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The student news site of Hopkins High School

The Royal Page

The student news site of Hopkins High School

The Royal Page

Crystal Ballard outside of Hopkins High School. This is Principal Ballards first year as Principal at HHS.

A conversation with Principal Crystal Ballard on her unusual first weeks and vision for the future

Bennie Goldfarb, Editor in-Chief
In an interview with the Royal Page, the new HHS principal, Crystal Ballard, shed light on her hopes for the coming academic year.
Op-Ed: Hopkins should hire a principal that represents the student body’s diversity

Op-Ed: Hopkins should hire a principal that represents the student body’s diversity

Bennie Goldfarb, Editor-in-Chief

On July 14, Mr. Doug Bullinger, principal, announced in a community-wide email that he will resign from HHS and accept the position of principal at Chanhassen. After a confusing, difficult last few months...

The 15 greatest rap songs of all time: Number 1.

The 15 greatest rap songs of all time: Number 1.

Mason Arneson, Editor At-Large
There were so many choices for my favorite Kendrick Lamar track, but the second single off his fantastic 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly takes the cake. 

Hopkins hosts HBCU fair

Alexis Horowitz, Copy Editor
With Black History Month continuing to make a great impact on HHS students, the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) fair on Feb. 19 proved to be a success in educating students on the importance of HBCUs.
Mr. Alan Page and the club Incvictus.

Vikings legend Alan Page comes to HHS

Olivia Cohen, Editor in-Chief
On. Feb. 5, notions of heredity and human connection echoed in the ears of students, as they exited the little theater. 
Leah Stillman, senior, and Leslie Redmond, President of Minn. NAACP pose for a picture. Redmond recently visited HHS.

Leslie Redmond, President of Minn. NAACP, comes to HHS in honor of Black History Month

Ati Hernke, Managing Editor
On Thursday HHS had the opportunity to listen to Leslie Redmond, President of Minn. NAACP chapter. In her talk, she spoke about her initiatives to better the community. She focuses on the three C’s platform, Communication, Collaboration, and Compassion.

To Wear White or to Not Wear White

Ali Winter, Staff Reporter
All year seniors here at HHS have been patiently anticipating the end of the school year, waiting for their graduations and to begin the next chapter of their lives. Everyone excited to continue Hopkins traditions such as pranks on the last day of school or wearing white to graduation.

Entrepreneurship students at HHS offered job outside of high school

Ari Geller, Staff Reporter
At the beginning of this school year, a new class was introduced to HHS. Entrepreneurship 1. The goal of this class is to teach students at HHS how to use entrepreneurship skills, as well as learning from current Entrepreneurs brought in by Mr. Jesse Theirl, business teacher.  
An opportunity in AP Comparative Gov & Politics

An opportunity in AP Comparative Gov & Politics

Willow Scherwinski, Staff Reporter
Mr. John Unruh-Friesen, social studies, took his AP Comparative Government and Politics outside of their typical classroom setting to demonstrate the global development. “It's nice to get out of the normal everyday environment and try something new,” Katie Kadoun, senior.

AP Euro and World look to explore the world on Spring Break trip

Willow Scherwinski, Staff Reporter
In hopes of exploring new cultures and experiencing history outside of the textbook, a group of HHS AP World and Euro students embarked on a international journey.
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