Back on track
Hallie Fischer, Editor-in-Chief
December 7, 2015
Filed under Award Winners, In Case You Missed It..., NSPA Story Of The Year Winners, Sports, Top Stories
Senior Blair Lang finds relief from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Column: I didn’t know…
Nick Smith, Staff Reporter
November 19, 2015
Filed under Award Winners, Columns, CSPA Gold Circle Winners, ILPC IAA Winners, In Case You Missed It..., NSPA Story Of The Year Winners, Opinion, Top Stories
It was a late Sunday night and the only thing keeping me from falling asleep was my homework, which was unsurprisingly unfinished. My parents were watching some dramatic TV show downstairs that I couldn’t hear very well aside from whispers telling me to procrastinate, but that was probably just ...
Animating for change
Hannah Ortega, Lead Reporter
October 13, 2015
Filed under Award Winners, Community, ILPC IAA Winners, Top Stories
Click. Click. Sophomore Carly Johnson furiously taps at her keyboard and mouse as she works on her latest digital masterpiece. The tapping and clicking is a familiar symphony of sound to her ears, and the sweeping and circling is a therapeutic movement to her hand. Swipe. Click. She glances at he...
The art of the fight
Matthew Norwood, Staff Reporter
October 5, 2015
Filed under Award Winners, Community, ILPC IAA Winners, Top Stories
The air is pierced with a clash. Swords ting and ping in the center of a large mat. Two warriors dressed like bee-catchers fight in the center of the room. However, there is no animosity in the place, simply a practice of skill. Here, junior Hannah Lawson is sparring with an opponent. She’s doing...
Ignorance is bliss, but not for the ignored
September 22, 2015
Filed under Award Winners, Editorials, ILPC IAA Winners, Opinion
Though last week was not as publicized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month or even a school’s Red Ribbon Week, it was just as important as any. Monday, Sept. 7, marked the start of National Suicide Prevention Week and Thursday, Sept. 10, is recognized as World Suicide Prevention Day. While it may be uncomf...
New bill deems truancy no longer a crime
Savannah Whitmer, News Reporter
September 14, 2015
Filed under Award Winners, ILPC IAA Winners, News, State/Nation/World
Thanks to a bill approved by the Texas Senate in August, students will no longer be considered criminals for skipping school. Truancy, which previously was a class C misdemeanor crime in two states, has been decriminalized in Texas and replaced with measures to prevent students from missing schools....
Hart Elementary opens despite Sunday night fire
Jillian Sanders, Editor in chief
August 23, 2015
Filed under Award Winners, ILPC IAA Winners, Local, News, Top Stories
Fourteen hours before the start of the 2015-16 school year, Hart Elementary's cafeteria roof caught fire Sunday night. A significant amount of tar near the AC units contributed to the small fire, however it is currently unknown how the fire initially ignited. There were no injuries, and the resulting...
An adventure in listening
Catherine Hathaway, A&E Editor
April 17, 2015
Filed under A&E, Award Winners, Featured A&E, ILPC IAA Winners, Top Stories
Walk into Good Records, and you’re greeted by an environment unlike any other. The feeling of the room is mellow and serene, the racks are lined with colored bulbs and the listening stations are clean and colored like something out of the 70’s. Aesthetics aside, what goes on behind the scenes at ...
