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Tiger Times

House Bill 1481, passed on June 20, 2025, makes the 2025-26 school year the first full school year that students will experience the effects of restricted cell phone use. The law states that during instructional school time, personal communication devices must stay in the students' backpacks. For Texas High, that means that no phones are permitted for use from 8:20 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Signal Lost, Connection Found

Story by Kendyl Franklin, Staff Writer October 9, 2025

Ambient chatter fills the halls during transition, replacing the lonesome walk to class with a phone in hand.  House Bill 1481, passed on June 20, 2025, makes the 2025-26 school year the first full...

Dressed in a pink wig, senior Sophia LeJeune cheers alongside her friends in the Texas High student section. Texas High’s student section, run by various members of the student council, comes together each week with chants and signs that bring life and school spirit into the student section.

Roar to Life

Story by Sage Stussy, Staff Writer October 6, 2025

Through every football game, the voices of players, coaches and spectators blend into one roar across the field. Yet through all this chaos, the sound of Texas High students echoes loudly over them all....

While running the Model UN booth at the annual THS Club Drive, junior Zuhey Vazquez speaks to a prospective student about the club. From Sept. 8, 2025 to Sept. 12, 2025, Texas High hosted its annual Club Drive week in the Dan Haskins Student Center.

Clubs, Culture and Cafeteria Crowds

Story by Parker Allison, Sports Co-Editor September 15, 2025

As the cafeteria doors unlock and open, most students rush to the hectic lunch lines, but some feel eager to browse the elaborate displays showcasing Texas High’s wide variety of organizations and extracurriculars. From...

While teaching his Economics DC class, history teacher Thomas Longbotham instructs a student on the content he teaches. Longbotham, a new faculty member at THS, has taught numerous subjects at the high school and college level before moving from Houston to Texarkana.

Making History

Story by Kendyl Franklin, Staff Writer September 11, 2025

Students rush through the halls moments before the tardy bell rings; meanwhile, prepared lecture slides light up whiteboards, ready for the day’s lesson. As a new school year begins, Texas High welcomes...

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As a common Homecoming tradition, students make personalized posters to propose to their dates.

Homage to homecoming

Story by Oviya Justin, editor-in-chief September 24, 2024

1911: A Kansas vs. Missouri game at the University of Missouri. A union between alumni and students. An inadvertent start to a tradition that would carry for decades to come. Homecoming. Over a century...

Seniors Julia Nations and Savanna Shively practice skills they learned in the Rosebuds self defense class on Jan. 14.

These roses have thorns

Story by Naveen Malik, entertainment editor January 21, 2016

The Rosebuds Garden Club met for a group lesson in the art of Krav Maga in the cafeteria Jan.14.  The lesson was taught by owner and instructor Greg O’Neal and an assistant. Through the evening, the...

Rosebuds yoga moved to Nov. 11

Rosebuds yoga moved to Nov. 11

Story by Jessica Emerson, online editor-in-chief November 3, 2015

Due to a communication error, the annual Rosebuds yoga class that was originally planned for Thursday has been moved to Wednesday Nov. 11. Rosebud members have been instructed to dress like their big...

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