A district wide change may be on the books
by Elly Beauchamp | editor in chief
As the 2019 school year starts to come to a close, NEISD is beginning discussions of a district wide ranking change, which would change the current GPA multiplier of 1.29 ...
Reserve your spot to work with the Hamilton cast
Emma Fischer | Feature Editor
When I walked into the studio, I didn’t expect to be working as hard as I did, but the performers of Hamilton work hard, and in turn they worked us hard.
The masterclass was taught by Tyler McKenzie, a Hamilton cast member p...
A new Texan asks ‘what’s fiesta?’
by Lauryn Chavez | staff writer
Fiesta is a city-wide celebration of cultural diversity, but some people don’t know the true history behind it. What’s also interesting is that people who consider themselves ...
A new international newspaper is starting up to shine some light on historical romance
Emma Fischer|feature editor
Renee Bernard, a historical romance author, had received many emails from many different people. What she did not expect is an email about a new magazine to shine some light on the genre. Thimgan Hayden began reading and fell in ...
The noise in the B-Wing increases, so do complaints from teachers
by Ashlyn Swain | staff writer
The clock ticks, the metronome beeps, the valves of the euphonium click. Freshman Katie Rheney practices her etude for her second hour straight, cleaning up the technique and m...
Senior counterpunches cancer
by Alexis McCutchan| editor-in-chief
Senior and boxer Kevin Mendoza was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) his junior year and, after missing nearly an entire school year, is finally back on c...
A needle in a cookie box
by Emma Fischer| feature editor
Hauling cookies by the cases back and forth from school could be considered a sport, but a sport has popularity, and finding those Girl Scouts that carry those rare delicious, sweets is like looking for a needle in a haystack...
Christmas gift ideas for this 2018
Christmas is the season for giving, but that can be kind of scary when you don't know what to give your loved ones for Christmas. Will they like it? Will they even use it? Whatever the case is, I've got you cov...