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Tiger Times

The School Newspaper of Texas High School

Tiger Times

The Texas High Varsity football team holds the Bi-Distict Championship trophy after defeating the Terrell Tigers on Nov. 10, 2023. The Tigers face Mansfield Summit in Sulphur Springs, Texas on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023

Protect the house

Story by Kailyn Williams, Sports Editor November 11, 2023

The Texas Tigers completed their quest for revenge on the Terrell Tigers in round one of the playoffs after taking the victory 51-28 Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Texas struck first in the first quarter after...

Senior Truth Dukes pours syrup on her pancakes during Texas High Schools annual Bacon fry at Tiger Stadium on Nov. 7, 2023. The bacon fry has been a tradition for years in preparation of the Texas vs Arkansas game. However, the game has not been played since the 2019 football season. Texas High continues the tradition regardless of if the game takes place or not.

Annual bacon fry held at Tiger Stadium

Story by Haley Waddell, Staff Writer November 9, 2023

The smell of bacon fills the field as people file into the stands, carrying plates piled with pancakes and bacon. Seniors stand at tables to the side, helping those who come up to get a portion of this...

Band students stand beside each other after their Area competition for UIL on Oct. 28, 2023. Tiger Band placed ninth in the competition.

Tiger Band places in area competition

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff Writer November 7, 2023

While the stadium calms down, eager bands wait for their results, their hearts pounding out of their chests in the stands. The bright lights illuminate the drum majors’ faces. The announcer announces...

Members of the Tiger Band stand beside each other after their band competition on Oct. 14, 2023. Band placed 2nd in the competition.

Tiger Band places in US band competition

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff writer November 3, 2023

UPDATED The stadium fills with silence. The announcer reads off the results, one by one, every band cheers for their own school. As the announcer announces the Tiger Band’s results, they jump and cheer...

Senior Kenya Torres high fives her team mate as theyre put in teams to make campaign posters. The best posters will be used in the campaigns for adoption days.

District holds Leader In Me Synergy Summit at Texarkana College

Story by Kunan Anjum, Staff Writer November 2, 2023

Laughter and conversation fill the Great Room as students draw campaign posters for city-wide animal adoption days.  On Nov. 2, 2023, TISD’s student Lighthouse members met at the Texarkana College...

The Lady Tigers played the Lady Hawks of Pleasant Grove Friday, Oct. 23, 2023. The rivalry match was closed to all spectators.

Silent night

Story by Kailyn Williams, Sports Editor October 27, 2023

The crowd roars as the Tigers put the ball down for a kill against their cross-town rivals, the Pleasant Grove Hawks. With a packed-out Tiger Center, Texas took the victory with a score of 3-1 Aug. 23,...

Students lean against the gate used to enter Texas High School after they go through metal detectors. New safety precautions limit entrances to the school, sometimes leaving students in impossible situations.

Lock in or lock out?

Story by Jordan Womack, Staff Writer October 25, 2023

When I was younger, I remember feeling safe inside school. Safety never felt like a concern until now. I thought I would always be OK and I never worried about the worst outcomes.  Now that I am older...

Administrators and board members shovel dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony ceremony for Parks Elementary School. The new location will serve as the replacement campus for Spring Lake Park and Highland Park Elementaries. Members of the community gathered at the old Pine Street campus to kick off the construction process on Oct. 19, 2023.

TISD holds groundbreaking ceremony

Story by Ashley Davis and Riley roberts October 24, 2023

UPDATED Shovels are mounted in a pile of dirt, alongside a bulldozer and podium. Teachers, principals, past and former students, mayor Bob Bruggeman and TISD faculty gather to commemorate...

Coffee drinks from three shops located on Richmond Road sit next to each other. Several coffee shops have been built in Texarkana in the last year.

Coffee influx in Texarkana becomes apparent

Story by Kunan Anjum, Staff Writer October 23, 2023

Within the past year alone, Texarkana’s Richmond Road has endured a noticeable boom in coffee establishments. Rewinding back to December 2022,  Richmond was home to only a few cafes: Taste and See,...

Arms spread, Senior Isabel Silva holds a Venezuelan flag representing her home country. Silva moved to the United States in 2018.

Orgullosamente Venezolana

Story by Luis Aguilar, Staff Writer October 19, 2023

Texas High holds a large ratio of Hispanic students, most of them coming from Mexican backgrounds. Isabel Silva Cedeno, a senior at Texas High, comes from a Venezuelan background and stands out among the...

A popular trend, commonly known as girl dinner, took over social media and normalized irregular eating habits.

Digesting the truth

Story by Kate West, Staff Writer October 18, 2023

Girl dinner is a widespread common ground for a lot of teenage girls. This catchy saying evolved into a seemingly innocent trend of girls sharing what they have for dinner from pistachios and coke, to...

Head down, freshman Jackson Carter focusing while he holds his mallets to play the vibraphone. The Tiger Band competed in the Four States Marching Contest on Oct. 7, 2023.

Four States Marching Contest

Story by Lourdes Quijas, Staff Writer October 17, 2023

“Bandtober”, the nickname for the band’s most important month, begins. Fridays have football games, and Saturdays have band competitions. To start the season off strong, Texas High hosted their own...

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