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The Student News Site of Augustus F. Hawkins High School

The Advocate News @Hawkins

The Advocate News @Hawkins

Class of '26 Hawks House Banquet group picture.

Hawks House Awards Banquet 2026

Alyssa Elliott June 1, 2026

A black, gold and white tower of balloons greeted guests as they entered the Spring 2026 Hawks House Awards Banquet.  After dining of chow mein, fried rice and broccoli beef, catered by Panda Express...

Behind the scenes period five

Behind the scenes period five

Ariana Hernandez, Behind the scenes Photographer,Lights November 19, 2025

Behind the scenes is Period five recording the Advocate News to air on December 2 at 8 am.  This is what you don't get to see in the final cut after the videos are edited by students. To record the videos...

The start of one match, 2 teams on each side of the field

Robotics FTC Scrimmage

Van Sanchez, Photographer November 18, 2025

The FTC Scrimmage, hosted by yours truly, Hawkins High School, invited teams across Southern California to compete in a few practice games for the first look of the season, DECODE. None of these amazing...

Pumpkin head costume

Trick or Treat at Hawkins

Alyssa S. Moore, Adviser November 7, 2025

If you were one of the students who met the criteria of little to no U's on your report card, then you got a pass to participate in TRICK or TREAT 2025 in the spooky halls of Hawkins. Here are some...

Gus the Hawk hanging out during lunch.

Gus the Hawk hangs out at Hawkins HS

Aaron Whitaker November 5, 2025

Students noticed an unexpected visitor perched low in one of the campus trees, a hawk that quickly became the talk of the courtyard. The hawk, now known as “Gus,” named after Augustus F. Hawkins,...

Students a part of Senior sunrise

Senior Sunrise! Class of ’26

Van Sanchez, Photographer October 7, 2025

Class of 2026 enjoying their first ever Senior Sunrise. During Senior Sunrise on Friday, October 3, it started raining which led to everyone having to go inside the MPR but, that rain did not stop...

Senior Sunrise

Senior Sunrise

April Blanco, photographer October 7, 2025

The Hawkins senior class of 2026 take on their first ever sunrise. During the Sunrise, the most unexpected happened, it started to rain and students moved into the MPR, but that didn't stop the seniors...

BTS Photography

BTS Photography

Jamie “JT” Mena, On Air Talent, Photographer, Journalist, Reporter January 21, 2025

Whenever the Advocate News records a video broadcast, there is always a student photographer taking pictures behind the scenes. Thers photos were made by Jamie "JT" Mena, who is usually in front of the...

Soaring Hawk Exhibition

Soaring Hawk Exhibition

Che’ Ponce, Reporter, Photographer May 31, 2024

Advanced Art, Journalism, Generative Art and Design, Drawing, and SDC  classes collaborated on May 30 for an evening to showacse student work.  Spanning from the library to the music room, students...

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