THE HOOT: Valley High School’s Literary Arts Publication
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Av’s Hot Takes
Musically & Vine over Tiktok I remember the days I woke up and grabbed my iPhone 5 to be presented with the cringiest, funniest videos ever. Now I wake up to see a girl vlogging her day and eating a 0-calorie bagel while doing her “doom-of-despair gym workout”. I miss the days I could make…
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My Platonic Soulmate by Jocelyn Ortiz-Burquez
People are always talking about soulmates and how they hope to find theirs someday. They always talk about soulmates but only in romantic ways. I wish people would talk more about their platonic soulmates. So today, I’m gonna talk about mine. My sister. My sister’s name is Crystal, we are six years apart, and were…
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My Experience At Valley High School by Jojo Holman
My experience at valley high school is more than cool. This poem is going to be about more than just school. I started out new and very blue. I was lost and tossed. I needed a fresh start not knowing it would change my heart. Valley changed me, It made me see. What wonders it…
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Diet Coke is Absolutely Nasty by Bella Carrion
Hey guys, it’s your favorite person, Bella!! Today I will be talking about an opinion I will stand on until I die! Diet Coke sucks; yes, I said it, and I’m more than happy to say it again. Yes, my parents work for Coca-Cola, and yes, I grew up trying basically every Coke product known…
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![Podcast: The Voice of Valley with Tyler Mathewson and CJ Dzubak [episode 5]](https://hoothoot.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/the-voice-of-valley-1.png?w=500)
Podcast: The Voice of Valley with Tyler Mathewson and CJ Dzubak [episode 5]
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![Podcast: The Voice of Valley with Jocelyn Burquez and Bonnie Farley [episode 4]](https://hoothoot.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/vov-bon-joce.png?w=500)
Podcast: The Voice of Valley with Jocelyn Burquez and Bonnie Farley [episode 4]
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“Untitled” by Trey Valdez
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“I’m a masterpiece of chaos…” by Avalynn Kelley
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Artist Interview: Maezali Barnett
Medium: Acrylic on canvas What inspires you? “ My past experiences. For this piece in particular, it was about getting better as I was fighting for my mental health. This piece is full of 3’s because I liked the idea of the trinity – the Nordic knot can represent whatever you want or need it…
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Finn Draws Danganronpa
I drew characters from Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 🙂 It’s prolly rated mature or something so don’t play it unless you like violence! Enjoy!
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Valley’s 50th Anniversary Activity by Lucas Bland
Food. Food is by far the strongest motivator for teenagers to go to anything. Even since before I became President, I knew that for an event to be successful, there are two main points to consider. The first and most important one is food, so much food that teenagers could stuff their fat faces full…
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Aaleeya Stevens’ Top 10 Least Favorite Things
People With No Sense of Urgency “Did we get our license yesterday?” Why are we going 50 in a 45? I don’t see a cop or a car in front of you; people have places to be, please step on it. Or when I go to speed around you and you speed up? Come on,…
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“The sky above…” by Avalynn Kelly
The sky above captures a beauty in light But sometimes more sublime in the night Forever changing, yet stays enchanting In soft, silent stars or clouds gently slanting In cold, falling rain or in skies calm and wide, ever feeling it holds Is never disguised.
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Xbox 360 Still Matters to Me by Solomon Harmer
Why does Xbox matter to me? I feel that old Xbox consoles have allowed me to create many memories and friends, and made my childhood filled with joy and laughter that has developed who I am today. Asking friends for their usernames on this console so that we could play together just about every day…
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My Little Village by Jocelyn Ortiz-Burquez
As you grow up you always hear the saying “it takes a village to raise a child”, I never understood what that meant until I realized I was raised by a village. I was shown love by every one of my family members and I knew it of course, but I always felt like it…
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