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Tiger Times

Bixler
63° Texarkana, TX
The School Newspaper of Texas High School

Tiger Times

Bixler
The School Newspaper of Texas High School

Tiger Times

Bixler
Photo Illustration: With the expiration of the CARES Act, public school students face daily expenses to purchase food at school. Texarkana ISD students accumulated almost $12,000 in meal debt in the first semester of the 2022-2023 school year.

Today’s menu: debt$

Story by Anna Lee, Staff Writer January 30, 2023

Upon returning to school after the Christmas holiday,  students found themselves still required to pay for their lunches to be able to eat at school. Even with free or reduced lunch waivers, schools across...

TISD menu development specialist serves food to students participating in the test testing. The school will use the reviews of students to determine a new menu for next school year.

Menu makeover

Story by Nashita Kalam, News/Feature Editor January 20, 2023

The air in the cafeteria fills up with the aroma of tangy General Tso’s chicken, cheesy pizza and macaroni and cheese as students line up at a table filled with serving trays of the different foods....

Parents are no longer allowed to drop food off for students in the office. Students share mixed feelings on this.

Dine-in only

Story by Haley Waddell, Staff Writer January 11, 2023

Every day, bags from multiple fast food restaurants sit in the office, waiting to be picked up by students. This semester, those bags will no longer be there. School lunch drop-offs ended in January...

After two years of programs providing free meals due to COVID-19, Texas High students must pay for meals. The waiver for free school lunches across Texas, given by the Texas Department of Agriculture, expired this 2022-2023 school year.

The cost of lunch

Story by Ashley Davis, Staff Writer October 5, 2022

Walking up to the lunch line, her stomach grumbles. She places her food on a tray and walks towards the lunch lady. As she puts in her lunch number, anxiety starts to rise. She questions whether or not...

A student eats his lunch while socially distancing at the table. Texas High decided to add an additional fourth lunch to decrease the amount of people in the cafeteria at once.

May the fourth be with us

Story by Peyton Sims, editor in chief and Cate Rounds September 17, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, students and teachers continue to adjust to this alternative school environment. With the first six weeks coming to a close and many online students returning to campus,...

Senior Cole Jean takes advantage of the schools new cell phone policy. The 2018-19 school year will allow phones to be used at lunch.

Food out, phones out

Story by Cameron Murry, staff writer August 16, 2018

In past years, cell phones at Texas High have been forbidden; no cell phone use in the halls, cafeteria or library. In some cases, phones have even been confiscated from pockets and backpacks just for...

Bring back open campus

Bring back open campus

Story by Maddie Gerrald April 25, 2016

In the early ‘60s and ‘70s Texas High had something that us as students have never experienced: open campus. Open campus has many benefits to students, which can improve their overall performance...

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It’s not the real healthy thing

Story by Emily McMaster, staff writer September 22, 2015

Medical Daily studies have shown that calorie free drinks can cause people to develop metabolic syndrome, which can lead to type 2 diabetes and heart disease.  Although it is believed by some people...

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