Dancing into next year
May 25, 2018
With ears pressed against the gym’s double doors, a few hopeful Dancerettes try to listen in on the conversation going on inside. Meanwhile, inside the gym doors three girls are standing before a panel of judges preparing to perform a routine to Dua Lipa’s “Blow your mind,” in an attempt to land...
Crew team advances to Nationals
April 10, 2017
Before the sun began to peak over the horizon, rowers shuffled slowly up to the boat trailer to begin a long weekend of intense competition. At 6:30 am, the work began. Over the next two days, the HHS crew team would compete against schools who fought to take titles and national qualifying spots ...
Crew continues competition tradition
April 6, 2017
The loud banging of water jug drums ring through the air. The Hillsborough River is flooded with a mixture of protein powder, fish and pudding. Prayers are being made to the river gods for good luck in the coming weeks. This can only mean one thing: a new season of crew has begun. Before compet...
HHS Crew sweeps (and sculls) FSRA West District Championships
April 2, 2017
It’s 3:30 a.m. on a Saturday and the HHS Rowing Team is waking up to get ready for their FSRA West District Championship Regatta in Sarasota. Upon arrival, the team began re-rigging or putting together their boats that they would use on the racecourse. The whole set-up process took a co...
Crew team has its first annual erg-a-thon
March 25, 2017
In summer 2016, the HHS crew team found a new home and began to adjust to not having docks. The team, along with the crews of Academy of Holy Names and Berkeley Prep, have been working to raise the funds for their own docks. To supply enough docks for all three teams, at total of $20,000 needs to be ...
The Dancerettes perform at annual showcase
Dylan McAleese and Jayla Rogers
February 18, 2017
As the Dancerettes came to a close on their piece, "The Black Rose," cheers and claps ensued. On Feb. 17, the Dancerettes performed a variety of pieces incorporating different styles of dance at their annual showcase. Friends and family came out to support the dancers as they demonstrated their ta...
QUIZ: Which senior Dancerette are you most like?
February 16, 2017
Senior Dancerette Personality Quiz
Crew team fishes picnic table out of Hillsborough River
January 24, 2017
A couple of weeks ago, the HHS Rowing Club discovered that one of the picnic tables at Rivercrest Park, the team’s practice site, had been pushed into and submerged in the Hillsborough River. The team collectively decided to take it upon themselves to fish the local park’s property out of the...
Crew team finds a new home
August 17, 2016
They’re knee deep in water as they pull their boats to dry land. They carry them a few meters up an incline to a fenced in area containing racks where several boats are placed. There is no roof to cover them, allowing the sun’s harmful rays to slowly damage the boats. This is what the crew team...
Crew races to nationals
May 24, 2016
One boat on crew is headed to Nationals. Five members are competing in the boys junior four 1500 meter against 24 other boats on May 27 in Nashport, Ohio. To qualify for the 2016 Scholastic Rowing Association of America Regatta, they needed to be in the top three of their division at the Sweep State...