Football preseason training kicks off
Towards the end of school year, juniors Tarius Allen, Tommy Karageorge and sophomore Jose Ayala hit the weight room after school. Usually coaches begin preseason training three months prior to the...
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Track team celebrates seniors at JV meet
Slideshow • 9 PhotosSophie SallahSenior Sydney Harper shakes hands with Jerry Hertzler during senior night.Close
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The track team takes on JJ Updike Last Chance invitational
Slideshow • 11 PhotosMia ConstantinSenior Carissa Roberts runs the last leg of the 4x400 meter relay.Close
View ArticleIgnorance: the third member in Romeo and Juliet’s relationship
For years, humans have looked at love as the source for our existence. Millions search for it, but only few find and experience the meaning of true love. For Romeo and Juliet, love was present. It was...
View ArticleAfter Prom promises prizes for all students
After Prom is an event that is coordinated by the junior class parents. The event will be held at James Madison University (JMU) UREC facilities, from 12:00 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. All students must arrive...
View ArticleWorld language paella dinner raises money for exchange program
On Saturday, May 5, the students in the Salamanca exchange program hosted a fundraiser in the high school’s cafeteria. They served paella, which consists mainly of rice, beans, meat and different types...
View ArticleHHS hosts annual Valley Dance Showcase
The lights shone on the HHS stage, revealing 65 performers, eight of them being HHS’ Percussion Ensemble II and 56 of them being dancers. Sweat and tears were drenched on the performers posing for a...
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Freshmen perform in Fine Arts Showcase
Slideshow • 14 PhotosFreshman Mia Lemon performs a solo to 'Killing Me Softly'.Close
View ArticleOutdoor track team competes in Valley District Championship
The HHS outdoor track team took on six other district schools in the Valley District Championships. The meet was hosted by Turner Ashby High School. Many Harrisonburg athletes ended up with personal...
View ArticleRunning is the hardest sport
While this may cause a bit of dispute among people, I strongly believe that running is the hardest sport. The sheer amount of discipline and work that goes into training is unbelievable. A soccer,...
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HHS Boys Tennis team wins regional match 5-0 against Orange County
Slideshow • 13 PhotosSid TandelSenior Theo Toder serves the ball.Close
View ArticleFuture uncertain for Tropical Smoothie challenge
The Tropical Smoothie Cafe in Harrisonburg sits on the edge of a shopping plaza, in a squat, un-tropical building of brick and concrete. Its menu consists largely of alliterative drinks that revolve...
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Prom: To the Moon and Back
Slideshow • 8 PhotosAdri JimenezAll of the students join in the middle of the dance floor with their friends or loved ones.Close
View ArticleSenior Michael Sy plans to return as assistant coach for HHS tennis team
Senior Michael Sy plans to return to the HHS Tennis team as the assistant coach to help the team in the years to come. Sy has various new components to build a better team next year. “I feel like this...
View ArticleMusical director, drama teacher Stan Swartz announces retirement
Stunned silence filled the auditorium. The man who has directed HHS musicals for the past 31 years, who has won state championships, had announced his retirement. Junior Marissa Plummer, a stage...
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Varsity boys soccer demolishes Rockbridge 7-1 on senior night
Slideshow • 17 PhotosFreshman Jaiden Brooks gets in position before receiving a ball.Close
View Article5D West Regional Track and Field Championship marks end of runners’ seasons
The 5D West Regional Track and Field Championship marked the end of the track and field season for most of the Harrisonburg High School runners, jumpers, vaulters and throwers. The varsity team...
View ArticleThe thoughts school shootings have left
The amount of school shootings in the United States is outrageously high for just being five months into 2018. This needs to stop. The United States knows that we have an issue here and so does the...
View ArticleTennis is a harder sport than meets the eye
Whenever I tell people I play tennis, I normally get responses such as, “Why tennis?” and “Why do you play tennis when there are much more challenging sports?” When people ask questions such as these,...
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