Free yourself by learning to forgive

March 17, 2018

Who hasn’t been hurt by the actions or words of another? Perhaps you’ve had your heart broken, a parent was always criticizing you growing up, or maybe you’ve had a traumatic experience. It’s common to feel anger and resentment toward the people who have hurt you. We get so caught up in what...

Teen Corner – Attacking fear by stepping on stage

February 25, 2018

I don’t know if I’ve ever felt as nervous than I have since I decided to try out for the school musical. I remember being forced into public speaking in elementary school and presenting a speech about the Great Wall of China to a room of strange grown-ups, all there to watch and listen and, ultimately,...

Teen Corner – Hard work required to reach your goals

February 25, 2018

Throughout my four years of high school, I have been faced with many difficult decisions and obstacles, college being the toughest by far. Deciding on a major and the school to attend has caused me to have a lot of unwanted stress. However, I knew the day to make a definite decision for my life would...

Teen Corner – Finding a potion to help keep faith

By Austin Evers, Staff Writer

February 10, 2018

There’s an endless possibility of things you could do with a magic potion. You could be indestructible. You could be a super athlete. You could be anything or do anything you want with a magic potion. The magic potion I want, though, is actually quite different then what most people would want if they...

Teen Corner – Dealing with pain in an unsent letter

By Madison White, Staff Writer

February 10, 2018

To the girl I called my best friend, Hey, It’s been so long since I last saw you. I mean, I saw you yesterday in the hallway, but I know for a fact that wasn’t really you. You didn’t smile. You didn’t wave. You didn’t even look at me. She would’ve done that. She never would’ve...

Teen Corner – Be sure to handle your heart with care

By Grayson Raleigh, Staff Writer

February 10, 2018

There will be things in life that will cause a great deal of pain within you, whether it be by death, sad memories or heartache. But for those reasons, that is why you show care and compassion towards the most fragile object to exist: A heart. Leonardo da Vinci once said, “Tears come from the heart...

What it takes to be an HCHS cheerleader

By Karyssa Lamb, Staff Writer

February 4, 2016

Cheerleading takes a lot of hard work. Not many people realize that until they get to high school. Middle school cheerleading is simply the basics when it comes to skill and talent. Once you start your freshman year, cheerleading becomes a lot more difficult. Open gym is a week prior to tryouts when...