Viking magazine Letter from the EDITORS

Hey Vikes!

Editors-in-Chief

Owen Bittinger, Elizabeth Fetter

Jackson Martin, Cameron Toland

Creative Director

Grace Li

Multimedia Director

Oliver Marburg

Business Manager

Hillary Studdert

Head Columnist

JJ Stoen

Online Editor-in-Chief

Ivan Ijzerman

Managing/Copy Editors

Yasmin Friedrichowitz

Grace Gormley

Social Media Managers

Trey Collins, Josie Vogel

Photo Editor

Caleb Wong

We are so excited to bring you our second issue of Viking this school year. Before we get into it, we want to congratulate all of our fall sports team on a successful season. We saw members of the girls cross country team individually place 5th, 6th, and 7th at the state meet, the boy water polo won league and made it to the open division of CCS and the Football team brought home the first CCS Trophy since 2010. We’re so proud of everyone and can’t wait to see what comes next in the upcoming winter season! Be sure to check out “Senior Night Traditions: Fall Edition” on page 26 highlights the ceremonies used to honor senior athletes’ final season in a sport.

Across the athletic community, people rarely discuss the athletic impacts of having a period. Our cover story, “The Menstruation Situation” (pg. 20), outlines the physical and mental impacts athletes with periods face as a result of having a menstrual cycle. winter Olympics combines shooting a ri fle and skiing. Our second feature story, “Breaking Boundaries: Biathlon,” profiles sophomore Megan Lamoine and her ex perience competing in this niche event. their choice of shoes; whether is a fash ion choice or a functionality decision. “Paly Kicks,” on page 41, highlights one athlete in every Paly sport and gives detail about their choice of shoe. Athletes often find themselves in a situation where they have lost love for their sport, and it is more common than many realize. Our final feature, Burnout: When more is not better, dives into this crucial issue on page 36. Multimedia director Oliver Marburg has been hard at work publishing Viking’s podcast, “Vikes on Mics!” Marburg brings on a new co-host for each episode, so be sure to check out the newest episodes on Spotify! Well that’s about it vikes, we hope you enjoy what we have brought to you this issue, and as always… Sko Vikes!

Did you know that Paly has an ice hockey team? Few Paly students do. “On The Rink” (pg. 15), highlights this team and spreads awareness to the Paly community about this “hidden” team.

Staff Writers

Aspen Stitt

Caroline Mostofizadeh

Eliza Gaither

Jason Hu, Katie Yen

Sirisha Mitra

Takumi Weiman, Tyler Frick

Tyler Harrison, Tyler Martin

Tyler Wong