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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
Kara Laber

Kara Laber, Managing Editor

Kara Laber is a junior at Highlands High School. She is very excited to start her fourth year with the publications program as a managing Editor. She loves movies and sewing. Her favorite hobby, other than photography, is working with the costumes crew for theater productions with Highlands and CAST. Kara takes great pleasure in taking photos and writing articles with her fellow publications members. She is hoping for a great year with lots of fun in the publications community.

Content by Kara Laber
Sophie Uhl (12) and Myles Lovell (9) share an emotional scene.

Student run one-acts entertain their audience

Kara Laber, Managing Editor
February 24, 2026

The one-acts are highly anticipated performances every year. These are short 30-40 minute shows that are fully run by high school students. These students either direct these shows or write and direct...

Adelaide Foley (12), Addison Tinkler (11), and Sophia Caballero (11) cheer on their teammates as they race.

Swim team competes at prelims

Sophie Taylor and Kara Laber
February 7, 2025

On Friday, January 31, prelims, the first round of Regionals, began for the Highlands girls' swim team. The team left school early at 1:55 PM to prepare for the meet, which started at 5:15 PM with warm-ups...

Ryan Nickelman (10) playing along with the rest of his class.

Strings on the Streets of NYC

Kara Laber and Sophie Taylor
November 1, 2024

The Highlands High School strings class took a trip to New York over fall break. This trip was a great opportunity for the class and their teacher, Meredith Reber, to learn from experts while exploring...

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