The Life of a Mustang, on screen
By Lily Hartenstein
May 10, 2017
Filed under News
Every year, the IDC representatives from every school in the district must each give a presentation to the Board of Trustees about the activities and events from the school year, according to HHS IDC Representative Johnny Kobori. Kobori said that usually, these presentations come in the form of a Powe...
Community, GS Warriors show support for Nuestro family
By Shauli Bar-On and Rachel Hildebrand
May 10, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase
Sophomore Kimberly Nuestro passed away over the weekend from a medical condition, according to an email from principal Greg Giglio. Nuestro was wearing her favorite player, Stephen Curry’s number 30 as she was playing for her club basketball team, according to a Facebook post by Nuestro’s father Ramir. Although...
Bike repair station donated to campus
By Rachel Hildebrand
May 8, 2017
Filed under News
A joint effort between community organization Walk-Bike Cupertino, the Rotary Club and administration has cumilinated in the purchase of a bike repair station available to students and community members likely before the end of the school year, founder and board member of Walk-Bike Cupertino Larry Dean said....
Food in the library a growing issue
By Lily Hartenstein
May 2, 2017
Filed under News
The HHS library is a place for studying, printing, reading and hanging out out with friends. It is not a place for eating lunch or any other food, as one of the rules of entering the location is that food is not allowed. However, ignoring this rule is not uncommon among library-going students, li...
SPECIAL EDITION: Class Elections 2017!
By Thomas Denome, Kira Garlick, Era Goel, Lily Hartenstein, Andrew Zhou
April 27, 2017
Filed under News
The Epitaph reached out to every candidate that attended the class election informational meeting the week before election week. We invited every candidate for an interview with the paper. These are those who responded. Candidates are organized in alphabetical order. 2018 President: Jacob Jiao Running ...
Agents of Change, agenda of change
By Andrew Zhou
April 20, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase
A As election season ends and new representatives are sworn into office, students around the 17th Congressional District continue to push for change. Such students include juniors Hasini Shyamsundar and Anisha Kollareddy from Monta Vista High School. They both co-founded an organization called Agent...
Former Epitaph adviser wins highest journalism honor
By Noor Baig and Shauli Bar-On
April 9, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase
The Journalism Education Association (JEA) posthumously awarded former Epitaph adviser Nick Ferentinos the Carl Towley award yesterday in the annual JEA spring convention. The award, the highest honor a journalism adviser qualifies for, was presented by current advisor Natalie Owsley and was recei...
Domestic violence scare puts campus in Run, Hide, Defend
By Thomas Denome, Lily Hartenstein, Aishwarya Jayadeep, and Elinda Xiao
April 4, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase
A case of domestic violence behind a nearby 7-11 sent campus into a temporary lockdown yesterday, the first in four years. Police initiated lockdown after they found a loaded backpack from the perpetrator in the domestic dispute, and the suspect was considered armed and dangerous, according to a press relea...
Developing: HHS campus on lockdown during lunch
By Shauli Bar-On
April 3, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase
The HHS campus went on lockdown toward the end of lunch after a loudspeaker announcement said, "this is a lockdown." An alleged case of domestic violence took place behind the 7-11 store nearby, and a man was arrested by the House of Bagels. When police discovered a weapon at the scene, they ordered...
A night on the red carpet: HHS Buddy Ball
By Aarya Gupta
March 27, 2017
Filed under News
The Buddy Ball, an inter-district event, was hosted by the HHS club The Differences Among Us (TDAU) on Mar. 10. The dance aimed to promoting recognition and acceptance for people with and without disabilities, alleviating the stigma centered around the word “disability.” There were several acti...
HHSFIT, Fwd:Love, Yoga and Wellness Club kick off first-ever “Wellness Week”
By Tara Sohal
March 20, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase
Read about Wellness Week in our upcoming issue on Thursday, April 6.
Students reveal insights on course selection process
By Era Goel and Izzy La Rue
March 13, 2017
Filed under News, Showcase
Every year in February, students attend the course information fair to better inform themselves about the options they have for classes to take in the following school year. Students also admit to facing peer pressure with taking courses that they may not want to take or are not ready for. Junior Alis...
Boys varsity basketball team prepares for season ahead
With 26 total games in the season, 12 of them being league games, the boys varsity basketball team is currently 3-2. The team mostly consists of juniors and seniors, which d...
December 10, 2016
The Bar-On Brief: I wonder what leadership can do for me
By Shauli Bar-On, Columnist
The leadership class voted last week to passed legislation to allow club presidents who also hold leadership office to obtain dual credit for attending executive meetin...
October 6, 2016
Club and Grub possibly discontinued after implementation of California health law
September 27, 2016