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The School Newspaper of Texas High School

Tiger Times

The School Newspaper of Texas High School

Tiger Times

Not just another month

Not just another month

Story by Kateleigh Crowson, Staff Writer September 30, 2023

Suicide affects people of all ages, statuses and backgrounds. September is Suicide Prevention Month. The primary purpose of this month lies in remembering those who have lost their lives to suicide, and...

2023-2024 Homecoming Court maids and their escorts.

Introducing Court

Story by Kailyn Williams, Sports Editor September 29, 2023

Erika Delk motions to change the slides while teaching one of her classes on Sep. 28, 2023. Delk graduated from Texas High and is now a U.S. History teacher.

Texas High Alumna returns to alma mater

Story by Kamryn Jean, Opinion Editor September 28, 2023

As she steps into her classroom, she takes in her all too familiar surroundings. This campus was once her home away from home, too. Now her new home is room 92. This year, Erika Delk rejoined the Tiger...

Senior Kristina Colburn visits with a recruitment officer from the University of North Texas at the Texas High School College Night on Sep. 26, 2023. Students in all grades met with representatives from colleges, community colleges and the military to learn about career paths, financial aid, life on campuses and requirements to be accepted.

Texas High holds annual College Night

Story by Nashita Kalam, Editor-in-Chief September 27, 2023

Tables line the walls of the Math and Science Building as the hallways fill with excited chatter. With big smiles on their faces, recruiters proudly inform groups of students gathered at their table about...

With her arms full of supplies, Junior Jayden Manley walks through metal sectors before entering campus. Students have several things they are required to take out of their bags to ensure they dont set off the metal detectors.

Safety precautions added to Texas High

Story by Anna Bell Lee, managing editor/webmaster September 26, 2023

Walking onto campus to get to class every morning, students find themselves pulling multiple things out of their bags as they wait in a lengthy line of students moving through a metal detector. Texas High...

Sophomore Kam Wrightner escapes pocket in first district game against Hallsville Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The Tigers took the win 42-7, making their district record 1-0.

Tigers best the Bobcats

Story by Kailyn Williams, Sports Editor September 22, 2023

The Tigers defeated the Hallsville Bobcats in their district opener with a score of 42-7 Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The Bobcats started off with two long completed passes to move them downfield early in...

With her Highsteppers lined up, Director Amber Reynolds talks in the multipurpose facility on Sept. 21, 2023. Reynolds was on maternity leave and has now returned to work for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year.

Drill team director returns

Story by Oviya Justin, Copy Editor September 22, 2023

A pep rally performance before every home game. A halftime performance every Friday. Pregame lines and ripples choreographed uniformly like clockwork. From an outsider's perspective, this may seem like...

Pizza in hand, senior Nevar McCoy walks through the pizza line in the cafeteria on Sep 20, 2023. The pizza line is the newest addition to the variety of food offered at Texas High.

Pizza pandemonium

Story by Haley Waddell, Staff Writer September 21, 2023

Students run from their classrooms as the lunch bell rings, eager to be the first in line. Many students tend to go crazy over the new pizza line.  This new lunch option began in late August. Since...

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Editorial: Endangered education

Story by Staff September 20, 2023

As the bell rings, over five million students, spread throughout the 1,207 school districts of Texas, file into classrooms, prepared to learn the skills that are supposedly readying us for our future....

The old CTE building lies on the Texas High Campus. Texarkana Independent School District passed a $189 million bond for both additions and reconstruction of buildings on campus.

Campus expansion, demolition begins

Story by Nicholas Spivey, Staff Writer September 19, 2023

In early November 2022, Texarkana passed a $189 million dollar bond for Texarkana Independent School District to replace old learning centers, such as the CTE center, with two brand new buildings. With...

Holding a camera in his hand, Junior Caden Jackson takes pictures of the student section at a football game on Aug. 24, 2023.

Shooting blind

Story by Blaise Larry-Cox, Arts & Entertainment Editor September 14, 2023

“TOUCHDOWN TIGERS!” can barely be heard over the screams of the student section. The escorts run the flags, the cheerleaders lead a chant, the coaches get out the kick team and every part of gameday...

College app recap

College app recap

Story by Lyric Curtis, Staff Writer September 13, 2023

As I sit at my desk, I scroll through my emails looking for any acceptance letters from the colleges that I have applied to. I look around and compare myself to all of my classmates who have already applied...

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