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The Hilltopper

The official student news site of Highlands High School

The Hilltopper

The official student news site of Highlands High School

The Hilltopper

Cameron Padgett

Cameron Padgett, Intro. Staff

Cameron Padgett is a junior at Highlands and has been in the Fort Thomas Independent Schools District since second grade at Johnson Elementary. This is her first year of Journalism, and she joined because she loves writing. Cameron loves listening to music, playing violin in the Highlands Chamber Orchestra, and art. She’s passionate about veterinary medicine, planning to attend a local university to major in animal science and minor in pre-veterinary medicine to become a veterinary technician. She’s looking forward to writing more about local music and veterinary medicine news, too.

Content by Cameron Padgett
Prices at the Sunoco gas station on Memorial Parkway continue to rise.

Gas prices of NKY rise exponentially

Cameron Padgett, Intro. Staff
April 2, 2026

Every driver around the country has been brutally aware of raising gas prices as of lately, with many unsatisfied with such exponential growth in prices. Gas prices--including some at over $4 per gallon,...

Woman at art gallery views a painting. (Photo Courtesy of Pauline Loroy, Unsplash)

Student exhibition gets its start at NKU

Cameron Padgett, Intro. Staff
March 26, 2026

Northern Kentucky University (NKU) is known for several art and design galleries, including its 2025-26 fall exhibition, which featured “América” by Tina Gutierrez from her “The Art of Luthier:...

Sonic Temple’s 2026 astounding lineup of hard-rock and metal bands, including Tool, Godsmack, and Black Veil Brides (Courtesy of Unsplash).

Sonic Temple reveals a killer lineup

Cameron Padgett, Intro. Staff
January 23, 2026

The thrum of a favorite band’s bass guitar snaps audience members back to reality. Music-lovers stand up from their assigned seats in the middle of a huge, shouting crowd, watching impressive hard-rock...

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