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Bixler
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The School Newspaper of Texas High School

Tiger Times

Bixler
The School Newspaper of Texas High School

Tiger Times

Bixler
Social studies teacher Michelle Crane speaks in front of one of her classes. Many think teachers deserve a pay raise for their work in educating young minds.

Bad pay blues

Story by Brynne Chandler, Staff Writer December 17, 2021

Teachers do so much for us. They teach us everything we need to know in life, from our ABCs to our numbers all the way up to AP essays and economics. They go out of their way to decorate the classroom...

History teacher Danny Williams leads his class in discussion. Every student on campus is required to be masked.

Conversations stopped

Story by Graci Henard, staff writer October 25, 2020

In years past, teachers, mainly in the English and history departments, relied on discussion to drive the class. Often, English teachers count on discussion to engage students in books, and history teachers...

A TISD teacher eyes the computer before her that currently acts as a virtual classroom for her online students. Teachers rearranged their curriculum in order to comply with the at-home learners.

Pandemic vs. teachers

Story by Aislyn Echols, opinion editor October 22, 2020

With the recent pandemic, schools have had to rearrange their teaching and curriculum to accommodate in-school as well as online learners. Most people think of how this change will affect the students,...

School marshal students demonstrate scenario exercises with simulated firearms as part of a Texas Commission on Law Enforcement training at Windermere Elementary School in 2018. [AMANDA VOISARD / AMERICAN-STATESMAN]

Guns in our safe place

Story by Makenzie Hofert, staff writer September 25, 2019

School shootings can happen on a campus at the most unexpected times. On June 21, a 15-year-old student in Flint, Michigan was shot in a parking lot right outside Carman Ainsworth High School. On May 17,...

English teacher Michele Rigdon works on grading papers. She teaches multiple English classes and is dedicated to the success of her students.

The source behind the success

Story by Colton Johnson, editor in chief February 27, 2018

In my mother’s bedroom, stacks on stacks of folders–mountains of research, definition and argumentative papers never seem to leave her floor. As soon as one round of grading is finished, another is...

TISD places third in Literacy Council Spelling Bee

TISD places third in Literacy Council Spelling Bee

Story by Caroline Purtle, online editor in chief April 30, 2015

T. E. A. C. H. E. R. Teacher. Several TISD faculty members formed two teams and competed in the 21st Annual Corporate Spelling Bee held on April 11 at the CABE Center, benefiting the Literacy Council...

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