Features – The Herald

Love is in the air

February 19, 2019

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The purpose of Valentine’s Day is to spend time with the ones you care about and show love to the one you love, according to many of the responses find a survey about Valentine’s Day. There are many ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day yet 33% of people from the survey don’t celebrate. You don’t need a boyfriend or gir...

Program engages students at SHS, HBHS in Chinese culture

January 22, 2019

Students enrolled in the Chinese program have found themselves working closely with those students in ...

Marshallese students celebrate family

Gory George, Reporter

January 22, 2019

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A Marshallese tradition has a very special big tradition for first babies birthday parties. Its known as the big celebration so they throw a big party for the baby. Also called “kemem” and everyone who has been there knows it's going to be big and fun to attend. “It's a tradition to come together and celebrate with our own ...

Seniors advise others to get started early

Bailey Hopkins, Reporter

January 22, 2019

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*Internal screaming intensifies* This expression seems to be the shared semtement between all college bound seniors currently going through the application process. This process, while being equally stressful and complex looks very different for students following different career paths. Sarah Grace Wood is a senio...

Artists select concentration, theme for College Board

Matteo Campagnola, Reporter

January 22, 2019

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AP Studio students throughout the school are working throughout the year to finish their concentrations. A concentration is a series of art pieces that relate to one central topic or theme that students in AP Studio are working on. These concentrations are due at the end of the year with their portfolio, which they submit to...

Seeing snow is like a ‘dream’

Gory George, Reporter

December 21, 2018

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Snow made its first appearance of the season in early November. Students jittered with excitement and anticipation as a light flutter fell. “When you walk outside the cold air hits you and the feeling of the snow and seeing it, let’s us know that the holiday season has just finally begun and I'm excited,” said Bon...

Bowman battles the elements in Toughest Mudder competition

John Toney and Graham Smith

December 21, 2018

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Atrocious mud, new obstacles, and intense body conditions, is what best describes the Toughest Mudder event. The race is one of the most extreme 24-hour obstacle course challenges on the planet. Britton Bowman, a senior, went to Atlanta Georgia to compete Nov. 10-11. “There’s things I did and did not do,” Bowm...

A cat’s story

Matteo Campagnola, Reporter

December 20, 2018

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This past summer, as my family and I walked into my grandfather’s house in Rome, a bright orange cat cautiously stepped down the stairs and greeted us. This was Larry. My grandfather got Larry about a year ago, but earlier this summer my grandfather unfortunately passed away. Now that no one is at the house, no one ...

Bland new world

Matteo Campagnola, Reporter

November 1, 2018

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Junior Matteo Brindani walked out of the airport this Summer, seeing the US only for the second time in his life. “The US is a very huge place where people can live their dreams,” Brindani said. He is one of more than 691,000 students from around the world who travel to the United States each year with the opportuni...

New program focuses on developing life, work skills

Gory George, Reporter

October 30, 2018

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Har-Ber High School is 1 of 15 schools which have been selected for a new opportunity for students to be more prepared for the future. The new school-based work program will teach independent living skills, as well as provide some paid work experiences for them. The onsite work-based learning program focuses on work experie...

The William factor

October 29, 2018

Student spends free time pursuing music, sharing his natural born talent with the world

Students enroll in AP courses for college credit

Matteo Campagnola, Reporter

October 11, 2018

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Junior Sam Lonneman walks into Travis Fink’s 8th hour AP Calculus class, Lonneman’s 5th AP class of the day. Over 4 million high school students in the United States take an AP class every year, spread out across 38 courses. At Har-Ber hundreds of students are enrolled across over 20 AP classes offered. Some students...