When Becca and Joel Graham were looking for a new home in October of 2018, the Graham’s were primarily focused on finding a place that Becca Graham could work as a registered dietitian. After accepting...

Thursday, Nov. 18, the Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST) awarded science teacher Megan Cullip a biology award for outstanding science teaching and contributions to science education in Virginia....

Junior Solana Mercado-Santana moved to Harrisonburg about nine months ago after living on the Hawaiian islands her whole life.  “My grandparents emigrated from Puerto Rico to Hawaii. My mom was born...

Senior Susana (Crystal) Castelan-Rafael participated in the onsite admission opportunity for Radford University this week for Virginia College Application Week (VACAW). “I did early action [for Radford...

From the soccer field to school, sophomores Addison Fornadel and Lucy Ludwig have been close friends since fourth grade. When Ludwig moved to a new school, their friendship began.  “We first became...

Junior Yulianis Quiñones began painting and selling tote bags over the summer in her free time. Quiñones designs each bag to be unique to the person that buys it.  “[The tote bags are designed...

Senior Maya Waid has been playing volleyball since eighth grade. Since her sophomore year, she has been playing on the HHS Girls varsity volleyball team. Waid set a goal her freshman year that she...

The weekend of Oct. 2-3, five HHS students attended fall visitation at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, VA. The program allowed students to stay on campus, learn about the...

“My roots are very important to me. I am Latina and Spanish and I love speaking Spanish. [Hispanic Heritage Month] is just one month in the whole year when we need to show everybody in the whole...

Unlike most other students, senior Emmanuel Eletere arrives at school each morning via his electric unicycle. Eletere first discovered this form of transportation after being introduced to it by his friend...

From the violin to the oboe, sophomore Cindy Liu plays it all. Liu started playing the violin as her first instrument at the age of five. “I started playing the violin when I was five, but I switched...

Since sixth grade, senior Javante (Tay) Chacon has pursued his love for sports by playing football. Throughout his various teams, Chacon battled adversity on and off the field due to various injuries....