Maggie Schroeder, Sports Editor
August 20, 2019
Yesterday, the Highlands Varsity soccer team went out to compete against the Notre Dame Academy Pandas in their first soccer match of the season in a one to one tie. For years,...
Lexie Crawford, Maggie Schroeder, and Tessa Killen
August 15, 2019
Sydney Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2019
One of the most exciting things about becoming an adult is freedom, but most importantly, the freedom of choice. Since the majority of seniors have become adults this...
Jenna Brady and Emeline Kuether
May 1, 2019
Last weekend, the Highland’s We the People team took on 57 teams in Washington D.C.. Although they weren’t able to know how they scored as compared to other teams, there...
Ella Exterkamp, Staff
April 17, 2019
It is almost the end of Prom 2019; The last few notes of Bohemian Rhapsody have everyone breathing heavy and smiles are plastered across every face. The DJ comes on the mic...
Kenzie Poynter and Sydney Fessler
April 17, 2019
When students got back from spring break, there was a new addition to the Highlands Campus. The well-known “Death Valley”, became “Johnson Valley.” With the new name...
Emrel Woody, Staff
April 16, 2019
Senior Rebecca Eaton will be traveling to Germany over the summer for a foreign exchange program, something that not a lot of high schoolers say that they get to do. Eaton...
Emrel Woody, Staff
April 18, 2019
On April 17th, the Highlands girls’ softball team went up against Newport Central Catholic at their home field, Winkler Field. The score ended being 13-3 Highlands. So...
April 12, 2019
As the weekend nears and sporting events wrap up for the week, we see the Birds gaining in points and stance. The boys’ and girls’ track team run in their next meet tomorrow...
Sydney Fessler, Staff
April 9, 2019
Virginia and Texas Tech beat out some of the best teams such as Duke, Kentucky, Michigan State, Auburn, and more to make it this far in the tournament. Even with Texas Tech...
Tessa Killen, Staff
August 25, 2019
Bright lights. Loud music. The sound of laughter and chatter mixes in with the rhythm of you and your friend's favorite song. That's what Homecoming is all about. However,...
Sydney Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2019
Aries: Aries are known as the leaders of the pack. They prefer to initiate rather than complete. They are independent, have an upbeat personality, and bring excitement into...
May 10, 2019
Indie Rock icon Mac DeMarco returns with a relaxing yet anti-climatic 13 track LP Here Comes the Cowboy. Here Comes the Cowboy is 2019 follow up to 2017’s This Old Dog....
Sydney Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
May 6, 2019
Aries: Aries are known as the leaders of the pack. They prefer to initiate rather than complete. They are independent, have an upbeat personality, and bring excitement into...
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee will be showing Thursday, March 21st, Friday, March 22nd, and Saturday, March 23rd at 7:30 P.M. and Sunday, March 24th at 2:00 P.M....
Senior Maggie Seibert, who plays Rona Lisa Peretti, performs during “Prayer of the Comfort Counselor” while surrounded by spellers Leaf Coneybear (senior Grant Sower), Logainne Schwartz (senior Izzy Moses), Marcy Park (junior Lizzy Roeding), lunch ladies (junior Mehryn Toole and freshman Madeline Dadosky), and the reporter (junior Molly Bucher).
Senior Grant Sower, who plays speller Leaf Coneybear, stands in triumph after spelling a word correctly in “I’m Not That Smart.”
Sophomore Zoe Zoller, who plays speller Olive Ostrovsky, dances around the stage singing “My Friend, the Dictionary.”
Sophomore Zoe Zoller, who plays speller Olive Ostrovsky, belts out notes with senior Kenzie Gabbard and sophomore Peter Laskey, who play her parents, during “The I Love You Song.”
Senior Lillian Reynolds, who plays comfort counselor Mitch Mahoney, sends a guest speller of the stage during “Prayer of the Comfort Counselor.”
Sophomore Hank Slaby, who plays speller William Barfee, lets his “magic foot” take the lead while dancing and singing with junior Cassidy Perme, freshman Ashley Kelly, and senior Kenzie Gabbard, who play cheerleaders.
The spellers in the Bee complain about the easy words other competitors are getting during “Pandemonium.”
Senior Maggie Seibert, who plays Rona Lisa Peretti, introduces the spellers of the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Junior Lizzy Roeding, who plays speller Marcy Parks, shows off her many talents during “I Speak Six Languages.”
Senior Izzy Moses, who plays speller Logainne Schwartz, sings “Woe Is Me” with fellow seniors Alex Harrison and Carter Bechtol, who play her fathers.
Sophomore Justin Gabbard, who plays speller Chip Tolentino, belts about his distraction during “My Unfortunate Erection (Chip’s Lament).”
The spellers, cheerleaders, boy scouts, and janitors gather around sophomore Hank Slaby, who plays speller William Barfee, during “Magic Foot.”
Sydney Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
May 20, 2019
"When Fox News first launched in 1996, their slogan was “Fair and Balanced.” Seeing this now would probably make a lot of people snicker given the...
Sydney Cooper, Editor-in-Chief
May 13, 2019
Emma Lazarus’s “The New Colossus,” inscribed at the base of the Statue of Liberty, reads “Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost, to me,” representing...
Emeline Kuether, Managing Editor - Hilltopper
May 6, 2019
For 141 years this building has represented the traditions of Highlands. From the thousands of students who have walked across the stage to receive their...
