With Phase 1 of construction complete, Hillsboro Burros will enter campus off of Glen Echo road
August 1, 2019
July 29, 2019 Dear Hillsboro Families, It is hard to believe that we are moving into our new Tower and about to start a new school year. In one short year we have watched the transformation of our campus into something new and beautiful. We have now started Phase 2 of our construction project an...
High school students worry that Tennessee #SB971 will change how voter registration drives are held for TN teens
Hillsboro Globe Editorial Staff
April 25, 2019
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Senate voted "yes" on SB#971, Thursday, a bill which would fine voter registration groups for mistakes after a voter registration drive. The vote left unclear how #SB971 could change the way voter registration drives are held at high schools, colleges and universities....
Suicide, To Talk or To Not Talk, that IS the question
April 11, 2019
Editor's Note: This article is a collaborative article written by several staff reporters of the Hillsboro Globe. The subject of talking about teen suicide became a hot topic recently because the national media was criticized for "over-talking" about the subject of suicide. The Op-Ed authors of Hill...
Can You Still Listen to Kanye in 2019?
March 21, 2019
In our contemporary times of social media, it’s very easy to share one's thoughts to millions of people in the space of less than 200 characters. In some ways, this is a good thing. Connections can be made between people that live hundreds of miles away from each other that would’ve never met...
Growing Up in the Digital Age
Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of NFSHSA and Bernard Childress, Executive Director of TSSAA
October 3, 2018
From the Greatest Generation to Baby Boomers, Generation X to Millennials, teenagers in every era have had challenges growing up. In today’s digital world, high school students are being tested in unique and demanding ways. The Washington Post confirms that 73 percent of all American teena...
Two minutes of silence across nations sound importance of Holocaust Remembrance March
The Editorial Staff of the Hillsboro Globe, Editor of the Hillsboro Globe
April 13, 2018
Sirens wailed for two minutes across continents as millions joined in a moment of silence during the shrill wailing to remember the six million Jews who died during the Holocaust and the world watched as Presidents from several countries stood together in a day of remembrance. Fewer and fewer su...
Mass shootings in public places – are they becoming too common?
March 25, 2018
The most common memorial seen on the side of a road generally honors a person(s) who have died in a car accident. However, it becoming all to familiar to see images of memorials beside building, on curbs and yes even lining a street to honor those who have died as a result of gun violence. The ...
2018 opens averaging a school shooting that leads to injury every three days
Hillsboro Globe Editorial Staff
February 15, 2018
The school shooting Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Marjory Stonemason Douglas High School marks the country’s 18th school shooting of 2018, just 45 days into the year. It is the 13th shooting that involved multiple injuries, and the 9th that results in at least one death on a school campus...
15 Lazy Person Secrets to Improving Your Life
Adora Lewis, Author
October 31, 2017
A person is being lazy if he is able to carry out some activity that he ought to carry out, but is disinclined to do so because of the effort involved. Instead, he or she carries out the activity perfunctorily; or engages in some other, less strenuous or less boring activity; or remains idle. I...
Make the switch to sustainable living – energy conservation of the future
Alexa Southall, Writer
October 6, 2017
Recently, I personally have changed my way of living. I made a decision to give "sustainable living" a try. decided to reduce my carbon-footprint by cutting back on my energy consumption, how I use transportation and even what I choose to eat. What is "sustainable living" though? For those who do not know, ...
Imperfect, Flawed and Beautiful – How Social Media Impacts Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Callie Maybry, Health and Beauty Reporter
September 26, 2017
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is an illness that affects about 200,000 people in the US each year, mostly making beginning appearances in those that are 12-13 years of age. BDD is incredibly severe, but can be even more dangerous in this day and age, where we have images of “ideal” beauty plastered e...
High school sports is the perfect venue to bring our communities together
Bob Gardner and Bernard Childress
August 22, 2017
Tailgates. Pep rallies. Friday night lights. The new school year is here! And that’s exciting news for student-athletes and high school sports fans alike. Research shows that being a student-athlete is about a lot more than fun and games. It teaches important life lessons, too. In f...