Drama Bluebirds take on the Big Apple.

Poster of One Act Plays Auditions.

The Golden Apple Award is an award that recognizes exemplary full-time or part-time teachers with a minimum of three years of experience in preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, junior high, or...

Jude and Frances Eckerle with Jack Miner and The Bearcat after being given their scholarship.

After 40 years of directing traffic Judy Kiskaden, Fort Thomas’s beloved crossing guard, has retired. Known for organizing before and after-school traffic, the queen of Highland Avenue has moved on to...

Trolls Band Together is an unexpected masterpiece.  In the movie, Poppy discovers that Branch is part of a boyband known as “BroZone,” and he learns that one of his brothers, Floyd, had been kidnapped...

The FTIS School Handbook

2023 marks the recurrence of the Kentucky Governor's election. This year, on November 7, voters will choose to cast their ballots towards one of the two sides of the race. The Republican nominee is...

TikTok is one of the biggest social media platforms amongst teens across America. People use the platform to share opinions as things change in our country.  With the new thoughts of women being drafted...

This year, Highlands’ theater department decided this year’s fall play would be ‘The Kentucky Cycle.’  The Kentucky Cycle is a nine one-act play in which it follows a 200-year span of the Rowen...

On April 13th, 2023, President Joe Biden appointed Lady Gaga as the co-chair of his Committee of the Arts and Humanities. Lady Gaga is a 37-year-old music artist and actor, who originally appeared beside...

On March 27th, an unfortunate tragedy struck Nashville, Tennessee at The Covenant School. A 28-year-old fatally shot and killed 6 people. 3 faculty and 3 students lost their lives while attending what...

Yesterday during the FTIS school board meeting, the 2023-24 school year calendar was finalized. With help from the Fort Thomas community, the 2023-24 school year calendar will be scheduled completely differently...

With iconic songs from ‘Bad Romance,’ to ‘Telephone,’ this album carries some of Lady Gaga’s most-known songs. Released in 2009 shortly after Gaga’s first album, ‘The Fame,’ the album featured...

Over the weekend I spent my time at work listening to Lady Gaga as I prepped food for Panera Bread. While listening, I enjoyed some of the music I heard while working. Because of my enjoyment, I decided...

Last Tuesday and Wednesday,  the Highlands High School (HHS) boys' golf team placed ninth in the KHSAA state tournament. Senior Joel Craft tied for 42nd during state last week with a combined score...

It’s October and you know what that means… Spooky Season! Time for jumpscares and staying up, walking around your neighborhood collecting tons of candy. The most difficult part of Halloween is deciding...

Over the last weekend, Cincinnati Comic Expo (CCE) made its way to the Duke Energy Center in downtown Cincinnati.  CCE had a ton to offer to its guests. From amazing panels to a variety of shopping...

With the 2022-2023 HHS (Highlands High School) theater season right around the corner, HHS students are excited about this year’s lineup. Ranging from the post-renaissance era play “Tartuffe,” to...

Last night the Highlands High School (HHS) Theater Department made their way to the Cappies to participate in award ceremonies celebrating the featured plays, as well as musicals all over northern Kentucky...

The Last Stretch For Seniors As the second-semester swings into its usual course, the senior class of ‘45 looks forward to a busy four months crammed with vigorous participation in sports, clubs,...

     In April 2011, ‘Mortal Kombat 9’ had come out, starting a new era for the FGC, also known as the fighting game community. After the release of this game, two years later a new game was released,...

Today, FTIS Superintendent Brian Robinson announced that FTIS will be returning to First Semester COVID-19 safety protocol. This includes universal masking in schools.  This decision comes as COVID-19...

     After twenty-five years of this series, the students at Highlands share their opinion on the 25th anniversary of Pokemon.        Freshman Sydney Simmons: “It is honestly crazy to...

     On November 4-8, the Highlands High School (HHS) Theater Department put together another wonderful production. This year’s fall play, Radium Girls, which was originally by D.W. Gregory, was...

     On Thursday, September 23, the Highlands High School girls volleyball team played against Holy Cross High School, which the birds had ended up losing to the opposing team, however, a player had...

     Since the beginning of last year, the Fort Thomas Independent Schools District (FTIS) has had a policy to help keep students safe. According to the FTIS Healthy at Schools webpage, there are three...

On September 9, 2021, the ladybirds faced a difficult task when playing against the East Central High School. It was a tough challenge, however, the girls did not let it stop them. The game had started,...

     On Wednesday, September 8, the Ladybirds faced another challenge in their 2021-2022 volleyball season. Coming from Covington, Kentucky, the Holmes High School Bulldogs challenged them in both the...

A season that's filled with nothing but hype and victories for the Highlands High School 2021-2022 volleyball team. There is an excitement for the season to truly begin.  With an extensive roster of...

     In March 2021, scientists had begun phase one of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19. After five months of continuous trials and reviews from the FDA, it has finally been approved as of August 23.  ...

     As the summer of 2021 arrives, many may wonder what they can do in their spare time over this upcoming summer break. Coming out of the pandemic, most are excited to get back into some sort of normalcy,...

     Since August of 1992, Mortal Kombat has been one of the top franchises in the video game community. It has made 18 differently named games, eight of which are original fighting games, three of...

     On Friday, April 30, the Highlands High School baseball team played against Moeller and lost 17-8. The birds had played hard throughout all eight innings.      In the first inning, Moeller...

On April 24, 2021, the Highlands High School swim and dive teams faced the challenge of the KHSAA Swimming and Diving Championships.  Without the support of the fans, the whole thing was a very bittersweet...

Yesterday, April 15, the Highlands girls varsity softball team played against Turpin High School. The Birds played came out on top with a final score of 4-2.  At the beginning of the game, Highlands...

     On Friday, March 26, 2021, the United States House will hold a vote on an act known as the Washington D.C. Admission Act. If approved, this will grant D.C. the title as the United States’ 51st...

     After being a character in the Nickelodeon show SpongeBob Squarepants, Patrick Star will be receiving his own spinoff series this summer. However, Patrick isn’t the only character from this popular...

     Highlands High School Spanish teacher Emily Haffey was one of the first Fort Thomas Independent Schools employees to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.      She received the first dose...

      On Monday, February 8, Fort Thomas Independent Schools (FTIS) will be having a single day of non-traditional instruction (NTI) because the employees in the district will be receiving their second...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, more commonly known as MLK Day, is a United States federal holiday that occurs on the third Monday of January every year. MLK Day celebrates the birthday and achievements of...

     Caillou has finally become a big boy after 20 years of airing on the PBS KIDS channel, the Caillou franchise is finally coming to an end.       This show is about a four-year-old who lived...

     Highlands High School is performing Middletown by Will Eno, opening November 5 and closing November 8. At the beginning of the show, Director Jason Burgess introduces the production, alongside...

     November 3 ended the voting that’s been happening since October 13. For voters in Fort Thomas, Kentucky  (KY), the ballot included those running for president, one of KY’s senate spots, Fort...

     On October 24, both the boys and girls Highlands cross country teams placed second in the KHSAA AA Regional Championships. The teams had an overall score of 49 points with an average time of 17:33,...