Talk of the town
Story by Joseph Rodgers and Molly Kyles
January 30, 2019
Charming thrift shops backended by rundown alleys. Historic storefronts coated with peeling paint. Colorful artwork colliding with graffiti. Downtown Texarkana is a hotbed of contradictions and community perceptions of the historic area vary widely. Many observe downtown as an area beyond repair while ...
Q&A with Gabrielle Simon
Story by Molly Kyles and Zane Johnston, feature editor and staff writer
January 29, 2019
Q: Are you in any extracurriculars? A: I am in band, and theatre. Q: Do you have any hidden talents? A: I can play the ukulele, and I sing a little. Q: What’s your favorite word? A: Bokken, which means wooden sword in Japanese. Q: If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go and why? ...
Trailing behind
Story by Cate Rounds and Joseph Rodgers
January 14, 2019
Texas Governor Greg Abbott touts that the State of Texas has the 10th largest economy in the world due to having unparalleled job creation and strong growth of metropolitan areas such as Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin-San Antonio and the Houston area. Even smaller cities such as New Braunfels, Bryan-Colleg...
Enjoy the American life
Story by Maryam Kulaib, staff writer
January 11, 2019
Being dropped in a new place, let alone a new country, can be daunting for anyone, yet some choose to do it voluntarily. Although there are fewer exchange students than in previous years, their stories and interests are as unique as ever. Exchange student Arina Tsoy is from Kazakhstan. In Kazakhstan, s...
Hershell Caldwell
Story by Connor Powell, staff writer
December 29, 2018
Junior Hershell Caldwell chooses to surround himself with his passion: music. “I love music, and I really enjoy making it,” Caldwell said. “I’m in band, so I play a lot of music all the time. I just love doing it.” While he is a lover of all music, he is partial to one instrument above all...
Invisible pain
Story by Joseph Asher, staff writer
December 28, 2018
No one listened to her. They all said she had cramps, but she knew something was wrong. She just wasn’t exactly sure what it was. Born with a medical abnormality — uterus didelphys — sophomore Mary Jane Bray discovered she was born with not one, but two uteruses, and only one kidney. For 14 ye...
Small wealth, big hearts
Story by Nathan Morriss, staff writer
December 20, 2018
Imagine stepping back in time to the ‘50s or ‘60s. Vintage cars roam the faded streets lined with pastel colored buildings built wall-to-wall. This may seem like a distant era, but it is reality for many Cubans. However, most Cubans could be compared to an everyday American, minus the new commodi...
Actors – you’ve gotta give them props
Story by Sophie Spakes, staff writer
December 12, 2018
Timeless hours spent in leadership workshops. Days of indecision, deliberating whether to even try. Despite her uncertainty, she was determined. When she decided she wanted to be a state thespian officer, she was not going to back away from that goal. Junior Shelby Steele was elected as a Texas State...
A blessing in disguise
Story by Kate Morgan, staff writer
December 7, 2018
The bright lights of theater’s backstage hallway blind her as she pushes her way through the two sets of glass doors. She enters the first classroom on the right to see all of her classmates laughing with glee on the tattered plaid couch. A small purple gift bag filled with white tissue paper awaits ...
Walking the line
Story by Charli Hueter, staff writer
November 30, 2018
Car windows are shrouded in the morning fog. Drivers, both those recently acquainted and those well-accustomed to the wheel, follow the car ahead in the influx of preschool traffic. Amid the blaring line of smoldering exhaust and hazy, red hazards, two yellow figures subtly morph into distinction against ...
Finding her “Worth”
Story by Salem Karr, staff writer
November 29, 2018
The sound of pencil scribbling across paper fills the quiet room. A glance at the clock shows that it’s 3 a.m., but she doesn’t care. She is far too engrossed in her story. What started out as a dream quickly became a reality for senior Trinitee Noel. “Worth: Selfless,” written by Noel, is a sto...
The tale of DC Gomez
Story by Margaret Debenport, culture editor
November 27, 2018
In one lifetime, a person may dream of learning a second language. They may dream of serving their country through service in the military, or of influencing young lives by becoming a youth minister. Some may dream of writing a fiction series or children’s books or aspire to go to film school at New...
