In the zone
Taralynn Gates and Jackson Posey
March 8, 2019
Filed under Entertainment, News
The room is black. Standing in a circle, connected by hands. Eyes closed, ears open, listening to the director’s words and feeling his hands on their shoulders as he speaks to them. The fate of the work that was put into the show over the last two months is about to be decided as they prepare to s...
Shattered Dreams
Leslie Juarez, Staff Writer
March 6, 2019
In an attempt to dissuade students from drinking and driving during their Spring Breaks and throughout the rest of their lives, the Family and Community Services program will host Shattered Dreams, a two day program that includes a mock crash and mock memorial to emphasize the effects of driving distracted...
SPUD week returns
Laney Rendon, Editor-in-Chief
March 5, 2019
Filed under News
Students Performing Unselfish Deeds (SPUD) week will take place March 25-29. Family and Community Services (FACS) classes made a goal to raise $7000 that week for the designated beneficiary Seth Permenter. Permenter was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a malignant tumor of bone when he was in the fourth...
Braingers’ old record under stampede
Laney Rendon, Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2019
Filed under News
Three circle lunch tables. Seven advisors. Students of all grades. Yet all these had one thing in common: they were in New Braunfels this past Saturday, Feb. 23 for UIL academics. The results are listed below: Accounting: 5th place - Junior Skylar Hoover Calculator Applications: 4th pla...
Testing the water
Taralynn Gates, Staff Writer
February 20, 2019
Filed under News
With SAT School Day around the corner, juniors begin preparing for standardized college admissions test. The school district provides the day to test juniors on March 6, but students can take steps to maximize their scores. College Board provides links to show what to expect, as well as resources with tips...
An honor better than joules
Skylar Butts, Staff Writer
February 13, 2019
Every year, one teacher is chosen to represent the school. Nominated and voted upon by colleagues, this year, Keven Harshbarger is the lucky educator given the award. “You have to be nominated,” Harshbarger said. “Some other teacher has to submit your name. And then they give you this questionn...
Soles for Souls
Leslie Juarez, Staff Writer
February 11, 2019
On Feb. 4, the student led service project, Soles for Souls Shoe Drive began taking donations. "The most common type of shoe is a gently used shoe and those are the shoes that are sent to third world countries," the student leading the project junior Abigail Reddon said. The purpose of this cause...
Varsity guard snatches first place
Leslie Juarez, Staff Writer
February 4, 2019
Filed under News
As the announcer introduces them, the guard scrambles to set the floor and their equipment set so they can get into position for the very first performance of the season. Silence fills the air as the guard stays stone still and the music is being prepared to play. Mixed emotions fill the girls heads...
Coloring is the new wave
Laney Rendon, Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2019
Filed under News
It is everywhere. Hovering the halls, leaking into classrooms, always in the back of students’ minds. Stress. It is stress and it has been a problem for high school students since the start of freshman year. Luckily, librarian Amanda Trussell has found a solution: coloring. A large coloring sheet can be found in the l...
District issues mandatory clear-bag policy
Daniel Lackey, Staff Writer
January 17, 2019
Filed under News, Showcase, Sports
Comal ISD recently issued a solution to growing safety concerns on Jan. 7: a clear, easy-to-see-through bag required for attendees of sporting events taking place in all three high schools in the district, which allows personal belongings to be plainly visible to security personnel. “We saw this a...
Winter break festivities
Leslie Juarez, Staff Writer
January 14, 2019
Filed under News
Students had different ways to celebrate when school was let out for winter break. Some prefer to keep it simple and stay local over break. "I went out with family to the movies a lot. I got to watch Wreck it Ralph 2 and Mary Poppins Returns," senior Annabelle Sanchez said. "On New Years we went...
The right combination
Leslie Juarez, Staff Writer
December 11, 2018
Over the years, students have been questioning the lockers that are in the C wing hallway. Questions include, "Why don't we have lockers anymore?" Assistant Principal Dean Hofer said that due to the school’s growth, the hallways got more narrow. They were removed around the 2008-2009 time frame...
