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Getting To Know/History

Interview with Nurse Feven

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By: Treshawn Ross

Introduction- Nurse Feven is our new school nurse for this year after our previous nurse retired. I had an opportunity to interview her, so our students could get a proper introduction to her. She’s been doing a wonderful job this year. Below are a series of job related questions and more personal questions.

Job related questions-

Treshawn: How have you enjoyed working at Highland so far?

Nurse Feven: ”I’ve loved it so much, I can see myself retiring from here and I’m not even close to retiring. This is really cool because it’s my first time working with high school students directly.”

Treshawn: Was there anything specific to Highland and its community that made you more interested in working here?

Nurse Feven: “The initial thought was that I lived close by, and I have personal connections with the school through family members. Part of it is also that we have a big East African population here and I thought I’d be a good fit for that reason.”

Treshawn: What type of job did you see yourself doing when you were younger?

Nurse Feven: “I’ve always seen myself in healthcare, my father had cancer and he had a personal nurse around our home and I saw the effects she had on our family and I was inspired by that.”

Treshawn: Have any staff members or students helped you adjust to your new work environment?

Nurse Feven: “Yeah definitely, a few staff members have helped me out with stuff like certain dates. Ms. Bonk helped me out a lot, and Sarita helped me out too.”

Treshawn: What do you enjoy the most about being a nurse?

Nurse Feven: “I enjoy helping people and making them feel better, and teaching them new things about their health. Also, teaching them about careers in healthcare. Also the wide variety of job types is one thing I enjoy too!”

Treshawn: Do you have any advice for the students at Highland? Medical advice or otherwise.

Nurse Feven: “Yeah, these are very important years as high school students. The choices you make now matter a lot more. Take advantage of every opportunity you can and if you like them you can stay with it or if you don’t it doesn’t hurt to try. Also have fun!”

Treshawn: What would you say is usually the highlight of your day while working here?

Nurse Feven: “Anytime I get to see students honestly, you guys brighten up my day.”

Personal questions-

Treshawn: How was your winter break? Did you do anything fun?

Nurse Feven: “Yeah It was great, I went to Boston with my family for Christmas and it was very nice.”

Treshawn: How long have you been a nurse and what was the process of getting into this work field?

Nurse Feven: “I graduated in 2010 from nursing school and there was a shortage of jobs. I wanted to get into a hospital straight away but that didn’t work out. I did home care first and then worked my way up to being in a hospital. In home care you really get to know the clients and that’s really cool.”

Treshawn: What type of music do you listen to and do you have a favorite artist?

Nurse Feven: “I really like Afro beats but I’ll really listen to anything. I love early 2000’s/1990’s music too like rap and RnB, even pop! I also like praise/worship music too.”

Treshawn: What are your hobbies and interests outside of work?

Nurse Feven: “I like dancing, not a particular kind, just anything. I also enjoy yoga and taking walks. Discovering new hiking places too. I also like to cook.”

Treshawn: What would you say is the most important thing needed to be a good nurse?

Nurse Feven: “Compassion for others and empathy. Also flexibility, you need to learn how to switch gears and use those critical thinking skills a lot.”

Treshawn: Is there anything else you would like the students of Highland to know about you?

Nurse Feven: “I’m also a part of the mental health team as well, I don’t only deal with physical ailments. If the social workers or other support staff is tied up I’m always available to help.”

Editorials/Student Voice, PRIZM, Scottie News

A break for Winter Break

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This is just a reminder that though we try to provide new content every weekday during the school year, Winter Break is the one time where the student creators of the Plaid Line, PRIZM, and Scottie News also take a break (with the exception of the Monday “Sports schedule”).

We look forward to bringing you new exciting content on our return in 2026!

Hockey, Sports

The start of Saint Paul hockey

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By: Canaan Nonnemacher

The Saint Paul hockey team is a cooperative high school team for Highland Park, Central, Como, and Johnson. This unified team was formed in 2025 because there weren’t enough players for each school to have its own team. By combining, the students could continue to play hockey.

About the Scots

The Highland Park Scots hockey program has a history that includes a significant “comeback.”

After the varsity team merged with Central in 1987, it didn’t exist for over two decades. The comeback began in 2008 with a junior varsity team, and the Scots played their first varsity season in 23 years in 2010.

The Scots won their only St. Paul City Conference title in the 1975-76 season, a year in which they also had their best record with 19 wins.

In recent years, they have been very successful, including one of their best seasons recently when they reached the section semifinals for the first time since 1976. This was a huge accomplishment for the team and shows how hard they have worked.

About the Governors

Before the merge, the Johnson Governors were a historic program dating back more than 100 years. The Governors were known for their success on the ice, winning four state championships and producing good players, including Herb Brooks, the coach of the “Miracle on Ice” 1980 U.S. Olympic team.

The end of the Governors as a stand-alone team was a sad moment for the community, but their team lives on as part of the combined Saint Paul hockey program. The history and tradition of the Governors are now a big part of the combined team’s identity.

By joining together, the Saint Paul hockey team is a powerful combination of tradition and a fresh start. The team not only preserves the history of programs like the Scots and the Governors but also builds a strong, unified identity. This collaboration lets student athletes keep playing.

School Life

My freshman homecoming experience

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By: Seng Nhkum

This year is my first homecoming dance as a freshman in high school, and my first school dance I’ll be attending. I hope it goes well.

First, the hardest part of going to a dance is finding the perfect dress. I had to go to the mall 3 times in order to find a perfect dress! Before they announced the theme ‘Midnight Ball’ for homecoming, I bought this cute hot pink dress for homecoming that fit me perfectly, and then went to the mall 2 more times to finally purchase a lavender sparkly dress which is so pretty.

The homecoming dance was at Highland Park Senior High school in the field house at 7:00-10:00 pm on a Friday. Before that, our school day was shortened by a bit so we could have a pep rally at 2:00-3:00 pm. It was funny, but not when everyone cheered “Go home Freshman”. Like yes, I will gladly go home.

After I got back home at 3:30 I was procrastinating for 30 whole minutes to decide whether I should curl my hair for homecoming or straighten it; I decided to curl it. I finished getting ready, and arrived at the high school at 7:30.

In the field house there was a place where you could take photos, and there they sold snacks and drinks. Also, in the gym was the dancing area and at the time there weren’t that many people in the gym. But oh my, a little later, even more people showed up and the gym was so overstimulating and hot. People were also crowd surfing and throwing themselves back which caused lots of chaos.

At 9:00 it actually got more fun, it felt less awkward, and me and my friends decided to just have fun and sang our hearts out till our voices were gone.

Overall, my first homecoming experience was a 7/10. The best parts were making memories and having fun with my friends, but the worst part was the heat and due to all the jumping my feet hurt so bad. I do recommend you go to homecoming because of the memories and the fun! (just don’t wear high heels for the homecoming dance…)

School Life

New beginnings

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By: Treshawn Ross

As we are starting this new year at Highland, there are many different thoughts and feelings involved. I have asked a few people how they were feeling going into this school year and these are the responses.

9th grade-

Most 9th graders started off this year very nervous and excited. This nervousness is usually caused by not being familiar with the new environment and simply being around new people.

“I’m still having trouble finding my classes,” Camila told me. This is another common problem that the Freshmen are having to tackle. They are making the best of their opportunities though, many are getting involved in extracurricular activities.

10th grade-

The Sophomores are generally more experienced going into this year, which makes them seem more relaxed when compared to their younger peers in 9th grade. Mr. Berndt said “There’s a bit of a learning curve with them, learning to get to class on time. But over the weeks that has slowly trailed off.” Hopefully this experience will inspire their fellow underclassmen to adjust faster.

11th grade-

Many Juniors are feeling a bit apprehensive about this school year. 11th grade has a reputation for being difficult. Abril said “I’m mostly worried about improving my GPA now, it can definitely be important in the future.” The ACT will also weigh heavily on the minds of Juniors towards the end of the school year. Junior year is very stressful but I believe the Juniors can succeed.

12th grade-

Seniors are mostly cruising into this school year; many of them are already beginning to mentor younger students. The curriculum is still rigorous for some students though, Ivy says that she is spending more time studying for math than she used to. This year most Seniors have to focus on not having a “Senior slump”, so they can shift more easily into leadership roles in the school and elsewhere.

School Life

Senior Send-Off

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By: Nereida Dominguez-Remedios

On May 29, Highland Park had their Senior Send-Off. Senior Send-Off is an ongoing tradition at Highland Park Senior High.

Senior Send-Off starts when all the senior students go to have breakfast with their classmates for the last time before they graduate. Then they have the opportunity to see, and get signatures, from their teachers and underclass friends for one of the last time. During second period then, they call down people by floors to go to the gym. After you get to the gym is when you find the grade you are in and find your friends and wait till the presentation starts.

Once this year’s Senior Send-Off started Sra. Nelson came to the middle of the gym and told all the classes what will happen for the next hour..

The first thing that happened was the student council president came to the middle of the gym to give a last speech to the seniors. After that, we watched the teachers’ farewell video and after that, we also watched the sibling farewell video (the sibling farewell video is were the siblings of the seniors have the opportunity to make a goodbye video to their older sibling). When the two videos ended, we watched the last video that showed all the memories that the seniors created over the last four years. When that video ended, Sra. Nelson told the seniors how they would exit the school to go to their senior picnic.

The last thing that happened, and my favorite part, was where all the teachers went into two lines and the seniors would come down and say goodbye to all their favorite teachers and underclassmen.

When I saw all my favorite seniors leave I got very emotional but I was able to say goodbye to them before they left.

Even though it was my last time seeing all my senior friends, I was excited to see what they will do in the future.

Congrats class of 2025!!