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Sidney Grace Culwell
Feb 176 min read
Faculty Highlight - Mrs. Holly Robinson
Photo courtesy of Google I had the privilege to converse with one of Vestavia Hills High School’s most beloved teachers, Mrs. Holly...
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Vestavia Pillar
Feb 172 min read
What Actually Happens in Math Team?
By: Aditya Sheelavant and Eric Wang Photo courtesy of Google Like a rooster’s crow, a flurry of expo markers scream across classroom-long...
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John Pickett
Feb 172 min read
A Senior’s Guide to Succeeding in the 2nd Semester
Photo courtesy of John Pickett You’ve probably heard at one point or another the saying that “it’s not about how you start, but how you...
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Evie White
Feb 172 min read
A Brief Overview of RISE
The picture above is from the annual Rebel Run RISE is a spring fundraiser at VHHS where students come together to raise money for the...
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Pratul Danasekar
Feb 172 min read
Fundraiser Ideas for RISE
RISE has officially started, and you may be wondering how you can contribute. If you are not part of a RISE team already, all you have to...
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Namira Rubaiyath
Feb 172 min read
Club Highlight: Girls Who Code
Photo courtesy of girlswhocode.com Girls Who Code, or GWC, is an international non-profit organization aimed at promoting STEM education...
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Tina Gao
Feb 32 min read
Join Speech!
It’s course selection season! Do you have an extra elective spot? Do you want a class with lots of learning AND lots of fun? Do you want...
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Laura Bukelis
Feb 32 min read
HOSA: Health Occupations Students of America
Pictures courtesy of hosa.org HOSA is one of the many clubs that are a part of the VHHS community with its main purpose being to...
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Laura Bukelis
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Black Friday: How Students Take Advantage of Holiday Savings
Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Black Friday has always been a staple during Thanksgiving week. People rush out to stores and fight over...
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Kendall Feild
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Faculty Highlight: Mr. Bittinger
From the research chemistry lab to the physics classroom- Mr. Bittinger’s teaching path was unorthodox to say the least. With 20+ years...
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Grace Ding
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Elective Highlight: AP Statistics
What is statistics? Well, according to the beloved source of Wikipedia, it’s “the discipline that concerns the collection, organization,...
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Pratul Danasekar
Dec 2, 20242 min read
How Can High School Students Become Politically Active
Photo courtesy of Google With the 2024 U.S. presidential election having come to an end, you may be asking yourself how you could have...
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Kate Guven
Dec 2, 20242 min read
What Students Did Over Thanksgiving
Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Times From November 23rd to December 1st, the students of Vestavia Hills High School enjoyed a much-needed...
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Ethan Melenevsky
Dec 2, 20242 min read
Scholars’ Bowl Highlight
Image: Shown left to right, Rett Kline (class of 2026), Parker Lachowicz (2025), Yash Pillai (2027), and Daniel Cheng (2024, graduated)...
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Evie White
Nov 18, 20242 min read
A Spotlight on Youth Leadership
Photo courtesy of @ylvhhs Instagram Youth Leadership (YL) has been a class at Vestavia for 20 years. For many years, Mrs. Prewitt taught...
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Andy Sheng
Nov 4, 20243 min read
College Application Sentiments
Photo courtesy of Google As a senior in high school, I can personally attest that life as a 17 year old student feels marginally...
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Sidney Grace Culwell
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Elective Highlight: AP European History
History is one of the most important subjects to study, hence why we have to take a history class every year in school. It makes sense...
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Namira Rubaiyath
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Faculty Highlight: Miss. O'Kelley
Photos courtesy of Miss. O'Kelley There is a simple, unattested truth that students around the world have accepted — Teachers do not have...
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Pratul Danasekar
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Tips and Tricks for Taking Standardized Tests
Photo courtesy of Google With our juniors having recently taken the PSAT and our sophomores having taken the Pre-ACT, you may be...
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Caitlyn Webster-Roberts
Nov 4, 20242 min read
Amnesty Club Highlight
At Vestavia Hills High School, there are many different clubs for students to participate in with a wide variety of interests for...
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