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The official student news site of Highlands High School

The Hilltopper

The official student news site of Highlands High School

The Hilltopper

Peytan Rice

Peytan Rice, Intro. Staff

Peytan Rice is a freshman at Highlands and has been enrolled in Fort Thomas Independent Schools since sixth grade. She cheers for the Highlands Junior Varsity team, and she’s involved in the FCCLA program. She enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends and traveling. This is her first year in the Journalism program. Peytan loves to write articles about anything for the program but she also loves to take photos of sports as well.   

Content by Peytan Rice
Rio Litmer (12) and Max Merz (12) stand for a photo in front of the we love our senior sign.

Seniors give advice to future graduates

Peytan Rice, Intro. Staff
March 3, 2026

As the hallways grow quieter and the countdown for graduation begins, seniors start to reflect on moments that shaped them into the people they are today. With their experience fresh in their minds, the...

A picture of the law that's now in place (Kentucky Legislative Research).

Kentucky takes on new financial literacy law

Peytan Rice, Intro. Staff
February 3, 2026

On Mar. 24, 2025 Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 342—the financial literacy bill—into law. The law now requires the Class of 2029 and classes after to take a financial literacy course as a...

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