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After watching MJ the musical, the FAACL senior class shows off their playbooks.
FAACL travels to Richmond for senior class trip
Evelyn Lewis, Editor-In-Chief • October 16, 2024

Every year the Fine Arts Academy Community Learning seniors take a trip to a nearby city, this year they went to Washington, D.C. The nine seniors...

Junior Carlos Lopez (far left front) practices his clarinet with the rest of the woodwinds section. The band practiced inside when the temperatures on the field topped 100 degrees during the first weeks of school.
Band split has both pros, cons
Jireh Perez, Page Editor • October 16, 2024

As Rocktown High School (RHS) has opened up, the band program has been split. Students are now either in the Rocktown Bands, or Blue Streak Bands....

Junior Annie Snow creates a digital hall pass.
Hall passes switch from paper to digital
Jireh Perez, Page Editor • October 16, 2024

Paper hall passes have been a staple in the high school for the past few years. This year the passes are digital using an application...

superintendent Dr. Michael Richards was recently named the Journalism Education Association (JEA) 2024 Administrator of the Year.
Superintendent Michael Richards named JEA 2024 Administrator of the Year
Evelyn Lewis, Editor-In-Chief • October 16, 2024

Harrisonburg’s very own superintendent Dr. Michael Richards was recently named the Journalism Education Association (JEA) 2024 Administrator...

New mascot, Bolt, cheers with the student section during a varsity volleyball game.
Bolt thunders onto scene as new mascot
Phoenix Seidel, Page Editor • October 3, 2024

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...

Phone ban increases social interaction
Boris Dmytriyev, Page Editor • October 3, 2024

Starting this year, phones were banned in HHS along with all other public schools in Virginia. Although it was not mandated by the Virginia Department...

Change in school environment is evident
Elsie Corriston, Yearbook Editor • October 3, 2024

The school population has split in half, but the structure of the building has remained mostly the same. Even though the school building itself...

Chris Hulleman presents about how he and his wife works with data science.
Governor STEM Academy hosts biannual career fair
Edison Rattana, Staff Reporter • May 2, 2024

Every year, the Governors STEM Academy hosts a STEMinar each quarter. For the third quarter STEMinar, a Career Fair was held, allowing many guests...

A historical marker on Court Square in memorial of the lynching of African-American woman, Charlotte Harris
Project uncovers hundreds of lynching victims over decades
Jumana Alsaadoon, Online Managing Editor • March 19, 2024

Charlotte Harris was in custody for being accused of instigating the burning of a barn by a Black teenager, Jim Ergenbright. Ergenbright would...

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Tamara Mines was hired over the summer of 2023 as the new principal of Rocktown High School.
MEET MINES: New principal brings vision to Rocktown as construction continues
Clare Kirwan, Head Editor-in-Chief • January 16, 2024

The creation of ‘HHS2’ has been a major talking point for the Harrisonburg community over the past five plus years. Now, in just under a...

Scan the QR code to fill out a survey featuring details of the new high school. On the survey you can pick names, colors and the mascot you think best fitting for the new high school.
Help decide names, colors, mascot of new high school
Silas Spears, Online Editor in Chief • April 26, 2022
Blue Streak Broadcasting Episode #21 (March 15, 2024)
Blue Streak Broadcasting Episode #21 (March 15, 2024)
March 19, 2024

Blue Streak Broadcasting Episode #20 (March 8, 2024)
Blue Streak Broadcasting Episode #20 (March 8, 2024)
March 13, 2024

On episode #20, hosts Brady and Fatima take a look at the growing popularity of eSports, Louis brings us a preview of upcoming spring sports,...

Blue Streak Broadcasting Episode #19 (March 1, 2024)
Blue Streak Broadcasting Episode #19 (March 1, 2024)
March 13, 2024

On episode #19, we hear from Lila about her experience with the creative arts, we get pumped with a little JV boys basketball action, and we...

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