Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Freshman Hope Yin said a factor that motivates her to play basketball is competing with her older sisters.

Exceeding the standard

By Annie Guo, Parker Lin, and Evelyn Wang December 11, 2023

While it is not the norm for freshmen to make it onto the varsity girls' basketball team, freshman and point guard Hope Yin is an exception to this pattern. In the past five years, only one other freshman...

The team practices a variety of drills to improve their performance in future games.

Leveling up with newcomers

By Christine Kim, Lia Klebanov, and Hope Saena January 19, 2023

The gym is filled with an exciting, sweaty atmosphere. Varsity girls basketball players are clapping for one another as they have just finished practicing free throws before the big game. High fives and...

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...

Girls varsity basketball played Mountain View High School for their Senior Night on Feb. 11, maintaining their undefeated record with a league record of 10-0.

Girls basketball celebrates Senior Night, defeats Mountain View

By Karen Li February 14, 2020

One at a time, the three seniors on the girls basketball team walked across the large gym with their families amid thunderous cheering from the bleachers as friends and supporters waved posters and printed...

Girls basketball defeats Monta Vista in annual Pink Night event on Jan. 17.

Pink Night raises support for breast cancer

By Andrea Sun January 29, 2020

Girls basketball held their annual Pink Night in the large gym with the support of the Homestead Cancer Society as the theme for one of the “Quad Nights” on Jan. 17. The event raises awareness for...

Freshman Tatum Leuenberger reaches high for the ball during a tip off.

A great season ahead: girls varsity basketball goes into new season with confidence

By Nitya Kashyap December 13, 2019

T he girls varsity basketball team, playing under head coach Becky Chiu, is off to a great start this season. This can be attributed to Chiu’s strict but effective coaching tactics and the girls’...

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