The end of 8th grade year is a very exciting time for most new teens. It is the end of an era. The school year to come is an opportunity to reinvent yourself. High school is chance for a new beginning....

Hello, Hillcrest students, my name is Alonzo Arostegui, and I am the valedictorian of the 2018-2019 graduating class. At the time of writing this, I am less than two weeks away from graduating from...

Invisibility That is me People have eyes but they couldn’t see Trapped in the water under the sea Stuck wondering, how could this be Help me, now stuck in the tree Life is charging, pain is the...

Graduation is fast approaching and it’s that time of the year where senior students finalize their choice of college. While the process of applying to college was stressful, many seniors are celebrating...

Before you get into high school your parents may try to prepare you for high school. They may tell you long stories about their high school years and try to set you up with their friends' kids who are...

Welcome to senior year - the last stage of childhood - where the time runs out faster and the list of things to do grows. Let’s take a trip. Summer before senior year you are getting excited for senior...

Like most things, there are several pros and cons regarding class rank in Hillcrest, and within District 228 as a whole. Some pros are that it motivates students to compete with each other to get a better...

Connection with Women’s Month In the movie Hidden Figures, the women are either judged by their experience, their gender, or their race. They are looked upon as unqualified individuals because they...

A really good Netflix series that I recently just finished watching was Seven Seconds. Seven Seconds is like a Law and Order show when you immediately see who did it from the jump. This TV series is...

You don’t need to be a die-hard fan to know that Star Wars is one of the most influential science fiction series in all of pop culture. Millions of people from across the world have connected with this...

On February 27th, 2019, the Hillcrest French 3 class took a field trip in an effort to explore Northern African culture. According to French teacher Erin Johnson, “the idea came up when we were talking...

Everyone has heard the old and beloved story of How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr Seuss. It has been created into two animated films as well as one live action film. Recently, a new Grinch movie was...