Humans Of Sophomore Honors: Miriam Mende

I interviewed Miriam about her upbringing. She had a lot to say about how she has become more confident through the help of those around her. She goes into detail about who helped her in what situations.

By Luke H. from Eureka Senior High School in California

“My biggest struggle is making my own decisions. I have had trouble coming up with solutions to solve my own problems. [The people with the biggest impact on my life are] probably my elders. They help me a lot in situations that I don’t know how to act in. I have not had had very many big problems, just a lot of small ones.”

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Humans of Sophomores Honors:Daniel King

I interviewed Daniel King a fellow student in my class about his family,academics, and cultural background.I was surprised by how spread out his family was and how well he knew them.He also told me how he loves languages and academics.

The Effect of the Pandemic on Humboldt County Students

Humboldt County, like so much of the globe, has been drastically effected by the pandemic. Schools were forced to shut down, and the damage was catastrophic.

Pork Prices Skyrocket With New CA Proposition

Pork prices have been on a steady increase across the county. Learn about the proposition that is behind these increases, and how it affects the people in your local community. An interview with an agricultural professional reveals it all.

Retired Track Coach: Catrina Bindel

In this interview, I learned of Catrina Bindel's life story. I also learned of how she became a track and field coach; and what she did after she stopped coaching. She is a great person to talk to and I enjoyed hearing about her story.

Covid Effecting Schools

Covid has effected schools a huge amount since we've gotten back to in-person. I wanted to understand why this has happened what it's effecting currently.

How Covid-19 has affected local Health Centers

I interviewd my mom about her P.O.V. on Covid-19 and the inside details about how it has affected not only her, but her job. She then tells me all struggles her job has faced and ways they tried to fix them.

The Impact of Covid-19 on Local Musicians

I discussed Covid-19 and its impact on local musicians. I interviewed Chris Cox, a local musician and the EHS Jazz Ensemble director about this topic. We also talk about the future of performing arts.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Kylee Waldvogel

I interviewed Kylee Waldvogel about the important lessons she has learned through life, and how it has affected her views of the world.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Natalie

I interviewed Natalie Arrez Alcantar about what she wants to do when she grows up.

How Covid-19 has affected the working class around the United States but more in depth on how Covid has affected the working class of Eureka, California

My article has statistics and points of view on how Covid affected the work place around the United States and specifically in Eureka, California.

The origins of R&B, Jazz, and Rock

This article will inform you about the origins of R&B, Rock, and Jazz. It will talk about their African American Origins and the impact African American music/culture has left on today's media. (Trigger warning, racism and racial epithets)

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Lila Ekholdt

In this interview Lila told me about where her motivation comes from. She explained what contributes to her driven personality and attitude towards life.

The Progression of Sports Throughout the Pandemic

My article looks over all the stats and mental affects of athletes who's seasons were cut short by covid.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Gabriel Martinez

I interviewed Gabriel Martinez about his happiest, saddest, and proudest moments in his life. I also asked him one thing that people don't know about him and his goals for this year.

Humans of Sophomores Honors Sequoia Ashby

I interviewed Sequoia Ashby and we talked about her goals and hopes in life. She talked a lot about cross country and her passion really shows.

Covid’s Effect On The Homeless Community & Humboldt County’s Reaction

This Journalistic Article describes the homeless population before and after covid. How covid has effected there daily life and struggles; As well as what foundations, healthcare, and other resources Humboldt has to offer the homeless community.

Humans of Sophomore Honors English: Kaitlin Giacone

In an interview I had with Kaitlin Giacone, you get to know about her inspiring story of how she wants to help change an issue she is passionate about. She explains a past issue of hers, and how she is planning on preventing others going through it.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Whilder Kijsriopas

I interviewed Whilder Kijsriopas about how she has become the person she is today. She explains challenges she´s faced and learned from, what has motivated her throughout her life, and explains a reflection on moments she is most proud of.

How to be Successful Growing up in Humboldt County

This article is about how success means something different to everyone. Whether you believe success to be based on financial earnings or having time with friends and family, you have to build your path to success.

Our Local Rocky Horror - Kate Fazio

Let's take a deep dive into Rocky Horror Picture Show, and see just how local a movie with a cult following since the 70s can be.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Nina

I interviewed Nina Chiu about her family relationships and who has had the biggest impact on her and who she has become.

Condors and the Yurok Tribe

This article is about the Yurok Tribes' participation in the Condor Restoration Program.

Humans of sophomore Honors: Miles Sorensen

In this interview i interviewed Miles Sorensen about his family and how they impact him. Some of the questions i asked were "Who is your favorite relative and why?". In conclusion the point of the interview was to get to know more about the person.

Humans of Sophomores - Luke Hernandez

I interviewed Luke Hernandez about how he became successful in soccer and the music band. He didn't want to do soccer when he was little but then joined it in middle school. He also joined the music band and is now doing both in high school.

offshore wind energy

My article is about potentially putting floating wind turbines into the waters of offshore Humboldt in order to produce more energy.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Victoria Shilts

I interviewed Victoria Shilts about her life experiences and how they impacted her views, happiness, and beliefs. This interview expresses how one's experiences can leave a lasting impression on an individual, even years later!

Construction In Covid

In this article I will be discussing the importance of construction and why it is so important. I will also be talking about how Covid-19 has affected that line of work and how it has affected my dad who works in the construction business.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Kate Fazio

I interviewed Kate Fazio about something people wouldn't know about her just from looking at her and also what she likes most about herself personality-wise.

Charli Roberts

Charli Roberts is a Sophomore at Eureka High. She is ingrained in livestock and has won many national shows. Charli's competed with people from California to Ohio and has won. She currently wants to go somewhere like Texas Tech and learn agriculture.

Covid-19 vs. Healthcare; Why is it Important?

This article describes hospitals and healthcare workers struggling with shortness in staff and shortness in resources while also battling the pandemic and its hardships.

¨Humans of Sophomore Honors¨

I interviewed Baedan for my English project this will talk about his life.

Dancing Through COVID

Has Covid had an impact on the activities you love to do? For dancers, they discovered their true interests and they fought through the struggles that Covid brought.

Human of Sophomore Honors: Mateo

I interviewed Mateo about his past I learned his dad has had a big impact on his life and hes spent his whole life playing baseball.

How Covid affected Sports at Eureka

In this article, I talked about how Covid-19 affected Eureka High School and what precautions we have taken to overcome it.

humans of sophomore honors Megan Barry

I interviewed Megan Barry about her life and how certain events impacted her. After the interview I realized that there is a lot more to people than meets the eye.

humans of sophmore honors english: madison

I interviewed Madison W about about her life and human nature, and everything I asked her about she had a answer to. I asked what she wanted to do when she grows up and she already knows what she wants to do, she has a plan.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Sophia West

In this interview, I asked Sophia West some questions about herself and what she wanted to do with her life. I then recorded them below.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Emma Wiegandt

I interviewed Emma Wiegandt about her ideas on human nature. Two of the questions I asked her were, "When we’re gone, how do you want people to remember you?" and " What is the most important lesson you have learned in life?".

Covid-19 Devastates Beef Market Prices

The Covid-19 virus has affected our lives in multiple ways. We have seen examples of this throughout our stores and restaurants. Our food prices are going up, and the beef price increase is affecting our generational ranchers.

Humboldt Bay, King Salmon, and Radioactivity

My Journalistic Article is about King Salmon's section of Humboldt Bay and the radioactive materials stored within a large hill nearby the town. King Salmon's section of Humboldt Bay is very special, and it would be awful if something happened to it.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Jackson Burger

I interveiwed Jackson burger about how he following his passion of music and how his dad has been the biggest impact every step of the way.

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For my Journalistic Article, I decided to do a topic on COVID-19 and interviewed my 13 year old little sister about her opinions towards when we had to do quarantine, online school, wear masks, etc.

humans of softmore honors:Kata Pardoe

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The Impact of Covid on Humboldt Sports

In this article, I discussed the importance of sports to kids and the impact that Covid has had on local youth sports in Humboldt County.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Nova

For humans of Sophomore English I interviewed my classmate Nova. She talked about her life growing up, morals, and values.

Humans Of Sophomores Honors: Solveig Lyssand

For our Humans Of Sophomores Honors assignment, I interviewed Solveig Lyssand.

Impact of the Mural Project 2021-2022

In the following article, I wrote about the current events related to the Mural Project in the Eureka High School community. I have interviewed students, teachers of EHS, and individuals involved in the project.

How Small Businesses Have Been Affected By Covid

Small businesses have been one of the most affected by the pandemic. Almost one-third of all small businesses were shut down in March and some never fully recovered.

Eureka High Diversity Murals

The Diversity murals at Eureka High school have gone through a long process of rejection approval. They represent both embracing cultures and unifying our community.

Humans of Sophmore Honors: Samantha Sweet

For our "Humans of Sophomore Honors" interview project, I interviewed Samantha Sweet. I found that she had a deep passion for animals, engraved in her since the beginning of her life.

Humans of Sophmore Honors:Jordan Phanh

For this project, I interviewed Jordan Phanh. We discussed how his life changed as he grew into young adulthood and the people who helped him along the way.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Clark Green

For my Humans of Sophomore Honors project I interviewed Clark Green. He talked about nature and how he like the outdoors. We also discussed the challanges he faced when he was younger.

Humans of Sophmore Honors Sidney

For our Humans of Sophomore English project. I interviewed Sidney Caampued and learned that she is all about her family and culture. She is very proud of where she came from and of her family.

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Haiden's happiest moment is when she's with her sister.

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Introspection and Recollection of Us and Our Environment

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Nina

I interviewed Nina Chiu about her family relationships and who has had the biggest impact on her and who she has become.

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Ashley

For my Sophomore Honors English class, I interviewed Ashley about a childhood memory that stuck with her.

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The young man without the drip on him.

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Joleen S.

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A bright future for a bright student.

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Tobacco addiction.

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This is an interview about how Emily would like to be remembered and about her proudest moments.

democracy

Democracy is coming together despite differences for a greater good like how the flowers come together even though they are different to make a pretty vase of flowers

Humans of Sophomore Honors: Sophia West

In this interview, I asked Sophia West some questions about herself and what she wanted to do with her life. I then recorded them below.

Nanjing massacre

A few words.

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Down in history.

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Quotes from an Interview with Kaylie W.

The Effect of COVID on Hospitals

My article is about how COVID, the worldwide pandemic, has affected hospitals around the world especially St. Josephs's hospital in Eureka. It talks about the various problems that COIVID has caused for St. Joseph's.

Why is Nuclear Power Better than Fossil Fuels?

I wrote an article about the energy sources that we use in our everyday lives and which one is better.

The most important person.

This my interview of my classmate, Alexandra Eustace.

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Quotes from Faye Clark, a first year at Academy of The Redwoods.

Humans of Sophmore Honors:Jordan Phanh

For this project, I interviewed Jordan Phanh. We discussed how his life changed as he grew into young adulthood and the people who helped him along the way.

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Alistair. R

humans of sophmore honors english: madison

I interviewed Madison W about about her life and human nature, and everything I asked her about she had a answer to. I asked what she wanted to do when she grows up and she already knows what she wants to do, she has a plan.

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An interview with Sash H.

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Interviewee ~ David In His Third Year of High School

Humans of Zuni: Cody Seciwa-Koons

Personal stories define who a person by describing how certain events shaped their personality. This is Cody Seciwa-Koons' story.

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