The Hawk Eye

  • "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful" ~Eric Thomas (submitted by Justin Edgecombe)
  • “If you take the time to do something correct the first time, you don’t have to spend the extra time redoing it.” (Submitted by Dr. Young)
  • “The future belongs to those who are prepared.... Education is the passport to the future.” ~Malcolm X (Submitted by Mr. Hennessy)
Hillcrest E-Sports team winning 1st place at the BHSD228 Esports Invitational

My E-Sports Experience

Shaquan Berrien, Staff Writer April 19, 2024

Introduction In my time here at Hillcrest High School, there weren’t many extracurricular activities I was really interested in. So throughout my entire high school experience, I was just never involved....

Hillcrest Begins Boys Volleyball

Alexis Dickens, Senior Staff Writer April 19, 2024

Finding Cleopatra: Where Is She?

Finding Cleopatra: Where Is She?

Karol Lopez Valadez, Staff Writer April 10, 2024

An archaeologist has been granted permission to search the grounds of Alexandria, the ancient city that has been submerged in water for over a 1,000 years. The search for Cleopatra has been a goal of many,...

Spring Break 3 Seeds HBCU Tour

Spring Break 3 Seeds HBCU Tour

Munirat Alaka, Staff Writer April 4, 2024

For this year's spring break, I went to the annual 3 Seeds HBCU Tour. This spring break trip was adventurous, and we had unplanned fun. Although, I did get a bittersweet feeling about the trip, as it’s...

The Better Water Hallway

The Better Water Hallway

Tawon King, Staff Writer March 21, 2024

Today, I spoke with Mr. King, chief maintenance officer, about the water fountains at Hillcrest. Me: Why are there different water flows, why is some high and why is some low? Mr. King: All the...

My Experience on the Bowling Team

Alexis Dickens, Staff Writer February 23, 2024

Introduction Throughout my four years of high school, I didn’t participate in many extracurricular activities. Since this is my senior year, I thought that I should do as much as possible so that I...

Ceriya and Munirat have only 30 minutes to set up their display table at the FCCLA Regionals at Tinley Park High School on February 7th, 2024.

FCCLA Regionals & Beyond!

Munirat Alaka, Staff Writer February 16, 2024

This school year, I decided to take the FCCLA intern class. I remember Mrs. Youngberg told me to pick her class as a junior. I heard very little about the class so I didn’t really know what to expect...

3 seeds Upward Bound members at Tennessee State University on the HBCU Tour.

Who should try 3 Seeds Mentoring Group? You should!

Munirat Alaka, Staff Writer February 8, 2024

In my freshman year of high school, my mother enrolled me in a program: ETS which is a part of 3 Seeds. At first, I didn’t know how to feel about it. It was during COVID, so I was skeptical about getting...

Racism in Fandom?

Racism in Fandom?

Alexis Dickens, Staff Writer December 12, 2023

I have been a fan of anime since I could remember. The first anime that I was introduced to was Dragon Ball Z Kai. I used to watch it on NickToons with my brother, and we would act out the different scenes....

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