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The Student News Site of Rock Hill High School

Hill Top Times
The Student News Site of Rock Hill High School

Hill Top Times
With a photo collage, Editor-in-Chief Tolu Oyesanya looks back on her experiences in the journalism program and high school overall. She will attend Southern Methodist University studying English and computer science this fall.

Senior Column: Back to the beginning

Tolu Oyesanya, Editor-in-Chief
May 23, 2025
A digitally constructed image shows a textbook chapter on slavery at the top, with the covers of “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” by Harriet Jacobs, “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass,” and “Copper Sun” by Sharon Draper below. Behind the books, words like “children sold,” “men branded,” “bodies tormented,” “lives stolen,” and “generations broken” highlight the human reality often missing from slavery curriculum. (Book covers sourced from Hachette Book Group, Atheneum Books for Young Readers and Signature Classics.)

Make slavery education human again

Tolu Oyesanya, Editor-in-Chief
May 23, 2025
Barnes holds up a poster promoting school pride at a pep rally. “[In Student Council], last year I was an executive officer and then this year I'm vice president,” Barnes said. “It’s taught me how to be a leader in the world.”

Senior Spotlight: Evan Barnes

Tolu Oyesanya, Staff Reporter
April 23, 2025
A digital illustration displays a gravestone labeled “THE STUDENT NONPROFIT,” with “Born Junior Year” and “Died Senior Year” written beneath, representing student-run nonprofits that are often short-lived, created for college applications rather than driven by genuine social impact.

Prestige over purpose: the nonprofit playbook

Tolu Oyesanya, Staff Reporter
March 16, 2025
Senior Elizabeth Hill uses gouache to create a painting in her AP 2-D Art and Design class, carefully applying each brushstroke. "I've become less stressed from working on my pieces and trying to be the best of the best," Hill said. "I've been content to just draw or paint."

Senior Spotlight: Elizabeth Hill

Tolu Oyesanya, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2025
A Canva graphic, featuring winter boots surrounded by "#performativeactivism" and #politicalresistance." The visual represents the dual perceptions of online activism—both as a tool for awareness and as a symbol of performative engagement.

The power and pitfalls of “cute winter boots”

Tolu Oyesanya, Staff Reporter
January 31, 2025
A graphic illustrates Luigi Mangione set against a backdrop of money and health insurance card symbols, representing the systemic issues within the U.S. healthcare system.

Murder or martyrdom?

Tolu Oyesanya, Staff Reporter
December 20, 2024
Project UCode Africa’s introductory meeting, held via Google Meet. "I envision Project UCode not only giving students a proper set of STEM education or knowledge, but also a social platform, or more so just a way to connect with other people," senior and Project UCode cofounder Akhil Kotturi said.

From Prosper High School to the world: Project UCode’s global expansion

Tolu Oyesanya, Staff Reporter
December 18, 2024
Librarian Brenda Briley stands amidst autumn-colored book displays. "I hope that everyone can come in and see themselves in not just the literature, but feel comfortable coming to me about whatever they might need," Briley said.

Behind the shelves

Tolu Oyesanya, Staff Reporter
November 18, 2024
Student sentiments on the 2024 election

Student sentiments on the 2024 election

Tolu Oyesanya, Staff Reporter
November 16, 2024
Aiming his gadget, American Sign Language teacher Brendon Feagans dresses as a Ghostbuster with a proton pack secured to his back.

Trunk or Treat!

Tolu Oyesanya, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2024
During Kids Camp at Hughes Elementary School, sophomore Aparna Uppalapati crouches between two girls, engaging with them as they create a chalk flower on the pavement. “I love children and I’m very passionate about children, so that’s why I joined TAFE,” Uppalapati said. “After being in TAFE, I learned how to get a child to understand [me] better and how to understand a child better.”

Building bonds

Tolu Oyesanya, Staff Reporter
October 19, 2024
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