Highland Rambler

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

Highland Rambler

Highland Rambler

Sam Meikle examining caving gear.
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Conquering the Caves
Gemma Leonard, staff writer • May 2, 2024

In 2009, a young man, John Jones, entered Nutty Putty Cave full of excitement for the adventure ahead. Little did he know, he would spend the next 27 hours stuck upside down in a tight crevice, until his unfortunate passing.  The name Nutty Putty...

Highlands Reputation Causing Road Closures
Highland's Reputation Causing Road Closures
Ainsley Black, Associate Editor • May 2, 2024

Often when watching TV or movies portraying the behavior of high school, audiences watch as many dramatized versions of high school unfold before...

Student on phone during class.
Should Highland Follow Trending Cellphone Ban?
Janie Lambert, Social Director • April 8, 2024

On Feb. 5, Ogden High School put a new policy in place to ban cell phones in the classroom. This is a policy that many other schools and districts...

Upcoming SBO president Anthony Lords stands beneath his banner of congratulations at the banner drop outside of Highland.
Introducing Anthony Lords, Highland’s new SBO president
Matt Fotheringham, Rambler Staff Writer • March 28, 2024

For Highland junior Anthony Lords, being a leader came naturally. Growing up playing sports, Lords was always rallying people together and...

Students in Biotech look up from an experiment.
Biotechnology: The Science You Can Experience
Luca DiGregorio, Associate Editor • May 1, 2024

Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. And for juniors and seniors at Highland who wish to do less classwork and more lab work,...

Behind The Scenes Of HTVS
Behind The Scenes Of HTVS
February 28, 2024
Highlands college advisor, Wes Lee, works at his computer.
Is The High School To College Transition Too Difficult For Students
Gemma Leonard, Staff Writer • March 14, 2024

Here is the harsh reality that nobody tells us: college destroys everything which we have worked for in high school.  This is an exaggeration...

Teen Programs: More Danger Than Drama?
Teen Programs: More Danger Than Drama?
Naomi Parnell, Associate Editor • February 15, 2024

POV: you spend every summer in a house on the beach with your mom, her best friend, and her sons—one of which you’ve liked for years and...

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

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