Starting at a new school during high school can be a challenge for any high school student. Starting at a new high school as a senior is a whole other story.
As an initiative to help girls get into the engineering industry, senior Eloise Jewett has started a national club, called Girls Who Code.
Despite recent current events, AP World History students will travel to Europe - with some words of warning.
Yes, grades matter. Remember this when it's senior year and all your friends are excited about moving away.
Whether someone continues to live in the country they were born in, or they move away for whatever reason, that doesn’t mean they forget where their heritage comes from. Regardless of where a person chooses to live, their traditions remain with them. For example, junior Thomas George, who is originally from India, brought his customs with him when he moved to America.
A week-long festival, colorful decorations, and tons of mouth-watering Mexican delicacies- that’s right, Fiesta is here. From April 14th- April 24th, Fiesta will be held downtown along the San Antonio River Walk. This year also marks the 125th anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto. Some of the festivities include parades filled with music, the coronation of the Queen, the famous Oyster Bake, and many more.
Over the past few years, provisional acceptance is a relatively new concept that some colleges may choose to offer to specific students. This form of ‘acceptance’ is primarily sent to students who demonstrate some college readiness at the time that the letter was sent, however if the student does not maintain and/or improve in regards to their academic standing, the provisional status may be replaced with a rejection letter. Some schools in Texas offer this as an additional option in order to meet the necessary admission requirements.
Late nights, early mornings, and never-ending cram sessions in between describes the typical student during SAT/ACT season. Students are preparing for the upcoming tests and, although most students are aware of the tests, some students still lack information about them. Counselor Cortney Tarbox helps explain the difference as well as the similarities between the SAT/ACT.
April 9 is a date that remains highlighted, circled, and ultimately unavoidable on almost every teenager’s calendar this year - with the Johnson prom, Reagan prom, and the ACT all set for that fateful Saturday.
“I’m going to take the ACT on April 9. I probably will miss prom because I’ll be busy studying to make sure [of] what I’m supposed to be doing for the test,” junior Lillian Bautista said. “That does determine what college I’m going to get into. So it’s very important for me to prioritize it.”
Well, seniors, we did it. We’re almost done. But before we can shrug into our gown and adorn our cap and tassel, we still have a few more weeks to go. Cue the exasperated groans.