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Gabby Petito sits above her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie in their van. Petito was later known to be murdered by Laundrie and her corpse was left in the Grand Teton National Park. Still today her family struggles with the loss of their daughter.

Top 5 documentaries to check out on Netflix

Sylvia Dressler, Webmaster September 8, 2025

Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing This documentary gives the truth behind something that has become way too popular within our generation: kidfluencing. This is when, in most cases, parents...

George Harrison - “All Things Must Pass”

George Harrison – “All Things Must Pass”

Sara Ackerman, Editor-in-Chief September 8, 2025

Most people can recognize the name George Harrison from one of the most influential bands of all time, the Beatles, but few ever venture into the solo works of the members. “All Things Must Pass,”...

The Apple TV original Severance centers on a fictional procedure that separates a person's work memories from their personal ones. While it's presented as fiction, some might view it as a potential solution to their overworked lives.

Beyond the screen: Severance and the crisis of work-life balance in America

Rachel Senderoff, Reporter February 18, 2025

The Apple TV original Severance revolves around Mark Scout, a middle-aged man plagued with grief after losing his wife, undergoing the severance procedure – a fictional surgery that separates a person’s...

Winter movie recommendations

Sara Ackerman, Reporter January 16, 2025

   The winter season brings along the perfect atmosphere to cozy up and watch a good movie. Finding time to do this in a busy schedule can be hard, but having a list of set recommendations will help...

Several of the major nominees at the 2025 Grammys. From left to right is Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, Beyoncé, Post Malone, Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Billie Eilish, Shaboozey, and Ariana Grande.

Grammy Nominations: Surprises, snubs and predictions

Luke Ream, Reporter December 9, 2024

On Friday, nominations for the 2025 Grammys were announced and with it came a lot of surprises and new contenders. It also broke records with a certainly not new contender, Beyonce. Beyonce surpassed...

Junior Maddie Mormino with her sister, Abby Mormino, at Blossom this past summer seeing Chris Stapleton at Blossom. They made sure to get use out of their summer passes, but with the wide variety of concerts made this easy.

The Summer of Blossom

Sara Ackerman, Reporter September 20, 2024

This summer, Blossom Music Center was fully booked with the sweet sounds of live music. Every week, there was a new headliner pulling in people from around the area and filling up the parking lots to full...

Gianna Pirtle, a junior at Hudson High School, is highly known as the “fashionista” of our school. She always has a cute outfit on and you can count on her to be up to date on the newest trends.

Why today’s fashion trends are so popular

Emily Stevens, Webmaster September 17, 2024

With summer coming to a close, fashion trends curated over the last three months are beginning to make their way into Hudson High School. Every day, new trends are appearing all over social media platforms...

A view from Drake and J. Cole’s concert at Rocket Mortgage Field House in Cleveland. The 360 stage used for the concert featured different designs and many props were used for the performance. Used with permission/Kai Kurokawa.

Drake and J.Cole take to Cleveland

Ava Bell, Copy Editor April 9, 2024

On Monday, November 3rd, Drake announced he would be going on tour once again, once his It’s All a Blur Tour finished. This tour would be performed alongside J. Cole, who Drake has a handful of songs...

The Apple Vision Pro on display at the Apple store. Inside every Apple Vision Pro are two chips, an M2 chip, the same chip inside of the newest model of iMac – responsible for performance speeds as well as the new R1 chip responsible for reducing input delay and refresh rate. On the Apple website, the R1 chip is claimed to have a “12-millisecond photon-to-photon latency.” Used with permission/Kai Kurokawa.

Virtual Reality meets reality

Kai Kurokawa, Reporter April 9, 2024

A $3,500 spatial computer on your head, displaying at 4K resolution, capable of eye-tracking and virtually no lag. Though it sounds like a futuristic fantasy, this has become a reality in past months. The...

One of the most known cenotes of Cancún, Cenote Azul is a very picturesque place to swim in the sun. The vivid blue waters and luscious greenery add to the Cancún’s striking nature sceneries. Used with permission/Pickpic.

Spring Break Hot Spots

Emily Stevens, Reporter February 27, 2024

Spring Break is one of the most highly anticipated weeks by students across America. Every year, students are given enough time to visit all kinds of destinations. As this special week gets closer, consider...

The new version of Mean Girls hit theaters on Jan. 12, but the reception was not as positive as the producers may have hoped. Used with permission/Paramount Pictures.

Mean Girls: Broadway hit to box office miss?

Kelsie Moore, Reporter January 30, 2024

On January 12, Tina Fey’s beloved production of Mean Girls was released as a remake film with a modern twist. A common trend in film recently has been taking well-loved classics and remaking or adding...

On Dec. 19, 2023, after almost six years since the last major update, the long-awaited “Geometry Dash” update 2.2 was finally released. The update added a whole slew of new features, from a new official level, a new gamemode, new editor features and over 600 new unlockables for players to use.

Geometry Dash 2.2: Was it worth the wait?

Sean Delagrange, Reporter January 24, 2024

On Dec. 19, 2023, after almost six years since the last major update, the long-awaited “Geometry Dash” update 2.2 was finally released, causing the game to hit its all-time highest player count ever,...

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