Brody’s “Nobody Asked But...” Column Will Continue

Story by Jean Brody
Hello, readers new and old. I am not on the Hi-Lights staff this year but plan on continuing my column due to mild pleading from Mr.. “Cumberdale” Cleary. I should note that I will also continue with the Lunch Lady Justice League due to my mild wanting to be a superhero when I grow up. Anyway, I hope everyone had a great summer; mine was pretty wonderfantasmical, so I shall tell you about the best part: my trip to Guatemala. read more

Hi-Lights Tells the Importance of Enforcing the Rules

Rules and guidelines are everywhere, and we are expected to follow them, but do we really? read more

Gay Couples Deserve Marriage Rights and Privileges

Story by Brittney Schultz
Many of our seniors will be faced with hard decisions as they look at the ballots for the elections on November 9. One of the issues on the ballot will read as follows “Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state.” read more

Claims Homosexuality is a Sin

Story by Jonathan Shepard
Homosexuality is a subject where no one can win the argument. read more

Student Parking Prices Increase

Story by Courtney Cravillion
Ten, 50, 75, to some, these numbers might not have any meaning. However, to Plymouth High School students, these numbers represent the gradual increase of parking pass prices over the last three years. Many students have voiced complaints as to why and for what reason there has been this increase. read more

Disappearing Stars and Planets

Story by Kate Murray
Recently Pluto has been demoted to a “dwarf planet.” Many people were shocked and not sure how to react. Planets aren’t they only things being demoted; stars are going too—only these stars don’t hang out in the solar system. Nope, they prefer places where the paparazzi could snap pictures of them; however, the paparazzi are starting to lose interest in once infamous pop icons. read more

Geneva Convention will Lead to Torture

Story by Brittney Schultz
President George W. Bush has recently admitted to holding prisoners he viewed as terrorists and choosing random areas for investigation. Bush admitted to using abusive tactics that do not agree with the Geneva Convention that the United States agreed upon. read more

New Advances in Stem Cell Research

Story by Anthony Huibregtse
Recently, stem cell research has been a great controversy. It kills potential lives, it saves existing lives…on and on, back and forth; it just keeps going. As of lately, there has been a new development in the extraction of stem cells. read more

School Violence, Harassment Frequently Displayed

Story by Todd Kronberg
We have again seen a string of school violence throughout the United States and in our own backyard (Weston High School). When we look back on the school violence related incidents of the past, a “common thread” in most of the cases was that someone knew of the potential for such an incident from those involved talking about it prior to the actual incident. read more

Lowering Drinking Age Would Teach Responsibility

Story by Kellie Colson
I believe that it is ludicrous not to allow someone to drink alcohol when they are allowed to get married, sign a contract, smoke cigarettes, vote someone into office, and go to war for their country. read more