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The Student News Site of Boise High School

Boise Highlights
The Student News Site of Boise High School

Boise Highlights
André Souza

André Souza, Managing Editor

André Souza is a senior at Boise High, and a Managing Editor for Boise Highlights. His writing spans many fields, but he particularly focuses on lesser-known cases of injustice around the world. In his free time, André enjoys to surf, draw, and play soccer. He is also a captain for the boys varsity Cross Country team.

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The migrant children’s detention center in Homestead, Florida is a topic of debate within the government. (Carrie Feit)

Biden’s Immigration Plan Draws Comparisons to His Predecessor

André Souza, Managing Editor
April 27, 2021
NFAC members march through the streets of Lafayette, Louisiana during an armed rally. (REUTERS/Go Nakamura)

Gun Control, Racism, and the History of Black Gun Ownership in the USA

André Souza, Managing Editor
March 2, 2021
The Caribbean Community headquarters, where the CRC constructed its 10-point plan for reparations. (VTV)

Why Reparations Are Going to the Wrong People

André Souza, Managing Editor
December 21, 2020
A protester calls for the government to halt payment on rent and mortgage during a demonstration in Minneapolis. BRANDON BELL / GETTY IMAGES

Mass Eviction and Desperation in the United States

André Souza, Managing Editor
November 20, 2020

Keep Garden City Wierd

André Souza, Managing Editor
October 21, 2020
The Massive Ordinance Air Blast Bomb, or Mother Of All Bombs, as it is affectionately known, is the largest non-nuclear weapon in our arsenal. With a yield of around 11 kilotons of TnT, it’s still nowhere close to as damaging as the new ‘low-yield’ bombs that are planned. (Air Force Armament Museum)

Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons Vs. Chocolate Sundaes

André Souza, Managing Editor
October 21, 2020
For many parents, it has become an extra task to keep masks on their young children and keep them safe, and for many young children, the coronavirus has resulted in a feeling of loneliness and isolation.

[Photo] Behind the Mask

A Collaborative Project of the Highlights Staff
September 24, 2020
Land defenders circle the Quitobaquito Sacred Spring in an act of resistance and protection of their homelands. (Russ McSpadden

Saving O’odham Jeved

André Souza, Managing Editor
September 21, 2020
The U.S. government created a fake university to try to catch foreign nationals who were abusing the system, and many people say that they overstepped. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Don’t Apply to The University of Farmington

André Souza, Reporter
February 19, 2020
Idaho’s solution for a shortage in fieldhands is to supply farmers with the labour of the incarcerated. (The Spokesman-Review)

Prison Potatoes: Idaho’s Famous Food

André Souza, Reporter
January 22, 2020
Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, pictured together, are former friends that are now at odds.

Soccer Mama Drama

André Souza, Reporter
December 16, 2019
The marshlands of Tuluwat Island, set against the backdrop of the city of Eureka, where the Wiyot once thrived.

A Small Slice of History

André Souza, Reporter
November 19, 2019
Freak Alley, which is coming under new leadership, is Boise’s most popular art attraction. (Louis Ruth Photography)

A New Era for Freak Allyey

André Souza, Reporter
October 22, 2019
Idaho Ice World, May 2017, Photo Patrick Sweeney

The State of Hockey at BHS

André Souza, Reporter
October 22, 2019
The fusion of Italian and American at The Wylder. (André Souza)

A Different Brand of Pizza

André Souza, Reporter
September 23, 2019
The game, between the now defunct Western New York Flash and the Seattle Reighn, which was played on the smallest field allowed by soccer’s governing body. Cred: Carlos Ortiz

The Fading Game

André Souza, Reporter
May 15, 2019
Credit: BoiseDev

Is Boise The Next Big Soccer City?

André Souza, Reporter
May 15, 2019
Prisons aren’t the only place where forced sterilization happens, but they are the most common.

How the Government is Still Controlling Minority Populations

André Souza, Reporter
March 8, 2019
A wide variety of bagels and toppings are available at Sarah’s Bagel’s.

Sarah’s Bagel Cafe: The Hidden Gem of Downtown Boise

André Souza, Reporter
March 8, 2019
For California’s rural northern communities, their problems have only just begun. (Photo Cred. André Souza)

By The Light of The Fire

André Souza, Reporter
February 11, 2019
The only New Zealand food restaurant in the valley is now open. (Photo Cred. Devon Smith)

Kiwi Shake & Bake

André Souza, Reporter
February 11, 2019
Wild Root's open concept kitchen allows you to see your food being made.

Wild Root Cafe: Is It Worth The Price?

Andre Souza, Reporter
January 11, 2019
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