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The student news site of Harding Charter Preparatory High School

The Marionette

The student news site of Harding Charter Preparatory High School

The Marionette

Students from the HCPHS Orchestra program performed with the All City Orchestra under the baton of Dr. Thomas Taylor Dickey of OSU on Nov. 1.

Students participate in city-wide honor orchestra

Camila Noyola, Reporter December 2, 2024

All City Orchestra performed on Nov. 1 at the All City clinic at Classen SAS High School. Thomas Taylor Dickey, conductor of the orchestra program at Oklahoma State University, conducted the clinic.  The...

Noel Mercer and Meha Joseph hand out candy at the 2023 Trunk or Treat event sponsored by the BSU.

Get scared at school-sponsored Halloween events

Camila Noyola, Reporter October 16, 2024

The annual Haunted Maze and Trunk-or-Treat is coming back Oct 25. Student Council is hosting the Haunted Maze and Black Student Union (BSU) is hosting the Trunk or Treat.   The haunted maze will start...

Students are feeling the pressure over having to choose between activities for school absences and community leadership, due to the attendance policy in place.

Balancing act: New attendance rules challenge student engagement

Miranda Rodriguez, Editor-In-Chief September 26, 2024

With a new year comes new expectations, which is why with the rebranding of HCP came new attendance policies.  School activity absences have been the biggest concern among the student body, especially...

Seniors Chai Solomon, Candela Principi and Bryanna Mayberry show off their culture during the annual Latin Student Association's Spirit Week celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month. Students were encouraged to wear clothing that represented their culture.

Get involved and ‘clash’ for prizes

Nyla Jones, Reporter September 26, 2024

In an attempt to increase school spirit and participation at events, the Student Council has introduced the Clash of Classes, is a point battle between each grade and faculty. It is a new, nearly year-long...

The Latin Student Association will hold their annual Spirit Week starting Monday, Sept. 22. Students can participate in dress-up days, after school activities and an assembly at the end of the week.

Hispanic Heritage Week 2024

Adrianna Hill, Reporter September 19, 2024

The week of Sept.22, the Latinx Student Association is holding their annual Hispanic Heritage Week. HCP students are encouraged to dress up for the daily themes, attend after school events and purchase...

Exchange student Tony Weigelt works on english work during study hall in advisory. "Its exciting, I was nervous before, going to school, but now its just fun."

HCPHS says ‘Willkommen’ to exchange student

Adrianna Hill, Reporter September 12, 2024

Tony Weigelt, an exchange student from Dresden, Saxony, a town in eastern Germany, is joining the school for his junior year. “It’s way different here,” Weigelt said. “Everything is bigger and...

Smreker introduces the French stem Avoir, or "to have" in English, to her French 2 class.

Ballet, books and beyond

Becca Jolly, Editor-in-Chief August 29, 2024

2024 Harding Charter Preparatory High School Teacher of the Year Emma Smreker has been in love with the French language since she was a child.  “I started learning it because I took ballet classes...

Eagle Week 2024- A Reflection

Ajax Buxton, Reporter May 3, 2024

One of Harding’s finest traditions received some major changes this year due to some recent controversies. Eagle Week, which is a week-long charity fundraising event, has been a tradition at Harding...

Behind the lens of Matin Mazroee

Behind the lens of Matin Mazroee

Miranda Rodriguez, Editor-in-chief April 25, 2024

Senior Matin Mazroee is taking the sky by storm in his recent drone photography projects. Mazroee began his photography journey through inst ructor Kelli Taylor’s journalism and yearbook classes....

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