Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Banned Book Week on Campus

Banned Book Week on Campus

By Tanner Leone September 29, 2017

The week of Sep. 24 is National Banned Book week according to the American Library Association. The objective of the week is to celebrate the reading of books which have been challenged both in the past,...

‘The Life of a Mustang’ will premiere on Friday, May 12, at 7 p.m. in the HHS Cafeteria. Image courtesy of Johnny Kobori

The Life of a Mustang, on screen

By Lily Hartenstein May 10, 2017

Every year, the IDC representatives from every school in the district must each give a presentation to the Board of Trustees about the activities and events from the school year, according to HHS IDC Representative...

Photo by Rachel Hildebrand. Curry with Nuestro’s signed shoes after practice today

Community, GS Warriors show support for Nuestro family

By Shauli Bar-On and Rachel Hildebrand May 10, 2017

Sophomore Kimberly Nuestro passed away over the weekend from a medical condition, according to an email from principal Greg Giglio. Nuestro was wearing her favorite player, Stephen Curry’s number...

Bikes can be suspended by the station so repairs can be made. Photo courtesy of Larry Dean.

Bike repair station donated to campus

By Rachel Hildebrand May 8, 2017

A joint effort between community organization Walk-Bike Cupertino, the Rotary Club and administration has cumilinated in the purchase of a bike repair station available to students and community members...

A half-eaten rotten banana is among one of the many old food items librarians have found

Food in the library a growing issue

By Lily Hartenstein May 2, 2017

The HHS library is a place for studying, printing, reading and hanging out out with friends. It is not a place for eating lunch or any other food, as one of the rules of entering the location is that food...

SPECIAL EDITION: Class Elections 2017!

The Epitaph reached out to every candidate that attended the class election informational meeting the week before election week. We invited every candidate for an interview with the paper. These are...

Students pose together at the event.

Agents of Change, agenda of change

By Andrew Zhou April 20, 2017

A As election season ends and new representatives are sworn into office, students around the 17th Congressional District continue to push for change. Such students include juniors Hasini Shyamsundar...

Adviser Natalie Owsley presents the Carl Towley award to Dina Ferentinos.
Photo courtesy of Edmond Kwong

Former Epitaph adviser wins highest journalism honor

By Noor Baig, Shauli Bar-On, , and April 9, 2017

The Journalism Education Association (JEA) posthumously awarded former Epitaph adviser Nick Ferentinos the Carl Towley award yesterday in the annual JEA spring convention. The award, the highest honor...

The suspect was safely secured by the Sunnyvale police. Photo courtesy of Edgar Vega.

Domestic violence scare puts campus in Run, Hide, Defend

A case of domestic violence behind a nearby 7-11 sent campus into a temporary lockdown yesterday, the first in four years. Police initiated lockdown after they found a loaded backpack from the perpetrator...

Developing: HHS campus on lockdown during lunch

Developing: HHS campus on lockdown during lunch

By Shauli Bar-On April 3, 2017

The HHS campus went on lockdown toward the end of lunch after a loudspeaker announcement said, "this is a lockdown." An alleged case of domestic violence took place behind the 7-11 store nearby, and...

A night on the red carpet: HHS Buddy Ball

A night on the red carpet: HHS Buddy Ball

By Aarya Gupta March 27, 2017

The Buddy Ball, an inter-district event, was hosted by the HHS club The Differences Among Us (TDAU) on Mar. 10. The dance aimed to promoting recognition and acceptance for people with and without disabilities,...

HHSFIT, Fwd:Love, Yoga and Wellness Club kick off first-ever Wellness Week

HHSFIT, Fwd:Love, Yoga and Wellness Club kick off first-ever “Wellness Week”

By Tara Sohal March 20, 2017

Read about Wellness Week in our upcoming issue on Thursday, April 6.

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