Note to self:   Every once in awhile, Someone you know will have to walk outside that door, And they will never return to this house again. They didn’t go because they necessarily wanted to,  But...

As the school year comes to a conclusion, there is an unsurprising amount of action going on. With students and staff alike preparing for finals, AP exams, and seniors getting ready for prom and graduation,...

Normally, when it comes to people who change a person’s life, one would might think  about a father or mother - maybe a sibling or extended family member. But for me, it’s one of my friends. Now,...

All throughout this school year and the beginning of last year, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every single aspect of daily life. One of the most common phenomena experienced by most people...

The movies The Help, Green Book, 12 Years a Slave, The Blindside, Freedom Writers and more  have all won Academy Awards for their portrayals of the treatment of African-Americans throughout America. The...

The 4-part series produced by Ava DuVernay, When They See Us, is a prime example of light being shed on a controversial topic. The film brought awareness to topics such as police brutality, racism, and...

Overview  Monster was written by Walter Dean Myers, a New York’s Time bestselling author. It was published in 1999 about a young man named Steve on trial for a murder that everyone believes he’s...

A tragic disease broke out in the United States, which is named COVID-19, starting March 2020. This disease has caused many businesses, schools, sports, and jobs to close down which caused them to lose...

In this day and age, it’s not strange to see a child that is overweight. Of course, there are some children who can’t help their weight due to medical problems, genetics, or even because of the financial...

We have been in quarantine for officially one year since the spread of Coronavirus. Little did we know that March of 2020, when we got out of school, would be the beginning of the hardest school year....

As the school year comes to an interesting conclusion, one might imagine the whirlwind of emotions and thoughts running through the minds of Hillcrest’s students --the seniors--in particular. As a senior...

‘Tis the season all around, and upon every boy and girl’s face is a frown. Why might that be, you may ask...there’s no winter sports going on because corona stopped that plan.  There’s no doubt...