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Students read poetry they worked on throughout their poetry unit on the final day in a coffee house setting.

English teachers create passion for poetry

Preston Carpenter, Special Contributor January 23, 2024

English 3 classes participated in the poetry coffee house on Monday, which was the culmination of a unit they did on poetry. The students wrote their own poems and presented them in the format of a coffee...

After stapling "Notes of Love" to the Tiny Home walls, students walked around and talked as they read the notes around them.

‘Notes of Love’ add blessings to Tiny Home

Soleil Cavallo and Elin Dailey January 19, 2024

Kids came from all directions grabbing Post-It notes and trying to decide what to write down. As kids finished with their notes, they found a wall to staple it to in the latest Tiny Home. On Jan. 11,...

Students are getting used to seeing "Out of Service" signs on bathroom doors. The building has had plumbing issues for four months.

Plumbing problems continue to plague campus

Maya Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief January 11, 2024

Plumbing problems are a common issue on campus these days. It is not surprising to see towels shoved under doors, signs saying “Out of Service” and hallways smelling of toilet water. When the plumbing...

Students line up for food during D Lunch last week. When the winter break ended, the school implemented four lunch shifts for all three days of the week.

Students adjust slowly to 4 lunch shifts

Evelyn Vela-West, Staff Writer January 9, 2024

Coming into the new school year, students were surprised with a new lunch schedule. Last year there was a temporary ABC lunch schedule, where students were split by classes across three lunch periods and...

Students take on roles of judge, jurors, witnesses and lawyers in Scarlett May's Court Systems and Practices class. The courtroom was built on the second floor to help instruction in the courts and law classes.

Courtroom brings lessons to life

Grace Darcy, Sports Editor January 5, 2024

The courtroom is officially in use after construction wrapped up this past summer.  The new mock courtroom set up allows for criminal justice teacher, Scarlett May, to teach her students what it would...

Starting in September, Apple started to create its new products with a USB-C charging port to comply with new European Union regulations. Photo by Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Users adjust to new iPhone charger

Dannika Melendez Mateo, Staff Writer December 23, 2023

Apple released the brand new iPhone 15 in September. It is  designed to be the best smartphone in the world. It has all the latest features and technology that people could ever imagine. Coming in all...

Cast members Alexa Grubb, 11, Makenna Brodberick, 11, Olivia Brenner, 11, and Amara Amadi, 10, share a laugh while learning the choreography for "She's in Love" during rehearsal.

Planning key in big productions

Exa Nix, Managing Editor December 12, 2023

After the success of last year’s “Seussical the Musical,” the fine arts department knew they wanted to continue putting on musicals. This year, the department is performing “The Little Mermaid”...

The cheerleaders participate in singing the school fight song at the end of the Gold Fight Win pep rally in September.

Cheer focuses on ‘little things’ as competitions begin

Preston Carpenter, Special Contributor December 8, 2023

As the winter season of sports begins cheerleading moves inside to take the center of the court. The indoor season is vastly different compared to the football season. During the football season the...

Seniors Gabriel Hernandez and Karson Rogers applaud for a fellow choir member during the choir concert on Oct. 17.

Choir members advance to pre-Area auditions

Shelby Townsend, Staff Writer November 28, 2023

On Nov. 30, four senior varsity choir members will audition at the pre-area round for Texas’s All-State Choir. The stakes are high as the competition is ramping up with the addition of sight reading...

Students use Flex Hour to make up tests in Eileen Quiñones' classroom.

Flex Hour continues to provide break in day

Cameron Minatrea, Special Contributor November 21, 2023

Flex Hour is a period of the day where students can eat, attend tutoring, get homework done and participate in clubs. Students also use this time to catch up with friends, as there are no mandatory activities...

Senior Donovan McClure scrolls on his phone as he has his blood drawn on Nov. 15. The HOSA students hold four blood drives a year on campus.

Students participate in boosting local blood supply

Fallon Head, KPTimes.com Editor November 16, 2023

HOSA ran its last blood drive for the semester on Wednesday with 71 people donating blood in the midst of a nationwide blood shortage.  “[I hope the blood drive helps] tremendously,” HOSA blood...

Senior Cas Magee runs a face painting station during last year's Spanish Honor Society party. This year, the Art Honor Society will be offering face painting again. Attendees will also get a meal, learn about Latin American countries and celebrate with music.

Latin American culture to be celebrated Thursday

Bailey Hall, News Editor November 14, 2023

This year's Spanish honor society dance is called Viajando por Latino América (Traveling through Latin America). The dance is focused on different countries in Latin America. Each country represented...

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