Recognizing Excellence

By Mackenzie Wallace Polished floor tiles and immaculate table surfaces shine brightly with the pride of the work that goes into getting them that way. Although the wear and tear brought on by students moving through the campus may leave the hallways and classrooms in an exhausted state by the end of the day, the…

World News

By Jissele Wright Harvard recently discovered that 60% of teens pay little attention to daily news. People, especially young people, often find news depressing or boring. As a student, teachers recommend watching more world news, whether in debate, speech, or history. Current event assignments aside,  a person’s understanding of the world increases when they’re informed…

Serving Up Brahmas

By Travis Saucedo  With a final point scored, the volleyball team took home their first district win against MacArthur on September 12. The team was very happy about the win but they weren’t too pleased about the number of games it took to bring home the win. “I felt like it was unnecessary to go…

Broadway in the PAC: You Can’t Take It With You’s Fall Performance

The Madison Theater Department is performing You Can’t Take It With You on October 2-3 at 7PM and October 4 at 2PM. By Ryan Stephens Broadway comes to the Performing Arts Center with theater’s fall rendition of You Can’t Take It With You. Running concurrent with the Broadway run, the theater department will tell the…

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…

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…

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…