By Natalia Navarro and Kelly Liska Us: What is some general info about the store that you’d like Perspective readers to be aware of? Location, hours, etc. Nicole: Well, it’s located at the Charles O. Brown House downtown, which is on 40 W. Broadway. It’s the same place that Ben’s Bells is open in. Hours [...]
University High students are certainly impressing! Feburary and March were filled with many competitions and Penguins excelled in all of them. There’s a lot to be proud of this semester. Band At the ABODA Competition on March 2nd, the Rincon and University High Schools Marching Band won Superior with Distinction. Choir The following [...]
By Yasmeen Chanes and Hannah Yoon The Tucson Festival of Books seems to continually get even better than the years before. This year it was filled with influential writers and people, acrobat shows that kept you on the edge of your seat, and tons of books! The food at the festival was also a [...]
Hey there, Perspective readers! My name is Lindsey Bressler and I’ll be taking over Sam William’s spot as your unofficial Site Council Summarizer. As a student representative for the Class of 2013, I consider myself lucky to be a part of our school’s legislative body. Whether we’re making decisions about the budget, discussing the UHS [...]
This issue’s story is about Kevin Keller, a 2008 UHS graduate and the founder of Science Detectives. Science Detectives seeks to address struggling education programs in Arizona, particularly in the sciences. With a team of ASU students, including UHS graduates Eric Lehnhardt, Eric Van Buren, Scott Van Buren, Addie Hill, Melanie Lehnhardt, Jennifer Brandon, Laura [...]
Karen Wang and I had the pleasure of interviewing Veronica Dorion, the new RUHS Finance Manager. 1. What does your job entail? – Too much. (Laughter) The basic role of my job is to collect money that comes into the school. That involves participation fees, tax credit, club donations, fundraising, all that stuff. I [...]
This issue’s story is the third in a series of incredible pursuits of UHS alumni who are making a difference in the world and putting their dreams into action. Natalia Hoyos is a 2009 graduate working with Bright Futures, an orphanage in Ghana. She has founded Building Bright Future (BBF), a non-profit organization that fundraises [...]
For most of us, it’s hard to imagine what life is like after UHS. We wonder what college life will be like and some of us even speculate what life will be like after college. There are so many questions, and not enough answers. However, we can look at UHS alumni as examples. Bob Hanshaw [...]
UHS Students help beautify the campus on Sunday, March 4. Under the plans of last year’s AP Environmental Studies class, a total of 27 new trees were planted.
Mock Trial Part 2: Senior Edition By Daniela Nuñez and Karen Wang After the success of our first interview with Mock Trial’s Blue Team, we decided to have a chat with the Vice President of Mock Trial, Fernanda Velasco, to discuss the legacy and achievements of the club (amongst other things). Q: How [...]