Columbine. Sandy Hook. Parkland. Names that have become widely recognized for similar tragedies.  School shootings have become an all too familiar occurrence, and many different ideas have been proposed as a response: clear backpacks, metal detectors, armed school staff, tougher gun reform. Most...

Highland High and East are in constant competition for game wins, sports championships, popularity and publicity. In the field of faculty, Highland just scored a win. Ceramics teacher Blair Porter, who had worked at East High for nine years, started this year at Highland. She is filling the position...

I was late. I was not just slightly late, but I was very, very late. It wasn’t as if I was trying to be, but the plane was delayed and so were the bags. Nothing was going right and to top it all off, it was my first time flying alone.  Luckily enough for me, I wasn’t the only tardy one and I...

It comes as no surprise to many that Highland is one of the most diverse schools in the state of Utah. Highland also has an extremely broad offering of AP courses. Unfortunately, when it comes to test taking, minority students are not taking advantage of these opportunities as the caucasian population...

The aroma of peach, oasis, mint,and  strawberry invade our nostrils every time we head to P.E. or walk into the bathroom. Hundreds of teens all over Utah and at Highland vape constantly at school, without a worry in the world about the consequences. Highland should increase the consequences for students...