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Senior Scarlett Nold poses with her electric guitar. She plays the electric guitar for the Jazz Band. She has been playing for five years.
Shredding the strings: A Journey into electric guitar mastery
November 18, 2024
Hudson High School’s pass privileges
November 15, 2024
The view of the water at the stone laboratory campus. This campus takes place on lake Erie off of put in bay.
Stone lab field trip
November 15, 2024
Porta Rossa in all of its elegance. The soft hue of the string lights and the extravagant paintings on the walls elevate the aesthetic of the space.
The newest addition to Hudson: Porta Rossa
October 24, 2024
In high school, students take on a lot of change. School life and social life blend together and the workloads grow. Although it is a lot of new, high school is full of experiences that really shape a person.
Everything you need to know about high school
October 14, 2024
Hudson High School’s pass privileges
November 15, 2024
As the schedule of the high school student continues to fill up with work, social activities, college prep and more, the debate on whether or not homework is really necessary continues to linger.
The Never-ending homework debate
September 17, 2024
Opinions on Swift differ across the board - but what cannot be disputed is her ability to build a global brand.
Taylor Swift is smarter than you think
September 17, 2024
For this year’s Sadie’s dance, Student Government diversified the activities that could be done such as adding cornhole and ping pong tables. The Floor Band was also invited to perform.
Sadie Hawkin’s: Love it or leave it?
May 14, 2024
Beloved country music star Zach Bryan performs for an audience in Pittsburgh’s PPG Arena. Bryan, unlike the majority of country music artists, still provides listeners with heartfelt, folk songs. Used with permission/Ava Bell.
Country music is taking a turn for the worst
May 13, 2024
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
September 20, 2024
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
September 17, 2024
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
April 9, 2024
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
April 9, 2024
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
February 27, 2024
The 2017-2018 UCF football team. This is following their victory over Auburn in the Peach Bowl to secure their perfect undefeated season.
Is the New College Football Playoff 12-team Format an Improvement?
September 17, 2024
Hopscotch Mafia poses for a picture post-game. The Mafia won 10-2 in a heated game against Field-Porter. Used with permission/Hopscotch Mafia.
Hopscotch Mafia is playing to win
April 9, 2024
The Hudson varsity girls’ basketball team clapping and supporting their team during a game against the Painesville Beavers. The team are each other’s strongest supporters, always there to encourage fellow players to victory. Used with permission/Ken Klemencic.
The Differences between girls and boys sports
April 7, 2024
Sharife Cooper protects the ball during the third quarter. Although he was sidelined for most of the game due to an injury he sustained in the first quarter, he was still able to contribute six points to the team.
The Cleveland Charge: Why the G League deserves more recognition
January 23, 2024
What Hudson Athletes do during their off-season
What Hudson Athletes do during their off-season
January 15, 2024
VIDEO: Senior Lacrosse Captains on their athletic journey
VIDEO: Senior Lacrosse Captains on their athletic journey
May 14, 2024
Class of 2024 College Map
Class of 2024 College Map
May 13, 2024
VIDEO: Frank D. Alexander positively influencing HHS as a substitute teacher
VIDEO: Frank D. Alexander positively influencing HHS as a substitute teacher
May 1, 2024
VIDEO: An Inside look at Sociology's "Fun Friday"
VIDEO: An Inside look at Sociology’s “Fun Friday”
February 26, 2024
One of the most beloved drinks on the menu is the Mango and Passionfruit Tea with Strawberry Popping Pearls. This aesthetic drink is an extremely popular choice and has a perfect blend of fruity flavors.
Downtown Hudson’s best snack stops
January 25, 2024
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Maddie Little is a junior at Hudson High School and this is her second year writing for The Explorer. She is looking forward to writing reviews and about things going on in the news now.  She enjoys hanging out with her friends and going to the movies. Maddie has always enjoyed English class and reading any book she can find. In the future she hopes to go to college for an English teaching degree.

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Ella Choi before her big performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville featured practicing with her guitar. Used with permission/Ella Choi.

Ella Choi’s claim to fame

Maddie Little, Reporter
January 8, 2024
Students at News Center 5 learned more about broadcasting and the behind the scenes of the station as their Thursday media session. Students were able to say “Good Morning” to the cameras and were featured on their morning news the next day.

Fall JEA Convention takes place in Boston

Maddie Little, Reporter
December 5, 2023
An example of the characters dressed up at the haunted house portraying different monsters. The monsters change from year to year.

Another year of the Hudson Haunted House

Maddie Little, Reporter
October 30, 2023

How I learned Fantasy Football as someone who doesn’t watch football

Maddie Little, Reporter
October 12, 2023
The messy inside of the Northfield Dunkin Donuts

Donut go to these Dunkins

Maddie Little and Olive Cuadrado
September 28, 2023
Mercury is the planet in retrograde and the planet that rules communication.

Mercury in Retrograde: What does it mean?

Maddie Little, Reporter
May 22, 2023
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