The SAT life
Jovencio Daguio Jr., Staff Writer
May 16, 2018
Have you ever wondered how to study or prepare for the biggest test that would set a foundation for your future? Well, you don’t have to worry! You still got time to prepare and get some practice before you go and take the exam. Many students, especially juniors in high school, worry and panic ...
AP Spanish Trip to Minnesota
Tia Pollard, Staff Writer
May 2, 2018
Filed under Features
Why Should We Go On This Trip? Going on this trip to Minnesota helped us get out of our comfort zones because we only were allowed to speak in complete Spanish; it didn’t matter if we spoke fluently or spoke the baby words. We went to expand our knowledge on the Mexican culture and to increase our Span...
The Class of 2018!!
Bessie Barlow, Staff Writer
April 30, 2018
Filed under Features
These last four years has been hard. Coming into high school it was expected to be exactly like the movies, with jocks, mean girls, popular kids, and the nerds. I can honestly say Hillcrest is nothing like that. Everyone has the people they will hang out with. It’s kind of like cliques, but every...
#HillcrestWrites
Nailah Brown, Staff Writer
April 24, 2018
At the beginning of the year, Mr. Hennessy’s AP United States Government and Politics class started a writing campaign to our local government officials. We wrote to four government representatives concerning the safety surrounding Hillcrest High School. As high school students, most of us often have...
Commercial Farming: Fair Oaks Farms
Kenton Wright, Guest Writer
April 23, 2018
Filed under Features
AP Human Geography students from Hillcrest High School participated in a field trip to Fair Oaks Farms in Fair Oaks, IN. Here students were able to witness how farming and agribusiness has transformed over time. Our lesson began in the classroom where Mr. Hennessy explained how agriculture began with the ...
Why I Decided to Play the Violin
Ji'keise Armwood, Staff Writer
April 21, 2018
Filed under A & E, Features, Opinion
My name is Ji’keise Armwood and I’m currently a senior in High School. One question I get a lot is “You play the violin?” And the general answer that I give people is a nod or a “yes;” however, what no one ever asks is the why. There are few occasions in which people will say that it is nice...
World’s Fair Walking Tour
Timeon Oyeyemi, Staff Writer
April 20, 2018
Filed under Features
For six months in 1893, Chicago became the home to a shining beacon of curiosity and innovation when it earned the right to host the World's Columbian Exposition (also known as the World's Fair), held four hundred years after Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of the West Indies. Many cities vied...
Domestic Abuse: Common in these Hallways?
Kayla Weddington, Staff Writer
April 18, 2018
Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner every single year. One in 10 high school students has been purposefully hit, slapped or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend. Now, you might read these facts and think, “Well, that’s never happened t...
To the Class of ’22…
Kaitlyn Cooper, Staff Writer
April 14, 2018
Dear Incoming Freshmen: So high school is finally coming to an end for me, and I just thought I’d share some advice, some things I wish people would have told me before starting high school. Actually, this isn’t just for freshmen, it’s for anyone really who needs some guidance. Tip #1 Getting i...
America: The Land of the Free and Home of Xenophobia
Breanna Bullock, Staff Writer
April 5, 2018
Filed under Features
When most people think of the United States of America, they think of a huge country with a vast and diverse culture. But for others, America welcomes only those with a certain type of citizenry: legal immigrants. For people looking for a better life and better opportunities, America is the place that can m...
A Time Traveling Performance – Evolution of African American Music: From Africa to Hip Hop
Alonzo Arostegui, Staff Writer
March 11, 2018
Filed under Features
On February 22 of this year, the students of several Hillcrest AP classes, including Ms. Snyder’s 3rd period APUSH class that I was a part of, participated in a Black History Month event at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago. While there, the students attended an interactive and ins...
Snowstorm
Austin Beckon, Staff Writer
March 11, 2018
Filed under Features
Last Friday on the East coast more the two feet of snow hit and wind gusts over 50 mph to residents in the Northeast from a thundersnow. More than 800,000 people were without electricity and the, heavy snow and icy roads prompted officials to close schools and cancel or delay thousands of flights ...
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