Making the most of unlimited free time in quarantine
With too much time on their hands, students have explored hobbies and learned even more.
Class rings, preserving memories in a stone
The graduating class for 2021 just picked up their class rings, but not everyone got them. Although they are held with esteem and many parents have them, not all students will follow the footsteps of looped metal and stone.
European colleges often overlooked option
Debt is something many students fear will happen to them as soon as they step into college. There are many ways around it--scholarships, joining the military, certain job benefits, grants and more, but there is also another way to get around this.
A penny for your thoughts
Senior Bryce Shuster worked on five major holidays; New Years Eve, New Years day, Christmas Day, Christmas Eve and Thanksgiving to accumulate, money for his checking account.
Student Council partners with Toys for Tots
Student Council treasurer Kendall Curtis-Malone checks the boxes set around the school for toys that they can donate to the charity they have partnered with.
Weighted GPA may not be the way to go
Emma Kern, a freshman Smithson Valley student, piles herself with Pre-AP classes because of the multiplier. But, when she compares her GPA with NEISD students, she realizes that the higher multiplier gives advantages that may not be fair.
Knowing two languages can prove beneficial
Thrown in a new environment, struggling to catch up, junior Gabriela Rivera-Vega moved to the US when she was three.
Les Miserables’ masterclass comes to San Antonio
Emma Fischer| feature editor
Like Hamilton earlier in the year, Les Miserables’ masterclass was a once in a lifetime experience. It was a smaller class, but with the smaller class we could work in smaller gr...
Peyton Gill reflects on her experience with ovarian cancer
Now a senior, and an ovarian cancer survivor, Peyton Gill reflects on her present decisions.
Phones are going Yondr
By Emma Fischer| feature editor
When I first looked up “Yondr,” the actual definition of the word, “yonder” came up. As an adjective, it means, “at some distance in the direction indicated; over there,” and ...