More teachers to gain a sixth period, resulting in fewer to oversee students in SRT By Maxime Berclaz <mberclaz@hilite.org> During SRT, aside from a few scattered students here and there, French teacher Leslie McCarty’s room is empty. This is because McCarty does not have an SRT. Instead of watching over students and providing help, McCarty [...]
Continue reading …The American Muslim community still faces discrimination, continuing almost a decade after the 9/11 terrorist attacks By Victor Xu <vxu@hilite.org> After freshman Samreen Uzzama began wearing her hijab in seventh grade to further her Islamic faith, she said discrimination toward her suddenly intensified. “Terrorist,” students called. “Do you have a bomb?” others asked. Even outside [...]
Continue reading …By Michelle Hu <mhu@hilite.org> Last semester, I wrote a paper analyzing a societal trend for my senior AP English class, and the research I did for it has convinced me that in order to be truly competitive on a global level, students need to not only be adept at solving equations and memorizing history, but [...]
Continue reading …By Sarah Sheafer <ssheafer@hilite.org> In the fall of last year, former Superintendent Barbara Underwood proposed a budget cut of $3 million. Just last month, Gov. Mitch Daniels announced a K-12 school funding cut of about $300 million statewide. Starting this month, schools will lose about 3.5 percent of current state funding. This means that the [...]
Continue reading …Students discover generic food products have more to offer than discounted price tags By Laura Peng <lpeng@hilite.org> Gatorade. Häagen-Dazs. Honey Nut Cheerios. Junior Alex Eaton has seen the commercials that encourage viewers to purchase these brand-name products. But at the checkout line, he rings up generic sport drinks, ice creams and cereals instead. “My family [...]
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