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The student news site of Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch, Texas

Valley Ventana

The student news site of Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch, Texas

Valley Ventana

Spirit shattering design
December 4, 2024
Senior Daniel De Hoyos runs down the field during Friday's playoff game against New Braunfels.
Horn down
Lukas Haider, Staff Writer • December 4, 2024

The Rangers won their regional playoff game against New Braunfels 56-21. They will play Flour Bluff in the quarterfinals Saturday at 2 p.m. in...

Junior Izzy Di Mery had nine points, 10 rebounds, and four steals last night against Alamo Heights. Di Mery leads the team in rebounds averaging 7.7 rebounds per game.
Ranger Roundup
December 4, 2024
Junior Carter Majors drives the ball to the hoop and takes a contested layup against his Canyon opponent.
Ranger Roundup
November 21, 2024
Heading to a third place state finish, freshman Brady Solansky runs with one shoe on after losing the other in the first 100 meters on gravel. She finished the rest of the race mostly on grass. (Photo by Marsha Hammond)
Not done yet
November 19, 2024
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Student support specialist Hope Zettler wraps a tamale while making them with the culinary classes on Tuesday.
Culinary students, teachers make homemade tamales
Mali Noska, Staff Writer • November 21, 2024

After the defense stops the ball against Victoria East on Nov. 7, defensive lineman Justin Roberts trots back to the sideline.
On the grind
Quentin Sampson, Staff Writer • December 2, 2024

Heading into Friday's win over New Braunfels, junior DT Justin Roberts had a more than  60 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 7 hurries...

Junior Wiebke Isermann poses with her U.S. government textbook. Isermann is a foreign exchange student from Germany.
A new reality
Bryden Bell, Staff Writer • November 18, 2024

Q: What is the biggest thing that you had to adjust to when coming to America? A: There is no public transport here. In Germany, I was way...

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Opinion: World Mental Health Day highlights importance of finding support in times of struggle
Lukas Haider, Staff Writer • October 10, 2024

More than one out of ten people in the world deal with serious mental health issues, according to the World Health Organization. In the USA that...

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"Joker:  Folie à Deux" was released on Friday, Oct. 4, five years after the first "Joker" movie. Photo via Warner Bros.
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ brings captivating story to ‘Joker’ franchise
Tanzanite Angeles, Staff Writer • October 8, 2024

Ever since “Joker: Folie à Deux” was announced to be released on Oct. 4, fans of the last movie were thrilled to discover a more in depth...

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The student news site of Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch, Texas
The student news site of Smithson Valley High School in Spring Branch, Texas