Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Gymnast Luna Cheng (right) assists gymnast Katy Pan (left) with flexibility. Cheng said club gymnastics routines and practices tend to be more strict than school gymnastics.

Balancing two worlds of club and school gymnastics

By Sanah Arya, Mackie Vu, and Evelyn Wang April 19, 2024

With several of the school’s gymnastic team members participating in both club and HHS gymnastics simultaneously, they have had to learn how to adjust to the differences between the two, sophomore Luna...

Game design club primarily uses the C# coding language to make their games, vice president Dhruv Bhargava said.

Leveling up programming skills

By Brian Ling February 26, 2024

As the popularity of gaming persists, the game design club was formed to introduce students to the process of how games are made, president Rishabh Bhargava said. This skill can be turned into a career...

Children and parents interact with various club booths at the STEM night.

Inspiring youth in STEM fields

By Sanah Arya February 18, 2024

Science National Honors Society hosts its sixth annual STEM night on Feb. 9. The event was geared towards educating local elementary and middle schoolers about STEM fields, as well as related clubs via...

Co-vice president Advait Kulkarni explains how to maximize profit on monopoly graphs.

Economics beyond the classroom

By Sanah Arya February 9, 2024

HHS has no shortage of AP courses, ranging from chemistry to government. One course missing from this broad selection is AP economics, social studies teacher Christy Heaton said, but students may self-study...

FBLA officers and members gather for a group picture at the CS project focus meeting and discuss upcoming conference events.

FBLA conference offers valuable insight

By Sanah Arya and Danielle Feldsher October 31, 2023

Kicking off the beginning of a new season, Future Business Leaders of America officers attended the Leadership Development Institute from Oct. 20-22.  Several officer teams attended a series of activities...

French National Honor Society president Sophie Park and club adviser Kelly Ronsheimer provide club information and explain action items.

Fostering fondness for French culture

By Jonathan Xue September 20, 2023

Crepes, cheeses, chocolates and croissants are all foods provided at the French club and French National Honor Society events, club president Sophie Park said. The clubs hope to improve the clubs this...

Members participate in a Blooket game surrounding the meeting’s content.

Securing the year

By Brian Ling September 19, 2023

In today’s technology-dependent society, cybercriminals are a threat to everyone. Because of this, cyber security club hopes to educate its members on how to stay safe online, while also teaching them...

With complimentary food provided, members watch AYM’s presentation during a Friday lunch.

Shedding light and building community

By Nicole Kim and Mackie Vu April 19, 2023

Sophomore Angelina Cuan said she first learned of Footprints Christian club through her older brother. She joined to build stronger relationships with fellow Christians.  Christianity helps her have...

The differences among us club hosts their Santa smoothie social to raise awareness for different disabilities and form bonds within the school community.

Sharing differences together

By Nicole Kim and Mackie Vu April 12, 2023

With over two thousand high schoolers, HHS has an incredibly diverse spectrum of students, all with different backgrounds, interests and aspirations. The differences among us club celebrates people with...

Francesca Pastizzo and French teacher Ms. Ronsheimer gather in the dance room on the first Monday of the month to have a quick, relaxing yoga session.

A mental stretch

By Helen Tam February 7, 2023

School can seem overwhelming, especially around now, with course selection, ap tests approaching and more, many students have a lot on their plate. But members of the yoga club know there is a place for...

Students have fun learning and playing traditional French board games.

Board game bonding

By Brian Ling December 20, 2022

While entertainment is becoming increasingly digitized, the French National Honor Society decided on going a more traditional route for their first social of the year: a board game event where students...

Culinary involves more preparation and science than just cooking and eating.

The ingredients of culinary club

By Helen Tam December 1, 2022

The oven is preheated. Flour is covering all the members from head to toe. But through it all, they are all still laughing and enjoying baking while listening to songs by Taylor Swift. Culinary club,...

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