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The Marionette

The student news site of Harding Charter Preparatory High School

The Marionette

Members of the HCP representation of the All City Honor Band gather before their performance at Classen SAS High School @ Northeast in January.

Musicians perform with local honor band

Camila Noyola, Reporter • March 7, 2026

The All City band clinic was Jan 24 at Classen SAS High School @ Northeast. Other high schools that participated were Capitol Hill, Classen SAS, Douglass, Harding Fine Arts, John Marshall, Northwest...

German exchange student embraces American culture

January 16, 2026

Junior Simon Graef moved to Kentucky from Berlin, Germany as part of an exchange program. He quickly adapted to the new environment by getting involved in track and other activities with his new classmates....

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, 2025

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, 2026

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, 2026

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, 2026

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, 2026

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, 2026

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, 2026

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...

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