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Andrea Suarez Espinosa

Andrea Suarez Espinosa, Photo Assistant

Andrea Suarez Espinosa is a sophomore at Highlands High School. She is on the Track and Field team and enjoys spending most of her time with family and friends. Andrea spends a lot of time investing in her relationship with God through her Christian community and is involved in Highlands Navigators. She has been in publications for 2 years and keeps going for her interest in photography. She would aspire to keep taking photography more seriously in the coming years at Highlands. 

Content by Andrea Suarez Espinosa
The Highlands Boys soccer team celebrates after winning the 36th District Final versus NCC.

Two wins for the Birds

Natalie Hinegardner and Andrea Suarez Espinosa
October 9, 2025
The Highlands Volleyball Team huddles up between a rally. “In the huddle after every rally, we discussed what we needed to do to get better, but made sure to congratulate and encourage each other for good moves even if we ended with a mistake,” Perkins said.

The Birds fall to the Pioneers 3-1 on Monday night

Andrea Suarez Espinosa and Natalie Hinegardner
October 8, 2025
The Highlands volleyball team huddles together before the game begins.

Volleyball falls 3-0 to Beechwood

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
October 7, 2025
Tayden Lorenzen (11) prepares to throw a pass to his teammate.

Highlands beats Covington Catholic 31-28 in Friday night comeback thriller

Ady Klosterman and Andrea Suarez Espinosa
October 6, 2025
Gabby Simon (11) and Avery Schweitzer (11) hug Natalie Hinegardner (12) after her first kick in the season due to an injury.

Soccer program honors seniors

Natalie Hinegardner, Andrea Suarez Espinosa, and Zac Crawford
September 30, 2025
Highlands soccer girls and parents come together for senior night recognition.

Soccer program honors seniors under the lights

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
September 29, 2025
Wyatt Zepf (12) kicks the ball into the goal.

The Birds end their slump and top the Jaguars 5-3

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
September 25, 2025
Seniors Madison Barlow, Franny Smith, Avery Barber, Katie Bucher, and Hayden Gessner smile at the camera. “This year, the ozone leaders are focusing on boosting involvement and school spirit by promoting big games each week. The goal is to make games fun, support every sport, and strengthen school pride,” said Bucher.

Highlands breaks through with a 28-24 win over Ryle

Audrina Trauth, Andrea Suarez Espinosa, and Zac Crawford
September 23, 2025
Hayden Gessner (12) serves the ball. “Sweeping any team is always amazing because it truly shows the hard work we put in to really execute during our games,” Gessner said.

The Birds dominate in a 3-0 volleyball victory over the Thoroughbreds

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
September 22, 2025
The starters for the Highlands boys soccer team huddle together before the match begins.

Highlands shows fight in rivalry loss to Dixie 4-2

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
September 18, 2025
Macy Hargis (12) takes a shot on the goal.

Highlands Falls to NDA 1-0

Andrea Suarez Espinosa and Zac Crawford
September 16, 2025
Highlands Seniors Colton Bailey, Brady Carnohan, Andrew Lucas, and Isaac Niemann walk down the field for the coin toss.

Highlands becomes 3-1 in the season after losing to Boyle County 21-20

Ady Klosterman and Andrea Suarez Espinosa
September 15, 2025
Wade Fedders (11) kicks the ball to his teammate.

The Birds tie the Colonels 1-1

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
September 15, 2025
Seniors Madison Barlow, Avery Barber, Franny Smith, Katie Bucher, and Hayden Gessner stand together for a photo in the ozone.

Highlands crushes Campbell County in a 55–13 blowout

Alecia Cogsville, Ady Klosterman, and Andrea Suarez Espinosa
September 9, 2025
Mia Perron (12) serves the ball.

Girls volleyball beats Dixie Heights in a 3-0 match

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
September 8, 2025
Abbie Rowland (12) dances during half time. "The huge ozone gave the whole stadium a rush of energy, which allowed us to feed off the crowd and motivate us to perform our very best," Rowland said.

The Bluebirds take down Frederick Douglass 21-20 in double overtime thriller

Andrea Suarez Espinosa, Zac Crawford, and Ady Klosterman
August 25, 2025
Orion Scully (11) runs to secure control of the ball.

The Birds lose to the Cougars

Andrea Suarez Espinosa and Keira Kobida
August 21, 2025
Amelia Fromeyer (11) and Liz Perkins (11) having fun with prop in the photo booth.

[Photo] Students question if dances are worth the experience

Riley Tolle
April 29, 2025
A group of Highlands juniors gather for a photo.

Prom proved to be a night of magic for students

Andrea Suarez Espinosa and Lilly Ahlfeld
April 16, 2025
Iain Carner (12) runs to the next base. “I get my head in the right mindset by going by myself to read my bible. It allows me to shift my focus from stressing about the game to being present in the Lord,” Carner said.

Varsity baseball pitches off to Bishop Brossart

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
April 14, 2025
Emma Gillman (12) shows off a Celsius energy drink.

Students compare Celsius to Alani energy drinks

Andrea Suarez Espinosa and Meg Gallagher
April 9, 2025
The baseball team gets together for a talk before the game.

Varsity baseball hits home

Andrea Suarez Espinosa and Jenna Richey
April 7, 2025
Softball players Ava Freppon (10), Kaitlyn Dixon (11), Payton Brown (11), and Alli Meyers (10) stand together to face the flag.

Varsity softball pitches success

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
March 26, 2025
Principal John Darnell calls the last play of the game.

Freshmen take on juniors at Legacy basketball matchup

Andrea Suarez Espinosa and Hudson Hargis
March 19, 2025
Finn Bouldin (11) and Cale Harris (10) do their handshake for the last time in their 2025 basketball season.

Boys varsity basketball takes a tough loss in regional tournament

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
March 11, 2025
Emme Wilke (9) attempts to jump over the bar at the height of 4”8.

Track takes state

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
March 10, 2025
Charlie Messmer (11) receives an award from Newport Central Catholic's athletic director.

Boys and girls basketball leap to the district finals

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
March 5, 2025
Katie Bucher (11) congratulates Jenna Richey (12) during senior night.

Varsity girls basketball brings the shots

Andrea Suarez Espinosa, Zac Crawford, Kara Laber, and Sophie Taylor
February 27, 2025
Finn Bouldin (11) walks down the court to reset for the next play.

Boys varsity basketball faces off against the Camels at City BBQ Classic

Andrea Suarez Espinosa, Jenna Richey, Eva Smith, Bailee Class, and Zac Crawford
February 5, 2025
Aubrey Barret (12) fakes her defender to get an open layup.

Girls varsity face off against the Camels at City BBQ Classic

Andrea Suarez Espinosa, Zac Crawford, Eva Smith, Jenna Richey, and Bailee Class
February 5, 2025
Peyton Zimmerman (10) shoots a floater.

JV swishes hoops at regional tournament

Andrea Suarez Espinosa
January 16, 2025
Avery Barber (11) jogs and high fives her teammates after the announcer calls her name in the starting five before the game.

Varsity girls suffer loss to Scott Eagles 66–57 in rematch

Andrea Suarez Espinosa, Zac Crawford, and Hope Darnell
January 13, 2025
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