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Student called out online

Student called out online

Cheerleader made subject of controversy
May 5, 2016

    Junior Havin Bradley woke up to her phone buzzing nonstop with texts. When she looked, she found dozens of screenshots from her friends of a Facebook post aimed directly at her....

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Coach Telaneus poses next to the Girls Cross Country teams regional trophy. The girls went on to win state this year after thei reginal victory.

Moving forward

Documentary captures coach’s recovery
Sanika Sule, Editor in Chief April 14, 2016

Fourteen years ago when cross country and track coach Steve Telaneus suffered a heart attack at a meet, his chances of survival were slim. For 33 minutes, no oxygen went to his brain. For 33 minutes,...

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Junior girls participated in a Destination Imagination competition in Knoxville, Tennessee, where they worked together in team building projects. Many of the girls joined the club while in elementary school.

Improving the Improv

Juniors compete in Destination Imagination Global Finals
Cara Crocker, Copy Editor April 14, 2016

As they sat observing the big stadium around them, juniors Grace Cabuena, Katie Kelton and Madison Cook were astonished by the amount of people attending the Destination Imagination Global Finals convention....

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Plutus

Plutus

Students create arts project to encourage creativity in youth
Brady Pierce, Writer April 14, 2016

The lights flickered on, music drifted through the auditorium. Junior Mykal Kelly stood behind a curtain, nervous yet excited. He stepped out onto the stage dressed in a green cardigan, wire glasses and...

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Passing the Torch

Passing the Torch

Jacob Fontaine, Online Editor March 13, 2016

He said his final prayer and went through stretches as he prepared to mount the blocks. Though he felt minor pain in his hip, he didn’t let it affect his mind. This was his race. He was ready. The...

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Brothers by choice

Brothers by choice

Sophomore boys recount friendship over the years
Michelle Mullings and Andrea Garza March 4, 2016

Sophomore Quinn Waldron had known of sophomore Eiler Buck since he was in sixth grade. They passed each other in the hallways and high fived on a regular basis, but their friendship had not truly flourished...

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For the Love of Art

For the Love of Art

Freshman devoted to art wins Martin Luther King district award
Cara Crocker March 4, 2016

Reading the email from her art teacher, freshman Aimee Yun hoped to see her name on the list before her. She had spent much of her summer devoted to this contest honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and she...

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A head start

A head start

Rachel Ramirez, Writer February 3, 2016

As the days of summer were coming to an end, senior Lyndie Ho found herself at the University of Texas at Dallas in Richardson. Over the past couple of months, she had spent eight to ten hours a day at...

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Beyond the Prejudice

Beyond the Prejudice

Darci Walton, Writer February 3, 2016

American pride and high spirits filled the halls of Lamar Middle School as senior Maha Ali walked into her seventh grade Texas History class on May 2, 2011. Earlier that morning, news broke that al-Qaeda...

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Star of the Swamp

Star of the Swamp

Brady Pierce, Writer January 29, 2016

  Adjusting his large green hands, he stood out of view of the audience. The band began playing, and the melody danced throughout the auditorium. The large, thick red curtain opened revealing the...

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Dr. Shahzad works in the Freshman Center as an Assistant Principal. She was a biology teacher before entering administration.

Between Two Cultures

Michelle Mullings, Online Editor, Feature Editor January 29, 2016

Growing up in Flower Mound, Assistant Principal Dr. Erum Shahzad was a brown girl in a white town. While she didn’t see herself as being different, when she moved to Marcus her junior year she was given...

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Senior’s future looks ‘all bright’

Cara Crocker, Opinion Editor December 16, 2015

Holding the letter from the United States Military Academy in his hands, senior Alex Albright knew that this document held the results of the last month’s worth of effort.   His days had consisted...

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