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
News
Many teachers at CHHS use phone caddies to collect and store phones during the period, but it is not currently a schoolwide requirement.
Phone bans vary, stir controversy among students and staff
Story by Marco Majok, Staff Writer • November 6, 2025
The attack at Annunciation Catholic School and Church in Minneapolis is just one of the several mass shootings that have taken place thus far in 2025.
Tragic school shooting shakes Minnesota communities
Story by Christian Peña Velez, Sports Editor • September 30, 2025
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Feature
When will the breaking point come for weird celebrity baby names?
Unique celebrity baby names infect social media, lead to widespread trend
Story by Kadence Hanson, A&E Editor • November 3, 2025
Why does the cold, snowy winter weather so often lead to seasonal depression? The Heights Herald investigates.
As the weather changes, people’s emotions do too
Story by Marii Santi, Staff Writer • October 28, 2025
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Sports
Cheerleading is historically a female sport, but this has been changing, especially over the past decade; Minnesota's NFL team is officially adding to the trend.
First male cheerleaders for MN’s Vikings has fans split
Story by Kaisha Diaz, Staff Writer • October 1, 2025
The Hylanders' inaugural boys' volleyball home game was a fierce match against Robbinsdale-Cooper in the Columbia Heights High School (CHHS) main gym.
New boys’ volleyball team inspires
Story by Colton LaBeau • May 19, 2025
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Podcasts
Everyone's got one, but which Hylanders are willing to sit down at the mic and give the teenVoice listeners a fright? Listen and find out!
teenVoice Episode 14: Spooky Stories
Story by Vaughn Granlund and Carly Schulz • October 30, 2025
Feature Editor Skylen Raleigh and Staff Writer Finn Knoke-Borris volunteer at the Columbia Heights Activities Boosters hot dog wagon with Adviser Chris Polley to fundraise for The Heights Herald in 2024.
teenVoice Episode 13: Volunteering
Story by Vaughn Granlund and Skylen Raleigh • June 10, 2025
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Our Latest Print Issue
April Fools'
A veritable smorgasbord of delectable treats, a bug feast is disgusting to some but a delicacy to others.
Insects pack a protein punch!
Story by Ritaj Younus • April 1, 2025
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Taste
Krispy Kreme's iconic glazed donuts, along with other specialty flavors, will be available at an official brick-and-mortar location just north of Columbia Heights.
Beloved donut franchise coming to Fridley
Story by Norah Mohamoud, Staff Writer • October 2, 2025
A performative male holds his matcha and feminist literature. (He's 6'4" by the way.)
Matcha trend leads to global shortage
Story by Mya Vutthikrai • September 25, 2025
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Opinion
While some teens believe that online usage has become a necessity in the world today, others believe it's become an addiction.
Chronically online: A growing crisis of the digital age
Story by Sophie Jenson, Staff Writer • October 27, 2025
Online shopping often gets a bad rap for its insidious algorithmic marketing and fast fashion dependencies, but Opinion Editor Kade Hanson argues it can be a way to support small businesses and high-quality craftspeople too.
Shopping online doesn’t have to mean giving your money to major corporations
Story by Kadence Hanson, A&E Editor • June 11, 2025
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Arts & Entertainment
Follow Hornet in "Silksong", the new sequel to ''Hollow Knight'' as she explores the kingdom of Pharloom, yelling her trademark "shaw!", which has become a viral vocal stim.
New indie game sequel has fans excited
Story by Mohamed Jama, News Editor • October 13, 2025
An evil mirror spirit follows Ed and Lorraine in "The Conjuring: Last Rites", the first film in the series since 2021.
Final entry in beloved franchise sweeps across theaters
Story by Carly Schulz, Staff Writer • October 6, 2025
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Fashion
Thrifting allows people to reuse clothes instead of throwing them away, but recently, prices have been rising significantly.
Gentrification of thrifting hits Columbia Heights
Story by Dominic Baker, Staff Writer • October 24, 2025
Media often includes one or more of three influencing tactics: ethical, logical and/or emotional appeal. American Eagle uses emotional and ethical appeal to amplify the audiences reaction towards the advertisement's propaganda, Muhm argues.
Jean advertisement or “gene” propaganda?
Story by Ray Muhm, Fashion Editor & Lead Illustrator • September 29, 2025
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El Heraldo
La editora de El Heraldo, Barbie Ortiz Robles, habló con varios residentes hispanos de Hylander en la escuela secundaria Columbia Heights (CHHS) sobre lo que significa para ellos el Mes de la Herencia Hispana.
Celebrando El Mes de la Herencia Hispana en CHHS
Story by Barbie Ortiz Robles, El Heraldo Editor • October 16, 2025
En 2008, varios emos y punks fueron arrestados en Ciudad de México tras un violento enfrentamiento. ¿Qué fue de estos controvertidos íconos de la moda y amantes de la música?
Los corazones negros: ¿Qué pasó con los emos mexicanos?
Story by Valentina Rodriguez Galindo, Staff Writer • October 7, 2025
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