Benefits of owning an aquatic animal

September 24, 2024 HPSH Plaid Line Leave a comment

By: Bailey Glime

Aquatic pets are very popular for lots of families but did you know all the benefits it holds as well? Aquatic animals can be very therapeutic for lots of people. This helps regulate mood and stress even if just a little. Examples of all the ways an aquatic animal can be therapeutic are listed below:

Improving mood: By owning an aquatic animal our mood is overall happier.
Relaxation: Relaxation is another big factor fish contribute to humans. By watching your aquatic animal it brings you to a relaxed state.
Productivity: In some cases your aquatic animal might make you feel like you should be more productive and do more activities.
Blood Pressure: Aquatic animals can help reduce blood pressure just by watching them.
Mental health: Overall all these help to contribute to your mental health and having a good mental health is important to have every day.

Other benefits of aquatic animals are that they don’t need to be as tended to as mammals; this would give some people the feeling of having more time and still having a pet.

Aquatic animals are not a necessary pet to have in your home but they do provide benefits of relaxation and positive mental health.

For more information, please visit:

https://www.mhainde.org/the-therapeutic-benefits-of-having-a-pet-fish/

School Life

MY FIRST PEP FEST

September 24, 2024 HPSH Plaid Line Leave a comment

By: Grace Lopez

My experience:

We all got called down to the main gym and we had to sit down with our grades in separate corners. It was really packed with a lot of people and there was nowhere to sit and it was way too loud. For freshmen it was hard to get a seat because there were a lot of people sitting on the bleachers so half of us had to sit on the floor because of how packed it was.

Everything got settled down but when it was about to start everyone started to yell “Freshman go home!” I was really surprised about how loud it was and how funny it was people yelling at us, but it wasn’t that bad.

Then the cheerleaders had a performance for us and they did really well. After they were done some teachers were just talking about being respectful and kind but no one really listened.

After that, some kids explained some sports that they do at Highland and what it was about and all of that, and then they walked through the limbo and it was really funny.

Then the football boys and soccer girls and boys had a dance performance in front of everyone. They did really well and then the moment everyone has waiting for came: the homecoming queen and king.

The people that participated walked and did a dance and went in the middle of the gym. Everyone voted for a queen & king and one of the teachers got the microphone and said the winners for each grade. The winners got to sit in a special chair.

After all that was over, everyone started to yell once again “Freshman go home!” and it wasn’t that bad but it was just embarrassing. I guess it’s a tradition for American schools though.

And that was my experience for my first ever pep fest.

Tech/Games

‘The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom’ is the first main Zelda game where you actually play as Zelda.

September 24, 2024 HPSH Plaid Line Leave a comment

By: Munira Ahmadad

In May 2023, Nintendo released ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ (TOTK) which was one of the Switch’s most anticipated games after the success of ‘Breath of the Wild’. Unfortunately, the creators of the game had stated there would be no follow up content or a DLC for TOTK, as they believed that it had everything they had intended it to be on its initial release. While the game was considered amazing, plenty of fans were disappointed that was where it was going to end.

It appears the Zelda developers are serious about moving on from the 2017 ‘Breath of the Wild’ world that remains a fan favorite even half a decade later, as in June 2024, the new main Zelda game had been announced. ‘The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom’ is scheduled to release on September 26, and it’s style is the same as ‘The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening’, which has led me, and other fans to assume it’s a sequel or set in the same Hyrule as ‘Link’s Awakening’.

One thing that you can immediately notice is different from the other LOZ games when you first watch the trailer is that you do not play as Link in this game, but rather Zelda. This is the first main Zelda game in which you actually play as the princess Zelda. The trailer displays a recurring gameplay mechanic that revolves around collecting items and creating imitation versions that are useful for exploration and combat.

Personally, I am very excited for a new main title game in the series, but I’ve never been a fan of the toy-like and simple graphics. It makes it hard for me to take the gameplay seriously, and it’s indicative to me that the game will be easy. I’m aware Nintendo makes their main games for kids and families, though, so it’s not something I am upset about.