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Building Communication
Lucy Smith, Coverage Cup Editor • October 1, 2025

As someone who loves reading and writing, Stephanie Quinlan is determined to teach her students how to love communication. Quinlan is the new English Language Development (ELD) teacher at Highland.   ELD is a class that English language learners...

Utah Mammoths Head Coach speaks at Highland Assembly.
Mammoths Make Their Way to Highland
Anna Matsen, Staff Writer • September 25, 2025

In April of 2024, the NHL announced that Utah would be getting its own NHL team. Since that day, the team’s popularity and success have skyrocketed. This...

Aubrey Gamble paints a rainbow on her wall.
The Changing Of The Colors
Camille Fisher, News Editor • September 9, 2025

On March 28, bill H.B. 77 became law without the signature of Utah Governor Spencer Cox. The bill aims to restrict any government entity or employee...

Lydia Riesen holds a sign during the walkout for Safer Schools on Friday, September 5th.
Students Stage Walkout Demanding Safer Schools
Hillary Kimball, Digital Editor • September 8, 2025

On September 5th, 2025, many Highland students participated in the nationwide student led Safer Schools Walkout. This walkout, organized by Students...

Beyond the Textbooks
Beyond the Textbooks
Hillary Kimball, Digital Editor • September 26, 2025

For most teachers, the year is spent preparing for state tests and end of year exams. But for essential elements special education teacher Shannon...

A Fresh Chapter
A Fresh Chapter
September 23, 2025
Highland's Brett Rydalch
A New Page in History
September 19, 2025
Teachers taste testing the root beer during a taste competition.
A Bubbly Biotech At Highland
September 17, 2025
Not Good Enough
Not Good Enough
Rachel Giles, Staff Writer • February 24, 2025

You spent hours the night before studying for the big test, but today just wasn’t your day and you missed nearly half the questions. You didn’t...

Required Reading Tests Are Too Long
Required Reading Tests Are Too Long
Naomi Parnell, Associate Editor • February 24, 2025

Every school year for as long as most of us can remember, standardized testing has always been a constant—whether you’re in third grade or...

Ramble On -- Music Review No. 3 -- Billy Joel
Ramble On — Music Review No. 3 — Billy Joel
Anna Moreno, Jane Jardine, and Thomas Hall April 21, 2025

Anna Moreno, Jane Jardine, and Thomas Hall talk about their favorite Billy Joel hits.

Ramble On: Hidden Help Desk 2
Ramble On: Hidden Help Desk 2
April 9, 2025

How to cope with the stress of grades and teachers who won't grade your work.