Arts & Entertainment
Save our World!
By: Karin Luna Not too long ago, I visited the magnificent Houston Zoo. The exhibits were phenomenal, the nature was refreshing, and the animals were most memorable. However, a dreadful fact was proven. It seemed as if in every direction I looked, there was a sign announcing that the animal was endangered. To be endangered […]
Marilyn Monroe: Mini Biography
By: Margaret Goree Norma Jean Mortenson (Marilyn Monroe) was born on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Her dad abandoned her family, leaving her mother to take care of her. Her mother’s side of the family, however, had a long history of mental illness, dating back generations. Gladys Mortenson (the mother), had a lot […]
3 Things Most Texans Don’t Know
By: Heidi Reichling When I went to Colorado a few summers ago, I had the chance to earn a hundred dollars if I could correctly answer the salesman’s questions. He asked me whom the yellow rose of Texas was, what are the six flags that fly over Texas, and what are the main rivers in […]
Shellac Nails at Home!
By: Katie Martinez Many girls at Jackson like their nails done all pretty and nice, but have to pay a lot of money to do so. This weekend I went to get my nails done with a friend and the end result was unpleasant. My friend, Amy, did her nails and toes and I did […]
Why They Didn’t Show: Why Some Great Acts Never Showed up at Woodstock, Man!
By: Jack Castillo If you care about rock music from around 1969 then you are likely aware of the greatest music festival that has ever set its gentile fingers of starvation on this earth…EVER! However, this music milestone ,that took place in Woodstock NY “Bob Dylan’s back yard”,was turned down by some amazing artists for […]