From a young age, we were all taught the importance of a college education and  put under a strange amount of pressure as kids to figure out what we wanted to do with our lives. It’s almost funny looking back at how adults would jokingly ask us what we wanted to be when we grew up as kids; but...

The Home Alone franchise is a beloved Christmas movie that has touched  many hearts and made people laugh for over 30 years. From the deathly shenanigans the robbers endured, to the misdirected villains, the Home Alone franchise has been able to capture the imaginations of people of all ages: but the...

It’s a cold and morose winter in 1914, right in the middle of the first World War. Soldiers on both sides are exhausted and traumatized. Everyday both sides don’t know if they’ll make it out alive. Eight months have passed since being stuck in the trenches of Europe. It’s Christmas Eve and the...

Students and staff, it's that time of year again to get all of ourselves into that holiday state of mind: it is time to show some holiday (and school!) spirit, by participating in this December's Hawthorne High School's Holiday Spirit Week!   This year, the four day week is as follows: Monday,...

What are over 100 million students in our nation (and around the world) doing December 6-12, and on Friday, December 10 here at Hawthorne High School? These students (including yourself!) will be participating in the Hour of Code. The Hour of Code, as defined on the website hourofcode.com, is "a...