused on mental health and illness, won the 2016 NHSJC Best of Show award for Newspaper Tabloid (17+ pages). This issue can be viewed here: https://issuu.com/ballardtally/docs/tally_issue5_3.29.16?e=0/34512980

These individuals also won awards in the write-off competition:
Jackson Croy (10) won a Superior in Review Writing
Sam Heikell (11) won an Honorable Mention in Sports Writing
Rachel Halmrast (11) won an Excellent in Editorial Cartooning

Talisman, issue 5, March 29, 2016 Ballard Talisman

BHS evacuated. Several squad cars on campus. On site armed officers say, threat is likely a prank because there are simultaneous calls at schools across SPS.

Locals volunteer to create a special holiday for the homeless at nearby church

Homeless for the holidays Arriving at Trinity United It’s the holiday season, and people from the community are cooking at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ballard. Christmas is in six days, but rather than doing last minute shopping, these volunteers are bustling about in the kitchen. A young child mixes ingredients into…

If you have an anecdote from yesterday's incident that you would like to share with the Talisman for our next issue, please email it to [email protected] (anecdote cannot be more than 100 words)

Today's lockdown regarding a student allegedly seen with a gun at school.

Students safely released after lockdown Students left school safely today after a three hour lockdown caused by a student who was allegedly spotted with a gun on campus. Seattle Police Department officers and a SWAT team responded to a call about a male student with a gun at around 11 a.m. The student was arrested at a Taco Bell restauran…

At around 11:30 this morning, students were alerted that the school was going into a shelter-in-place, because the police had gotten reports of a student with a weapon on campus. This quickly turned into a lockdown. Students were evacuated classroom by classroom by SWAT teams into the gym where they currently remain. The police department is working with the school to try and release students between 2-3 pm. Most students have not eaten as the situation began during first lunch. The alleged suspect is in police custody. Once the police have finished searching each classroom, the students will be allowed to return to their rooms, one class at a time, to retrieve their stuff.

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