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The poster for SpringArts was designed by senior Merrill Harmison.

SpringArts comes together during tech week

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor May 1, 2015

SpringArts is a senior-initiated, senior-organized and senior-run production that was started in the spring of 2012. Its intent is to showcase as many facets of the arts as possible as well as provide...

Isabelle Burden is a Prom Queen nominee.

Q&A with Prom court nominees

Ariel Vogel, Events Coordinator April 13, 2015

Ariel Vogel (A) sat down with several of the nominees for prom court. I: Senior Isabelle Burden E: Senior Evan Dotas Av: Junior Ava Reynolds P:  Junior Paul Weiss J: Junior Joshua Byrd   A:...

Middle schoolers strike fear in the heart of Vogel

Middle schoolers strike fear in the heart of Vogel

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor March 25, 2015

Middle schoolers. Just the words can strike fear into the hearts of the hardiest souls. No one was happy at that stage of their life. No one wants to return to that time. And no one--no one--would voluntarily...

Blog: Sledding

Blog: Sledding

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor March 12, 2015

Winter weather can bring many scenes to mind: cuddling under a blanket, drinking hot chocolate (with marshmallows), sledding down hills, building snowmen. Except for the fact that only three of that...

Senior Rachel Cavoto is directing a SpringArts play.

Featured senior director: Rachel Cavoto

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor March 12, 2015

The annual Spring Arts Festival, started by seniors during the 2011-2012 school year, is a compilation of acts showcasing a variety of performance arts: dance, singing, music performance, comedy and theater....

Friday, Feb. 20 is a B day, as will be the following Monday.

HHS administration has deemed Feb. 20 a B day

Ariel Vogel, Events Coordinator February 19, 2015

The (forty) teachers have spoken; with a 30-to-10 majority, the vote has been made and Friday, Feb. 20 will be a B day. This morning, principal Cynthia Prieto sent an email to all the staff and faculty...

Blog: Five activities for the lonely soul on V-Day

Blog: Five activities for the lonely soul on V-Day

Ariel Vogel, Events Coordinator February 10, 2015

Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching and the likelihood that you will be single on this day of love is increasing every minute. Worry not, my fellow singletons, because here is a list of fun activities...

Krishna Goradia on the bars.

Gymnastics seniors lead the team

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor January 14, 2015

The last first home meet for gymnastics seniors Krishna Goradia and Meagan Roberts took place on Wednesday, Jan. 7. “I did better in some events than I thought I would, and then I did worse in the...

Blog: Santa Sadness

Blog: Santa Sadness

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor December 17, 2014

[Spoiler alerts follow. If you are under the age of ten or have lived a very sheltered life do not, I repeat DO NOT read on.] ‘Twas the weeks before Christmas, and all throughout my school, students...

The script for the musical.

Seussical kicks off its season

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor December 5, 2014

Starting off Thanksgiving break with a bang, theater instructor Stan Swartz posted the winter musical cast list on Nov. 26 promptly at noon. The cast then convened Dec. 2 for an informational meeting to...

Seussical Reactions

Seussical Reactions

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor October 29, 2014

Announced slightly more than six weeks after the scheduled announcement, the news has finally broken: HHS’s winter musical will be Seussical. Based appropriately on Dr. Seuss's classic children’s books,...

Mr. Antonnicola speaks to the prospective club members.

Key Club focuses on help others through “teen power”

Ariel Vogel, Events Coordinator September 17, 2014

The first-ever Harrisonburg High School Club Fair took place on Thursday, September 4. One of the most highly attended club meetings was the Key Club in the auditorium, led by Fashion Marketing teacher...

Blog: The dress code restricts girls from feeling beautiful

Blog: The dress code restricts girls from feeling beautiful

Ariel Vogel, Events coordinator August 27, 2014

No one likes it. No one follows it. And no one enforces it. It’s the dress code. Every year, new rules are added. And every year, they are ignored just as steadfastingly as dress code classics...

Blog: Shaving legs is a constant battle

Blog: Shaving legs is a constant battle

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor May 27, 2014

Every five days or so, I set aside twenty minutes to shave my legs. It could be bright and early (if I’m feeling enthusiastic about life), right before bed or in the middle of a lazy Saturday. Regardless...

Blog: Prom dresses - overpriced and gaudy

Blog: Prom dresses – overpriced and gaudy

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor April 30, 2014

Everyone knows prom is really for the ladies. The guys have to come up with a cute and unique promposal, buy the tickets, stuff themselves into a tux and pose for endless photo ops surrounded by giggling...

Blog: It's a fire...drill

Blog: It’s a fire…drill

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor April 18, 2014

Virginia requires a schoolwide fire drill once a month every month during the school year. There are, including August but not June, approximately ten months in the school year. By the first day of our...

Blog: The Plague of the Slow Hallway Walkers

Blog: The Plague of the Slow Hallway Walkers

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor April 4, 2014

We’ve all been there. You’re racing to class. There are mere seconds before the bell is going to ring. Teachers in front of their own classrooms are looking at you condescendingly, pitying the poor...

Musical: A look back

Musical: A look back

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor March 20, 2014

They over-greased their hair and over-colored their lips for the scandalous How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. They belted out their souls and upped the dramatics for the heart wrenching...

Blog: Homework, just stop

Blog: Homework, just stop

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor March 20, 2014

The discussion about the actual necessity of homework is a tale as old as time. Year after year brings new slacking students, testy teachers and exhausted overachievers. The concept of homework is something...

Photo: Sara Franco

HHS Key Club hosts St. Jude fashion show

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor February 27, 2014

February means a lot of things; 28 days, Black History Month, Valentine’s Day and, at HHS, the production of the winter musical all are key elements of the month. However, it means one very crucial thing...

Blog: Please, get a room

Blog: Please, get a room

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor February 27, 2014

Ah, high school hallways. They are filled with the soothing sound of shouted curses and squealing chatter. Walking to your next class, you shove through bodies and try to ignore the elbows and glares shot...

Blog: Solace in solitude

Blog: Solace in solitude

Ariel Vogel, Page Editor February 7, 2014

I like to think of Valentine’s Day as the holiday that people love to hate. Back in elementary school, Valentine's Day was simple. Everyone would make valentines for every student in the class, so no...

Review: Cast of American Hustle delivers shining performance

Review: Cast of American Hustle delivers shining performance

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor January 9, 2014

Sex. Guns. Toupees. Wit. A whole lot of cleavage. Criminal activity. Perms. American Hustle had it all. This two hour film with stellar cast Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley...

Opinion: Sometimes it really is "too cool for school"

Opinion: Sometimes it really is “too cool for school”

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor January 7, 2014

As the daughter of parents who grew up in Minnesota and Washington state, I often get mocked for complaining about the cold in the winter. “Thirty degrees?” they say. “That’s April temperatures!” However,...

Opinion: Winter Break is not an extended weekend

Opinion: Winter Break is not an extended weekend

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor January 7, 2014

There are two major breaks in a year from school: summer break and winter break. Summer break lasts two months and involves (usually) no homework, as it is a relaxing period marking the transition from...

Review: Catching Fire is an emotional roller coaster and well worth a watch

Review: Catching Fire is an emotional roller coaster and well worth a watch

Ariel Vogel, Page Editor December 14, 2013

I have been waiting for the highly acclaimed sequel to Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games to come out in theaters for a year and a half. The first movie was fabulous; maybe not the best movie I've ever...

EMU Lion greets students between lunch shifts

Photo - Fernando Gamboa Peña

College Application Week helps seniors apply to Virginia colleges

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor November 25, 2013

This past week, Harrisonburg High School participated in the state-wide Virginia College Application Week (VACAW) program. Our school was selected as one of 32 schools taking part in this nationally organized...

Review: "Story of My Life" reinforces One Direction's boy band image

Review: “Story of My Life” reinforces One Direction’s boy band image

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor November 12, 2013

Across the nation, teenage girls are in a frenzy over the release of One Direction’s music video for their song, “Story of My Life”. Sophomore Jaymie Inouye, one of such girls, first saw the video...

The cast's success was hardly surprising, after winning the state championship last year.

HHS places second in one act conference, advancing to regionals

Ariel Vogel and Luke Gibson October 21, 2013

The one act cast’s homegrown play Whirled Piece continued its streak of success when it placed second at the VHSL conference-23 theater competition on Saturday. Being a runner up allows the team to advance...

Opinion: Vogel takes unpopular stance on Pumpkin Spice Lattes

Opinion: Vogel takes unpopular stance on Pumpkin Spice Lattes

Ariel Vogel, Page Editor October 11, 2013

I am about to make a confession that may cause me to be banished from the race of white girls. I may be shunned, mocked mercilessly, and scorned for the rest of my days at Harrisonburg High school, but...

Each performance focused on the theme of Air, Water, Fire, or Earth.

‘Carnival de Resistance’ bikes across the country to go green

Ariel Vogel, Feature Editor October 1, 2013

Camped out on Trinity Presbyterian Church’s lawn this September 14 through the 22 was an organization known as the Carnival de Resistance. This traveling demonstration group bikes across the United...

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