The Marquee

Texas lawmakers combat gun violence

Madi Olivier • October 3, 2019

Texas laws changed On Sept. 1, the day after the Odessa-Midland shooting, a series of laws expanding where firearms are allowed went into place. The laws were signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in June. Their...

Blazing the way

Firefighting program offers career jump start

McKenna Cowley • October 3, 2019

Editor’s note: this story was named as an honorable mention for news in the Press Women of Texas high school contest. It also won third place for print news features in the ILPC contest. It is 8...

TEA grades education

Marcus earns A, LISD’s B+ in 2019 report

Ayra Charania • October 3, 2019

Editor’s note: this story won third place for news in the Press Women of Texas high school contest. It was also named as an honorable mention for online news writing in the ILPC contest. The...

Summer 2019 in hashtags

A summary of summer through Twitter’s trending hashtags

Samantha Thornfelt • August 30, 2019

#Stonewall50 On June 1, people across the country began celebrating Gay Pride. This year also marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a series of protests made by members of the LGBTQ community...

Prescription prevalence

Teen prescription drug abuse affects community

Kendall Cooper • April 29, 2019

Editor's note: This story was a part of the in-depth package of our April 26, 2019 issue, which won best series or project in the Dallas Morning News high school journalism contest. It also won second...

Legal consequences of prescription drugs

Kendall Cooper • April 26, 2019

Editor's note: This story was a part of the in-depth package of our April 26, 2019 issue, which won best series or project in the Dallas Morning News high school journalism contest. It also won second...

Law firm sues LISD over school board elections

Nikhila Bulusu • April 25, 2019

A lawsuit was filed on Feb. 12 against LISD because the current school board election system doesn’t require members to live in the area that they represent. Though more than 58 percent of LISD students...

Under the table

Texas universities review admission processes in wake of bribery scandal

Alex Anderson • April 24, 2019

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered that all Texas public universities review their application processes after officials at the University of Texas at Austin allegedly accepted bribes from applicants’...

MEDS Club Blood Drive Saves 519 Lives

Chloe White • April 9, 2019

The MEDS club Blood Drive, held on March 19, received over 173 pints of blood. Each pint of blood helps three people. MEDS club Vice President Senior Lalita Kunameni donated blood during the drive,...

Teacher salary increase proposed by Flower Mound state senator

Chloe White, Editor in chief • March 22, 2019

A bill to increase Texas teacher and librarians’ pay by $5,000 for two years, proposed by Flower Mound State Senator Jane Nelson, has passed unanimously in the Senate. “I think it’s very necessary...

LISD implements technology changes

Alex Anderson, Entertainment editor • March 22, 2019

YouTube in the classroom LISD implemented a new system for teachers to access videos on YouTube that have been blocked on restricted mode on March 4. Currently, the only videos available on LISD WiFi...

Challenging taboos

Junior fundraises for local nonprofit

Kendall Cooper, Copy Editor • February 7, 2019

Food and shelter are usually the top priorities for those in poverty. While both are critical needs, people with low incomes don’t have access to other things often taken for granted, including feminine...