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Category Archives: Arts and Entertainment

Violino Forte: A Retelling of The Little Tailor

December 11, 2025by hhsdial Leave a comment

 By Matteo Fetta Violino was a farmer in Italy; he lived with only his mother. They sold many things for money, mostly cheese. One day, while Violino was on the […]

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Literature for the Modern Teen

November 18, 2025by Samir Iydroose Leave a comment

Recently, my mom and I have noticed that young people aren’t reading as much. One could blame a variety of causes, such as social media shortening young people’s attention spans […]

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Arts and Entertainment, Authors, Editorials, Events, News, Opinion, School, Students, Writing

The Mainstage Ensemble’s Performance of Clue: On Stage is Coming Soon

November 2, 2025by Samir Iydroose Leave a comment

     The opening night of the Mainstage Ensemble’s first play of the year, Clue: On Stage, will be taking place on November 7th (11/7/25). There will also be performances on Saturday, […]

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Arts and Entertainment, Events, News, School, Uncategorized

Picnic

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By Samir Abedin The Mainstage Ensemble’s first play of the year is coming this Friday! Opening night is this Friday (11/15), and all students can get tickets at the door […]

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Arts and Entertainment, Authors, Events, Opinion, School, Students, Writing

16th Century Teenagers: Eleanor

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By Kenya Harris Eleanor stood at the doorstep of the merchant’s grand stone house, the weight of unfamiliar expectations settling heavily upon her. She couldn’t understand why her parents had […]

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Arts and Entertainment, Authors, Opinion, Students, Uncategorized, Writing

Spring Choir Concert 2024

May 16, 2024by Magdalena Rogers Leave a comment

This year’s spring choir concert will take place on May 29 at 7:00pm in the school auditorium. The theme of this year’s concert is Broadway medleys, and it will feature […]

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Arts and Entertainment, Authors, Events, Music, School, Students

Beauty & The Beast (2017) Movie Summary & Review

May 16, 2024by hhsdial Leave a comment

By: Brandon Ruggiero A few weeks ago, my Children’s Literature teacher showed this movie in class. I had not seen this movie before, and I’m so glad the class gave […]

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Arts and Entertainment, Opinion, Reviews

Unsung Hero 2024 Movie Summary & Review – Spoiler Alert

May 7, 2024by hhsdial Leave a comment

By: Brandon Ruggiero On April 26th, 2024, Lionsgate Films released a new movie called Unsung Hero. On opening weekend, I was able to see it in theaters. The first trailer […]

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Arts and Entertainment, Authors, Opinion, Reviews

The Mystery Behind Mona Lisa 

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by Kanishka Chandramoha Is everyone ready to time travel? Let’s travel back to the 15th century to unravel the mystery behind the world’s most famous painting, the “Mona Lisa”, was […]

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Arts and Entertainment

Once Upon A Mattress

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The HHS Music Department and Mainstage Ensemble have put together a Spring Musical for 2024! Dates for this year’s musical, Once Upon a Mattress, include March 21st, 22nd, and 23rd […]

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Arts and Entertainment, Events, School, Students

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