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The School Newspaper of Texas High School

Tiger Times

The School Newspaper of Texas High School

Tiger Times

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Top 10 back to school songs

Story by Jillian Cheney and Naveen Malik August 27, 2015

1. Another Brick in the Wall (Parts I and II) - Pink Floyd This song is a classic 'we hate school' jam for the listener that's really reluctant to go back to school. It has an excellent rock and roll...

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Country music genre ages with cliche

Story by Matthew Francis, staff writer March 31, 2015

Imagine that you get to go to your favorite restaurant and order your favorite soda; however, this soda has been sitting out for 3 hours and just tastes awful. Now, imagine that the original soda was country...

Screenshot taken from the official Florence and the Machine music video of What Kind of Man.

Top 10 songs of the week

Story by Maggie Coleman, in-depth editor March 23, 2015

1.     Vance Joy - ”Who Am I” I want to get in my car and ride in the sunset with my hair blowing in the wind. This song mostly pertains to a significant other. Although, I would probably be singing...

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Queen B snubbed at Grammys

Story by Amanda Hackleman, managing editor February 23, 2015

The crowd is is buzzing with anticipation as the nominees are read off. People at home are sitting on the edge of their couches and recliners as the names appear on screen along with snippets of their...

Senior Amanda Hackleman listens to music to relax against the everyday chaos that faces a teen.

Music mends the soul of a senior

Story by Amanda Hackleman, managing editor February 19, 2015

Another fight. Another failed test. Another thing in my life that didn’t work out the way I wanted it to. Now, I’m alone in front of my computer, seething with anger. Life has bested me again and now...

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Words without violence

Story by Matthew Francis, staff writer February 19, 2015

It’s everywhere by now. In your homes, your movies and on your phones. Whether you listen to it or not, there is no avoiding that hip-hop is our generation's rock n’ roll. But just like rock n’ roll,...

Sophomore Darren Mercer props his guitar and strums as he begins to practice a few melodies.

Six strings attached

Story by Alex Heo, staff writer February 6, 2015

He meanders down the hallways of Texas High five days a week like everyone else. With a backpack on his back and guitar in his hands, he creates melodies while his fingers dance across the fretboard that...

Senior Ray Walker performs during the homecoming presentation.

Nashville dreams

Story by Katherine Doan, staff writer January 23, 2015

The lights shone down on his face. The homecoming court maids sat behind him. For the first time in his high school career, he played the guitar and sang live in front of an audience. For the first...

Senior Zach Powell shows art from his sketch book.

Art of expression

Story by Anna Cannon, staff writer January 23, 2015

A playlist of Bobby Bland, Led Zeppelin, the Grateful Dead. A guitar on a stand and a few picks on the table. A blank page ready to transform into a new work of art, ready for the touch of a pen and a...

The top 9 christmas songs

The top 9 christmas songs

Story by Maggie Coleman, Copy Editor December 23, 2014

"It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas" by Michael Bublé The house is starting to be adorned with Christmas decorations everywhere. The lights are on the house, and you come home to your...

Headphones in a noose

Headphones in a noose

Story by Jessica Emerson, sports editor December 2, 2014

Music is dead. Music didn't die of natural causes. Music didn't die from old age. Music was murdered. I may have not been around in the '60s and '70s when real music thrived, but I grew up with a mother...

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ITunes top 5 song reviews

Story by Alex O'Gorman, staff writer December 1, 2014

Long gone are the days where Justin Bieber's "Baby" ruled the iTunes charts for weeks, but has that much really changed? Pop music still makes up the majority of the chart toppers, but is it better pop...

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