By: Trump Vang Imagine a school environment. What do you envision? A white board? A teacher? A computer? While those are parts of the school environment, you may be forgetting a common object that’s found within a classroom. Whether it be long lectures or taking tests, the common school desk … Continue reading School desks around the world→
By: Hermekay Dehaney There are multiple apps students can use to assist them when doing homework, and studying for a test. These apps are convenient and accessible to use for a quick study session. In this article, I will tell you some recommended study apps to use that will hopefully … Continue reading Apps to help you study→
By: Hermekay Dehaney Being organized for school is one of the few keys to academic success. Knowing the different hacks on how to stay on top of school assignments can help reduce stress, manage your time, and help you prepare for the future. In this article, I will share some … Continue reading 5 tips on how to stay organized→
By: Trump Vang In our world today, trash is a substantial part of our lives. Just in the United States alone, according to Trashcansunlimited.com, there is 146.1 million tons of waste in landfills, which is equivalent to the weight of 24 Great Pyramids of Giza. It’s an enormous problem in our lives, as it continues … Continue reading Benefits of composting→
By Trump Vang Venus is the second planet from the Sun, neighboring both Mercury and the Earth in its orbit. For the second planet in the solar system, Venus is quite the large terrestrial planet in our system. Its size and mass are roughly the same as the Earth’s and many call the planet the … Continue reading The Earth’s Twin: Venus→
By: Mira Kaufman As this year’s winter slowly becomes a frozen land, there will be a great need for de-icing methods. Stores across the midwest are selling salt, sand, and underpayment installed heaters which make every day activities a lot safer but are they worth the effects on our earth? Salt, one of the most … Continue reading Effects of de-icing methods→
By: Hyde Moua As of May 2nd, 2024, these are the top 3 men’s volleyball national teams. Currently Poland holds the number one spot for 2024 with 421.14 points, beating the number 2 spot by 30.23 points. Poland’s Men’s National Volleyball Team continued to show their formidable talent on stage. Led by Bartosz Kurek, Michał … Continue reading Top 3 national men’s professional volleyball teams→
ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: MAY 6 – MAY 11 MONDAY MAY 6 TIME BUS TIMES EVENT LOCATION 3:30pm Varsity Girls Golf vs. Como Park Highland National GC 1:00pm 3:30pm 11:00am | 5:45pm JV Boys Golf vs. Forest Lake JV Boys Golf Conference Match Forest Hills Golf Course Highland 9 4:30pm Varsity Softball … Continue reading Sports schedule for: May 6-11→
ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: APRIL 29 – MAY 4 MONDAY APRIL 29 TIME BUS TIMES EVENT LOCATION 3:30pm Varsity Girls Golf vs. Harding Highland National GC 3:30pm JV Boys Golf Conference Match Highland 9 3:30pm 2:15pm | 7:00pm Track and Field Conference Meet Washington Tech 4:00pm Varsity Softball vs. Harding Harding … Continue reading Sports schedule for: Apr 29-May 4→
By: Erin Moore The final Highland Theatre production of the 2023-24 school year opens Friday, May 10, at 7PM. The spring play is called ‘Love/Sick’ and is written by John Cariani, the author of last year’s spring play, ‘Almost, Maine.’ Dramatists Play Service says the following about the show: “A darker cousin to ‘Almost, Maine,’ … Continue reading ‘Love/Sick’: Highland Theatre’s spring play→
By: Trump Vang Recently, our Highland Robotics Team, Team 2823, or “The Automatons”, competed at the Lake Superior Regional up in Duluth. We’ve competed in this competition before, placing 5th last year. Though this time, in Duluth, our team managed to place 3rd! At this competition, there were dozens of teams from schools all across … Continue reading Highland Park’s Robotics Duluth trip→
By: Erin Moore This coming weekend, Highland Park’s theater department will put on its first play of the school year, ‘Murder on the Orient Express’. From November 16th to November 18th at 7PM—with an additional Saturday matinee at 2PM—the cast and crew will perform for around two hours, with an intermission occurring halfway through the … Continue reading ‘Murder on the Orient Express’: Why you should watch it and how to get involved→
By: Pwe Doh Gay This picture is of a half-dead, half-alive tree. I drew the tree half-dead, half-alive because of my other drawing of a half-sun, half-moon that looked cool, so I thought that a half-dead, half-alive tree would also look cool. I like how it turned out, it is not as good as my … Continue reading Half-dead, half-living→
By: Daniel Kendle Babies are nice. Babies are cute. Everyone likes babies (except for those who don’t). Some babies, however, are different. Some scream, cry, wail to get attention. Some can’t do simple mathematics, read, or assert their viewpoint on a topic through civil debate. Thus, babies aren’t all that exciting to me, as a … Continue reading JOYSTiCK Empirical Ep. 11: ‘Cocomelon: Play with JJ’ – Machiavellian Science Theatre 3000→
By: Hoaseng Thao NOTE: This Article covers a war between fictional nations BACKGROUND Following the end of the First Continentals War in 1950, the Kirston Empire, located in the Eusonan continent, was facing an economic crisis that stemmed from its debts for its participation in the war. Their solution to this debt was to sell … Continue reading THE GRANTS WAR→
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