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The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Homestead High School's student newspaper

The Epitaph

Liu (right) said being a part of science olympiad taught her important lessons about her work ethic. (Photo courtesy of Lucia Liu)

Science olympiad triggers members’ personal development

By Alan Zhang December 17, 2024

In science olympiad, sophomore Naveen Badrinath said the main goal is to win competitions through scoring well on tests. The club’s competitive nature drives members to develop skills and habits beyond...

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...

Psychology club meets for their biweekly general meeting and plays a trivia game.

Clubs drive passion for medicine, wellness among students

By Sanah Arya November 3, 2023

With various science and health clubs on campus, students have the opportunity to develop deeper interests in medicine, wellness and research, Future Physicians of America treasurer Mika Cohen said. Out...

DISCOVERING MY PASSION: In order to be able to find out what mattered to me, I had to experiment and try new things.

The Daydreamer

By Karuna Chandran May 30, 2022

Finding a true life passion is not an easily achievable task. It is also not one that immediately came to me.  I have always been a relentless planner, wanting everything in my life to either be resolved...

HHS’ Science Bowl team has been on a journey to improve together and now they are passing down their knowledge to others.

The cycle of knowledge

By Rajiv Venkatesh January 31, 2022

When senior Michael Ferolito was a sixth-grader looking at clubs to join for the first time at Sunnyvale Middle School, he said he was instantly drawn to Science Bowl’s welcoming environment and the...

Swishing on the court, throwing on the field

Swishing on the court, throwing on the field

By Lia Klebanov December 12, 2021

The large gym buzzed with excitement as the girls varsity basketball faced Milpitas during their first competition of the season. Playing on the court along with her teammates was junior Tatum Leuenberger,...

At a crossroad: choosing passion over practicality will impact my studies, career and life.

The high flyer: choosing between passion and practicality

By Erin Loh December 20, 2020

I took Java freshman year.  Props to my indecisiveness, choosing Java was the result of a long process of weighing pros and cons, and comparing it with other electives like Art, Writing for Publication...

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