Carpe Ludum, Seize the Game!

By Noemi Rodriguez A small crowd of parents cheered for their corresponding team in a large empty gymnasium. Despite the lack of the usual Friday night spectator’s hype, the varsity volleyball team played to the whistle and managed to push through, victoriously beating Poth in four games. “Sydney Morriss had 14 kills and 18 assists…

More Than Rap: An Introduction

By Danielle Cramberg When people think of rap and hip-hop, a few things come to mind: women, cars, money. Most assume that rappers make music for the money and the fame. Not everyone realizes the influence that rap can have, nor the powerful messages it may send. The popularity of rap gives it the power…

A Win is a Win

By Travis Saucedo Last week the football team took on the New Braunfels Unicorns in a long and hard fought game. The team beat the Unicorns 24-7, and with that win, they brought home their first victory this season. The team said it wasn’t a pretty win but a win never the less. Now, the…

The Horse and The Cow

By Travis Saucedo The varsity volleyball team face a tough game up ahead against MacArthur, especially with it being their first district game of the season. Every year Mac gives the volleyball players a tough game to win, but the girls hope this year they will bring home their first district win of the year. “The game is going…

Hell is Other Movies: A Recap of Summer 2014 in Movies Part 2

By Ryan Stephens Guardians of the Galaxy did everything right that a movie starring Vin Diesel as a tree and Bradley Cooper as a talking racoon could do. James Gunn, a director more famous for writing movies from Troma, the studio that brought us The Toxic Avenger, and a gross out horror film from 2006,…

Hell is Other Movies: A Recap of Summer 2014 in Movies Part 1

By Ryan Stephens Summer blockbuster movies rarely get outside the comfort zone; profitability and creativity do not go hand in hand for this season. However, the craze for summer movies in 2014 shows that there might be a change in the notion with record lows in the box office. According to The New York Times, the…

This is Float Fest

By Noemi Rodriguez A swarm of college students in shorts, bathing suits, and sunglasses gave off the strong odor of sunscreen and sweat. Two stages set-up in the middle of nowhere lost between empty fields and long dirt roads. Live music blaring, lights flashing and people dancing. This is Float Fest. The all day festival held August 31…

Fight to the Finish

By Mackenzie Wallace A little rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the varsity tennis team before they headed into a difficult match against Johnson High School last Wednesday. Despite delays caused by unexpected showers, the team marched out on to the court with heads up high and left that evening with a better understanding of…

The Golden Tournament

By Travis Saucedo With every loss and every win the varsity volleyball girls’ determination to do their best this season grows. Their skills emerged in their past three day tournament beginning last Thursday at Smithson Valley. Winning four out of eight games, the girls made it into the Golden Bracket. “We did very well,” Coach…

Ice Bucket Challenge: A Good Cause or Just a Good Hashtag

By Danielle Cramberg Visit any type of social media account and there is a very large chance a video of someone pouring a bucket of ice cold water over themselves and nominating their closest friends to do the same pops up. But, what many people don’t realize (or thoroughly understand) is that it’s in the…