By: Renny Logan <rlogan@hilite.org> Q&A with Colin Ray, a student who can use both his hands equally well When did you first realize you were ambidextrous? It was probably in preschool when my parents were trying to figure out if I was left or right-handed. I started doing some things with my left hand and [...]
By: Ashley Elson <aelson@hilite.org> I was three years old when my dad bought one of those automatic baseball contraptions. I’m sure you would remember them – you step down on a button and the thing would make this horrible noise and then all of a sudden, the ball would pop up and you swing at [...]
Continue reading …By: Lexi Muir <lmuir@hilite.org> Bumping elbows with the person to her left, junior Erika Petruzzi struggles to write on the spiral notebook in front of her. Petruzzi has struggled with this her whole life. She struggles not because she has a disability, or a broken arm or similar disabilities, but simply because Petruzzi is left-handed. [...]
Continue reading …By: Tommy Sneider <tsneider@hilite.org> Q&A with Joey Buschur, a Patriots fan How did you begin liking the Patriots? I used to live in New England, and that’s when I became a fan. What’s the best part of the team this year? They have gotten a lot of new players and have really mixed up their [...]
Continue reading …By: Stephanie Hodgin <shodgin@hilite.org> She was frustrated. Frustrated at the fact that her favorite NFL team lost the Super Bowl game to one of its biggest rivals. Frustrated in knowing that all of the team’s hard work throughout the season came down to that game. Frustrated because going to school the next day in a [...]
Continue reading …By: Meher Ahmed <mahmed@hilite.org> Looking for your daily dose of political sarcasm? You’ve found just the book. Stephen Colbert’s I Am America (And So Can You!) hit the stores this October and proved to be a comedic classic. The textbook-style coffee table book seems like any other opinionated stance on American politics at first glance. [...]
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