A major question
Story by Joseph Rodgers, editor in chief
February 20, 2019
Filed under IN-DEPTH, TOP STORIES
There it is. The dreaded blank. You click on the dropdown menu and select from hundreds of options. You gaze at the screen and log off due to your uncertainty. This is the fear for so many graduating seniors looking to further their education in college and decide on a major. They question if the...
Talk of the town
Story by Joseph Rodgers and Molly Kyles
January 30, 2019
Filed under FEATURE, IN-DEPTH, TOP STORIES
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 ...
Trailing behind
Story by Cate Rounds and Joseph Rodgers
January 14, 2019
Filed under FEATURE, IN-DEPTH, TOP STORIES
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...
Bilingual schools
Story by Jhovany Perez, editor in chief
January 4, 2019
Filed under IN-DEPTH
Words fumble around the mouths of children as they try to string them together into a sentence. Their tongues twist and turn as they try to pronounce sounds foreign to them. Their thought processes are hindered by their vocabulary and ability to build sentences, and communicating is nearly impossible. ...
Through her eyes
Story by Misty Lopez, in-depth editor
January 4, 2019
Filed under IN-DEPTH
She didn’t ask for this, to be a target in the only country she’s ever come to know, to be hidden away, detained by the fears surrounding her. She was only a child, unaware of what was in store for her future. Yet she grew up blaming herself for what she wasn’t able to control or able to chang...
Venezuela’s exodus
Story by Misty Lopez, in-depth editor
January 4, 2019
Filed under IN-DEPTH
One family in the midst of a failing nation. Owners of the English Academy, Centro ISI, yet they’re as equally impoverished as everyone else. Starvation is a word known too well by many. Limiting rations of food is normal for their family, and hunger is something they face each day. Outside their home,...
Born in the USA
January 4, 2019
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In recent years, immigration laws have been toyed with as our leaders decide what is best for the well being of our country. This controversial topic has formed uncertainty in regards to navigating in a nation heavily merged with immigrants. The legality of granting citizenship to illegal immigrants, d...
Proposals and policies
Story by Anna Grace Jones, in-depth editor
January 4, 2019
Filed under IN-DEPTH
A threat. Not a plan. Not a block. Not a wall. A threat that sends millions of families into dismay. The idea of deportation, loss of citizenship, or separation of family are implications that would shake any person to the core, but for so many who reside on United States land, this is the reality, ...
At a crossroads
December 8, 2018
Filed under IN-DEPTH, TOP STORIES, Uncategorized
The expansion of the railroad system into Arkansas and Texas in the 1870s led to a town that would be called Texarkana. No one knew who coined the name, but one thing was for sure: transportation would be vital for the town’s success. Nearly 150 years later, so much and so little has changed. Texa...
How to pick the perfect college
Story by Molly Kyles, feature editor
November 28, 2018
Filed under IN-DEPTH, TOP STORIES
Chaotic and stressful, the choice of which college to attend is a daunting one. But when picking the place to spend the next chapter of life, fear should not be the primary emotion. Sit back, relax, make a couple of pros and cons lists, and get excited about the future. Maybe someone does not have a definitive top...
Opening a closed door
Story by Anna Grace Jones, in depth editor
November 18, 2018
Room 49, a composition of rooms that quarters several classes that serve the special populations of Texas High. Within its boundaries, a self-contained class, vocational and life skills classes, and speech pathology offices can be found. For students who have no reason to travel to Room 49, the distin...
The age of accessible learning
November 18, 2018
Filed under IN-DEPTH, TOP STORIES, Uncategorized
Efforts to create an inclusive environment for special education and those with physical disabilities creates a better educational setting for all. These stories give a closer look into the lives of special population students, teachers and parents.
