Schools across the country are celebrating Banned Book Week this week.
Banned Book Week is typically celebrated in late September to early October every year. According to the American Library Association...
“One more set.” This is the phrase weightlifters say when they are tempted to give up. Those who go to the gym relate to this quote almost every time.
For some, the gym is a form of therapy, a...
Taylor Field is getting some of the biggest renovations of an HHS sports facility since the installation of artificial turf on Jay Thompson Field.
Artificial turf is a synthetic grass that was made...
The valedictorian this year is Kendall Vallette. The top student at HHS is referred to as an honors speaker rather than a valedictorian, but the meaning is the same. Vallette is the senior with the highest...
Harrisburg’s very own Kyle Smithpeters recently accepted a job as an assistant coach at Mizzou.
Smithpeters played basketball at Harrisburg under his father Randy Smithpeters, also a decorated coach.
Smithpeters...
April is known for many things. Not only does the month contain holidays such as April Fool’s
Day and Easter, but it is also the beginning of spring.
April is also recognized as “Sexual Assault...
Firefighting is a career for some people, and it is a dangerous career at that. But for junior Briley Houston, it is an opportunity. Houston is a student firefighter for the Carrier Mills Fire Department....
There have been a lot of foreign exchange students at Harrisburg High School. One of the new foreign exchange students is Iris Dauchot. Iris is from France. Iris came to the United States to learn more...
Many people have heard of the “winter blues,” but its correct name is Seasonal Affective Disorder. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder that affects almost 10 million Americans every...
In high school, most students face the pressure of what they want to be when they graduate. There are so many opportunities out there that kids in high school don’t know they have access to.
HHS graduate...
With Christmas coming right around the corner some people like to dress up in Santa suits. Santa suits can be purchased online, but they can also be handmade out of anything.
Harrisburg resident Grace...
Going to the mall to see Santa is a fond childhood memory for many. Who doesn’t remember waiting in that excruciatingly long line for 15 seconds in which to tell Santa a secret Christmas wish, snap a...
