The student news site of Highlands High School

The Hilltopper

The student news site of Highlands High School

The Hilltopper

The student news site of Highlands High School

The Hilltopper

#SJW2024:  Why I love being a student journalist

#SJW2024: Why I love being a student journalist

Adalyn Armstrong-Cattani February 21, 2024

Writing is an amazing way to express yourself and your feelings. Journalism consists of numerous writing assignments, taking photos, and making year book spreads. My name is Adalyn Armstrong-Cattani and...

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Meet the Plastics: Mean Girls Musical movie review

Kayla Lehn, News Copy-Editors January 23, 2024

The Mean Girls musical movie was a great twist from the original Mean Girls movie, which was released in 2004.  The Broadway musical was initially released in 2017 and debuted on Broadway on April...

Lamar Jackson when he won his first MVP in 2020.

The NFL award showdown: end of season accolades

Peyton Fossett, Staff January 12, 2024

An NFL award is something so special to win but ultimately super difficult to achieve. In the NFL, there are many awards you can earn but there are a big seven that hold a different kind of feeling.  The...

Bracket for NFL Playoffs 2023

NFL Playoffs: Who I think is winning the Superbowl

Jonathan Tinker, Sports Copy Editor January 12, 2024

As we close in on the NFL playoffs, I thought I’d give my two cents on who I think is going to Vegas and who I believe is walking away with the Lombardi Trophy. I’d love to say the Bengals are winning...

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Let me take you to a better place: Trolls Band Together review

Treiston Collins, Editor-In-Chief January 9, 2024

Trolls Band Together is an unexpected masterpiece.  In the movie, Poppy discovers that Branch is part of a boyband known as “BroZone,” and he learns that one of his brothers, Floyd, had been kidnapped...

The cover of Four for the Road by K. J. Reilly depicts Will, Henry, Sloane, and Asher standing on a stone wall.

Book Review: Four for the Road by K.J. Reilly

Aster Bredwell, Content Editor December 1, 2023

I have been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. Whether it is poetry or prose, I can never resist a good book. I’ve enjoyed all kinds of books from The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera...

A classic thanksgiving table spread.

A New Taste: Unique Thanksgiving foods

Jonathan Tinker, Sports Copy Editor November 21, 2023

The mouth-watering aroma of turkey and stuffing crowds the kitchen, football is playing on the living-room television, with the ball slicing through the air to wrap up the family Turkey Bowl—now it’s...

Happy Veterans Day!

Veteran’s Day: Talking to those who fought

Kenzie Henegar and Mya Schwartz November 10, 2023

World War I, at the time called “the Great War,” officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed in June 1919. However, the fighting did not stop until seven months earlier.  November...

Senior Jonah Moore (Tommy Jackson) threatens Senior Treiston Collins (Abe Steinman).

Review: The Kentucky Cycle

Ava Muzumdar November 6, 2023

Opening night for Highlands’ first play of the year, Kentucky Cycle was on Thursday night. The show began on November 2nd with a welcoming speech from Mr. Burgess, the director of the theater program....

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Starfield Review: Overhyped but Good

Nathan Mueller, Website Manager October 2, 2023

Xbox, Microsoft’s player in the console gaming space, has long been 3rd behind Sony and Nintendo. Their answer in 2023 was one of the most anticipated console-exclusive games ever made, Starfield. Developed...

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