Their hands operate in unison, perfecting their creation of dixie cups and cardboard, swiftly placing tape to cement their work. Sure that it bends in the ways it is supposed to and does not bend in the ways it shouldn’t, they step away from the finished piece and await results. Soon after, they approach the camera as one, grins shining across their faces as the judges voted in their favor. Freshman...
Ukrainian citizens are currently trying to make their way across the Ukrainian-Polish border to seek refuge, many of them with starving stomachs, nowhere to call home and minimal clothes in their possession. They are also subject to human trafficking, particularly the women and their children. Senior Beth Dietze just returned from an eight day mission trip in which she and her mother provided...
Officials and community members flooded the newly-renovated room with a sentiment of excitement and anticipation. This was a time for celebration as Texarkana Independent School District officially opened its new welcoming center on Kennedy Lane last Thursday. “We're excited about it because it provides another tool for us to use to better serve our families who are coming into the district and...
Mu Alpha Theta hosted their 10th annual Pi Day fundraiser on March 9-10. Students lined up at the table during their lunch to buy a variety of pies that ranged from succulent apple to refreshing lemon meringue. The earnings will fund the club’s scholarships. Mu Alpha Theta club members were required to bring pies ranging from individual to extra large servings on the morning of the fundraiser....
Bright lights shine down as sweat glistens on their foreheads. The announcer calls the name of the show about to be performed for the first time. Nerves are all over the place as the clock starts, and they have 40 minutes to perform without a second more. The cast will host a public performance of “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane” on Tuesday, March 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets can be acquired...
If you’re a teen boy, and have spent relatively any amount of time on social media like TikTok or Instagram, you’ll quickly find those with the most clout on their pictures and videos look nothing like yourself. The seemingly standard of six-pack abs and biceps the size of footballs has the potential to distort young men’s mind in ways that result in a dangerous cycle of body dysmorphia, and...
Over a thousand Texarkanians lined the interstates of I-30 and I-49 Wednesday afternoon in support of the South Eastern branch of the “Freedom Convoy” on their path from Little Rock to Shreveport. This convoy is self-declared to stand for all things American; however, the convoy, now mainstream across the country, took inspiration from the Canadian convoy that headlines made famous months ago. “It's...
West Third Street: the site of an environmental tragedy right in the middle of town. From 1903 to 1961, it was Koppers Co., a wood treatment facility. In its near 60 years of its activity, it leached deadly chemicals into the ground such as creosote, zinc and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. From 1964 to 1993, it was Carver Terrace, a charming, predominantly Black neighborhood in the center of Texarkana. Since...
The sounds of motors whirring and metal clashing against metal fill the room. People crowd around the fields, straining to see the metal contraptions fighting over plastic goals. Everyone watching is filled with adrenaline. A timer goes off, and the sounds of machines are instead replaced with an uproar of applause, yelling, and cheering. The Texas High robotics club hosted their first competition...
Aviation students will be introduced to yet another opportunity to further their aeronautic education. The Tango flight program will provide students the chance to build a plane and will be offered next year as another STEM class. “The Texarkana Board of Trustees approved a partnership with Tango Flight, an innovative course in which students build virtually all of a full-sized, fully operational...
After constantly writing personal essays, submitting transcripts and counting up community service hours, there is only one more component left to complete the college application process: submitting a standardized testing score, but there was one problem. In 2020, many testing centers for the ACT and SAT shut down because of COVID-19, causing panic for seniors. In response, a significant number...
With the rapidly rising COVID cases and continuous shortness of staff, Texarkana ISD sent an email to students and parents notifying them that the district would close Jan. 12-Jan. 15. Monday, Jan. 17, is the district’s Martin Luther King Jr., holiday. After receiving word that Texarkana, Arkansas School District would be closing for a week, TISD students couldn’t help but wonder if their school...
When students come into the library, librarian Brooke Ferguson hopes they’ll see something offensive on the shelves. This way she knows there’s something for everyone in her library. However, there are some legislatures that don’t agree with this mindset. The Texas Association of School Boards has received multiple letters from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in regards to the removal of “obscene”...
Standing against her classroom’s whiteboard for hours on end, she instructs classes full of eager-eyed learners through some of life’s most essential skills. After several periods of explaining the ins and outs of finances and valuable lessons for adulthood, she may finally rest, but those eight hours of school are only a fraction of her responsibilities. Teacher Pamela Hamilton is this year’s...
Distributive Education Clubs of America, aka DECA. Everyone’s heard the name. Everyone knows that if you’re in DECA, you might be dismissed early on work release. But that’s not all the organization does. DECA is an organization that allows its members to see and interact with the adult world they are going to enter soon. “DECA is a nationwide organization that was formed in 1946. It was...
