Carlos Gonzalez fights for his goals
By Andrea Boyn and Laurel Schmidt
May 9, 2019
T he sports that HHS students participate in are not limited to the ones offered by the school. Senior Carlos Gonzalez has been boxing for over six years now however he started out doing muay thai and kickboxing. “My parents wanted me and my siblings to do some sort of self defense,” Go...
Straws not the villain they are made out to be
December 5, 2018
Every time I reach for a straw after getting my coffee I am practically harrassed by my friends for ‘ruining the environment’. Just a few months ago straws were thrown around as if they were causing no harm, and now restaurants and establishments throughout the country are stopping or limiting their distribut...
Mumford and sons score third No. 1 album
December 4, 2018
A fter three years of waiting, Mumford and Sons has finally come out with their fourth studio album. “Delta” brings alternative rock back to the top of the charts, reaching number one on Billboard’s top 200. This album is a sharp change from their previous EP feature, Johannesburg, which featur...
HHS clubs host Green Fair to inform about sustainability
By Jacqueline Beaufore and Laurel Schmidt
May 21, 2018
T he HHS Green Ops and Key clubs hosted a Green Fair on Friday, April 17 to celebrate Green Week after Earth Day. This is the first time that Green Fair has been an event held at HHS. In previous years, Green Ops hosted guest speakers to discuss environmental issues. “[The purpose is] to te...
Model UN competes in large conference at Berkeley
March 14, 2018
20 members of the HHS Model United Nations club attended a competitive conference March 2-4 at UC Berkeley. Berkeley MUN is one of the largest conferences the club attends annually. There are over 2,500 people that attend the conference, which includes high school students, international studen...
Class teams assemble for anticipated annual school rivalry
By Nicole Fuller and Laurel Schmidt
March 6, 2018
Battle of the Classes is approaching quickly and the teams are in the midst of preparing for the events that this spirit week includes. The events are powderpuff football games, cheer-offs, dance-offs, and rally events. Each event is a competition between the four classes at HHS. As for prepara...
Speech and Debate attends Stanford Competition
By Laurel Schmidt and Jacqueline Beaufore
February 28, 2018
Members of the HHS Speech and Debate Club attended a competition at Stanford University Feb. 9-11. 17 students participated in the competition and many of them placed extremely well, club member and junior Govind Menon said. The Stanford Invitational is the largest and one of the most competitive t...
Economics competition continues reeling in students
By Laurel Schmidt and Jacqueline Beaufore
January 31, 2018
The Economics Club was formed on campus recently to unite students who love economics as well as to help students prepare for the Economics Challenge, senior Rithika Srinivasan, a member of the Club, said. In the Economics Challenge, commonly known as EconChallenge, teams from across the state and ...
Spotlight: Speech and Debate Club
By Laurel Schmidt and Jacqueline Beaufore
January 3, 2018
Public speaking is a tricky thing to master. Thankfully, there are clubs created to help students with speaking such as Speech and Debate Club. This club helps others improve their public speaking skills and gives opportunities to compete against other schools. Speech and Debate club has ...
Model UN’s biggest event of the year
December 7, 2017
The HHS Model United Nations (MUN) club attended a conference at Stanford University for the first time. This conference lasted a total of three days, from Nov. 10-12. 16 MUN members attended. The Stanford Model UN Conference (SMUNC) is one of the largest conferences that HHS MUN has attended, MUN Pr...
College information fair held for all students
December 4, 2017
Photo by Laurel Schmidt A large variety of students came to the college fair, ranging from freshmen to seniors. A variety of colleges came to the HHS cafeteria from out-of-state for a college informational fair on Nov. 29. Around 20 colleges from all over the country, including both private...