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Remembering Micayla Roberts

Remembering Micayla Roberts

Madison Ermenio, News and feature editor April 11, 2014

The last day of July in 2007 begins with a shrill ring of the phone. Again, and again. Eleven-year-old Stephanie Clemens finally awakes after multiple phone calls from her mother, Diane Clemens, who had...

April Fool's Day Pranks

April Fool’s Day Pranks

Madison Ermenio, news and feature editor, writer March 31, 2014

April Fools’ Day is tomorrow. This holiday is for the silly, the serious, the hilarious and the no-nonsense personalities. There is not one person that is too good for this day of jokes. Whether you've...

Senioritis

Senioritis

Madison Ermenio, News and feature editor January 14, 2014

“Those of you starting your senior year of high school, enjoy it. In a year, you'll be saying bye to your best friends. Make your time count.” This anonymous nugget of wisdom is so true and so compelling...

Madrigal Concert

Madrigal Concert

Madison Ermenio, News and Feature Editor December 13, 2013

The choir program is putting on their annual Madrigal concert today and tomorrow in the cafeteria. Today is the second show, as they performed last night as well. The first show was originally planned...

Dare to be different

Dare to be different

Junior continues to pursue passions, break stereotypes
Madison Ermenio, News and Feature editor November 8, 2013

  She knows she’s different. It’s a word she openly uses to describe herself. After all, Coco Chanel said that in order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different. Her typical...

Unknown but revered

Unknown but revered

Madison Ermenio, News and feature editor October 16, 2013

On any other summer day, I would have rather slept in. But Tuesdays were different. Every week, my alarm clock jolted to life at 7:45 a.m., and every week I sprung out of bed, eager to take on the...

In Concert

Madison Ermenio, Writer September 9, 2013

Southside Ballroom, previously known as Palladium Ballroom Imagine Dragons, The Neighbourhood and Paper Route Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28, 7:30 p.m. http://www.livenation.com/events/250689/sep-28-2013/imagine-dragons Gexa...

Words of wisdom

Words of wisdom

Madison Ermenio May 13, 2013

At first impression, you might be surprised to find out that I am 17 years old. For years now, people have mistaken me for being much younger than I really am. Most people assume my 14-year-old little...

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 –...

LOVE TO THE MAX

Madison Ermenio January 18, 2013

Red balloons scatter across the sky. On Sat., Jan. 7, more than 300 people, including friends, teammates and family attended a balloon release held at the Bridlewood golf course to honor the memory of...

Hit by the Storm

Madison Ermenio January 15, 2013

Amid smoky piles of debris, bits and pieces of houses and cars, in Manasquan, NJ, the mouth-watering smell of seafood swirls in the air. Owners of the local restaurant “The Beach House” waste no time...

Friends of Rachel holds holiday toy drive

Madison Ermenio December 7, 2012

The Friends of Rachel club and the varsity cheerleaders will be holding a toy drive for families in our community that are in need this Christmas. The drive will be held during all lunches from December...

Artwork show in honor of Veterans Day

Madison Ermenio November 14, 2012

Silence fills the classroom. A bead of sweat rolls down freshman Meghan Adams’ face. She focuses intensely on the strokes of the brush, moving her hand ever so slightly. This isn’t any ordinary art...

Students report incidents of hit and runs on campus

Madison Ermenio November 12, 2012

Hit and run collisions between student drivers in the parking lot have been a recurrent problem this school year. Five incidents have been reported to administration in the span of six weeks, all of which...

Volleyball

Madison Ermenio November 7, 2012

The girls’s varsity volleyball team has a 17-19 record overall so far this season. “The weakness is that there are a lot of new people out there that weren’t out there last year,” head coach...

Fighting for a ‘Kause’

Fighting for a ‘Kause’

Madison Ermenio October 17, 2012

A click of a mouse sends more than just a notification to junior Taylor Kuklin and freshman Hope Kuklin. It sends hope. The website www.krissyskause.com was designed as a fundraiser for their mother,...

Flower Mound native to star in the television show Touch

Flower Mound native to star in the television show Touch

Madison Ermenio September 25, 2012

The offer every 13 year old has dreamed of is now a reality for Flower Mound native Saxon Sharbino: the opportunity to star in a television show. She will be a regular on season 2 of Touch. “I did...