This year a new mascot, Bolt, joined our school. Bolt is a red, white and blue lightning bolt to match our school colors. Students were able to sign up to be Bolt the Blue Streak. Three to five students were selected to perform the duties of Bolt during the 2024-25 academic year. Each student will be assigned to work directly with a specific sports team. The students selected will also represent Harrisonburg High School at functions outside...

After every long day of school, senior Filipo Toelau begins his practices, training, and after all of that homework. This is the reality for the nearly 7.8 million high school student athletes who manage the pressure of sports with the workload of a full high school schedule, according to a 2023 article from The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).  “After school, I go straight to the athletic trainer’s room...

Constantly overthinking a topic, is not a rare concept. However, there is a line between healthy overthinking and obsession.  Obsession is never healthy, no matter how much a person may try to defend themself. If it gets to the point that someone sounds desperate to get their point across then it has reached the level of fixation. There are many ways people can define the word, Oxford Languages defines fixation as “having an obsessive...