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Beaverton Hummer

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Beaverton Hummer

The Official Website of Beaverton High School's Student-Run Newspaper

Beaverton Hummer

Ayame McCarthy

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist

Ayame is a senior at Beaverton High School who works on comics and graphics for The Hummer and writes about the performing arts. She lived in Japan for four years.

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With May coming to a close, seniors are realizing just how soon the end of high school is.

Comic: Time flies

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
May 29, 2022
With AP exams nearing, many students are feeling stressed trying to juggle test preparation and other day-to-day tasks.

Comic: AP exams are coming

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
April 29, 2022
Artist Ayame McCarthy sometimes must decide whether to draw a comic for The Hummer or do something else.

Comic: Decisions, decisions…

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
April 21, 2022
"Tonight, I'm fixing my sleep schedule," you promise yourself, but before you know it, it's past midnight and your Instagram doomscrolling is still going strong...

Comic: Going to bed early

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
October 14, 2021
Comic: Oregon weather

Comic: Oregon weather

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
October 1, 2021
After 18 months without a full student body on campus, welcome back to school!

Cartoon: Welcome back!

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
September 9, 2021
Comic: My dog

Comic: My dog

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
March 4, 2021
Throughout distance learning, the Beaverton School District has been blocking websites on Chromebooks that allow for student-to-student communication, often without warning

Comic: Blocked apps

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
February 19, 2021
Comic: Happy New Year

Comic: Happy New Year

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
January 14, 2021
The Christmas season is just beginning, and that means an unstoppable barrage of Christmas cheer

Comic: Christmas is coming

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
December 4, 2020
Halloween is upon us, but the pandemic isn't over yet...so it's time to get creative.

Comic: Social distancing Halloween

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
October 29, 2020
Hasn't 2020 been enough of a wild ride? It seems that the answer is no.

Comic: To-do list

Ayame McCarthy, Graphic Artist
September 22, 2020
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