Tessa Killen, Head Graphic Design Editor
September 4, 2020
On September 4th, Fort Thomas Independent Schools (FTIS) sent out a message that detailed the return of fall sporting events. The information included additional precautions...
Lexie Crawford, Editor in Chief
September 2, 2020
At the Special Board Meeting on September 2, the Fort Thomas Independent Schools (FTIS) School Board voted unanimously to return to in-person instruction on Thursday, September...
Tamra Armstrong, Staff
September 2, 2020
This morning at 8:30, on August 31st, the Senior class of 2021 kicked off the year by coming and being the live audience to broadcast. Students and faculty showed Matt Bertasso,...
Megan Benzing, Staff
August 26, 2020
On the evening of August 20 the Kentucky High School Athletic Association, or KHSAA, met to discuss the argument of whether or not high school sports would be allowed to compete....
September 18, 2020
On March 13, 2020, the world changed forever. No one expected that two weeks off from school would extend into a month and eventually the rest of the school year. COVID-19...
September 11, 2020
Access to standardized tests, such as the ACT and the SAT, has become nearly impossible since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the College Board, 46 percent...
Lexie Crawford and Tessa Killen
January 30, 2020
After returning from winter break, all Highlands High School students were given an identification badge, with the main purpose being to grant access to school doors during...
Megan Benzing, Staff
September 11, 2020
A stadium filled to the brim with football fans, cheerleaders full of school spirit, parents jiggling cowbells round and round, a lively pep band that plays a piece any chance...
Lexie Crawford, Editor in Chief
April 1, 2020
On Tuesday, March 31, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) announced that the dead period, instituted on March 13 and expected to end on April 13, was extended...
Tamra Armstrong, Staff
March 12, 2020
The Highlands Boys Varsity Basketball team lost Tuesday night in a very close game to Covington Catholic High School (Cov Cath). The score, 59 to 54, marked the Birds' loss...
Teeka, Advice Columnist
September 16, 2020
Dear Teeka, What are some tips to manage time? Sincerely, Highlands Student Dear Highlands Student, During these unprecedented times, time management...
Maggie Schroeder, Yearbook Head Editor
April 2, 2020
With Spring Break beginning tomorrow, the middle of a pandemic is the last place most students want to be. With plans being cancelled left and right due to travel restrictions...
Megan Benzing, Staff
April 1, 2020
When it comes to downtime, there is always one place you can always go to defeat boredom: Netflix. The history of Netflix starts back in the year of 1997 when it was co-founded...
Tessa Killen, Megan Benzing, and Libby Spiess
March 24, 2020
Senior Cameron Riley “I have been cooking and baking to distract myself, so I don’t get cabin fever.” Senior Jessica...
The anticipation of returning to Highlands High School has affected students and faculty for six weeks now. However, the end to NTI is not as close as it seemed. 18 days...
The whirlwind of changes at Highlands High School has not ended. With the hope of going back to school a week after spring break, students anticipated the return of normal...
Highlands students thought they may be going back to school in two weeks. Today, that became but a distant memory. Originally, Highlands students were supposed to return...
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.”
Tessa Killen, Head Graphic Design Editor
September 10, 2020
Turning 18 is an immense, upcoming– or reached– milestone that many students will be achieving this year. This milestone unlocks the ability to buy...
Hiren Lemma, Guest Writer
March 25, 2020
This is not how it was supposed to be. Spring semester of senior year - this is just not how it was supposed to be. The past two weeks have been an...
Maggie Schroeder, Yearbook Head Editor
October 14, 2019
Just two short weeks ago, Mrs. Colleen Epperson, the AP Environmental Science (APES) teacher made a shocking and terrible discovery when scouting the campus...
