HOT, Not, and What? Vol. 2 Edition 2
Where do the topics lie? This scale measures how HOT or not this weeks topics are.
October 19, 2018
Hot:
- New royal baby
- The Texas debate between Cruz and Beto
- Volleyball district champions in 6A
- ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ becoming the most viewed Netflix original film ever
- Economics and government teacher Meghan Stevenson awarded ‘Star Polisher of the month’
- ‘Mega Millions’ lottery jackpot raises to $970 million (and is constantly going up)
- The Jake Paul series finale by Youtuber Shane Dawson
- The Knicks breaking NBA record for most points scored in second quarter
- The Liam Payne contest
- Varsity football win vs. Boyd
Not:
- Hurricane Michael
- Four dead at toddlers birthday party in Texas
- Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson breakup
- The State Fair ending this weekend
What:









![PHS's National Merit Semifinalists stand in front of the PHS building. Adithri Raghuram, Arnav Bhute, Dylan Lyon, Emily Zhang, Janani Sridhar, Katie Lee, Kenna Boyd, Khyati Khanderao, Krish Hariharan, Lakshya Meiyappan, Meher Lahiri Gudipati, Murtaza Siddiqui, Om Gaddad and Tejas Paleti qualified for the Semifinalists due to their substantial scores during the PSAT/NMSQT test and are on their way to become finalists. "I believe we find out [the finalists] in February,” senior Meher Lahiri Gudipati said. “So I guess we're just looking forward to it."](https://eaglenationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/national-merit-300x200.webp)




