Each year, the Virginia Junior Academy of Science (VJAS) accepts papers from students across Virginia to be presented at their annual Research Symposium. Students in HHS’s Governor’s STEM Academy are...

Senior Ganna Aboutabl joined our debate team just two short years ago and has since risen to be one of the top Lincoln-Douglas (LD) debaters in not only our school, but the country. Over the weekend of...

Two years of a personal art teacher, three years at a top-ranking art school and an undeniable passion for animation. Senior William Walker, a first-year student at Harrisonburg High School, first discovered...

The HHS Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter had 18 students travel to the Valley Regional Fair at Stuarts Draft High School on Saturday. Each of these students placed in the top three of either...

Two years of a personal art teacher, three years at a top-ranking art school, and an undeniable passion for animation. Senior William Walker, a first year student at Harrisonburg High School, first discovered...

Random knowledge seems kind of stupid. Unless I plan to star on Jeopardy, there is no real benefit to knowing that a fungi with a 3-mile long footprint resides in Oregon if I can’t even remember judicial...

“The goal was to be at the state meet, obviously. I wasn’t sure that I knew who was running. This year was a really interesting year because I graduated three seniors… I had a lot of holes to...

The daily workload of a teacher- grading worksheets, creating tests and lecturing- can be a hard row to hoe, but they have to do what they can to bring home the bacon. On top of the seven hours a day spent...

After traveling to Albemarle High School Saturday, Feb.16 for the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association District Jazz Assessment, our Jazz Ensemble received a superior rating. It was the group's...

Inouye takes notes during her first law class of the musical.

Hatfield, now Inouye's ex boyfriend, reprimands Inouye's character's behavior.

Inouye and her fellow Delta Nu's.

Junior Lizzy Burzumato does sophomore Stanley Inouye's makeup before the show.

Senior Sophia Thomas warms up before the performance. Thomas is part of several dance numbers during the show.

Cast members gather around director Ken Gibson for a couple notes before curtain opens.

Inouye's character celebrates her high LSAT score, one factor she needed to get into Harvard.

Inouye discusses her problems with Paulette, played by junior Kate Cummings, at a salon.

Inouye smiles in excitement as her characters boyfriend, played by senior Weston Hatfield, walks up.

Seniors Noah McIntire and Robin Vogel converse while their characters are at a party.

Senior Julia Inouye (left), playing Elle Woods, takes notes in her first law class. In this scene, Inouye had to act oblivious to the difference between her and the classmates around her.

McIntire, playing a snobby Harvard student, introduces himself.

McIntire's character gets a lesson from Callahan, played by senior Kyle Showalter.

Inouye attempts to focus on her LSATS, a test necessary for Harvard, while a party ensues around her.

Junior Declan Leach performs a Jamaican song during a party.

Inouye celebrates receiving an internship with senior Isaac Mast.

Math teacher Geoffrey Estes contemplates Inouye's application as a Harvard Admissions Officer.

Sailor sits on the stage prior to the performance. Sailer plays Cummings' dog in the show.

Sophomore Mariel Joven, playing one of Inouye's closest friends, gives her advice.

Jan. 28, 2019 marked a loss for student publications across the state. In 1969, a Supreme Court case, Tinker vs. Des Moines, defined First Amendment rights for students in public schools across the country....

The weekend of Jan. 26-27 was an exciting one for members of this year's One Act, Siddhartha. The members of the cast put on their first public performance in October, but have since competed in the 5D...

Shouts and hollers filled the air of Clementine Cafe as senior Weston Hatfield and junior Kate Cummings stripped the jackets of their 80s look and threw them to the floor. The crowd was loving the cover...

It’s dark, it’s freezing, and you just want to get home. After spotting the iconic glow of a scooter, you step on, swipe your card, and zip off. Bird, the first company to launch rentable electric...

Subject: Official recall of statements previously made by my naive, sophomore self regarding straws From: Hannah Miller To: The human and turtle populations Dear fellow environmentalists (and...

The Newsstreak staff sets up a photoshoot for the upcoming front page story: senior Pierre Mbala's bracelet business, Business Built on Love. To read more about it, look for it on A1 in our November...

Members of DECA competed in Districts Friday, Nov. 9. Junior Francheska Fontanez-Gonzalez won first place in two events, Food Marketing Series & Principles of Business Management. Junior Ann Diaz won...

One minute the seven young children are running from the terrifying Pennywise. Then, the word “CUT!” slices through the air, and they’re doubled over laughing. This is the filming of “It”, a...

    After witnessing sickness, aging and death, a young Siddhartha Gautama set out to discover a solution. Born in the Himalayan foothills of current-day Nepal over 2000 years ago,...

With the sun rising above them, over 20 students held hands around the flagpole Wednesday morning, Sept. 26. Senior Gabe Poirot, who hosts religious meetings in the library conference room before school...

Biotechnology teacher Myron Blosser shows students a soybean root, pointing out the nodules. The class's research this year will focus on the plant's nitrogen fixation capabilities and the effect of bacteria...

English and debate teacher Aaron Cosner spends his time in school crafting words for debate lessons, and his time at home crafting wood for projects. “I like to work with my hands; I like to...

Looking at the large cardboard box mailed from my aunt, I was so excited to see what I would be getting for my fifth birthday. After my dad had finally peeled back the shipping tape, I ripped the flaps...

Mamund attempts to keep his feet in the hula hoop after swinging too far. If one member of the team failed, the entire group had to restart.

Freshman Steven Alfaro laughs during a get-to-know-you game. After failing to find a space on the outside of the circle, Alfaro was forced to take his spot in the middle.

Sophomore Shawn Williams-Chacon regains his balance after jumping onto a small circle. His team had to work together to make it from start to finish without stepping on the ground.

Summit Academy teacher Jennifer Diggs works with her team to complete a puzzle in silence. The group was given a card with instructions, and then each member had to contribute their piece without using...

A JMU Team Challenge Course employee explains the first team building activity of the day, "celebrity bodyguard". One student was responsible for protecting another from the "paparazzi".

Sophomore Emmanuel Trammell prepares to defend himself in a game of "trainwreck". Groups were placed in a circle and had to run to the middle before finding a new spot on the outside. After four turns...

Students in the Summit Academy reach to make it the the other side of the course without stepping on the ground.

Sophomore Nyaz Mamund, supported by a member of his group, reaches over an obstacle for a rope. Over 40 freshmen and sophomore in the Summit Academy visited the JMU ropes course to take part in a variety...

Sophomore Dmitriy Kukharchuck arranges lizard-shaped puzzle pieces. He and his other 11 group members had to complete it without verbally communicating.

Madison White, a rising senior at JMU, yells for students to get into groups of four for an activity. White led the Summit Academy through multiple exercises during her first day as a Foundational Teamwork...

By Klines Dairy Bar downtown, a Friday afternoon is filled with fried funnel cakes and friendliness from a new food trailer. Inside, owners Casey Rubenstein and Mel Shtanko are serving customers a variety...

Senior Yamile Rodriguez Perez laughs with her friends as she drinks her smoothie.

A Tropical Smoothie employee poses with students after they received their free drinks.

Seniors talk, take pictures and drink smoothies while they wait for their class picture.

Seniors Corin Vogel and Joshua Lucas run up the hill past the smoothies to make it to their class picture. Seniors got to grab smoothies before the picture and bring them with them.

Seniors Alice Perrine (left) and Rose Copeland (right) grab free smoothies after taking their senior class picture.

Seniors Katrina Kirilyuk (right) and Sydney Pigott receive their free smoothies.

Senior Jane Wyatt receives her smoothie.

Senior Lesly Joya thanks Tropical Smoothie for her free drink.

Freshman Amira Lucas high fives the smoothie mascot while smoothies are given out to her art class.

After receiving free smoothies, seniors wait atop the hill for their picture to be taken.

Tropical Smoothie employees sift through the crowd to get free smoothies to all the seniors.

Senior Eva Didot receives her free smoothie. Tropical Smoothie donated thousands of smoothies after members of the Harrisonburg community reached 10,000 shares on a Tropical Smoothie post.

Seniors thank Tropical Smoothie for their free drinks.

Now that the regular track season has come to a close, the team hosted their annual end-of-the-season banquet Wednesday evening, May 31. The banquet not only celebrated the end of another season of competition,...

A roadside stop in Costa Rica overlooks an expanse of lush greenery.

Shouts of, "I like the pink one!" and, “My turn! My turn!” echoed through the main hallways of Bluestone Elementary School. At the end of the April 17 school day, kindergarten students spilled...

Carolyn Flueckiger is making America beautiful again. Leaving behind her high school ambitions of pursuing a career relating to pre-med or genetics, Flueckiger graduated from JMU, leading her to where...