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

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The Best of Homestead
February 15, 2019
Emily Padgett, Staffer
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Athletes gear up for spring sports season
February 14, 2019
Lexi Buzzell and Ava Wojnowski
Kicking the soccer ball. Cradling the lacrosse ball. Hitting the softball. These are all activities that coaches and athletes look forward to as the spring sports season approaches. Players from a variety of sports anticipate a good season and can’t wait for it to get started. Lauren Fitzsimmons,...
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Jugmen use annual traditions to celebrate in style
February 13, 2019
Claudia Chedid, Staffer
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Latin students attend annual Latin Convention
February 8, 2019
Sarah Blaubach, Editor in Training
Homestead Latin students competed at the 61st Annual Wisconsin Junior Classical League (WJCL) Convention held at the Park Hotel in Madison from Jan. 31 - Feb. 2. Comprising of 39 out of the 413 students at the convention, the Homestead delegation brought home second place overall in both spirit and points. The...
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Defeat overcome by determination
January 27, 2019
“If you want to be successful in gymnastics, you really have to be able to push yourself and you have to want to get better and you want to learn new things and you just want to have that self motivation to be the best you can be” (Annie Gebhardt).
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Coaches vs. Cancer: Boys hockey game against USM raises money and awareness

February 11, 2019 • No Comments

Coaches vs. Cancer is an annual fundraising event that Homestead’s boys hockey team participates in to show their support against the fight of cancer. Each year, the team...

High school schedule adjusted due to closings

Lexi Buzzell, Staffer

February 7, 2019 • No Comments

As a result of losing four days of instruction due to the cold and snowy weather, Homestead put five minute passing period into effect on Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, a change from...

One and Done: Free ACT prep class for juniors

Maddie Westreich, Staffer

January 24, 2019 • No Comments

All juniors in the state of Wisconsin will be taking the state-mandated ACT on Feb. 20. The test is administered during the school day, and since it is an official testing...

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Suiting up for State

Sarah Blaubach, Editor In Training

February 16, 2019 • No Comments

Homestead’s ski team is back at it again, making their trip to Mt. La Crosse for State. Six boys, one girl and one alternate from Homestead qualified for the meet on February 17 and 18. Many of Homestead’s...

Q and A with wrestler Jacob Zupke

February 8, 2019

Q: How has your season been going so far? A: The season is going smooth right now. We have been very successful individuals as well as a team. Q: What has been the...

Hard work and passion = success

January 28, 2019

Passion for the game. The game he was destined to play ever since he was born. The game that drives him to succeed. Soccer. His day starts with the beep of his alarm...

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Blogs

Cooking with Castroverde: Lemon Tart

October 19, 2018 • No Comments

Ingredients Crust: 1 stick of butter 1 tbsp of oil (I used canola) 3 tbsp of water 1 tbsp of sugar ⅛ tsp of salt (AKA a pinch) 1 ½ cups of flour Lemon...

Elon freakin’ Musk

June 5, 2018

Tesla produces beautiful cars in my opinion, but their business is a pile of garbage. Elon Musk is a genius puppet master and extremely scatterbrained. As I mentioned last week,...

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No phone, no problem

Frances Mackinnon, Assistant Editor

October 19, 2017 • No Comments

I have a confession; I lose things, a lot. My entire life has been plagued by lost assignments, clothes, wallets and phones, especially phones. So it came as no surprise to...

Teachers try out fidget spinners

June 2, 2017

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