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

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

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

The Highlander Online
Of 192 students, 46.6% report that their worries have gotten worse from the pandemic, 10.9% say they have increased tremendously, and only 2.6% have said that their worries have actually improved drastically, meaning only 13.5% have had any improvement in their anxiety at all.

Pandemic distress impacts teen mental health

Sofia Grbic, Staffer
March 17, 2021
Camp Minikani’s community shares their favorite memories, ranging from hiking along the Ice Age Trail to just hanging out in the cozy cabins.

Camp Minikani stays ‘in the spirit’ amidst pandemic

Olivia Cagle, Staffer
March 16, 2021
Students across the nation must take the ACT standardized test for admittance to college.

Rethinking the ACT

Sophia Zenefski, Staffer
March 15, 2021
Greta Diehl, sophomore, completes her Spanish class work from home. Diehl’s family decided that online learning would be the safest option for them in order to help lower the risk of bringing COVID-19 into their home. “Working on school at home gets tough when you have to train your brain to focus in an environment that you usually relax in. Other than that, it has not had many negative effects on me,” Diehl said.

The impacts and future of online learning

Maura Whitaker, Staffer
March 12, 2021
Luedtke participates in reading time in the hallway outside her class.

Same but different

Maura Whitaker, Staffer
February 26, 2021
Mighty on the Ice

Mighty on the Ice

Olivia Patel, Staffer
February 23, 2021
Summer in MKE

Summer in MKE

Maddie Oppenheimer, Staffer
February 22, 2021
Fierce on the Field

Fierce on the Field

Olivia Patel, Staffer
February 21, 2021
Forever Friends

Forever Friends

Maddie Oppenheimer, Staffer
February 18, 2021
Officer Lewis Johnson surveys the lunchroom. Photo by Annie Brown

District welcomes new student resource officer

Annie Brown, Assistant Editor
February 17, 2021
Swinging through life

Swinging through life

Reilly West, Staffer
February 17, 2021
Swift Strokes

Swift Strokes

Reilly West, Staffer
February 15, 2021
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