The Marionette

Students in HCP speech and debate advance to state

Kaitlyn Smith, Reporter • April 6, 2017

HCP Speech and Debate took a big win at the West Oklahoma Speech & Debate Regionals. Among these students, 11 are taking 15 events to State Apr. 6. Among the students placing in original oratory...

Eagle Week 2017

Lily Waswo, Reporter • March 27, 2017

HCP's philanthropy week is back again, and there are many ways to contribute. Known around the school as Eagle Week, there will be several fundraisers and events going on during the week, all of the...

Voicing sexual assault: installment two

Nikita Lewchuk, Reporter • March 27, 2017

Merriam Webster defines rape as “Unlawful sexual activity carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will.” They also offer the following definition of sexual assault, “Illegal...

Choir students represent HCP at district solo, ensemble contest

Kaitlyn Smith, Reporter • March 21, 2017

Spending time after school and doing extra work outside for extra help and guidance is a common activity among students at HCP. Among these dedicated students are HCP choir members who competed at the...

Spring Break 2017

Lily Waswo, Reporter • March 10, 2017

Another quarter of the school year has passed, and it is finally time for Spring Break 2017. While some have been counting down the days until they leave for vacation, there are plenty of fun and interesting...

Two HCP seniors qualify for Academic All State

Kaitlyn Smith, Reporter • March 6, 2017

The Marionette would like to congratulate seniors Conner Mulvaney and Isaiah Gilley for their achievement of earning Academic All State. This prestigious award is awarded to the top 100 public high school...

From Vietnam to America

Kaitlyn Smith, Reporter • February 2, 2017

From extensive land to crowded cities, senior Le Nguyen moved from Vietnam to Oklahoma in 2010 when she was just 11 years-old in order to expand her family's business. Unlike Oklahoma, Vietnam neighborhoods...

Riding into the future

Isis Frazier, Reporter • January 19, 2017

After her mother passed, sophomore Cody Cummins wanted a find something that kept her mother in mind. Because of her mother’s love for horses, Cummins was brought to Rudy and Seth. Cummins has...

Monkeying around

Isis Frazier, Reporter • December 16, 2016

Senior Emily Stanford found her passion working among the species closest to humans. Great apes. Stanford volunteers at the Oklahoma City Zoo as a junior curator. As a junior curator, Stanford has...

Presidential Premonitions

Natia Lewchuk, Reporter • November 3, 2016

Mystic or Valor? Instagram or Vine Snapchat? Orange is the New Black or Stranger Things? High school students are facing many different choices this year. However, perhaps the most consequential occurs...