Powers, an unabashed leftist and ardent free speech supporter who had taught at Cascade since 1984, was accused by Whitehead of using school equipment to print the paper, damaging the reputation of the district in the process.

It was later revealed that on May 10, a hidden camera was installed in Powers' classroom by a vendor under request of the district, whose officials denied its existence for four months until evidence was shown to the contrary.

Meanwhile, Whitehead retired on August 31, 2008, partly over her family's concerns about a mailed death threat she received at district headquarters in late April of that year.

[19] Instead of firing the disgraced teacher, the Everett School District instead allowed Craig Verver to simply quietly resign his position, effective June 2018.

[23] Cascade offers sports including men's baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis, track and field, cross-country, golf, wrestling, and swimming.

Women's sports offerings include tennis, basketball, volleyball, soccer, fast-pitch softball, cross-country, track and field, swimming, wrestling, golf, and bowling.