Fires continue to tear through California
By Leila Salam and Dexter Tatsukawa
December 18, 2019
W hether direct or indirect, the fires in California have had a number of effects on the state’s residents. This has not gone unnoticed by the district, which has had to contend with these difficulties. For example, PG&E’s power cuts were a situation that was of great concern for school admin...
New club application gets rid of rubric, signatures, presentations
By Katelynn Ngo
December 10, 2019
Clubs offer students paths through which they can explore new experiences and find their passions. In an attempt to make opening new paths easier and give students more options, the club application process has been streamlined for ease of use. New additions to the process include a checklist, rat...
Cubing competition allows students to test skills
By Allen Zhang
November 19, 2019
Cubing Club held its first competition, allowing students to experience a competitive atmosphere and to test their cubing skills against others. During the competition, held on Nov. 8 after school, participants attempted to solve a mixed-up Rubik’s Cube in the shortest amount of time. For a typica...
Boba with Berman informs students about Bay Area issues
By Jane Park
November 5, 2019
Assemblymember Marc Berman hosted the first Boba with Berman Youth Town Hall last Wednesday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the FHS cafeteria, where high school students had the opportunity to enjoy free boba and provide input on local issues. Berman discussed issues relevant to the Bay Area, such as clean ...
Turf fields pose potential health risks
By Katelynn Ngo, Shreya Partha, and Sahil Venkatesan
September 27, 2019
Artificial grass, commonly known as turf, has become a staple for at least 5,500 high school fields across the nation, according to the Synthetic Turf Council, and is what athletes regularly play and practice on. However, research has found a link between playing on turf fields and developing h...
Changes made in leadership meant to improve reachability toward student body
By Katelynn Ngo
September 26, 2019
Leadership has decided to implement new changes this year, to be put into place immediately. Last year, students in leadership were randomly assigned to committees, in which they were required to create two events a semester. ASB president and senior Lior Kishinevsky said he decided this system ...
Former student arrested with loaded weapon
By Miya Liu, with additional reporting by Saanvi Thakur, Shreya Partha and Elaine Huang
September 24, 2019
FUHSD staff, parents and students received an email on Sept. 19 stating that a current HHS student had received threatening messages on social media from a student at San Jose State University. The messages, however, did not mention any names or locations, and there was no specific threat to HHS or its...
Guidance Student Services first of many future construction projects
By Jacqueline Beaufore, Emily Choi, Shruti Magesh, and Saanvi Thakur
September 12, 2019
With the construction of the I-Hub — a center with 10 classrooms for engineering, business, art and computer programming classes — now complete, a new construction project near the original D-building has commenced. The new project will be the Guidance Student Services building (GSS), which will house the...
Roundup more than ‘one stop shop’
By Jackson Faria, Karen Li, Sara Shohoud, Dexter Tatsukawa, and Jack Xu
September 9, 2019
Students trickle into the line clogging the entrance to the Student Center, waiting to receive supplies for the year. The event, Roundup, took place from Aug. 12-13 and served as a chance for students to receive their schedules, buy an ASB sticker, take yearbook photos and meet up with friends. As...
Guidance department prepares students for college
By Elaine Huang, Jane Park, Leila Salam, Renee Wang, and Allen Zhang
September 9, 2019
Students are well aware of the pressures in Silicon Valley surrounding college acceptances. According to the district website, HHS has a 93 percent college-going rate. This puts Homestead well above the state average of 84 percent, according to EdSource. With a 598:1 student-to-counselor ratio, acc...
Alumni speak on college application process, life after high school
By Leila Salam and Sara Shohoud
September 9, 2019
On Thursday, Aug. 29, the college a panel of six alumni spoke on the college application process at an event hosted by the PTSA. Held in the auditorium to a packed audience of parents and students, the panel of graduates from as recent as last year to as far back as 2015 clarified uncertainties about t...
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