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Hi's Eye

The Student News Site of Westfield High School

Hi's Eye

The Student News Site of Westfield High School

Hi's Eye

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‘I hate the word hero’ Mayor Brindle’s Take on Her Position of Power

Elizabeth Faragi and Nicole Braterman January 20, 2024

Leaders of a community have a significant responsibility. They give suggestions on policy-making and are responsible for the general welfare of the people, making them a heroic member of that community....

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From the Editor

Charlie Jeckell, Entertainment Editor (Hi's Eye) Editor-in-Chief and Section Editor (Optic) January 20, 2024

Dear Readers, The Law of Duality states that two opposite results derive from the same cause; that all phenomena, no matter how irreconcilable, follow the same path. This may seem like a reach...

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Marvel vs. DC: Who wins the battle?

Charlie Jeckell, Entertainment Editor (Hi's Eye) Editor-in-Chief and Section Editor (Optic) January 20, 2024

The largest debate over superhero franchises - Marvel or DC? Marvel Studios began in June of 1961 with Journey Into Mystery #69 and Patsy Walker #95, and has expanded today into the Marvel Cinematic Universe,...

Dream on: What do our dreams really mean?

Dream on: What do our dreams really mean?

Grace Kilbourn and Stacey Salz May 23, 2023

Guide to Dream Interpretation:  * Adapted from dreamdictionary.org. Visit for a free online dream analysis on A-Z topics.  Teeth Falling Out: Teeth falling out are associated with significant...

Cultural Food Helps Form Connections

Meryl Li, Editor in Chief and Section Editor March 6, 2022

Growing up, my mother always sang the praises of seafood from her hometown of Qingdao, China. Every time we ate clams, she would complain that it was nothing like the food from back home and a nostalgic...

Senator Cory Booker

The Garden Isn’t Full for Everyone

Vivian Jeckell, Shreya Jyotishi, and Natalie Manzo March 6, 2022

As an advanced nation in a world of sophisticated technology and consistent innovation, many view the United States as the pinnacle of human progress. However, beneath layers of extravagant richness...

Scott Conant, celebrity chef on Chopped

Who’s Hungry for Cooking Shows?

Caroline Donnelly and Amira Lee March 6, 2022

The competitive cooking shows we are familiar with today are all thanks to The Food Network. Created in 1993, the channel revolutionized cooking shows which launched it into fame, becoming the second...

Historical Society President Greg Blasi and Town Archivist Robert Wendel in the Historical Society archives photos and artwork

The Not-So-Secret Society: Westfield’s Hidden Gem

Thomas Chen, Vivian Jeckell, and Maxmilian Kiefer December 20, 2021

Nestled in the heart of Westfield, unseen among residential streets, is a treasure trove of antiquities, a seemingly endless record of times antecedent to our own. We’ve all driven past it: the brick...

Prideful and Prejudiced

Prideful and Prejudiced

Vivian Jeckell and Shreya Jyotishi December 20, 2021

When envisioning Westfield, images of cozy suburban residences and charming downtown shops immediately spring to mind, defining the town as the epitome of traditional suburbia. Westfield’s perceived...

Westfield Small Businesses Continue to be Impacted by COVID-19

Westfield Small Businesses Continue to be Impacted by COVID-19

Caroline Donnelly, Natalie Manzo, and Molly Reilly December 20, 2021

The past year and a half has presented an overwhelming plethora of challenges. Our schools, our extracurriculars and especially our downtown small businesses have been drastically altered. Many businesses...

Bethel Baptist Church

Walking Through History: Westfield’s African American Walking Tour

Amira Lee, Amanda Rickert, and Photos by Kimberly Su November 23, 2021

The walking tour, established in October 2020, was created by the African American History Committee of Westfield 300, a committee of Westfield citizens that spearheaded the celebrations of Westfield’s...

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