The Student News Site of Columbia Heights High School

The Heights Herald
The Student News Site of Columbia Heights High School

The Heights Herald
The Student News Site of Columbia Heights High School

The Heights Herald
Former president Trump on the right and current Vice President Harris will be on the ballot for American voters to decide between on November 5.

Trump and Harris clash in presidential debate

Story by Cas Wise, Editor-in-Chief
October 8, 2024
Señor Batres helps Leo Pham (11) with an assignment, cracking jokes in Spanish to lighten the mood as he does.

Spanish teacher retires after 35 years of teaching

Story by Julio Batres, Contributor
May 31, 2024
A major crisis in America, and even more so in developing neighboring nations, the mainstream media often misreports its prevalence.

Lost: The tragic reality of missing children

Story by Tenagnework Agedie, Co-Lead Photographer
May 20, 2024
A mysterious case that invokes the latest season of the hit HBO show "True Detective", Missouri police found the frozen bodies of a group of men with few clues about how they died.

Football watch party goes wrong, turns into frozen mystery

Story by Cat Pogreba, Fashion Editor
April 15, 2024
Local #710 gathered together on school grounds to have their voices heard in advance of the evening's board meeting in February.

Contract dispute ends after 200 days

Story by Emarie Kusler, Co-Editor-In-Chief
March 19, 2024
Sudanese women and children have been killed, separated and seen heir homes destroyed by various hostile and indiscriminate forces.

Sudan’s ongoing conflict has no end in sight

Story by Nawal Mohamed, Staff Writer
March 11, 2024
Beautiful photos honoring our 2023 graduates now adorn the CHHS cafeteria walls.

CHHS new cafeteria renovations amaze

Story by Mya Vutthikrai
March 8, 2024
Fewer and fewer Americans are showing interest in learning what's going on in the world, including the violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, through proper news channels.

Silent genocide: The minors and miners of the DRC

Story by Zainab Ahmed, Contributor
February 22, 2024
Immigration from Latin America and South America into the United States by way of Texas is on the rise and projected to continue into 2024 due to political instability in several equatorial countries.

Texas border closures amidst surge in Latinx immigration

Story by Stephanie Romero, Staff Writer
February 2, 2024
Formerly located at the intersection of 40th and Central Avenue NE, Sportsmen's was a classic barber in every sense.

Evicted Heights barber shop owner charged with arson

Story by Jack Israelson, Staff Writer
December 23, 2023
Youth Outreach Officer Mohammed Farah of the Columbia Heights Police Department (CHPD) checks a student's backpack upon entrance at an after-school event at Columbia Heights High School (CHHS).

School safety measures change yet again

Story by Cassidy Wise, Lead Staff Writer
December 20, 2023
The sudden and violent passing of a [popular presidential candidate has alarmed the people of Ecuador.

Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassinated

Story by Sandy Moncayo, Lead Illustrator
December 18, 2023
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