Hilltop Star

By Abigail Villa State testing has always been a struggle for both students and staff. This year has been no different. Much of the difficulty comes from the entire school testing during the same day. PHS is space limited, therefore having the entire school testing during the same days, and having all students log onto […]

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By David Buonafina Do you know what really grinds my gears…? When students are trying to get to class and they are always late, because other students are either confused with where they’re going, just being annoying on purpose, or they want to stand around and talk. Come on guys? We all have somewhere to […]

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By Judith Hernandez The picture of the role that television will play in the future is fuzzy. Much of what is on television today is out of step with the technology that has emerged with respect to digital media. There are many new sources that use this technology to take over what has always been […]

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By Thania Rubio One issue that many teachers and students agree on is the over-crowdedness of the hallways around the school. There are areas that are just jammed with students trying to make their way to class, hopefully on time. Many would argue that any number of students that exceed the planned capacity of a […]

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For the first time ever, Pokemon will be available as an app for both Android and IOS users.

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Seniors were given the opportunity to serve centrals at the same time as doing something good for others. By donating blood, 20 centrals were removed, allowing many seniors to still participate in activities and even “walk the grass.” (Photo by Jackie Sanchez)  

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The PHS art club, advised by Mr. Schmitz, sponsored a fun activity for students to express their creative side. The club aided any student who wished to participate, for free, the opportunity to make a unique work of art for their mother, for Mother’s Day. A tile mosaic, suitable to be a trivet or just […]

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By Thania Rubio – One issue facing students of PHS and youth around the country is dealing with sexuality. Answering a call to deal with this serious issue is the Teen PEP. Teen PEP stands for Teen Prevention Education Program. This year there are 18 juniors who have been trained in leadership and sexuality issues. […]

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