Hayward High School Journalism
articles local to Hayward High
By Isla Salgado From impending exams to group interactions, anxiety is a human experience that tends to be dismissed. Anxiety fuels many habits and behaviors such as procrastination, isolation and depression. According to the World Health Organization, “anxiety, depression and behavior disorders are the leading causes of illness and disability among adolescents.” Statistics show that…
By Jasleen Donado All spaces that hold a community love to hold spirit weeks and events. Whether it be a workplace, middle school, high school, including Hayward High. Spirit weeks allow people to get creative and dress up for themed days, such as one of the most common themes being pajama day. Hayward High has…
By Josh Cook Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Campus Security Officer Chris Blanton. The following text is a transcript of our interview, covering the most significant matters surrounding this job. So what made you want to be a CSO? “I didn’t originally know I wanted to be a CSO until I started doing…
By Rudy Rosas Perez Cyber high is a credit recovery program in our school which you do after school. Cyber high lasts until 5:50 so you have 6 periods basically in school for over 9 hours. This can take a toll on students. For example, I interviewed a student that was in cyber high and…
By Isla Salgado There are many aspects of life at HHS that we take for granted, and Ms. Walker’s contributions are one of them. When asked about her go-to genres or simply underrated genres, Walker expounds her love for historical fiction. While Walker loves books, she enjoys so many other forms of media, most notably…
By Rudy Rosas In this interview I had the opportunity to interview Mr. Regan to learn more about his interests of Taylor Swift and coffee. When did you first become a Taylor Swift fan? Probably sometime in college somebody played her music, so like 2008 or 2009. What was the first Taylor Swift song or…
By Lola McGinnis Everyone knows that each new year comes with another senior class graduating but in the realm of HHS, there’s something different this year. Not only is the class of 2026 graduating this year but in a way a well-known teacher around campus will also be graduating, or in other words, retiring. Mr….
by Sidona Yemane This year marks an important milestone in American history, exactly 100 years of organized Black history commemorations. This began in 1926 as a week dedicated to reflection and has evolved into a movement all over the world. To honor this, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)…
by Jasleen Donado The Hayward High cheer program has lots to offer to many of its students, and has become more accessible than ever before. Just two years ago, only students that were Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors could participate in cheer, in fact there was only a Varsity team. As cheer is a rigorous sport…
The Story of the Hayward Plunge murders that have haunted the establishment for many years by Joshua Cook The Hayward Plunge is a questionable swimming spot at best. Compared to other indoor facilities of its kind, it falls flat with a 4.4-star rating out of 5, based on 262 independent reviews of varying moods as…