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The student news site of Highland High School in Salt Lake City, Utah

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Annie Santelli (left) working during one of her classes at Highland.
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A Ray of Sunshine
Hillary Kimball, Staff Writer • November 6, 2024

The music starts as Annalee Santelli (those who know her call her Annie) steps onto the field to perform a routine that she has been perfecting for weeks. Her smile brights up the room better than any spotlight could do. Whether she is cheering at football...

H-Rock Tradition Could be Crumbling
H-Rock Tradition Could be Crumbling
Jane Jardine, Feature Editor • November 5, 2024

When Scott Jackson was a junior at Highland in 1970, he decided to run for SBO President in the spring. For his campaign video he recruited some...

AN INSIDE JOB: Teachers Antsy For New Doorknobs
AN INSIDE JOB: Teachers Antsy For New Doorknobs
Naomi Parnell, Associate Editor • November 5, 2024

Salary. Class sizes. Too many tests. Ask any teacher about these educational topics and you will need to free up some time to hear about the...

Peter Huntsman in the Spook Alley.
From Prison Past to Spooky Present
Camille Fisher, Staff Writer • October 28, 2024

The history of Highland isn’t an average story. In the 1900s, it served as the grounds of public executions at the Utah Territorial Penitentiary....

Highland's Haunted Halls
Highland’s Haunted Halls
Rachel Giles, Staff Writer • November 5, 2024

What's scarier than thinking you’re alone in a school that was once a prison? Finding out you’re not. Halloween is a time for ghost...

Mission Impossible
Mission Impossible
November 5, 2024
No More Excuses!
No More Excuses!
Naomi Parnell, Associate Editor • November 5, 2024

March 2020 was a defining month in many of our lives as it was when Covid-19 changed everything. School was pushed online and suddenly all anyone...

Size Matters In Classes Or Schools Suffer
Size Matters In Classes Or Schools Suffer
Naomi Parnell, Associate Editor • November 5, 2024

“Excellence and Equity: every student, every classroom, every day.” While this statement might not mean much to you, it is the Salt Lake...

Must Reads — Contemporary Edition
Halle Backman and Laynee Hall April 18, 2024

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4XPrjVnQ3kIILc5U1XEQ6l?si=OdPNwr1yTKSihWZPQy34eA

Must Reads — Dystopian Edition
Halle Backman and Laynee Hall April 18, 2024