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

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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
Harry Styles performs at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on Sep. 9, 2021.

Artists cancel tours after rise in COVID-19 cases

Peyton Mallard, Staff Writer
February 13, 2022

Beyond the Bubble: Mental Health and COVID-19

Emma Siebold, Managing Editor
January 13, 2022
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots are available for everyone 12 years and older. Moderna booster shots are available for everyone 18 years and older.

Omicron variant spikes COVID-19 cases in public schools

Bethany Mann, Staff Writer
January 11, 2022
Although the district lifted the mask mandate, teachers and students are still urged to wear facial coverings to prevent spreading COVID-19 and/or quarantining.

Behind the mask

Rebekah Mann, Managing Editor
March 29, 2021
Running in the 4X400 relay, senior Amalie Mills takes her strides to the finish line. At the Ranger Relays, she ran the relay after running the mile. The girls 4x400 m relay placed first in the Brenham meet with a time of 4:05.

Making the most of an opportunity

Noah Autry, Staff Writer
March 24, 2021
Standing in the dugout, baseball locks in before a game on March 6, 2020. One week later, these players – and others across the state – would lose their respective seasons to COVID-19.

Coronaversary

Emma Siebold and Jackson Posey
March 13, 2021
Comal ISD announced Tuesday night that it would no longer require masks in its schools. The move drew backlash for both its result and process.

District rolls back mask mandate

Jackson Posey, Sports Director
March 10, 2021
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) Ramon "CZ" Colon-Lopez receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 21, 2020. (DOD Photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos M. Vazquez II) Image two: Bexar county has seen an average of 25 new COVID-19 deaths each day within the past week. Image three: It is estimated that 140,00 people in Bexar county are included in Phase 1A.

Returning to a new ‘normal’

Presley Berry, Staff Writer
February 5, 2021
Sophomore Matthew Capetillo chips the ball out of the Ranger's middle third against McCollum. The boys beat the Cowboys 3-0, taking their fifth and final win of the preseason.

Redemption season

Emma Siebold, Sports Editor
January 25, 2021
Both school nurses, Natalie Kuhn and Cheryl Sims (pictured), tackle COVID-19-related concerns.

Nursing COVID

Tatum Tomallo, Social Media Manager
January 22, 2021
Adapting to COVID-19 has been strange so far, but it's a relief knowing that it's temporary.

COVID caught me

Daniel Lackey, Editor-in-Chief
January 20, 2021
Silver Spurs dance team celebrates their victories at a former Crowd Pleasers competition.

To the pointe

Tatum Tomallo, Staff Writer
January 19, 2021
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