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HHS band performs in annual holiday parade
Gallery|7 PhotosNoemi RosasFreshman Samantha Syharath, leads the band together with the color guard. Close
View ArticleO’Fallon settles into collegiate soccer
Playing Division lll soccer at the University of Mary Washington, 2019 alumna Mikaela O’Fallon reflects on her first year playing at the college level. Being Division lll gives O’Fallon more freedom...
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Gymnasts compete at home invitational
Gallery|10 PhotosRuby ArndtFreshman Mary Hermes competes on bars at the home gymnastics invitational.Close
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Dive athletes practice at Westover pool
Gallery|9 PhotosEmma MaddoxFreshman Amara Clancey attempts an inward dive at practice.Close
View ArticleMiller finishes first collegiate cross country season, begins indoor track
When 2019 graduate Hannah Miller packed up her spikes and spandex and drove to her new home at Elon University in August, a cross country “culture shock” was in store for her. Miller went from running...
View ArticleHospital mentorship offers Campillo, Arteaga insight into future
High schoolers and hospital scrubs are not a common combination. However, junior Isabel Campillo suits up in scrubs every Monday night for her mentorship at Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital (RMH)....
View ArticleTeachers should assign students less homework
Most teachers assign homework to their students every day to give them extra practice. Although this extra practice is designed to help students, it’s too much work. Many students have extracurricular...
View ArticleNorwegian show SKAM shines positive light on social issues
Taking place in Norway, SKAM (meaning shame in Norwegian) tracks the lives of four high schoolers over the course of four seasons. Tackling issues such as racism, mental health, sexual assault,...
View ArticleNorth-Sandel twins share a birthday, but not interests
Unlike regular siblings, twins share a different kind of bond. Sometimes, they also share other things that regular siblings don’t, including groups of friends. Seniors Ruby and Isaac North-Sandel are...
View ArticleGirls varsity basketball coach has history of basketball in early career
Girls varsity basketball coach Durmount Perry didn’t start his coaching career in girls basketball. Perry has been playing basketball since high school and continued his basketball career by moving...
View ArticleDenlinger follows in dad’s footsteps
Career and technical education teacher Matthew Denlinger is not only a teacher, but also the cross country, indoor and outdoor track coach for HHS. Running has always been a major part of his life. At...
View ArticleGround-breaking ceremony marks milestone in new high school build
Tuesday Jan. 21, yet another milestone was reached in the process of building the new high school in the city of Harrisonburg. The ground-breaking ceremony was held at East Kaylor Park Drive, located...
View ArticleInjury cancels Knupp’s sophomore season, jeopardizes future seasons
Due to an ongoing injury, sophomore Brianna Knupp is facing the fact that she won’t be able to play softball this Spring. After playing on multiple Harrisonburg Little League teams and the JV team at...
View ArticleMartin gets different degree, becomes librarian
Billy Martin is one of the bookworms at HHS, and not just because he is a librarian. Martin grew up in a home where reading wasn’t an option, it was a requirement. His mom was a first grade English...
View ArticleDisney Plus is the future of entertainment
Imagine Star Wars, Marvel, National Geographic, Disney and Pixar all in one place. With the launch of Disney Plus, Disney has finally accomplished this. Nov. 12, Disney launched the app, but glitches...
View ArticleFulton-Wright has passion for skiing, inspired by grandmother
Skiing has always been a part of freshman Lena Fulton-Wright’s life. Her grandmother got her hooked on the sport. She now not only skis for fun, but is also on the Massanutten ski team and works...
View ArticleWhy ‘The Darkest Minds’ is worth watching
Based on the book by Alexandra Bracken, “The Darkest Minds” is set in a post-apocalyptic society. The world has experienced a pandemic of a strange disease that attacks children. Most infected die, but...
View ArticleBurgess brings basketball experience to coaching philosophy
Economics and personal finance teacher as well as current varsity boys basketball coach Don Burgess played basketball during his time at Harrisonburg High School and received a scholarship to play...
View ArticleMitchell designs sculpture for Fine Arts Showcase
Jan. 15, the Fine Arts Academy hosted a showcase created by the Fine Arts Academy students in the auditorium. This showcase’s theme is bare. Junior Amelia Mitchell created a sculpture of a tree to...
View ArticleCampbell comes to terms with mental health, embraces identity
Facing mental illnesses such as anxiety, depression and gender dysphoria, Grayson works on his mental health and his journey to find self love with help from his friends and his community. It started...
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