Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

The former site of the D building was demolished over the summer and work on the new GSS building has commenced. Construction is expected to be completed in October 2020.

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...

Sophomore Thien Ni Vu works hard at practice, preparing for this seasons upcoming schedule of games.

Girls tennis optimistic for new season despite loss of graduated players

By Katelynn Ngo September 12, 2019

This year, more than half the players on the girls tennis team are new, JV tennis coach and photography teacher Edmond Kwong said. Nevertheless, Kwong said he has high hopes for the season. “It’s...

Major Works Concert resonates beautifully

May 29, 2019

As the year comes to a close, the music department showed off their months of hard work in the combined Major Works Concert. On April 24, Men’s Choir, Advanced Treble Choir and Chamber Choir came together...

Track League Photo Gallery

May 13, 2019

   

National bike to school day promotes healthy, safe transit

May 9, 2019

C elebrations for National Bike to School Day swept the nation’s schools on May 8. As the name implies, the national day prompts people to get to school by bike over other forms of transportation. At...

FBLA finds success at states

By Anika Karody and Miya Liu May 5, 2019

H HS FBLA received first place for the 21st time at the state championships. The competition took place in Sacramento from April 25th- 27th.   All of Homestead’s case studies and projects...

“Five Feet Apart” has good concept, poor execution

By Dexter Tatsukawa and Pranavi Abburi April 30, 2019

The romantic drama “Five Feet Apart” directed by Justin Baldoni has the framework of a deeply engaging plot but is unfortunately dragged down by its writing. The movie follows the story of Stella...

The rebellion against the ban on bump stocks

By Sahil Venkatesan April 25, 2019

A utomatic firearms have been banned in the US since the 1934 National Firearms Act — however a simple modification, a bump stock, can transform a semi-automatic firearm into a fully automatic firearm....

The Impatient Patient: Mental health days are just as valid

By Renee Wang April 3, 2019

H ow does the most universally hated phrase by parents — "I don't want to go to school today" — come to be? It starts off when you are funneled from back-to-back extracurriculars, SAT prep and 2...

From left, Lior Kishinevsky (11), history teacher Andrea Yee, para-educator Jessica Buffum. The event was hosted to show appreciation for all of the staff’s work.  

Photo by Dexter Tatsukawa.

French club cooks breakfast for staff

By Dexter Tatsukawa March 26, 2019

T he school’s staff put a lot of effort into their work. On March 13, French National Honor Society cooked a crepe breakfast for the staff to show their appreciation for their effort. The event, hosted...

Mock Trial allows students to explore the field of law

By Shruti Magesh January 8, 2019

M ock trial works to educate students on the law, through real-life trial simulations and other preparations. “Mock trial deals closely with the law aspects of trial and also deals closely...

Students from CHS played with the HHS orchestra for combined pieces. Photo by Steven Lefaive.

Orchestra students reveal secrets to a successful performance

By Steven Lefaive January 6, 2019

O rchestra had their annual holiday concert before holiday break and audience members were given a chance to see what they have been working on during first semester. The concert combined Homestead...

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