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The Hillsboro Globe

The Student News Site of Hillsboro High School

The Hillsboro Globe

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An Activist’s Guide to our Legislature

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Jonah Lehmann, Legislation Reporter March 4, 2024

Keeping track of what our lawmakers are doing is incredibly important. The problem is it can be dizzying for many to understand what everything means. What is a committee vs. a subcommittee, what is tabling...

A black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials

A black student was suspended for his hairstyle. Now his family is suing Texas officials

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Arnez Anderson, Contributing Writer October 2, 2023

HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a Black high school student in Texas who was suspended over his dreadlocks filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Saturday against the state's governor and attorney general,...

TN House Votes To Expel 3 State Representatives

TN House Votes To Expel 3 State Representatives

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Austin Kruljac April 19, 2023

Thursday March 30,2023 people ranging from all ages gathered at Tennessee's state capital and protested against gun violence only days after the shooting at Covenant leaving 6 dead. Protesters surrounded...

Protesters bring coffins to the Tennessee Capitol to call for gun safety legislation

Protesters bring coffins to the Tennessee Capitol to call for gun safety legislation

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Associated Press reports April 19, 2023
Demonstrators led by Bishop William Barber II had marched in Nashville on Monday, demanding that lawmakers pass the gun safety legislation and stop using their authority to trample democracy. They carried several caskets symbolizing those lost to gun violence on Monday.

Burro News 4/17

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Henry Miller, Burro TV April 18, 2023

In this week’s episode, anchors Jayson Moeck and Ezra Henley discuss the tragedy that recently took place at Covenant School. In honor of these events, there was a walk out protest across Tennessee,...

The Power of Protests

The Power of Protests

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Margo Jenkins, Writer April 10, 2023
“ Kristian’s fear is very valid. So far, the most our legislators have done so far is expel two young black representatives for standing up to protest with the protesters inside the capital.”- Margo Jenkins
Students march from Hume Fogg High School to the State Capitol for the March For Our Lives protest against gun violence in Nashville, Tenn., on Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Devastating Nashville Mass Shooting at Covenant: What We Know

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Madison Martin April 8, 2023

On Monday, March 27, the mass school shooting in Nashville sparked many questions and brought heartbreak to many. Police identified the assailant, Audrey Hale, who began shooting at the Covenant School...

What we know about the Covenant school shooting in Nashville

What we know about the Covenant school shooting in Nashville

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Associated Press Reports, Writer March 28, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Six people were killed at a small, private Christian school just south of downtown Nashville on Monday after a shooter opened fire inside the building of about 200 students,...

March 27, 2023, Mass Shooting Aftermath

March 27, 2023, Mass Shooting Aftermath

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Margo Jenkins, Editor March 28, 2023

A makeshift memorial is seen at the entry to Covenant School with a police car guarding, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. The former student who shot through the doors of the Christian...

An official is silhouetted as he uses a telescope to scan the horizon for a crescent moon that will determine the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, March. 22, 2023. Millions of Muslims in Indonesia are gearing up to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start on Thursday, with traditions and ceremonies across the worlds most populous Muslim-majority country amid soaring food prices.(AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Muslims across the world mark start of the holy month of Ramadan

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Associated Press March 22, 2023

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began at sundown on Wednesday, as the faithful prepared for a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting intended to bring them closer to God...

Alcoa just barely beats by Pearl Cohn High School with score of 65-62

Alcoa just barely beats by Pearl Cohn High School with score of 65-62

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – HIllsboro Sports Desk March 16, 2023

When the Pearl Cohn Firebirds lost to Whites Creek, so fans thought their season was over, but not the team. They chose to get closer as a team and rely on one another to win out and travel to Murfreesboro...

HIllsboro Burros beat Sevier Co. 65-39 in the TSSAA State basketball tournament

HIllsboro Burros beat Sevier Co. 65-39 in the TSSAA State basketball tournament

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – HIllsboro Sports Desk March 16, 2023

Hillsboro Burros Boys Basketball team proved Tuesday that they are ready to play and ready to win. Leading the entire game, the Burros demonstrated that they had an answer to any run Sevier Co. attempted....

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