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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 WR Brody day comes up big on a jump ball pass over a flour bluff defender.
Angleton offense, defense challenge Rangers in semifinals
Lukas Haider, Staff Writer • December 13, 2024

The Angleton offense has scratched through their opponents defense with their impact players, entering the state semifinals 13-1. With the help...

Junior point guard Cyanna Cavazos is the girls basketball team's leading scorer, averaging 13.6 points per game.
Ranger Roundup
December 11, 2024
After running 78 yards, senior quarterback Cade Spradling dives for the touchdown against Flour Bluff in the region finals Saturday at the Alamodome. The final score as 49-14.
Flying high
December 10, 2024
Senior Daniel De Hoyos runs down the field during Friday's playoff game against New Braunfels.
Horn down
December 4, 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 thanĀ  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...

World Mental Health Day is recognized annually on Oct. 10. Graphic free use via Freepik.
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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Cynthia Erivo, who plays Elphaba in "Wicked," won a Tony Award in 2016 for Best Lead Actress in a musical for her role in "The Color Purple." Photo via Wicked movie website.
“Wicked” movie lives up to legacy of the Broadway musical
Bryden Bell, Staff Writer • December 9, 2024

The long-awaited movie adaptation of Wicked, based on the beloved Broadway musical hit the big screen Nov.22. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the film...

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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