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What Students Did Over Thanksgiving
Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Times From November 23rd to December 1st, the students of Vestavia Hills High School enjoyed a much-needed...

Kate Guven
Dec 2, 20242 min read


Scholars’ Bowl Highlight
Image: Shown left to right, Rett Kline (class of 2026), Parker Lachowicz (2025), Yash Pillai (2027), and Daniel Cheng (2024, graduated)...

Ethan Melenevsky
Dec 2, 20242 min read


A Spotlight on Youth Leadership
Photo courtesy of @ylvhhs Instagram Youth Leadership (YL) has been a class at Vestavia for 20 years. For many years, Mrs. Prewitt taught...

Evie White
Nov 18, 20242 min read


College Application Sentiments
Photo courtesy of Google As a senior in high school, I can personally attest that life as a 17 year old student feels marginally...
Andy Sheng
Nov 4, 20243 min read


Elective Highlight: AP European History
History is one of the most important subjects to study, hence why we have to take a history class every year in school. It makes sense...

Sidney Grace Culwell
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Faculty Highlight: Miss. O'Kelley
Photos courtesy of Miss. O'Kelley There is a simple, unattested truth that students around the world have accepted — Teachers do not have...

Namira Rubaiyath
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Tips and Tricks for Taking Standardized Tests
Photo courtesy of Google With our juniors having recently taken the PSAT and our sophomores having taken the Pre-ACT, you may be...
Pratul Danasekar
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Amnesty Club Highlight
At Vestavia Hills High School, there are many different clubs for students to participate in with a wide variety of interests for...

Caitlyn Webster-Roberts
Nov 4, 20242 min read


Tips from Teachers: Mr. Sinnott
Welcome to a new series called “Tips from Teachers!” Similar to “Faculty Highlights,” “Tips from Teachers” revolves around a special...

Emily Jin
Oct 21, 20243 min read


Faculty Highlight: Mr. Conoly
In a school with an average of over 500 people per grade and countless wonderful faculty and staff members, it is hard to learn about...

Anna Kate Bailey
Oct 7, 20242 min read


Flag Football: General Information
This year marks a significant milestone for girls' sports in Alabama as girls' flag football becomes an officially sanctioned high school...

Holland Abernathy
Oct 7, 20242 min read


Healthy and Happy
Photo courtesy of Google The beginning of the school year brings many exciting things- football games, pep rallies, new friends- but it...

Kendall Feild
Oct 7, 20243 min read


Economics Club Highlight: Competition Season Begins
The Vestavia Hills High School Economics Team has seen what some members would eagerly call bullish growth in the club size over the...
Andy Sheng
Oct 7, 20242 min read


National Merit Semifinalists Highlight
This year, 23 Vestavia Hills High School students were named National Merit Semifinalists. The students and staff at Vestavia Hills High...

Tina Lou
Sep 23, 20242 min read


Club Highlight: The Sisterhood Project
Back row left to right: Sidney Grace Culwell, Mary Elizabeth Hansen, Blakeley Ferguson, Juhi Arora, Charlotte Hottle, Logan Wiginton, and...

Sidney Grace Culwell
Sep 23, 20243 min read


Faculty Highlight: Todd Taylor
Mr. Taylor is one of the math teachers at Vestavia, and he is very passionate about what he does. He teaches Honors Precalculus,...

Jaymin Bae
Sep 23, 20243 min read


Swim and Dive: General Information
Many students at Vestavia Hills High School are not aware of the athletics team, swim and dive. When questioned about the Swim and Dive...

Emily Jin
Sep 23, 20242 min read


Faculty Highlight - Madame Harlan
Mrs. Harlan, or, as I call her, Madame, teaches French levels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and AP. She wanted to become a teacher because she wanted to...

Mary Natalie LeNoir
Apr 28, 20244 min read


It’s That Time of Year: Senior College Decisions
Graduation is fast approaching! A major topic among the senior class is college. Where we’re all going, and why we chose that school. Who...

Alexis Fizer
Apr 17, 20242 min read


Le Cercle Français
Do you love French culture? Are you learning the French language? Perhaps you just enjoy the sound of a French accent. Whatever the case,...

Mary Natalie LeNoir
Sep 25, 20232 min read
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