Walker transfers from art school, continues to express passion for animation
Two years of a personal art teacher, three years at a top-ranking art school, and an undeniable passion for animation. Senior William Walker, a first year student at Harrisonburg High School, first...
View ArticleBautista arrives in Harrisonburg after moving seven times
Sherman High School in Sherman, Texas is where freshman Edgar Bautista used to call home. Moving to a different school isn’t new to Bautista. In fact, he’s moved seven times in his life. This time, he...
View ArticleRios-Ramirez moves in search of diversity
About two weeks ago, the student population of HHS went up by one when junior Sarimar Rios-Ramirez packed up her stuff and moved from Broadway to Harrisonburg. Ramirez lived in Broadway for five years...
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McGrath explodes in defining indoor season
For junior Tucker McGrath, running is mental in both senses of the word. Obviously, it’s a sport of psychological strength, but it can also drive you crazy. This is especially true when you just can’t...
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Technology Student Association advances to States
The HHS Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter had 18 students travel to the Valley Regional Fair at Stuarts Draft High School on Saturday. Each of these students placed in the top three of...
View ArticleCollege athletic recruiting values money too much
Imagine dreaming of playing college sports since you were four years old. You are an above average high school athlete, and emails start to flow into your inbox. Various colleges are “showing...
View ArticleKrasheninnikov acquires multiple languages, learns more as hobby
Russian at home, English at school and Hebrew in public. One of the toughest things senior Valeri Krasheninnikov has ever done is equally keep up with those three languages. Krasheninnikov would say...
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Pendleton returns to teaching, keeping roots in dog training
When the second semester began in January, there was a new face in the Summit Academy science department. Wendy Pendleton began her work at HHS after having not taught since 2010. During those years,...
View ArticleBenton expresses love for K-pop boy band BTS
Over the course of five years, K-Pop group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) has accumulated over 34.2 million fans on social media. This comes after the success of three studio albums and a series of sold out...
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DECA attends States, sends four students to Internationals
For the second consecutive year, the HHS DECA chapter will send four participants past the state level of competition. At the Virginia State Leadership Conference in Virginia Beach, 20 members competed...
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JROTC celebrates students’ commitment at awards ceremony
Gallery|10 PhotosIlana MattsonThe honor guard marches offstage as the ceremony ends.Close
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Annual biotechnology symposium held at JMU
Gallery|11 PhotosHolly BillSenior Shadther Rosso-Feliz pipettes her DNA sample into a microtube. Close
View ArticleWilliams narrates female athletes in Nike commercial
You may have seen the “Show them what crazy dreams can do” filter recently on Snapchat or Instagram. For those who don’t follow sports, this would just be another option that you can swipe over when...
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The Saplings perform at live arts series
Gallery|8 PhotosGrace MillerBand members Ben Bird and Adrian Eldridge play trumpet and trombone, respectively.Close
View ArticleStreaks fall to Albemarle in baseball opener
The varsity baseball team had a completely new look as they took on Albemarle in a non-district road contest to open the season. The starting infield, consisting of sophomore Diego Gallegos, freshmen...
View ArticleBeing bilingual isn’t as glamorous as it seems
When people look at me, they see a normal white girl at Harrisonburg High School, nothing more, nothing different. I have no accent, my skin tone in the winter is barely darker than most and I look...
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Learning latin based languages is easier I can speak both English and Romanian. Romanian is latin language, along with Spanish, French and Italian. Whenever I take a Spanish class it is very easy for...
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I mix up words when learning another language When learning Spanish or Italian, the accents on different letters, spelling of words and the pronunciations of words are very similar. Similar enough that...
View ArticleTongen, Henderson duo advances to state science fair with others
Much like school lunches and crowded hallways, science fairs are a public school cliché most would find themselves familiar with. However, unlike the simple cardboard trifolds and baking soda...
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