Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87 Many Americans were shocked at the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last week on Sept. 18. Ginsburg’s passing was a result of medical complications while dealing with pancreatic cancer. Ginsburg was known for the many battles she fought for gender equality, ever since her first judge appointment in 1980. She was the second woman to be appointed...

As homecoming is drawing near, it is going to look a little different this year because of COVID-19.  Last Wednesday, the homecoming court was announced in the PAC in a Jeopardy style game instead of at a pep rally. The homecoming princesses are Ella Nichols, Macy Young, Katie Ferguson, Kaitlyn Wells, Kadie Bowman, Delia Tuttlebee, Holly Thornton, Aubrey Oller, Alley Harjo, and Caylin Scates. ...

COVID-19 guidelines have put a strain on many school activities, and the schools' theater company, Curtain Call Productions, is no exception. The theater group is working with guidelines to be able to perform their upcoming fall musical, 'Newsies'. The new COVID-19 guidelines require the students to practice social distancing, as well as wear a mask while singing, dancing, and working out. While...

   By day, Mr. Caleb Watson is an ordinary math teacher, teaching his students Algebra 2 and Statistics. But at night, he turns his mathematical and gaming skills into a superpower and becomes ThatMathDad, using his powers to game his way to victory and solve math problems along the way.    “I started playing video games when I was very young. I was probably two when I first picked up the...

By Wednesday, I’d  already had two mental breakdowns. By Thursday, I already had three quizzes. And by Friday, my eyes were so strained that I could barely look at the screen. I would stare at the lecture wondering how on earth I was going to be tested over it. Virtual Test? Or possibly no test? The first week of virtual school was filled with pressure, homework, and plain confusion. Doing school...

You realize how many of your friends and family are idiots* If I'm being honest, this is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, you get to find out just how stupid the people you associate with are. It's like realizing your mom is a karen: traumatizing, but you can't just drop your mom. No matter how awful she is to minimum wage employees, or how many excuses she comes up with for not wearing...

The norm for me was when I sat down in a busy classroom with the teacher saying what the plan was for the day. I would get out my pencils and notebooks and ask my teachers whenever I had problems understanding a lesson. I would talk and socialize with my friends at lunch or after school. That was every day for me, and a lot of people could relate as well. Now, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, everyone’s...

Going to school in your pajamas, learning algebra in bed, and doing biology on the couch has been a long standing dream for students. Yet, when that dream became a reality, many students found that school from home wasn’t as easy as they hoped.  As the school year kicked off in school and online, several students found conflict in how they earned their diploma. With remote learning, students...

Cross country will look a little different this fall because of the pandemic. Runners are required to wear masks and social distance every morning before they start to run. Once the workout begins, they are allowed to take off masks until the workout is over.  While the situation is not ideal, the runners are trying to make the most of it. “It’s like having a painful running day,” freshman...

 For students who need time to catch up with their work or work on UIL academics, the new WIN period will give them that time.  Over the summer Principal Todd Marshall met with other administrators to work on scheduling that time, and what they came up with was the “W.I.N” period.   “We wanted to build time into the school day for students to get the help they need. W.I.N. is an acronym...

Tiger King ★★★☆☆ Do you like big cats, someone who allegedly killed her husband (She definitely did), or Shaquille O’Neal? Well, boy oh boy do I have a show for you. “Tiger King” is a roller coaster of a documentary that came out in the beginning of quarantine. Junior Lizbeth Silva said, “ The show was so addicting I watched it all in one sitting.” while on the other hand Junior...