On February 14, a gunman took 17 lives at Parkland High School in Florida. The shooting sparked a political fire in students who believe enough is enough. These motivated students planned the National School Walkout Day as a way to protest. On March 14, the Women’s March Network sponsored the National School Walkout Day to advocate for gun control and/or to honor the lives of those lost in the disastrous shooting at Parkland High School. At 10 am, students and school faculty walked out of class for 17 minutes to honor those lost and bring attention to the gun...

On Friday 23, 2018, Laura Dekker visited HMSA to talk about her journey around the world when she was only 14 years old. Laura Dekker was brought to HMSA through Mr. Schulz who is the coordinator for LifeSail. On February 21, 2018, Mr. Berumen sent out a Google Form to sign up for the presentati...

During lunch on Thursday, February 1, 2018, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) participated in World Hijab Day. World Hijab Day is a worldwide event. This is the second year that the MSA has participated in World Hijab Day. A hijab is a headscarf associated with Islam. Women wear the hijab to co...

Graduates of Hawthorne Math and Science Academy came to talk to students on Thursday, January 11, 2018 for HMSA’s first Alumni Day. Alumni Day is when graduates of HMSA come back to talk to students about their high school experience and their life after high school. Some of the Alumni had jobs and they...

As Valentine’s Day approaches, people from different parts of the world begin to look for a guy or girl to spend that special day with. Whether or not the day is full of cards, chocolates, and flowers, Valentine’s Day is still viewed as that one day of the year where people get to express their fee...