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The student news site of Center Hill High School.

The Pony Express
The student news site of Center Hill High School.

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Nadia Sumlar

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express

Nadia Sumlar
Co-Editor-in-Chief, The Pony Express

Nadia Sumlar, Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Pony Express for 2019-2020, is a senior at Center Hill High School and has been on the newspaper staff since freshman year. An A-B honor roll student, she enjoys writing album and music reviews for The Pony Express and also writes for inkstained, the school’s literary magazine. She enjoys K-pop, online shopping, poetry, and hanging out with her friends. In the fall of 2020, she plans to attend Delta State University and major in biology.

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At a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest June 6 in front of the Olive Branch City Hall, protesters kneeled on the ground for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time Derek Chauvin pinned George Floyd to the ground. The group prayed and raised their fists against systemic racism in this country.

Sumlar: Enough is enough

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
June 17, 2020

Choirs to sing in the Big Apple

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
March 5, 2020

Select Women’s Chorus spends Spring Break in Alabama

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
March 5, 2020
Head boys soccer coach Andrew Yeoman speaks to the team before a practice in November. The Mustangs, with a 16-1 record, won their first ever state championship Feb. 8 against Long Beach.

Boys soccer wins North Half championship, eyes state title

Billie Boyd, Staff/Reporter
February 5, 2020
Kobe Bryant was a basketball phenom, a brother, a son, and a loving husband and father. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gigi, died in a helicopter crash Jan. 26.

Opinion: 2 and 24

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
January 29, 2020

Netflix series review: ‘You’

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
January 29, 2020
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Holmes helps dance team make hip hop history at The Hill

Max Lankford, Staff/Reporter
December 8, 2019
Megan Weigel was diagnosed with dyslexia when she was in the third grade. “I like the challenge of working hard when it comes to dyslexia,” she said. “When I achieve my goal, it makes me feel better, because I pushed myself.”

Mustang Profile: Senior Megan Weigel thrives despite dyslexia

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
October 21, 2019
Duncan Van, left, a member of Interact’s Best Buddies program, works with William “Trey” Jones III on a craft in the community-based class. Trey was born with an extra chromosome, but that doesn’t mean he is any less.

Students get Up for Down syndrome

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
October 21, 2019

Artist Review: SuperM the ideal K-Pop supergroup

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
October 21, 2019
The original depiction of Ariel in the 1989 film "The Little Mermaid" was a young white girl with red hair. Disney sparked controversy when it recently chose Halle Bailey, a 19-year-old black woman, for the leading role in a new adaptation of this timeless classic.

‘The Little Mermaid’ casting causes controversy for Disney

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
September 3, 2019

Opinion: Uno wrong for declaring stacking rule illegal

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
May 14, 2019

Artist Review: Ateez

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
February 14, 2019

Fresh faces join the Mustang family this year

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
October 30, 2018
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Slideshow: HOCO Decades Day, 10/11/18

From staff reports, The Pony Express
October 11, 2018
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Slideshow: HOCO Tourist Day, 10/9/18

Staff reports, The Pony Express
October 9, 2018
Adriana Love, sophomore, said she is enjoying reading "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas. "I like how it focuses on what's been happening lately with police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement," she said. "I definitely plan on going to see the movie when it comes out."

Book Review: ‘The Hate U Give’

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
October 2, 2018
Nuriel Perkins poses with a Class of 2019 frame after the pep rally Aug. 24.

Slideshow: First Pep Rally 8/24/18

From staff reports, The Pony Express
August 24, 2018

The Top 10 bops of the school year

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
May 18, 2018

Album Review: ‘Face Yourself’

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
May 4, 2018

Album Review: ‘PTX Presents: Top Pop, Vol. 1’

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
May 4, 2018
Justin Franklin owns more than 60 pairs of shoes but said it's difficult to wear them all because he doesn't have enough clothes to match.

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Foundations of Journalism Students, Special to The Pony Express
April 12, 2018

Archery hits the bullseye in district, North Half competition

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
April 9, 2018

Batter up with the Center Hill softball team

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
March 26, 2018

Students must make up one of five snow days

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
February 2, 2018

Boys soccer new division champs

Nadia Sumlar, Editor-in-Chief for The Pony Express
January 26, 2018
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