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The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

The construction of the football field forced the team to move to the baseball field, Sealy said.

Runners return to field

By Aashka Nagarkar, Malar Raguraman, Mackie Vu, and Selina Wang November 12, 2024

After two months of construction, the stadium reopened for sports who normally practice there, including cross country, head coach Kenrick Sealy said. This year is the second time the field has...

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...

From the Cold War to COVID-19: a journey through HHS history

From the Cold War to COVID-19: a journey through HHS history

By Maya Dutt, Annie Guo, and Olivia Levesque Ouellette October 7, 2024

This year, HHS has started its 64th year of serving the community, superintendent Graham Clark said. Although HHS was founded under the military economy of the Cold War, the school has adapted to serve...

WASC accreditation provides opportunities to improve

WASC accreditation provides opportunities to improve

By Alicia Liste, Brian Ling, Aviv Matas, and Madeleine Yee September 21, 2024

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges will visit HHS to validate a self-study conducted by the school’s WASC commission this year, principal Denae Nurnberg said. As a non-profit, non-governmental...

Senior Katie Liu poses with senior Romi Sokol before cheering for the Homecoming football game.

Saying farewell to sports

By Anushruti Nagarajan June 2, 2024

Whether it be due to time pressure, mental health or other commitments, seniors often find it difficult to continue their high school sports, former cheer team flyer, senior Katie Liu said. She quit the...

Aside from aiming to win, new badminton coach Jack Ip (right) said he hopes to instill a love for the sport in players.

Fresh coach sets fresh record

By Annie Guo, Evelyn Wang, and Jonathan Xue April 29, 2024

Birdies whistle and the swings of rackets fill the gym as new badminton coach Jack Ip takes up the mantle of responsibility. Ip said he became the team’s coach because he already knew many of the varsity...

 Japanese National Honor Society collaborated with origami club to provide an origami booth during J-Night, JNHS president Cherish Wurts said.

JNHS hosts annual J-Night

By Malar Raguraman and Jonathan Xue April 5, 2024

The Japanese National Honor Society hosts J-Night March 29 to provide friends and families of Japanese class students a glimpse of what they are learning and how the club contributes to the school community,...

 Freshman Owen Chau said he believes the absence of a JV team is fair due to the skill required to play golf.

Varsity or bust

By Ella Chan, Jonathan Xue, and Annabelle Yip March 5, 2024

Boys golf, unlike other sports, only has a varsity team. Given the increasing interest in joining the golf team, many less experienced golf players were cut from the roster of 12, senior Wyatt Hook said. The...

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...

Having two separate biology clubs was redundant since their goals are so similar, vice president Kevin Chang said.

Building a bigger, better bio club

By Brian Ling February 2, 2024

Due to their similar subjects, biology olympiad has merged with biology club at the end of first semester, co-president Soham Nanawati said. Originally proposed by biology club, the two clubs eventually...

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...

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...

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