The Highlander Online – The student news site of Homestead High School in Mequon, Wisconsin.

Local
Mequon teens against COVID-19
April 3, 2020
Annie McCormick, Editor in training
With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, many people are trapped inside their homes unable to leave due to the risk of the disease possibly being transmitted from person to person. Research has shown that people of older age have a higher risk of catching COVID-19 and they are advised to stay in quarantine...
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News
AP research students present at final showcase
February 28, 2020
Sasha Shapsis, Co Editor-in-Chief
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Local
Molson Coors Shooting in Milwaukee: Tragic day for our community
February 27, 2020
McKenna Marotta and Ava Wojnowski
Milwaukee is traumatized by the devastating shooting that took place on the 4100 block of the West State Street inside of the Molson Coors Beverage Company on Feb. 26, at 2:08 p.m. According to local news stations, a 51-year-old former employee, Anthony N. Ferrill, opened fire on former co-workers,...
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Opinion
Boobs, beauty and self-esteem
February 5, 2020
Alexandra Grosso, Assistant Editor
A woman’s relationship with herself and her identity has been at the center of hundreds of thousands of novels, movies, television shows and a variety of other media forms with the intent to unravel the complex relations between females’ perceptions of ‘self’ in relation to their inner and outer...
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Sports
Top 10 Homestead sports moments from the decade
January 28, 2020
Faith Schanowski, Staffer
Coaches helped the Highlander Publications staff identify the top ten moments in athletics in the past ten years.
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The Mequon-Thiensville School District moves to virtual learning in response to COVID-19

April 6, 2020 • No Comments

This is an unprecedented time of uncertainty for schools across the nation as the number of coronavirus cases rise to new highs. In response to the governor Tony Evers enforcing...

Operation front porch

Serena Said and Emily Padgett

April 6, 2020 • No Comments

Under the "Stay at Home" order that was put in place on March 24 to flatten the curve and slow the spread of Covid-19, Highlanders have had a lot of free time to do various...

DECA students compete at state career development conference

Annie McCormick, Editor in training

March 21, 2020 • No Comments

As the second trimester of school came to a close, some students involved in Distributive Education Clubs of America, also known as DECA, earn spots to compete at the State...

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Sports

Raskin awarded North Shore Conference gymnast of the year

Annie McCormick, Editor in training

March 8, 2020 • 1 Comment

While most teenagers head home after a long, tiring practice, Taylor Raskin, senior, heads to her second gymnastics practice of the night. Raskin was recently awarded North Shore’s conference gymnast...

Girls gymnastics team qualifies for state

March 6, 2020

The girls gymnastics team competed at sectionals on Saturday, Feb. 29. The team got second, causing them to qualify for state as a team. Taylor Raskin and Peyton Berryman also qualified...

Sophomore tackles state wrestling tournament

March 2, 2020

Alec Perelshtein, sophomore, competed in the state wrestling meet this past weekend in the 220-pound weight class at individual state. As a sophomore, Pereshtein was happy with...

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Blogs

Looking to the future

Callie Schallert, Staffer

April 4, 2020 • No Comments

“As you enter your high school years of club swimming, the end goal is to be able to compete at a college or university that you love and can succeed at. For me, I found...

Wojcik continues passion through pandemic

April 2, 2020

“I have been playing soccer my whole life. I've put so much passion, hard work and dedication into this sport, and it's gotten me to where I am today. I’ve been playing with Waukesha...

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Humor

Freshmen choose emojis to describe their first homecoming dance

Rachel Starsky, Staffer

October 4, 2019 • No Comments

Click on the link below to see how the students felt about their first Homecoming experience. https://www.canva.com/design/DADnE_q5Ow0/ODlhwedJMtCOnjAL944PcQ/edit