Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• June 2, 2016
Today, Thursday, June 2, is my last day of high school. Ever. It doesn’t feel like that at all. In fact, I feel almost exactly the same way about school ending as I did my freshman year. However, that...
On Thursday, March 5, the percussion classes from Turner Ashby, East Rockingham, Broadway, Spotswood and Harrisonburg High School put their usual rivalries aside and put on a collaborative concert. The...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• March 23, 2016
On Tuesday, March 22, the Fine Arts Academy put on their showcase. The theme was “Anatomy”, something that everyone in the academy interpreted differently. All of the strands were represented; dance,...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• March 23, 2016
On Wednesday, March 23, the band hosted the annual Tiny Tots concert for area elementary and preschool students. The concert has a Disney theme and involves students dressing up as characters, Disney musical...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• March 15, 2016
Student-led band, This Side Up, has been playing together for two years. It is made up of all seniors, lead singer Ellie Plass, bass player Ava Reynolds, drummer Kieran McClay, pianist Douglas Ritcher,...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• March 15, 2016
On Saturday, March 12, the debate team sent its best members to compete in the Conference meet. One Public Forum team and one Lincoln-Douglas debater will advance to the next level, the regionals meet,...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• March 2, 2016
On Saturday, Feb. 27, students auditioned for the All-Virginia band and orchestra. Five out of the twelve students who auditioned were accepted into the band.
Senior Hollyn Slykhuis has made it into...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• February 8, 2016
The All-District Jazz Ensemble will hold their event on April 11. Harrisonburg High School makes up about 40% of the band as a whole, with eight members participating from the Jazzalopes jazz band. The...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• February 3, 2016
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, National High School Football Signing Day, senior football players Devin Medley and Luis Pinedo-Lafferty have signed with schools to play college ball. Medley has signed with James...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• January 20, 2016
I am a strong believer in the fine arts. Yeah, that sounds a little free-love and Woodstock, but honestly. I really do think that it’s the best way to express the way you feel. That’s why everyone...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• December 10, 2015
On Wednesday, Dec. 9, the annual winter band concert was disrupted by rumors of a bomb. Half of Garbers Church Rd. was blocked off by police, due to a “suspicious package”, reported WHSV. Despite the...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• December 9, 2015
On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the One Act traveled to the VHSL 4A State Theater Competition in Charlottesville, Virginia. After spending the day there, the group placed second overall. This was their last competitive...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• December 8, 2015
On Saturday, Dec. 5, students traveled to Turner Ashby to audition for the All- District Band. 26 students gained entry to the ensemble and there were 8 first chair placements in both the concert...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• October 29, 2015
I’m not sure if you celebrate Halloween. Some people don’t, whether that be for religious or other reasons, but I do. I love Halloween. It’s basically the only day of the year you can be whatever...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• October 5, 2015
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band is one of the highest ranking bands that our country boasts. They are the only band among the military bands that does not have to complete basic training;...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• September 8, 2015
On Friday, Sep. 4, the Harrisonburg Blue Streaks football team played against rival team, the John Handley Judges. The game was delayed until after 9:00 pm due to weather, meaning that the marching band...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• May 26, 2015
On Tuesday, May 26th at 9:00am, the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) junior class gathered in front of the student body and news station to launch their weather balloon. The balloon...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• May 11, 2015
It’s no longer enough to simply ask someone to go to prom with you. Promposals, or the different “cute” methods of asking your date, are basically an institution. They’ve started being extremely...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• April 13, 2015
“Right now, I’m killing them physically,” Command Sergeant Major Wilder said. The Junior ROTC class at HHS is preparing for the final and most important meet of the year. It will take place on April...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• March 16, 2015
On Saturday, March 14th, HHS students nervously piled into the testing rooms. It was early, the same time as a regular school day, but sleep wasn’t the only s-word on their minds. The SAT, a test required...
Ellie Plass, Online Editor-in-Chief
• March 12, 2015
I’ve always hated winter. It’s not because I’m a Scrooge or because I hate the smell of pine, it’s because no matter how cute your outfit is you have to cover it up with a hideous down bubble of...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• February 27, 2015
On Monday, Feb. 23, five sophomores found out that they had succeeded. They had been accepted into the Massanutten Regional Governor’s School.
These students will then make the transition to spending...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• February 24, 2015
The call time for everyone in HHS’s musical, Seussical, was two hours before it opened to the public. That is, everyone but the birds. They were required to arrive forty-five minutes earlier to start...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• December 15, 2014
“You got a haircut!”
Um, yes. I did get a haircut. Thank you for pointing out this fact to me and then not actually saying whether or not you like my haircut.
“Oh, you’re wearing makeup...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• December 15, 2014
The Harrisonburg High School Band program presented their winter concert on Thursday, December 11th at seven p.m. The concert included appearances from the HHS Jazz Quartet, the Jazzalopes Jazz Band, the...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• December 5, 2014
Everybody that opened this story has likely heard of the popular social media website, Pinterest. Even if you haven’t used it the website pops up all over the news and talk shows, so you’d have to...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• November 24, 2014
The crowd goes wild just as the last note is hit, they stand up, the applause lasts for an easy five minutes. A beaming Dr. Scott Kizner, superintendent of the Harrisonburg City Public Schools, makes his...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• November 13, 2014
Okay, I have officially decided that while Beyonce arguably may be queen, Taylor Swift is the super-cute, relatable, hilarious new princess on the pop music block. Blank Space is possible one of the best...
Ellie Plass, Online Managing Editor
• October 16, 2014
“Hey! Obama! We don’t want no climate drama! Hey! Obama!” the crowd chants to the tune of a bongo, walking down the streets of the crowded New York City. Among the chanters are students Noah Heie,...