Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

President Kaleb Kim discusses love of bicycling, plans to expand biking community.

Bicycle club goes off to new heights

By Gaby Cristancho March 25, 2022

Whether it is for enjoyment or for lessening pollution production, biking is a great sport. Not only can you bike by yourself but it is fun with friends as you are able to travel to a bunch of different...

Senior Gefei Ma prepares for his final match of the season and his high school career.

The guts and bones of wrestling

By Rajiv Venkatesh and Chloe Wong March 21, 2022

When thinking of wrestling, physical strength might be the first thing that comes to mind. However, the sport also emphasizes mental strength, which the coaching staff strives to instill in their wrestlers,...

A GOOD SHOT: Leistiko ends the season off well as team captain.

Varsity boys soccer captain Sam Leistiko discusses importance of leading with strength

By Nina Vasquez Cruz and Ashley Orozco Plata March 17, 2022

The final year on the HHS soccer team. Working hard while making sure others are putting their all in. This is the job of senior captain Sam Leistiko who continues working hard to make the team push to...

ON THE COURT: Faith Yin and her teammates demonstrate their teamwork abilities in a game.

Leadership on, off the court

By Harshitha Vijayakumar January 2, 2022

Leadership is a trait that comes with experience, and senior Faith Yin has had a lot of experience on and off the basketball court. Yin said she has played basketball for 10 years now, starting in elementary...

Republican politicians’ restrictions on transgender athletes are invalidating, discriminatory

By Shreya Partha January 1, 2022

As we enter a new year, it is somewhat expected that our ideals grow progressively. Yet, as a society, we only seem to be doing the opposite. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a sports bill set to take effect...

INJURY REVEALS PASSION: Tim Liu decides to step off the football field to help those on it.

Former football player Tim Liu combines love of sports with medicine

By Naomi Baron December 17, 2021

When one door closes, another one opens. After senior Tim Liu became injured during his sophomore football season, he was sent to the school’s athletic training room to do physical therapy. It was there...

Cross country, track and everything in between

By Erin Loh and Ashley Orozco Plata December 17, 2021

After completing the fall season of cross country, athletes are preparing for the track and field season by engaging in lighter training, sophomore Caleb Leung said. Despite the first meet being held Feb....

FOOTBALL PREP BEGINS: Jonathan Hacker prepares for the game on the field.

Football creates a family

By Chloe Wong, Nicole Pimenta Innecco, and Vihan Basnayake December 12, 2021

Senior Jonathan Hacker has always been a competitive athlete, but never has a sport captivated him in the way football did. According to Hacker, the competitive nature of the sport ultimately unveiled...

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