Standardized testing looks different, but it remains critical for students
Anushka Singh, Staff Writer
October 14, 2020
As schools continue to navigate uncertainties due to the coronavirus, the most challenging task is to hold the SAT testing in their centers. However, the top priorities for the College Board are the health and safety of students and educators. “Masks aren’t supposed to be worn for continuous periods...
Staying motivated during remote learning is a work in progress
Fenella Cassandra Ibias, Staff Writer
October 13, 2020
Remote learning has become the first resort for many schools to continue teaching over the past few months due to COVID-19, and the struggles have just started to become real. Hawks are scrambling to find the motivation to sit in front of a screen for hours a day, maintain good grades, and deal with...
Once Upon a Pandemic
Nayelli Toro, Kyung-Ae Prevost, and Abby Frank
October 13, 2020
Although remote learning has brought great difficulty this year, Hoffman Estates High School found a way to celebrate homecoming despite unusual circumstances. This year, HEHS worked alongside Schaumburg and Conant High School to introduce the “Homecoming Crosstown Showdown,” while also allowing...
Brooklyn Fuscone breaks personal record, pool record
Abby Frank, Lead Writer
September 22, 2020
Brooklyn Fuscone, senior on the HEHS Girls’ Varsity Swimming and Diving team, proved to everyone this past Wednesday that the pandemic is not slowing down her season as she broke not only her personal record but Schaumburg’s 6 dive pool record as well. She set a score of 250.25, with Schaumburg’s...
HEHS students offer thanks to frontline workers
Paige Schneider, Staff Writer
June 12, 2020
While people were stuck at home under Coronavirus restrictions, many Hoffman Estates High School students have been wondering how to help out the community and support healthcare workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. “People at home can help out by wearing masks, distancing themselves fro...
HEHS student inspired to give back
Abby Frank, Staff Writer
May 24, 2020
While coronavirus definitely took many high school students off guard, it has also created many opportunities in ways no one could have expected. Many of our own Hoffman Hawks have taken this time to embrace new hobbies, learn new skills, and commit themselves to exciting learning experiences. One jun...
HEHS Class of 2020 graduates virtually, celebrates at home
Jodee Capati, Lead Reporter
May 19, 2020
The HEHS Class of 2020 will go down in history as the first and (hopefully) last graduating batch to celebrate a graduation ceremony online and at home. Even though most students hoped for an actual in-person graduation ceremony, it still holds a special meaning towards us. Whether it may be celebrate...
Senior parade celebrates students, offers opportunity for farewells
Graciela Ruiz, Staff Writer
May 18, 2020
Hoffman Estates High School held its first ever Senior Parade on May 13. For two hours, teachers lined up around the school, waving, smiling, and cheering with signs in their hands and balloons on their tables. “I thought it was nice of the teachers to do something like that for the seniors, and...
Pamela Ivanova: the girl behind the camera and the senior year video
Jodee Capati, Lead Reporter
May 14, 2020
We’ve heard rumors of a “senior year video” ever since the beginning of our senior year. Let’s meet the girl behind the camera, the brain behind the idea: Pamela Ivanova. Pamela Ivanova is a HEHS senior who is involved in many activities such as Film Club and Operation Snowball. She also plays Lacrosse ...
TikTok battle becomes way to pass time, make memories
Kyung-Ae Prevost, Staff Writer
May 7, 2020
In the midst of quarantine and this global pandemic, people have found it increasingly challenging to stay occupied yet safe. However, some HEHS students have taken advantage of their newfound free time and challenged each other to a “TikTok battle”. “It really just started off as a [response...
Class of 2020 video offers hope, unity
Jodee Capati, Lead Writer
April 16, 2020
It all starts with one idea and, in this case, one video highlighting many voices, all in this together. This is the Class of 2020, a class act. During these times of isolation and hardships, all individuals are being prevented from seeing friends, mentors, and loved ones. During these times of iso...
Hawks find ways to stay connected even while socially distancing
Jodee Capati, Lead Writer
April 15, 2020
It’s been more than a month since one announcement shook the HEHS community with an official school closure that was supposed to last for two weeks… or so we thought. COVID-19, the culprit behind the lives and time lost, remains the reason for the transition from traditional to online learnin...