Education, Compassion, and Ignorance
Sitting in the library as I write this essay, I see dozens of students taking their education for granted, walking to and from our cafeteria and wandering around the hallways to avoid returning...
Category: Commentary
The Inherent Whiteness of Skiing
When I was three, my parents took me skiing for the first time. I wasn’t too enthusiastic about the sport initially, but as time went on every day among the trees and my friends...
What does HHS think of the Electoral College?
The Electoral College, established as a compromise between an indirect and direct system of electing the president, has been a hotly contested matter ever since it was first implemented. In recent years, however, with...
A Brief History of the Electoral College
After earning independence from Britain, the fledgling thirteen colonies knew that they needed a functional constitution, and the Articles of Confederation—which had resulted in years of civil unrest and economic issues—would no longer cut...
An Anti-Racist Reading List
Below is a short list of books relating to race and racism in the United States. The complexity of these issues and their related matters–such as sexism, immigration, familial roles, and more–are expressed and...
OPINION: The Benefits of Being a Multi-Sport Athlete
A question often asked in the athletics community is whether athletes at a young age should specialize or remain a multi-sport athlete. Many young athletes will choose to drop a sport upon entering high...
OPINION: Earth, Wind, Fire, Sun, Wood, Nuclear?
What is the best clean energy source? There are a few of them: solar, geothermal, wind, and water. But we all hear that some have major issues that are destroying the planet. So which...
OPINION: How To Make Council Matter
In its current form, Council is not and will not, for the forseeable future, be the main engine of change when it comes to meaningful changes of the policies affecting student life, school rules,...
OPINION: The Vox Nihili
In the news of small-town political history, a breakthrough has occurred. Politically forward people—the HHS Council themselves—have finally all agreed on the same thing: They don’t have many fans within their fellow Student Body.*...
Masterworks Concerts Stuns Audience
Despite the steady snowfall and slick roads, last Wednesday night’s Masterworks concert went on as planned. After the Tuesday night concert was received with glowing reviews and a standing ovation, the chorus and orchestra...