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By Saanvi Thakur
September 17, 2019

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A woman can rock a pair of shorts without having to worry about the hair on her legs. She can rock that unibrow without second thoughts. She can wear that cute top without having to care about some fuzz under her arms. Stigma is out of style, because hairless or not, she is beautiful.

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Girls varsity field hockey recently made CCS, an accomplishment that has brought much excitement to the team. “[Advancing to CCS] is great — I think everyone is really psyched and pumped,” varsity coach Donna Keith said. “Everybody has worked really hard. They’re a great team.”

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Sophomore Thien-Nhi Vu was one of multiple players on the varsity tennis team to qualify for CCS playoffs. As the only sophomore on varsity, she is a dominant singles player, and managed to lose only one of her matches the entire year.

“I had a winning streak all season," Vu said, "[and I didn’t] lose a league match until our last game of the year."

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Girls tennis star Thien-Ni reflects on season

Sophomore Thien-Nhi Vu was one of multiple players on the varsity tennis team to qualify for CCS playoffs. As the only sophomore on varsity, she is a dominant singles player, and managed to lose only one of her matches the entire year. “I had a winning streak all season,” Vu said, “[and I didn...

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“We want to make everyone feel like they can start a club and [that] it’s not a difficult process," ASB vice president Carolyn Shan said. "As long as you fulfill the requirements — [the club will] have a positive impact to Homestead, it’s feasible and it will have student interest — we will pass the club.”

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