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Senior Sophia Zirneskie reads a book that she just checked out in Hudson High School’s Media Center. It’s very common to find Gen Z students like Zirneskie reading not only in their local library but everywhere.

Gen Z reading trends aren’t what they may seem

Renna Eimer, Copy Editor April 8, 2024

Every generation has assumptions, generalizations and stereotypes made about them. For example, Boomers are stereotyped for not understanding how to work technology while millennials are stereotyped for...

Eight years after the last movie, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, brings us back into the brutal world of Panem. The prequel follows the future president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow, before he becomes the evil manipulator he is notorious for being.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is the perfect addition to the series

Sara Ackerman, Reporter December 11, 2023
Eight years after the closing of The Hunger Games cinematic series,...
Author Megan Earp and Illustrator Shelly Grecol pose with The Big Kick after giving a speech on the book and Crohns at the Hudson Library. Used with permission/Megan Earp.

HHS alumna Megan Earp self-publishes children’s book

Ava Tallat-Kelpsa, Editor-in-Chief September 25, 2023

Megan Earp is a Hudson High graduate from the class of 2022. As a high school senior, she wrote a children’s book on Crohn’s disease as her capstone project to receive the Girl Scout Gold Award (the...

According to Courtney Summers, she was inspired to write Sadie because of “the way society consumes violence against women and girls as a form of entertainment.”

Sadie by Courtney Summers: A book like no other

Ava Tallat-Kelpsa, Entertainment Editor May 20, 2023

Sadie by Courtney Summers is about the adventure of Sadie Hunter searching for her sister's killer. She's desperate to find the murderer and plans to kill him once she does. The novel alternates between...

English is required each year of high school for HHS students to graduate.

HHS English teachers on the English curriculum

Ana Berrios, Editor-in-Chief May 20, 2023

Almost every student at HHS has taken an English course as a requirement to graduate. Each year of high school there’s a chance for students to broaden their perspectives on life based on lessons learned...

The well awaited second season of Shadow and Bone was released on Netflix March 16th.

Shadow and Bone Season 2: An emotional journey

Mia Dezelic, Webmaster May 20, 2023

2 years after the triumphant release of the first season of Shadow and Bone, Netflix released the long-awaited second season on March 16th, exciting many fans of the Grishaverse, who were looking forward...

The book cover for The First to Die at the End shows Orion and Valentino at the Brooklyn Bridge, where the characters have one of their most important interactions. Used with permission/HarperCollins Publishing.

The First to Die at the End book review

Ava Tallat-Kelpsa, Entertainment Editor February 16, 2023

Adam Silvera astonishes readers again with his newest book, The First to Die at the End. Released in October of 2022, this novel is a prequel to another one of Silvera’s books, They Both Die at the End....

The cover of the first book in the riveting YA murder mystery series. Used with permission/Delacorte Press.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Book Series: The Ultimate page-turner

Ava Tallat-Kelpsa, Reporter November 4, 2021

Holly Jackson, author of the A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series, recently released her third and final book, As Good As Dead. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, the first installment in the series,...

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