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The Hilltopper

The student news site of Highlands High School

The Hilltopper

The student news site of Highlands High School

The Hilltopper

A chart depicting the HHS preschool themes for session one.

Highlands High School Preschool Program Plans to Start April 30

Addie Fisher and Ava Kroener April 26, 2024

Highlands High School students who are taking the classes of family and consumer sciences, early child development, and child development have the opportunity to engage and spend time with preschool students...

The 2022-2023 softball team with the 36th District Championship trophy.

Softball Coach Milt Horner gains 100th win

Jade Farley April 26, 2024

The Highlands softball team has just hit a monumental milestone achieving their 100th win on Monday, April 22nd at Newport High School Softball Field. This is a huge accomplishment for the Highlands girls...

Members of the Envirothon team at their regional competition.

The Envirothon Season So Far

Emma Hood April 26, 2024

Highlands has been home to an Envirothon team for the past 17 years. Envirothon is an international competition. There are five main topics for the five team members to each specialize in: forestry, soils,...

Official Coachella lineup for 2024.

The performances of Coachella 2024

Kayla Lehn, News Copy-Editors April 25, 2024

Coachella is an annual music and arts festival, with performances of many talented and well-known artists.  The event is held in Indio, California, lasting two consecutive weekends. This year, the...

 A map of counties affected by the supercell.

Tornado Tears Through Chemistry Teacher Del Ehemann’s Town, Leaving 3 Dead And Hundreds Without Homes

Katrina Carrier and Skyler Frey April 24, 2024

The time was 8:00 P.M. on March 14, 2024, chemistry Teacher Del Ehemann was at Campbell County Conservation District Dinner when she was given an alert on her phone; a tornado warning.  Ehemann texted...

Example of one of the recalled items from Claire’s that tested positive for asbestos in 2019 on the Today Show.

Cancer-causing mineral found in Claire’s Makeup

Finney Roberts April 24, 2024

In 2019 Claire’s held a recall for products like the Jojo Siwa Makeup set as it tested positive for asbestos, a mineral found near talc. Talc is a common ingredient in makeup, baby powder, and building...

Sophomore Jackson Bowman jumps to return the ball to his opponent.

Boys Tennis vs Bourbon Co.

Kara Laber April 24, 2024

Friday, April 19th the boys varsity tennis team played a game against an away team from Illinois. While the boys had to wait a while for the team to show up, it was worth it. The match was a fairly close...

Signs held by supporters of the Kids Online Safety Act.

Revised Kids Online Safety Act Bill Has a Chance Of Passing Legislation

Katrina Carrier and Skyler Frey April 24, 2024

The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is, in summary, a bill attempting to make the Internet a safer place for kids. It would allow widespread parental controls for minors and age verification for any sites...

The foods and nutrition class looks at the ice cream options.

Greater’s ice cream truck pays a visit to HHS

Grayson Thomas and Aster Bredwell April 23, 2024

On April 17th a Graeter's ice cream truck showed up outside near the football field during 5th period for Kelsey Sentney’s, culinary teacher, class. The ice cream truck parked out front was a great surprise...

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