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Girls Soccer

Sarah Newton, Photographer • February 5, 2018

Achieving Greatness

Senior breaks personal record in Triple Jump event

Skyler Middleton, Feature Editor • February 5, 2018

Her heartbeat pulsed in her ear while overwhelming cheers filled the field as she prepared herself for the triple jump. The horn blared, and she was off. The fans, team members and coaches encouraged her...

Change of Taste

Senior shares insight of battle with nicotine addiction

Marc Kidwell, Reporter • February 5, 2018

Inhale, puff, release. With every puff of a cigarette, an addiction grows. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) smoking cigarettes causes 480,000 deaths per year. That means on average...

Marcus Faces: Kristina Kendrick

Marc Kidwell, Reporter • January 12, 2018

Frosty winds blow outside in Russia as a baby girl was born. Junior Kristina Kendrick was born May 7, 2001 in Izhevsk, Russia. Her birth parents put her up for adoption, and she was adopted by Mary...

Trash and Littering

Students and organizations are trying to fix the school littering issue

Mariah Wheeler, Contributer • October 4, 2017

Administration is making an effort to resolve the growing issue of littering and trash by having organizations and clubs routinely pick up garbage around the campus. In Texas, littering is considered...

Golf coach battles cancer, receives community support

Sanika Sule, Editor-in-Chief • May 10, 2017

Uncertainty and apprehension consumed the room as golf coach Kerry Gabel stood before his students. He had called the golf team in for a morning meeting — a request that strayed from their usual schedule....

Walking in Remembrance

Local support group hosts 10 year anniversary walk in Parker Square

Michelle Mullings, Feature Editor, Online Editor • February 13, 2017

Local organization Touched By Suicide will be holding its 10th annual memorial walk on Nov. 5 at Parker Square. The North Texas based group provides support for family, friends and spouses of individuals...

Moving forward

Documentary captures coach's recovery

Sanika Sule, Editor in Chief • February 2, 2017

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,...

Poetry in Motion

Brady Pierce, Entertainment Editor • December 16, 2016

The cafeteria was abuzz with a nervous excitement. Rows of black chairs were placed symmetrically centered, flanked on either side by circular lunch tables, all facing the ultimate position of power for...

Brady’s picks

Brady Pierce, Entertainment Editor • December 12, 2016

Movie/ TV show: A Beautiful Mind Song: La Vie Boheme from the Original Broadway Cast of RENT Teacher: Elizabeth Lambert Restaurant: ...

Michelle’s picks

Michelle Mullings, Feature Editor, Online Editor • November 15, 2016

Movie/TV show: Orange Is The New Black Song: Call It Losing Touch by Balance and Composure Teacher: Becky Lee Restaurant: Rosa's Cafe Book:...