On the road again
Story by Caden Rainwater, staff writer
September 11, 2018
Ever since I can remember, I’ve had the same Sunday routine. I would wake up early, go to my small church right outside of my neighborhood, and sit in the service for an hour. Following the service, my family would go eat with our small church family. I knew the church which my father founded an...
A hopeful tradition
Story by Cameron Murry, staff writer
September 2, 2018
She opens the lid delicately, admiring the craftsmanship of the chest. The hinges are a brassy color, the dark cedar nice and glossy. She starts pulling out everything in it; the yellowed pages of recipes from before her time, the crinkled and torn photographs, the delicate china. This is her hope chest, ...
Hold before you hashtag
Story by Joseph Asher, staff writer
August 23, 2018
In today’s world, society is driven by technology. Every minute, you’ll see someone on their phone because it is how we communicate nowadays. Unfortunately, this sometimes leads to not so great endings. Once something is put out into the world, it can’t be taken down. The new fad going arou...
Uniting cultures one goal at a time
Story by Charli Hueter, staff writer
August 20, 2018
“Goal!” My cousin, Erich Hüter, was elated. His bright, blue eyes glittered. Not a soul in the cozy Hüter household in Frankfurt, Hessen could deny the anxious rhythm of his pitter-patter breath. My grandfather poked his thinning, cotton ball head into the room for a rare break from his daily maintena...
Mass Shootings – the cultural problem we created
Story by Maddie Anderson, viewpoint editor
August 16, 2018
August 1, 1966, University of Texas. April 19, 2000, Columbine High School. June 12, 2016, Pulse Nightclub. October 1, 2017, Las Vegas Harvest Music Festival. December 14, 2012, Sandy Hook Elementary. February 14, 2018, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. These are just a few examples of the epidemic ...
Wake me up when senior year ends
Story by Langley Leverett, editor in chief
June 3, 2018
I have stood on the cliffs of Nova Scotia, and walked on the dust of New Mexico. I have touched the waters of the Gulf, climbed the highest peak in Arkansas. I have seen the Manhattan skyline, glimpsed the sunrise high above the clouds. I have danced alone in the middle of a crowd, appreciated a long ...
Helping others through surgery
Story by Joseph Asher, staff writer
May 24, 2018
A long list of names. Names of people who are nearing death, their only hope is in the millions of people in the world, people who have the very thing that will allow them to continue the journey of life. People on the transplant list are unable to heal themselves, and their only chance at life is from the organs of those who no longer...
My style defines me
Story by Connor Brooks, sports editor
May 23, 2018
When “Connor Brooks” is mentioned in a conversation, the first thing that comes to mind for most people is how I dress. I have always taken my style seriously because of the emphasis my parents put on the impression my clothes give to others. Parents love to dress up kids, and my parents always...
Unraveling my DNA
Story by Victoria Van, editor in chief
May 22, 2018
A question that always plagues me concerning strangers is: Where did you come from? From a first glance, I’m Asian. Yet, I always respond with a straightforward answer: I’m from Texas. It’s where I was born and have grown up in my whole life as I identify as an Asian-American. It’s simple yet the guise peo...
Say no to nail biting
Story by Cameron Murry, staff writer
May 21, 2018
Look around. Look at the hands of your fellow classmates. Look at their nails. Are they prim and proper? Or are they chewed down to the nail bed and red with irritation? Biting your nails is a habit that many people just can’t seem to kick. Whether it’s out of habit or occurs only when stressed, biting your nails is disgusting. Nail biti...
Facebook vs. the internet
Story by Jhovany Perez, editor in chief
May 3, 2018
Aleksandr Kogan and his company Global Science Research created a questionnaire called "This is your digital life" in 2013. The questionnaire prompted users to answer questions for a psychological profile that was shared on Facebook and was filled out by thousands of people, which eventually lead to milli...
Safety measures prove to be useless
Story by Hollan Borowitz, staff writer
May 2, 2018
The Parkland shooting. 17 dead. 17 injured. Countless affected. An entire country scarred and bent on new regulations. Since Feb. 14, the United States has been on edge. From coast to coast, citizens from the youngest to the oldest have been rallying around a new platform, gun control. Some people have t...
