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The School Newspaper of Texas High School

Tiger Times

The School Newspaper of Texas High School

Tiger Times

graphic by Langley Leverett

PSAT to be held on Oct. 11

Story by Langley Leverett, editor in chief September 17, 2017

Texas High School is holding the PSAT assessment on Wednesday, Oct. 11. All sophomores and the top 20 percent of juniors are automatically registered for this exam. Any other eighth, ninth or tenth-grade...

New curriculum changes for 2018-2019 year

New curriculum changes for 2018-2019 year

Story by Madison Brown, entertainment editor September 17, 2017

The 2018-2019 school year will offer an additional course to the English department. Students will no longer be required to take English I to English IV to graduate high school. Instead, Business English...

Texas Highs Tevailance Hunt splits the seam between Liberty-Eylau defenders. The Tigers snap a 3 game losing streak with a 37-23 victory over the Leopards.

Tigers wins battle of the big cats

Story by Connor Brooks and Anna Grace Jones September 16, 2017

The Texas High Tigers faced off against the Liberty-Eylau Leopards tonight at Grim Stadium. The game ended with 37-23 victory for the Tigers. The Leopards executed a short series of offensive plays...

Not clowning around

Not clowning around

Story by Victoria Van, entertainment editor September 15, 2017

Austere balloons linger behind your shadow waiting for you. An inconspicuous figure follows you into the depths of your nightmares. Stephen King’s iconic bestseller “It” meets expectations of devoted...

graphic by Langley Leverett

A splash of color

Story by Alexis Runnels, staff writer September 15, 2017

Wednesday, Sept. 27, Northside Assembly of God Church is holding a color war for students of 7th-12th grade. It will be held at 5801 Summerhill Road, Texarkana Texas. The event is starting at 6:30 p.m....

The Lady Tigers go toe-to-toe with Sulphur Springs, ultimately ending the game with a win.

Lady Tigers end three year losing streak against Sulphur Springs

Story by Matt Prieskorn, sports editor September 15, 2017

The Lady Tiger Volleyball team faced off against the Sulphur Springs Lady Wildcats on Sept. 12 at the Tiger Center. The Tigers and Wildcats first set was a back-and-forth battle that displayed both...

Show ends on a death note

Show ends on a death note

Story by Emilee Slayton, staff writer September 15, 2017

As rain and wind roll into a Seattle high school, a teenage boy sits outside on a tabletop, noticing a strange black notebook fall from the sky. He walks over cautiously. Picking up the notebook from the...

New year; new staff

New year; new staff

Story by Autumn Golden, staff writer September 14, 2017

Each school year comes with a change, but this year, 28 new teachers and faculty members were added. The most asked about addition to the staff will tell you to “have a seat” in the cafeteria. He’ll...

Senior Colin Runnels plans to take the skills he has learned in band to colleges and his future career.

A musical rush

Story by Matthew Martin, staff writer September 14, 2017

He gets up at six a.m. for an activity that people barely pay attention to. To him, being named “band geek” doesn’t faze him. He was born for this and no one can stop him from what makes him happy....

Cloud of dread

Cloud of dread

Story by Maddie Anderson, staff writer September 13, 2017

I first felt the “college creep” my eighth-grade year: the ever-looming black cloud of dread and anxiety that comes with college admissions and taking the SAT and ACT. Counselors and teachers constantly...

Inspiring others through music

Inspiring others through music

Story by Jenny Gonzales, staff writer September 13, 2017

Anxiously waiting for the drum majors to call to set. Replaying in her mind the steps she will take. When to hold and where to stand for the nerve wrecking quartet. She keeps repeating in her head that's...

Senior Sierra Self gives blood at last years blood drive.

Watch out for blood

Story by Anna Grace Jones, staff writer September 13, 2017

Texas High will be hosting a LifeShare Blood Drive Sept. 18 and 19 from 8:30 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. in the gym. Sign up will be open in the cafeteria during all lunches. Everyone 16 years and older are encouraged...

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