News

By: Jaclyn Chen <jchen@hilite.org>

The pounding beat of country music, the daunting American flag hanging front and center and the roar of the crowd were only appropriate to welcome to school Monday morning former President Bill Clinton. Read more »

Sports

By: Lily Zhao <lzhao@hilite.org>

Practicing hard in this new spring weather, Megan Renninger, a number two singles women’s varsity tennis player and junior, prepares for the team’s next match against Noblesville today. Having played in a couple of matches already, Renninger said that she feels confident with the team’s 8-0 start, as of print deadline. Read more »

Feature

By: Jade Luo <jluo@hilite.org>

West Park
2700 W. 116th Street

West Park is big and spacious, donning a carefree atmosphere. It is 120 acres, with woodland, the infamous Jill’s Hill, a lake, playground, picnic shelter and, most importantly, a lot of open space. Read more »

Entertainment

By: Bennett Fuson <bfuson@hilite.org>

Throwing a stone in any direction has the possibility of hitting a Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Dominos or even Little Caesars. Throw a larger stone and lesser-known venues like Bella’s Pizzeria and (until recently) Datollo’s will fall in range. While the level of quality differs for each, the fact remains that the availability factor remains large. With this in mind, the problem of setting one’s parlor apart from the rest creates both crises and failures for emerging restaurants. Cool River Pizza (CRP) falls under this dilemma, struggling to remain above the radar instead of remaining with its stratospherically-challenged friends. Read more »

Perspectives

By: HiLite Staff

As the competition heats up with this year’s presidential elections, citizens across the country are getting more involved than ever in the election process especially the first-time voters. This Tuesday, Hoosiers will get their say in the May 6th elections, and for the first time in many years—with former President Bill Clinton’s visit on Monday as testament to this—Indiana has prominence in the primary elections. As such, students here should take advantage of the political opportunities available to them this year with the hope that that involvement will begin a lifetime of political awareness and participation. Read more »