HOPKINS HIGH SCHOOL 2400 LINDBERGH DRIVE MINNETONKA, MN 55305
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MAY 31, 2018 VOLUME 36, ISSUE 8 hopkinsrp.org
Senior Week gives students chance to connect to past, prepare for future From parading the halls of their old elementary schools to barbecuing on the football field, the class of 2018 is spending a unique last day at HHS. page 2
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Student body elects Student Council leadership for 2018-19 school year In a change of policy, Student Council President and Vice President were directly elected this year. page 5
NEWS 2 FEATURE 4 IN-DEPTH 6 OPINION 8 SPORTS 10 BACKPAGE 12
a DREAM denied As the national conversation turned to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in the winter of 2017, the fate of many HHS students was uncertain. Several months later, DACA is rarely discussed, but some students are trying to renew the conversation. in-depth, page 6-7
Pass the torch, or let the flame die out? As senior leaders prepare to graduate, clubs introduce new leaders or question their future Riley Lennon Staff Reporter
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eing a part of a club at HHS can make students feel welcomed and engaged. However, with many clubs losing a lot of members due to seniors graduating, it’s time to look for new leaders.
Since the seniors will be graduating and won’t return, many clubs need to find new students as well as new leaders. Jane Nelson, senior, is a cofounder of Kiva Club here at HHS, and has already chosen someone to take her place. “Kiva Club is mostly seniors, but we have a couple of people that are gonna take it over next year,” Nelson said. Celeste De La Cruz, sophomore, is going to take over leadership next year and attempt to keep the club afloat. “I definitely hope it continues,” Nelson said. “We have a checking account with the school because we had to put money through the school to get it to Kiva. The idea was that
if the money were to dissolve it would be donated to them, since the operating cost of Kiva is based on donations.” Kiva is an international nonprofit organization that uses micro financing to help alleviate poverty. Users spend $25 or more to crowd-fund loans in order to help people for a number of reasons, whether to
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year as well. “We have them chosen,” Shapiro said, “but we haven’t announced it yet, so it’s still a secret!” The goal of HHS Responds is to create a safe space for minorities and anyone else who wants to get involved to talk about various social topics. Anywhere between 15 and
Especially considering the political climate is very rough right now, I think that people are more interested in getting involved [in HHS Responds]. Miranda Shapiro, senior
help them grow a business, buy a goat, pay significant medical costs, or anything else. After a certain number of months, the money is returned to the donator. Another club, HHS Responds, co-founded and led by Miranda Shapiro, senior, has chosen a few leaders for next
30 students show up to each weekly meeting, and about 60% of them are seniors. Shapiro has high hopes that HHS Responds will continue to be a club throughout the years. “I think the interest has gone up, and we’re recruiting sophomores. The leaders that we have chosen for next year are
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2017-2018 HHS National Honor Society (NHS) president Claire Nash, senior, speaks to the members of the 2018-2019 NHS at their induction ceremony on May 14. NHS' unique membership and leadership structure ensures continued membership every year.
going to start off the year with some good activities that we’re already planning,” Shapiro said. “Especially considering that the political climate is very rough right now, I think that people are more interested in getting
involved.” Road Biking Club, another student-led club at HHS, isn’t planning on staying for the 2018-19 school year. “It’ll probably die out,” said Evan Pelerine, senior, who co-
leads the club. “We don’t have a ton of students, and only one of them isn’t a senior. If he can keep it alive, that’d be great, but I doubt it will stay as a club.”