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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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By: Aditya Sheelavant and Eric Wang Photo courtesy of Google Like a rooster’s crow, a flurry of expo markers scream across classroom-long...

Still excited following a day of rigorous rounds, VHHS’s Scholars’ Bowl team lines up for a picture. (Left to right) Harrison Bridges,...

Photo courtesy of Google In February, students nationwide get a day off from school for Presidents’ Day. But what exactly is Presidents’...

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...

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...

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...

Photo courtesy of girlswhocode.com Girls Who Code, or GWC, is an international non-profit organization aimed at promoting STEM education...

Photo courtesy of Grace Ding From February 14th-15th, the Vestavia Hills Speech & Debate team competed in the Alabama State tournament....

Photo courtesy of Google Balancing social media is very important for everyone, but especially high school students. There are many...

Anvitha Yaparla and Vivian Shi pose alongside Mr. Conoly after placing 2nd place in Public Forum The University of Alabama hosted its...

Photo courtesy of Google  Last Friday, the Track and Field team competed at the Last Chance meet at the Birmingham Crossplex. Hence the...

Photo courtesy of Google MLK Day has passed, and we have given Monday, January 20th, its appropriate pause. However, as citizens of...

The Speech and Debate team poses for a picture after bringing home lots of hardware. From January 31st to February 1st, the Vestavia...

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...

Photo courtesy of Allison Xie When the beat drops, sometimes the lights do too. Just as the DJ was about to play another hit song, the...

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...

Photo courtesy of Kate Guven On Monday the 27th, parents, employees, and students of Vestavia Hills High School alike gathered to...

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Hey everyone! As the year comes to a close, we are all so thankful to everyone who has read a Pillar article this year. To celebrate, we...

VHHS boasts the largest math tournament in Alabama, attracting more than 1000 competitors annually. Even schools from Georgia and Florida...

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By: Aditya Sheelavant and Eric Wang Photo courtesy of Google In 1858, two senatorial candidates from Illinois held a series of fierce...

Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Black Friday has always been a staple during Thanksgiving week. People rush out to stores and fight over...

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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What is statistics? Well, according to the beloved source of Wikipedia, it’s “the discipline that concerns the collection, organization,...

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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...

Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Times From November 23rd to December 1st, the students of Vestavia Hills High School enjoyed a much-needed...

Photo courtesy of Hoover Tung/Shutterstock.com Thanksgiving – a day of gratitude, fall leaves, and stuffed turkey. Like any other...

Freshman Shepherd Rubin, 8th-grader Tucker Hicks, senior Ari Azrad, senior William Lazenby, senior Aiden Tillis, freshman Bennett...

Image: Shown left to right, Rett Kline (class of 2026), Parker Lachowicz (2025), Yash Pillai (2027), and Daniel Cheng (2024, graduated)...

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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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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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...

https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/usopc-ncaa-announce-olympic-and-paralympic-sport-cooperation-agreement/   The controversial NCAA...

The Vestavia Hills Cross Country team traveled to Oakville, Alabama to compete in the state championship. The team headed there the day...

By: Anna Kate Bailey and Sidney Grace Culwell Vestavia Hills High School’s annual Poetry Out Loud competition occurred this month! The...

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...

By: Ethan Melenevsky and Anna Kate Bailey Image: Andy Sheng, James Junkin, Anna Kate Bailey, Mr. Michael Sinnott, Greta Christiansen,...

Photo courtesy of Google As a senior in high school, I can personally attest that life as a 17 year old student feels marginally...

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...

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...

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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