Highlands students in overnight car wreck; two killed, two injured
April 28, 2020
The following is an update from Principal Matthew Bertasso: "Dear Highlands Community, We are devastated to pass along the news that two Highlands High School students died in a car accident shortly after 1:20 a.m. on April 28, 2020 in Northern Kentucky. A third Highlands High School student ...
UPDATE: Principal Matthew Bertasso breaks down the end of the NTI school year plans and confirms information regarding the Class of 2020
Megan Benzing and Maggie Schroeder
April 22, 2020
The hope of ending the school year on a normal note by returning to Highlands High School just reached an official end. Just yesterday, (April 21) Principal Matthew Bertasso announced that Governor Andy Beshear advised that NTI days be continued for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year. Mixed o...
Voices from home: Reactions to the extension of NTI
Megan Benzing, Staff
April 22, 2020
Freshman Isabelle Brooker “I was kind of expecting it to happen. It doesn’t really affect me too much; I just like that I have more time to get work done. But I feel really bad that the seniors don’t get to graduate with their class and don’t get a prom.” Freshman Erin Paolucci “Honestly, I am sad t...
URGENT UPDATE: Governor Beshear extends NTI program to the end of the school year
Tessa Killen, Head Graphic Design Editor
April 20, 2020
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 ago, Governor Andy Beshear extended the NTI program to May 4, 2020 with the plan to extend further if needed in the coming weeks. After...
Highlands students accepted to Governor’s Scholars Programs
Lexie Crawford, Editor in Chief
April 20, 2020
Over the weekend, anxious Highlands students awaited notifications announcing if they would be attending one of the three Governor's programs this summer. All programs are free of charge to those accepted and are held at several different Kentucky university campuses. Throughout the course of the programs,...
College Board releases remainder of information on how COVID-19 will affect AP Exams
Lexie Crawford, Editor in Chief
April 3, 2020
On March 20, College Board put out an announcement that Advanced Placement (AP) Exams will change as a result of COVID-19 (LINK to an article on that information). On that date, they supplied information regarding the time limit of all tests and the specifics of a few courses (AP Art, AP Computer Science Pri...
Fort Thomas trails highlight
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 and courteous decisions to "social distance," most students will be chilling in the Fort instead of having a fiesta in Siesta....
URGENT UPDATE: Governor Beshear further extends NTI days in daily COVID-19 update
Tessa Killen, Head Graphic Design Editor
April 2, 2020
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 high school life. Unfortunately, another extension has been added to the Non-Traditional Instructional (NTI) days. Earlier...
Spring sports suspended indefinitely by KHSAA due to COVID-19
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 indefinitely. With this announcement, several spring and winter sports at Highlands High School will be affected, as well...
Curing quarantine boredom: What’s up with Netflix?
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 by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings. Originally, Netflix opened purely as a website-based movie rental service and allowed people...
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.”
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...
October 9, 2019
