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The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Class of 2028 first entered HHS during HOP, which allowed them to tour the campus.

New students HOP into the new year

By Isabela Guilardi October 27, 2024

Entering high school is a new experience for all new students, freshman Ankineh Kevorkian said. Sometimes the transition can be hard, Kevorkian said, but with help from other students, incoming freshmen...

Clark and Nurnberg discuss the future of the ethnic studies course.

Ethnic studies to be required for the class of 2029 across FUHSD

By Aashka Nagarkar, Adam Orrin, Elena Shim, Evelyn Wang, and Alan Zhang October 27, 2024

Starting with the class of 2029, ethnic studies will be a required course for all freshmen across FUHSD schools, following the state requirement to implement it by 2030, principal Denae Nurnberg said. The...

Freshman Reva Karri said she is excited to run for the freshmen class cabinet.

Starting the rough track

By Mackie Vu and Catherine Yang September 22, 2023

After graduating middle school, there comes a new set of high school freshmen every year. With that comes a new set of expectations, and many of them are not met, freshman Reva Karri said. Looking forward...

Shooting guard, freshman Joshua Lim said he feels unstoppable when playing basketball. (Photo courtesy of Edmond Kwong)

New contenders on the court

By Ella Chan and Helen Tam April 21, 2023

Earning a spot on the boys basketball team is no easy feat, especially given the popularity of the sport at school, frosh-soph coach Kala Wong said. Yet, this year, a handful of freshmen rose to the...

OVER THE HILL: Agrawal said shared difficulties help bring the team together, such as in the game against the formidable St. Francis team, where the team worked together to give their opponents a tough fight.

You’re (not) on your own, kid

By Rajiv Venkatesh and Emma Yu November 20, 2022

On the first day of tryouts for the girls volleyball team, freshman, outside hitter Megan Lee said she remembers a senior asking if Lee wanted to be her partner for warm-ups. Once Lee became one of only...

CHANGING UP TRACKS: The cross country program motivates freshmen to improve their times throughout the season.

On your mark, get set, go!

By Brian Ling and Anushruti Nagarajan November 6, 2022

Like many sports, cross country physically and mentally challenges the mind and body through the hours of practice and dedication towards running a successful race. Cross country is a co-ed sport which...

Freshmen on HHS sports

By Ariana Tejeda Moreno and Hope Saena May 29, 2021

With almost an entire year of virtual learning, freshmen have barely gotten a taste of the in-person high school experience. Sports allowed some freshmen to feel closer to HHS while others were expecting...

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