Dustin Sanders, Staff Writer
February 16, 2012
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
Many students are able to obtain jobs and still manage the grades a good student needs in school. Some students are even able to keep up with extracurricular activities in and out of school as well.
It is said that for...
Caitlyn Bogart, Co-Editor In Chief
February 13, 2012
Filed under Editorials
Every day, people go to work and school, they run the rat-race, the monotonous day to day things that get everyone down. People are debating whether or not it is a choice to be happy.
Happiness is a perception, and it is a...
February 6, 2012
Abigail Reynolds, Staff Writer
January 31, 2012
Filed under Editorials
Divorce seems to be a growing epidemic in the U.S. today, and almost half of our school population is made up of students who are from divorced families. Movies today, and in recent times have always portrayed stepparents as evil-doers:...
Dustin Sanders, Staff Writer
January 25, 2012
Filed under Editorials
No exams.
Students dread the first week back to school in January because of one thing—exams. Starting Jan. 10, students prepare for a long week of reviews, studying and exams. This week involves staying up very late, st...
Wililam Jackson, Staffer
January 24, 2012
Filed under Editorials
Zip ties
A recent and unusual epidemic is plaguing the school and it goes by the name “zip ties”. Zip-tying is the act of taking a zip-tie and closing it on a person’s backpack or other item, making it difficult and...
Abigail Reynolds, Staff Writer
January 23, 2012
Filed under Editorials
Ready, Set, Teach! is a new class offered this year to juniors and seniors- advised by Ms. Jessica Taylor- who want to be teachers, tutors, librarians, administrators/principals or even school counselors. This class is a program...
Caitlyn Bogart, Co-Editor In Chief
January 17, 2012
Filed under Editorials
Some teachers make the effort and others don’t
Powerpoints, worksheets, group projects, lab time, class discussions… that’s all well and good but what if the student still doesn’t understand? Students appreciate teach...
Alexis Stewart, Staffer
January 17, 2012
Filed under Editorials
Search for the best Peppermint Mocha drink this holiday season
Peppermint Mocha has always been a favorite of mine, especially when the holiday season rolls around.
Saxby’s “Grasshopper” (Peppermint Mocha) drink isn’t the best drin...
Alexis Stewart, Staffer
January 4, 2012
Filed under Editorials
Trainers choose football over everything else.
High school football in Texas is a huge deal. Everyone gets pumped up for Friday Night Football, the drill team dances, and the cheerleaders cheer, the band plays the fight song t...
Ana Meraz, Web Editor
December 6, 2011
Filed under Editorials
Three hundred thousand deaths. No this wasn’t from World War II or the Civil War. This is the number of people, both innocent and guilty, who have died because of the drug wars going on in Mexico. Although this is not happening...
Abigail Reynolds, Staff Writer
November 2, 2011
Filed under Editorials
Low grades just got lower very unexpectedly. In the past, the lowest grade a student could earn for a six weeks grade was a 50, no matter what. Now, that 50 point cap has been removed and all students are awarded what they truly...
