Movie Monday: White Boy Rick
Max Lacey, Staff Reporter
September 17, 2018
Filed under Movie Monday, Opinion
White Boy Rick is a true story about the childhood of Rick Wershe Jr., and how he became the youngest FBI informant and Michigan’s longest nonviolent offender at age 14.
Favorite songs of the summer
Gianni Tejada, Staff Reporter
September 13, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
This summer, many artists came out with projects, from Drake to Travis Scott to five 7-track EPs entirely produced by Kanye West, and many more. There have been lots of great songs that released this summer and The HHS Journalism Production class has compiled their favorites. Underneath each song choice is a reason it was a favorite.
Review: Jack Ryan
Sam Buttress, Staff Reporter
September 13, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
Have you ever watched an episode of “The Office” and thought, “Yeah this is good, but it’d be much better if Jim was a CIA officer and instead of pranking Dwight he hunted down a terrorist mastermind,”? Amazon’s new series “Jack Ryan” may not scratch that itch exactly, but it’s by far the closest we’re going to get.
It’s never the boyfriend
Olivia Cohen, News Editor
September 11, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
In the era we find ourselves living in, word travels fast. So fast when an event occurs in the news, within hours, even minutes of its occurance, a slew of news articles are already on the scene reporting it. So when the media broke and let the news spill of Mac Miller's death, a river of reports, stories, theories and comments were already being made.
Taylor wants a Swift change in reputation
Olivia Cohen, News Editor
September 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
We all know Taylor Swift as the as the pop singer with the songs about the ups and downs of her love life and the singer with the lyrics expressing her most personal experiences. But since Swift has dropped her newest album Reputation, it has made some skeptical of her new persona and what it means.
Album Review: Eminem-Kamikaze
Mason Arneson, Variety Editor
September 5, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Staff Editorials
Eminem surprised music fans across the world last Friday when he delivered his ninth studio album Kamikaze. At this point in his career, Marshall Mathers needs no introduction. He is the best selling rapper of all time and he has established himself into one of the best lyricists and MCs to ever grip a mic.
Album Review: Travis Scott-Astroworld
Mason Arneson, Variety Editor
August 11, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Showcase, Staff Editorials
After nearly two years, Travis Scott has re-opened the gates to Astroworld. Releases of two singles almost a year apart created intrigue and brought up questions in regards to when La Flame would be re-opening the gates to the Houston relic that still cherishes to this day on his third studio album, Astroworld.
Album Review: Kanye West – ye
Mason Arnseon, Gianni Tejada, and Jake Lehman
June 5, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
Kanye West. New album. Need I say more? Whenever Kanye West goes into album mode, the phenomenon known as Yeezy Season is always one of the most intriguing storylines regardless of what the subsequent album has in store. From GOOD Fridays to Twitter rants, music’s most controversial figure makes headlines for weeks and months leading up to a release date.
Op/Ed: The lost top 10’s
Sam Buttress, Staff Reporter
June 4, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
One of my favorite parts of our newspaper every month is the hilarious top ten, but not every list can make the cut. Here are the top tens of the year that got rejected.
Op/Ed: Lebron James vs Michael Jordan
David Campbell and Gianni Tejada
June 4, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials, Uncategorized
Lebron James has become one of the greatest basketball players to ever live and nobody can debate this. However many people believe he is not only one of the best but actually is the best. Two Royal Page sports reporters debate on the topic: Lebron vs MJ.
Drake and Pusha T: The Jay Z and Nas of this generation
Mason Arneson, Staff Reporter
June 1, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
The pre-summer stretch arguably the most important in the music industry out of the entire year. The songs and projects that have been or will be released will be benchmarks of the summer music landscape
Op/Ed: Tapped review
Olivia Cohen, Staff Reporter
May 30, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Staff Editorials
I never thought that taking a required science class would ever affect me as much as it did. As I sat in Honors Biology, my class watched the documentary Tapped, an exposé about the bottled water industry and how the effects of the superior use of plastics and the chemical BPA that is found in plastics, affect our bodies and the environment.
Hannah Goldfarb, Managing Editor
May 3, 2018 • Comments closed
It’s official. The principal confirmed today, during the senior meeting that senior will receive the last four days off of school.
Girls basketball keeps it tight but falls to the Lightning in the State Championship
March 17, 2018
After two commanding victories in the opening rounds of the MSHSL state tournament, the second-seeded Hopkins Royals took on the one-seeded Eastview Lightning in what was a true championship fight.
Girls basketball defeats the Raiders and advances to the State Championship
March 15, 2018
After a statement win against Forest Lake last night, the Royals took on the Roseville Raiders (23-7) in a well fought game from both teams.
HHS students walkout in support of ending gun violence
March 14, 2018
Hundreds of HHS and North Junior High students gathered in the bus loop on March 14 at 10 a.m. after walking out of class in solidarity with the victims of the recent shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.