The Growler

Boys Soccer Tournament Win Still Stands Out
October 16, 2024
Ahmad Ejneid, 10
As the HHS Boys’ soccer season comes to a close, winning the Hancock tournament in mid-September still stands out as a highlight. In the Hancock tournament, HHS played...
New Teacher Feature: Miss Almira Kordic
October 16, 2024
Ashley Perez-Escobar, Senior
Miss Almira Kordic is the new English Language Learner (ELL) teacher at HHS. In for a surprise she’s been in the Hancock Place school District her whole life. She graduated...
New Teacher Feature: Mr. Trey Dittrich
October 16, 2024
Aubree Brower, Sophomore
In a rapidly advancing technological world, Mr. Trey Dittrich is igniting passion for his students as the new Robotics and Innovative Technology teacher this year at HHS. This...
New Teacher Feature: Mrs. Sherry Rischbieter
October 14, 2024
Zoey Wolfshoefer, Sophomore
Mrs. Sherry Rischbieter is HHS’s new Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) teacher this year. After spending five years in the classroom, Rischbeiter spent the next 30...
Don’t Call It a Comeback
October 10, 2024
Phoenyx Johnson, Sophomore
In the wise words of LL Cool J “Don’t call it a comeback.” During high school, we are bound to have setbacks at some point in our career. Setbacks are never...
Sophomore Steps Up
October 9, 2024
Malac Al-shadod, Sophomore
With 2025 just around the corner, sophomore Celeste Santonge is excited to take on her new role as a class officer. She is confident in her ability to make a difference and...
New Teacher Feature: Mr. Eli Phillips
October 8, 2024
Marwa Hadad, Sophomore
Mr. Eli Phillips is the new Administrative Intern at HHS this year. This is Mr. Phillips's first year here at HHS, the last year being in the Middle School. He says...

Leave High School Behind, Start College!

May 15, 2024 • No Comments

Typically students don’t think about college until their junior or even senior year, but HHS allows students to apply to an Early College Program through Saint Louis Community College (STLCC). HHS has three students accepted...

A+ For Effort

Sayde Tyra, Sophomore

April 30, 2024 • No Comments

Once students get into high school, some graduated students and staff claim that time goes by much faster during students’ high school career, while high school students may say that they feel like they have plenty of time...

The Perfect Choice

Jaxon O'Halloran, Senior

April 30, 2024 • No Comments

Athletes get trophies, actors get flowers, and academic geniuses get scholarships to the colleges of their dreams. However, HHS also chooses to recognize students who possess the qualities crucial to helping a community thrive:...

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Opinions

The Senioritis Dilemma

Madison Puckett, Senior Editor

April 15, 2024 • No Comments

I recently sent out a simple three-question survey to the seniors of HHS, and ironically, only 10 seniors responded. What does this tell you about senior year for most students? That the phenomenon known as ‘senioritis’...

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Entertainment

Freshmen Hunger Games

October 6, 2023 • No Comments

What would you do if you were forced to participate in a series of survival challenges? If you were forced to kill or be killed? HHS freshmen have been faced with these predicaments. They’re currently...