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Tina Gao
Dec 16, 20242 min read
No Problem with Problems: The VHHS Math Team Tournament
VHHS boasts the largest math tournament in Alabama, attracting more than 1000 competitors annually. Even schools from Georgia and Florida...
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Vestavia Pillar
Dec 2, 20242 min read
A Time-Honored Tradition: What is Lincoln-Douglas Debate?
By: Aditya Sheelavant and Eric Wang Photo courtesy of Google In 1858, two senatorial candidates from Illinois held a series of fierce...
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Namira Rubaiyath
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Thanksgiving Outside the US
Photo courtesy of Hoover Tung/Shutterstock.com Thanksgiving – a day of gratitude, fall leaves, and stuffed turkey. Like any other...
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Angela Zhang
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Swim and Dive State Championship
Freshman Shepherd Rubin, 8th-grader Tucker Hicks, senior Ari Azrad, senior William Lazenby, senior Aiden Tillis, freshman Bennett...
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Andy Sheng
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Opening Night for the Vestavia Hills Jazz Band
Andy Sheng - Video and photo courtesy of Nhu Le: from YouTube https://youtu.be/D5T0J6MyDFM?si=xN5k9X75Ea2NSKz5 See link to watch the...
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Tina Gao
Nov 18, 20242 min read
The Lore Behind Veterans Day
Veterans Day originated in World War I after the Allied forces and Germany signed an armistice agreement on the 11th hour of the 11th day...
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Emily Jin
Nov 18, 20242 min read
The NCAA Lawsuit: Why Does It Matter?
https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/usopc-ncaa-announce-olympic-and-paralympic-sport-cooperation-agreement/ Â The controversial NCAA...
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Angela Zhang
Nov 18, 20242 min read
XC State
The Vestavia Hills Cross Country team traveled to Oakville, Alabama to compete in the state championship. The team headed there the day...
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Vestavia Pillar
Nov 18, 20242 min read
Poetry Out Loud Competition
By: Anna Kate Bailey and Sidney Grace Culwell Vestavia Hills High School’s annual Poetry Out Loud competition occurred this month! The...
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Tina Lou
Nov 18, 20242 min read
Which Countries Celebrate Thanksgiving?
If you live in the United States, chances are you’ve heard the story of Thanksgiving. We’ve all enacted that first Thanksgiving scene in...
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Vestavia Pillar
Nov 5, 20243 min read
A Historic Performance: Vestavia Teams at Alabama Youth Judicial
By: Ethan Melenevsky and Anna Kate Bailey Image: Andy Sheng, James Junkin, Anna Kate Bailey, Mr. Michael Sinnott, Greta Christiansen,...
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Holland Abernathy
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Clay-Chalkville Game
After their final regular season game, the Rebels have ended one of their hardest seasons with a 5-5 record. This past week the Rebels...
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Grace Ding
Nov 4, 20243 min read
VHHS Math Team Kicks Off Winning Season at UGA!
In a packed lecture hall at the University of Georgia, 320 mathletes await the last of the results of the math tournament. The...
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John Lee Wimberly
Nov 4, 20242 min read
And the Night Shall Be Filled With Music!
On Tuesday, October 29th, all eight VHHS choirs joined together to produce beautiful ballads, angelic a cappella numbers, and riveting...
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Arhaan Lalani
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Hoover vs Vestavia Football Game
Photo courtesy of AL.com On October 25, 2024, the Vestavia Rebels faced off against the Hoover Buccaneers in a highly anticipated...
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Angela Zhang
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Cross Country Sectionals
The VHHS cross country team had its Sectionals race on October 31, 2024, in Trussville, Alabama. At Sectionals, athletes compete to...
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Greta Christiansen
Oct 21, 20242 min read
We're Coming Home Again
You finally find a parking spot. As you walk towards the doors of the Competition Gymnasium, you are met with the sound of heavy bass...
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Kendall Feild
Oct 21, 20242 min read
The Spookiest Thing This Fall? Monster Hurricanes
Halloween is fast approaching, and everyone is in the mood for a little scare. But this season, horror movies and masked costumes aren’t...
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Allison Xie
Oct 21, 20242 min read
Homecoming Pep Rally
On October 18th, Vestavia Hills wrapped up its exciting and somewhat unconventional homecoming week. Despite starting dress-up themes...
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Kate Guven
Oct 21, 20242 min read
Homecoming Week Dress-Up
An upperclassmen E-day, Friday off, and a short week all consecutive led to the most interesting Homecoming week in recent times. ...
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