Hailey Esses

Hailey Esses

Hailey Esses, a senior at Brentwood School, is passionate about journalism and writing for the HS Insider. She is the Editor-in-Chief of her school's newspaper, The Flyer. Hailey also writes for the California Riding Magazine and interns for the Beverly Hills Courier. She is an equestrian and the captain of Brentwood School's equestrian team. Hailey combines her love of horses and community service by working with All In Stride which provides equine therapy to people with special needs, foster children, and veterans. She is also a member of Best Buddies. Hailey has been recognized with the Presidential and Benefacta community service awards for the past three years. In addition to her love of horses, she enjoys spending time with her dog, Bella.
Opinion: The rise of computer science

Opinion: The rise of computer science

All across the country, computer science has become one of the most sought after majors amongst major universities. According to an article in "The New York Times," over 37% of the incoming freshman class at the University of Texas at Austin in 2018 chose computer...

How to be politically aware in high school

How to be politically aware in high school

As the highly anticipated Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary wrap up, the 2020 presidential election is on everyone’s mind. Many high school upperclassmen will be eligible to vote this year, in both the California primary and the general election. Yet, a staggering...

Climate Change today

Climate Change today

“You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words…We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth, how dare you,” said Sweedish climate and environmental activist Greta...

More horses die as racing continues

More horses die as racing continues

Three horses have died within two weeks of the Del Mar Race Track opening for the summer season. On July 18, two horses, trained by Carla Gaines and Bob Baffert, died instantly in a training accident from broken necks, and the third horse, trained by Bob Baffert, was...

Laughter is the best medicine

Laughter is the best medicine

For actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, humor and finding the funny moments helped her deal with her battle with cancer, according to an announcement on Twitter in Sept. 2017, when she had breast cancer and one year later, she is cancer free. The actress, who is best known...