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The official student news site of Highlands High School

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2024-2025 NCAA March Madness bracket shows Florida as the National Champions, picture of student's bracket.

March Madness comes to an end

Ava Muzumdar, Copy Editor April 9, 2025

The ball flies over the backboard. That’s it. The Houston Cougars take down the Duke Blue Devils.  Duke was up by seven points with two minutes remaining in the game; however, this is when the game...

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Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins cover being shown.

What Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins has in store

Ashley Franco Cestary March 27, 2025

Strolling through rows of bookshelves at the bookstore, I scan the shelves for my most anticipated read of the year: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. Published March 17, the new Hunger Games...

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The Pilot stands at the ready, with their Titan crouched in the background. (Respawn Entertainment)

Titanfall 2 remains one of the best multiplayer shooters after nine years

Skyler Frey, Copy Editor March 25, 2025

Titanfall 2 is an incredibly old game at this point. Despite what common sense dictates, 2016 was nine years ago now, and a lot has changed since then. Games have even bigger download sizes, graphical...

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Student listening to Playboi Carti’s new album MUSIC.

Playboi Carti drops new album

Mia Shrout, Staff March 25, 2025

Playboi Carti is back, and his long awaited music drop is now here. The rap artist has not been on the music scene since his last album Whole Lotta Red which dropped in 2020. As he is known for his special...

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A wolf howling, demonstrating one of the many words used by Gen-Z (alpha).

Brain Rot’s growing use has become a new way of communication for Gen-Z

Meg Gallagher March 25, 2025

Brain rot is a modern slang term that has gained a significant amount of popularity, especially among Gen-Z and Gen Alpha, largely due to the influence of social media apps. These words are mainly used...

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The entire cast perform the final number the the show “Bikini Bottom Day Reprise."

“The SpongeBob Musical” is one of Highlands’ best productions

Harper Teismann March 24, 2025

The Highlands High School theater program has been notorious for its impressive and well-thought-out shows for years, and with every performance they seem to get even better. This year’s choice was the...

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Ashes used on Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent.
Thays Orrico

Students participate in Lent

Keira Kobida March 24, 2025

Letting go of habits that create burdens feels amazing. For only 40 days, deciding to stop eating junk food, stop scrolling mindlessly on social media, or just stop being so negative can make a big difference....

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February marks the first of 1,000 immediate Park Ranger layoffs, this number may fluctuate.

Park Ranger speaks out amidst national layoff emergency

Ella Peabody, Managing Editor March 18, 2025

**Due to the sensitive nature of current layoffs, names with an * have been changed to protect anonymity.  At the beginning of February, President Trump's administration decided to immediately begin...

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Photo by Tate MacRae  So Close to What Official Track list posted by McRae on her instagram.

Tate McRae’s new album release and leak

Ashley Franco Cestary and Meg Howton March 13, 2025

So Close to What is Tate MacRae’s 3rd studio album and many fans think her best yet. This album came out on February 21, 2025. This album, as McRae has stated in interviews, was her “stepping into...

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Image of the UFC logo crossed out.

Why injuries are ruining the UFC

Caleb Hurley, Staff March 10, 2025

The Ultimate Fighting Championship, or the UFC for short, is seen as by far the best and most skilled mixed martial arts promotion in the world. With the company raking in millions of dollars with each...

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