Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Classrooms see fewer students due to declining enrollment districtwide.

Students, staff find silver lining in declining enrollment

By Varun Vijay Mani December 18, 2023

Declining enrollment continues across our district, with an expected reduction of approximately 2,000 students over the next five years, according to information from the Citizens Advisory Committee meeting...

Being selective of what, when and how you consume media can increase joy and reduce wasted time.

Balanced media diet can help you enjoy more while watching less

By Varun Vijay Mani December 18, 2023

I set a personal record at the start of the new school year. I had watched every episode of every show that interested me on Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu and YouTube and did not know what to do next. All...

Class warm-ups are a crucial part of learning process

By Varun Vijay Mani December 5, 2023

During the pandemic, toggling between Zoom sessions often meant viewing a grid of pixelated faces and teachers swiftly diving into chemistry one minute and history the next. The constant shift of my attention...

Math teacher Robert Igoe said he enjoys helping students solve problems by using real-world scenarios.

Connecting the world with data

By Varun Vijay Mani November 22, 2023

After he worked at his first teaching job, math teacher Robert Igoe said a district staff member asked him if he would be interested in filling a vacancy at Prospect High School for a statistics class...

Rob Walker, a volunteer for counterfeit prescription pill awareness organization Song for Charlie, speaks about how he lost his son to fentanyl poisoning.

Bringing awareness to the fentanyl crisis

By Alan Ma, Nicole Pimenta Innecco, and Varun Vijay Mani November 6, 2023

The Cupertino Rotary Club and other local organizations, including the FUHS Foundation, partnered on Oct. 18 to organize a fentanyl crisis awareness event.  Fentanyl poses a lethal danger to teenagers...

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