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A different kind of family

A different kind of family

Austin Rickerson May 10, 2013

It wasn’t just a typical dinner at the Whataburger in Decatur for security guard Walter Coates and his wife, Doris. The burger and fries may have tasted the same. The Styrofoam cup and orange accented...

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Breaking Ground

Breaking Ground

After years of planning, the Marcus Freshman Center is becoming a reality. Ground for the new building was broken on April 23, and the center is scheduled to be ready for the 2014-2015 school year. The...

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The ides of March

The ides of March

Anna Middleton, Writer May 3, 2013

Ever since I was little I believed in superstitions. I loved to explore the coincidences of the world that I thought were mysterious. I was curious and made up my own tales for why things happened in such...

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Be more tolerant

Be more tolerant

Madi Schwem, Writer May 3, 2013

Her name is Lucy, and I’ve only met her twice. Yet, through only knowing her for small fragments of time, she’s made me think hard on few things. She was this incredibly intelligent seventeen-year-old....

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Old people problems

Old people problems

Austin Rickerson, Writer May 3, 2013

iPhones. They may be simple gadgets for the average teenager to use, but I have learned through hours of agonizing pain and repetitive teaching that the same can’t be said for adults. Forget raising...

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Slaughtered dreams

Slaughtered dreams

Madison Ermenio, Writer May 3, 2013

The day I first saw death changed a huge part of my life: my diet. I was fourteen when I went to visit my grandparents in Marble Falls, about an hour away from Austin. My grandpa is a big hunter –...

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Teachers create new AP Civics course

Teachers create new AP Civics course

Marisa Charpentier May 2, 2013

Next year’s seniors will have the opportunity to take a combined 18-week AP Government and AP Macroeconomics course called “AP Civics.” The class integrates these two courses by splitting the group...

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Four-year-old Lydia Hood and two-year-old sister Kiera pose with Goofy in Disney's Magic Kingdom

Lydia Hood goes to Disney

Alyssa Schmidt May 2, 2013

History teacher Jesse Hood watches his daughter’s bright red hair swish behind her as she skips down the street in Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. Four-year-old Lydia Hood’s mesmerized eyes go from...

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EHS collects books, helping community

Miranda Chiechi April 17, 2013

After a regular day at Central Elementary School on Friday, April 19, the students return to school Saturday to see the building transformed overnight. Inside a carnival will have taken over the school,...

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Girl Scout raises awareness for local animal organizations

Austin Rickerson March 22, 2013

  Four years ago, Senior Lauren Gariss and her family adopted a dog named Lucy from a local shelter. Gariss can still recall when she first set eyes on the young Rottweiler mix, with its brown and black...

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Earth Club

Alex Rodriguez March 21, 2013

Earth Club members will be going green this April 13. The members will be removing trash from a strip of highway at the corner of Highway 377 and 1171. “We have had the highway for a year and a...

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Softball- first in state

Miranda Chiechi March 19, 2013

  The softball team played against Plano East Feb. 26 and came out not only with another victory, but also a new title. New rankings by The Dallas Morning News moved the undefeated softball team...

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