The student news site of Hopkins High School

The Royal Page

The student news site of Hopkins High School

The Royal Page

The student news site of Hopkins High School

The Royal Page

Teachers of HHS: Mr. Michael Gehlsen

Dylan Judge-Steuck, Staff Reporter
In this series, the Royal Page introduces the teachers of our school.
Jasmine Dickerson, senior, sings at the 2015 fall Pepfest.

Dickerson’s rise to fame

Luci Miller, Staff Reporter
Jasmine Dickerson, senior, has been singing since she could talk.
Leeke, right, in the locker room with a fellow student at the neuroscience camp.

Leeke pursues passion in neuroscience

Andrew Zhou, Feature Editor
Six years ago in a science booth at the Minnesota State Fair, Katie Leeke, senior, held a human brain in her bare hands. It was love at first sight.
On June 20, Erik Rubinyi and Konstantinos Kochilas, seniors, will be headed for Paris, France, the starting point of their 20-day trip through Europe. Rubinyi and Kochilas will be traveling by themselves from France to Italy and then to Greece with no set plans other than dates and their sleeping arrangements.

Two seniors take on Europe

Sophie Frank, Staff Reporter
On June 20, Erik Rubinyi and Konstantinos Kochilas, seniors, will be headed for Paris, France, the starting point of their 20-day trip through Europe. Rubinyi and Kochilas will be traveling by themselves from France to Italy and then to Greece with no set plans other than dates and their sleeping arrangements.

Hassan passes test, becomes U.S. citizen

Danielle Fogelson, Feature Editor
For Khadro Hassan, senior, turning 18 didn’t automatically grant her the right to vote. Rather, it allowed her the right to take her U.S. citizenship test—an extra step Hassan had to take before receiving the rights of all American citizens.
Rachel Colestock, senior, wins the 3rd Congressional High School Art Competition.

Colestock wins 3rd Congressional High School Art Competition

Ruby Krietzman, Photo Editor
When Rachel Colestock, senior, attended the 3rd Congressional High School Art Competition in Washington D.C., she did not expect to win a national competition.
Jaelynne Palmer, senior, is named a Dell Scholar by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. Palmer will be attending American University in Washington D.C. in the fall.

Palmer receives Dell Scholarship

Madison Petty, Feature Editor
Jaelynne Palmer, senior, has been named a Dell Scholar by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation. Palmer will receive $20,000 to help fund a four-year college education.
Owen plays the bongo drums during a spanish lesson.

Owen swings, dances in classroom

Isabel Hall, Staff Reporter
Mr. Tim Owen, World Language, treats his teaching position as an opportunity to utilize his entertainment background.
Dre Jefferson, paraprofessional, shoots a basket during a game. Jefferson has continued playing basketball after his professional career in Costa Rica.

Basketball star turned paraprofessional

Madison Petty, Feature Editor
Dre Jefferson, paraprofessional, used to play for a professional basketball team in Costa Rica.
Lisa Persson, 2013 HHS graduate, photographs people participating in the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis for the Minnesota Daily. The photos that Persson took from this ferris wheel are some of her favorite photos she has ever taken.

Four alumni photograph for MN Daily

Sophie Frank, Staff Reporter
HHS graduates work for the Minnesota Daily as photographers.
Hannah Paavola, junior, sells hand painted shoes. Paavola designed this pair for a student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Converse shoes are Paavola’s canvas

Izzy Goldfarb, Staff Reporter
Hannah Paavola, junior, demonstrates her creativity by painting shoes.
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