There are many things in this world we don’t understand, most of them are considered not real. This is where conspiracy theories come in. For the non-believers they simply don’t exist, for those who believe, they try to puzzle...
Snapchat is a relatively new social media platform used by 150 million people daily. Streaks are a part of snapchat and were introduced in 2016, and since then they have been very popular. Many people spend time and effort ke...
A pet peeve is something that a particular person finds especially annoying. Hillcrest is full of things that bother people. From words that get said too much, to teachers giving out too much work, pet peeves are common....
Has Anti-LGBTQ+ Bullying Reached a New Level?
By Victoria Price
On Friday, April 5th, a handful of students at Kickapoo High School broke the hearts of thousands of people in and out of the LGBTQ+ community when a teenage bo...
Art is for everyone, whether you're extremely good or not. Most of the time art is often seen as something for “creative” people, or people who have way to much time on their hands. But in all reality it’s not. ...
Hidden Halls of Hillcrest
By: Kaley Porter and Shannon Riley
You might’ve seen Snapchats or even posts on Instagram about the “hidden” passages inside Hillcrest, but are they really “hidden?” Hillcrest journalists had...
Next year will be bittersweet as Mr. Gideon, the Drama teacher, will sadly wrap up his final years at Hillcrest. He is excited about the plays “25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” in the fall and “Ordinary People...
Paper or Technology?
The most commonly asked question within Hillcrest would be, “Do you have a Chromebook charger I can use?” The question most commonly heard until a few years ago was, “Do you have something I can writ...
Drop Out or Not?
So if you had the choice to drop out of high school for $10,000, or would you choose to stay in school and get free college? Well, we asked people that exact question. Here’s what your peers sa...
Teacher’s Embarrassing Moments
Mrs. Williams is an outstanding and remarkable teacher, and she never fails to help
you or put a smile on your face. She's always there when you need her and she
hardly ever makes a mistake, b...