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The official student news site of Highlands High School

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The official student news site of Highlands High School

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Sophie Taylor

Sophie Taylor, Copy Editor

Sophie Taylor is a copy editor for the Hilltopper. She has been in the publications program for three years. She is going into her junior year in High School and enjoys reading, writing and spending time with her friends. Sophie also participates in cross country, track and swim.

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Highlands cross country team poses for a photo after their race (Provided by Sophie Taylor).

Cross Country birds crush regionals

Sophie Taylor, Copy Editor
October 29, 2025

The sun had barely risen over the frosty grass on Oct. 25 when the Highlands cross country team laced up their spikes and prepared to run for more than just medals. Regionals, the race that decides which...

Girls' varsity team a few minutes before their race.

Cross country team competes at Centerville

Sophie Taylor, Copy Editor
August 28, 2025

Last Saturday, Aug. 23, the Highlands cross country team completed its first meet of the season. In cross country, teams compete to earn the fewest points possible. The boys' varsity team placed 7th, with...

Nora Shadwell participates in last year's one-act rehearsals.

Students direct their own one-act play

Sophie Taylor, Copy Editor
February 28, 2025

This year, the Highlands theatre department will continue the tradition of giving seven students a chance to write and direct their own one-act plays. A one-act play is a performance consisting of a single...

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...

Poster of One Act Plays Auditions.

Students Produce Their Own One-Act Plays

Sophie Taylor, Copy Editor
April 12, 2024

The theater department has a program where students, mostly juniors and seniors, write and produce their own one act plays. A one act play is exactly what it sounds like, a play that has only one act,...

Cover of the student and parent handbook.

Students Give Opinions on Exam Exemptions

Sophie Taylor, Copy Editor
March 25, 2024

Many people are aware of the exam policy set in place at the beginning of the year. The policy states that any student who does not miss more than six days of school can skip two exams in May, but some...

THC test used by schools.

Vaping: Taking Over Students’ Life

Sophie Taylor, Copy Editor
January 8, 2024

Around eight million people a year die of nicotine use. Yet despite this, many people in the Highlands still vape. That was already known, but why?  Vaping is terrible for your health. Yet despite...

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