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Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

To provide a more supportive learning environment, HHS must prioritize the safety of students and staff.

Unsafe campuses undermine learning

Emma Chang May 21, 2026

Weeks ago, an intruder allegedly trespassed onto campus with a knife, principal Denae Nurnberg stated. My phone buzzed with frantic messages from friends and family, asking if I was okay and if I had heard...

The Mary Avenue housing project will promote inclusivity and support for low-income residents and disabled families.

No housing, no community

Emma Chang April 16, 2026

The whirring of machinery mixes with the usual clamor of Highway 85 as construction prepares to begin on the new Mary Avenue Villas project. Approved in February, the Mary Avenue Villas project aims to...

At the event, students explored career paths and learned from professionals with experience in different fields, Sachdeva said.

BAYCO hosts Career Kickstart event

Emma Chang and Chloe Wang March 17, 2026

The first annual Bay Area Youth Center Opportunities Career Kickstart took place on Feb. 27 at CHS, attended by around 50 students, program director, senior Raashi Sachdeva said. With planning orchestrated...

Students struggle to meet expectations placed on them since youth, creating a constant atmosphere of pressure and stress.

Achievement comes at a cost

Emma Chang March 11, 2026

Long after the last bell of the day reverberates across campus, students can be found holed up in classrooms, hunched over computers or studying in the library.  In recent years, the concept of high...

In “The Bloody Brick Road,” Royer’s raw and unfiltered depictions leave nothing to imagination.

Walking ‘The Bloody Brick Road’ back to Oz

Emma Chang January 26, 2026

In “The Bloody Brick Road,” Maude Royer takes a sledgehammer to one of literature’s most beloved fantasy worlds, twisting “The Wizard of Oz” into a modern dystopian horror that blurs the boundaries...

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