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Photo illustration demonstrating how students often mask their feelings. Factors such as school can cause anxiety.

Under the radar

Story by Haley Waddell, Staff Writer February 1, 2024

The halls buzz with students excitingly chattering with peers; however, among these students, others can be seen with heads down not talking to anyone and filled with anxiety. School is a place where...

Cheer coach Courtney Waldrep visits with a prospective eighth-grader at the Experience Texas High School event. THS faculty answered questions of students and parents to help ease the transition between Texas Middle School and Texas High School.

Campus holds annual Experience THS to showcase clubs and classes

Story by Nicholas Spivey, Staff Writer January 30, 2024

The cafeteria buzzes with excitement and the air fills with the smell of popcorn and pulled pork sliders. Students and parents stop by decorated booths, holding pamphlets while representatives and teachers...

Strengthening bodies and souls

Story by Blaise Larry-Cox, Culture Editor January 26, 2024

A student reaches down and covers their hand in white chalk, preparing to compete. Loud grunts, the clanging of metal plates and the sound of celebration fill the large multipurpose building at Texas...

The Federal Application for Student Aid is now open and ready for applicants to fill out the application. A workshop will be held Jan. 29, 2024 from 6-8 P.M.

FAFSA released with major changes

Story by Nashita Kalam, Editor-in-chief January 26, 2024

A bright screen blaring “FAFSA” in blue block letters fills the screen of a laptop as an anxious student sits trying to navigate around the website. All of their applications were sent in and the last...

Light shining on her, senior Riley White sits in front of a camera while students practice their UIL Film skills.

A new shot

Story by Kateleigh Crowson, Staff Writer January 25, 2024

Over the last month, Texas High’s new theatrical film class put in multiple hours of work on their short films to submit to the UIL competition for videography/short films. Originally intended to...

Many schools no longer offer sex education classes to their students. This proves as a controversial topic to the public.

The birds and the bees

Story by Kamryn Jean, Opinion editor January 23, 2024

For as long as I have lived, I have known sex to be bad. Sinful. Taboo. Inherently wrong. Living in a conservative southern town, rooted deep in the doctrines of Christianity, I grew up around the notion...

Senior varsity captain Nealy Kate Anderson holds up a sign at a Texas High pep rally. Nealy was honored as the cheer Face of the Game.

Face of the Game – Nealy Kate Anderson

Story by Kailyn Williams, Sports Editor January 19, 2024

Boarding another charter bus, coming home from another Tiger football win, the cheer bus is electric. Right in the middle of it all, senior captain of the varsity cheer team, Nealy Kate Anderson, leads...

The Moya sisters hold items that represent their business. The sisters each run individual businesses.

Sisters in business

Story by Luis Aguilar, Staff Writer January 19, 2024

Need a bouquet of flowers for your date or just as a present for mom? What about needing your nails done to go out Saturday night? Sisters Sindy and Leslie Moya each have their own businesses that taught...

SUBMITTED PHOTO BY CARLY HICKERSON: Scratching mainly sleet and ice with her arms and feet, junior Sarah Jane Woodman attempts to create a snow angel on the tennis courts of North Ridge Country Club after the first winter storm of 2024 hit Texarkana on Jan. 14. Some Texas High School students played in the wintry weather and other worked to keep livestock and their homes safe from the below freezing temperatures.

Inclement weather affects students and staff

Story by Nashita Kalam, editor-in-chief January 15, 2024

The bright white snow covers roads and lawns as the wind sends a chill breeze through the air. Just a handful of cars pass by, with once busy roads now sparse.  On Monday, Jan. 15, Texarkana ISD announced...

Several snacks, popular with students in every grade level and every demographic, were used to raise money for various clubs and athletic organizations--that is until recently.

Health Hypocrisy

Story by Oviya Justin, Copy Editor January 15, 2024

Caramel chocolate bars, Skittles, Fritos, Rice Krispie Treats--all snacks that are admittedly not the healthiest, but which used to be ubiquitous across the hallways of Texas High. Why? Those snacks, popular...

Young Celie (Phylicia Pearl Mpasi) and Nettie (Halle Bailey) in The Color Purple.

The Color Purple

Story by Kamryn Jean, Opinion Editor January 12, 2024

On Dec. 25, 2023, the movie “The Color Purple” was released in theaters across the nation. Directed by Blitz Bazawule, the film was a reimagination of the novel by Alice Walker and 1985 film; but with...

Senior Ella Graham holds the wrist of another student at their self defense meeting on Jan. 8, 2024. The Rosebuds learned several ways to defend themselves.

Defending the Rosebuds

Story by Annie Smith, Staff Writer January 11, 2024

The room fills with the laughter of girls as it echoes off of the walls. Everyone tries their best to take down their partners and simulate a real world situation with each other in a safer environment. On...

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