JROTC: The Urban Raider Competition

Christopher Fisher, Staff Reporter   On Friday, December 3rd, JROTC students participated in the NEISD Urban Raider Competition. This competition was full of outdoor challenges including a 5k cross country course, a cross country rescue, obstacle courses, and a physical test.  Cadets trained hard, in order to prepare for the Raider Competition. They did physical training, running plenty of miles, […]

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MUNSA XXVI Conference

Miriam Barba, Staff Reporter   Model United Nations San Antonio, or more commonly known as MUNSA, is crucial to the ISA Community. This year’s MUNSA XXVI theme was Ignite. According to the MUNSA website,“The theme of MUNSA XXVI: Ignite welcomes the conference into a reawakened eagerness with the return of a campus-based assembly.” The conference started Jan. 6 and lasted […]

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Parking Tickets Plague Students, Teachers

Lesly Rodriguez,   Staff Reporter   Tuesday, January 4, marked the second strike on the cars parked around the LEE campus by City Police Parking Enforcement. A few weeks earlier, just before break, officers descended leaving behind dozens of parking tickets on the vehicles parked by the athletic facility and parked into the neighborhood on Orland Park. Coaches, teachers, staff, and […]

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Library Books Under Review

Kaitlin Arocho,   Editor-in-Chief   On October 28, 2021, Texas lawmaker, Matt Krause, sent out a list consisting of 850 books. This list of books was sent to school districts all across Texas along with a message that asked the schools to report any book from the list that is housed in a campus library, along with how much money was […]

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Tragic Car Crash Near Johnson High School

Maria Yesenia Velasquez, Staff Reporter On Saturday, January 8 two Johnson High School students died in a fiery car crash near Bulverde Road and TPC Parkway near campus. The two students were identified as 17-year-old Ziv Hoodani and 16-year-old Gabriel Lee Juarez. The reason for the crash is unknown at this time.                                                                                                                                             Students and staff throughout NEISD have been affected […]

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8th Grade Visit a Huge Success

Kaitlin Arocho,  Editor-in-Chief On Wednesday, January 12 the 8th graders from both Nimitz and Jackson Middle Schools made a visit to the LEE campus. They came to watch a pep rally during first and second period, to learn about the electives offered here, and to get a since of what awaits them in high school.   The pep rally had […]

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Beloved Teacher Lost to Covid-19

Lesly Rodriguez, Staff Reporter The morning of Thursday, September 2, LEE High School sustained its first loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic when Special Education math teacher, Ms. Laurie Marrero, passed away at her home due to complications from the virus.    Ms. Marrero was diagnosed with Covid-19 about a month before her passing according to information provided to Principal […]

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Students Stay Home in Wake of Threat

Yesenia Velasquez, Staff Reporter LEE High School was the subject of a social media shooting threat on Monday, September 6. The Labor Day post, which appeared on both Instagram and Snapchat warned of a possible shooting when students returned from the long weekend on Tuesday, leaving many students concerned about the legitimacy of this threat and their safety on campus […]

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Colleges Begin ‘Test-Optional’ Application Process

Chris Loustaunau, Staff Reporter Many colleges this year will not be requiring SAT/ACT scores on applications for incoming freshmen. If a college chooses a “test-optional” admissions process, students will not have to submit their ACT or SAT scores in order for their application to be reviewed and accepted. If a student does include their test scores in their application, this […]

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Game (back) On!

Kaitlin Arocho, Staff Reporter On Friday, August 20, in room M212, the Tabletop Game Club had their first meeting of the year, and their first in-person meeting in over 18 months. The turnout was fantastic, with 24 students showing up to battle it out in their favorite board, card, and RPG games. Last year there was an attempt to continue […]

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Varsity Soccer Heads to State Final

Sebastian Bingaman, Staff Reporter It’s been a long road for the boys varsity soccer team, who is now preparing to play for a state championship on Saturday, April 16th in Georgetown, Texas.  The Volunteers have been looking for the glory of a state title for a while. In 2019, they fell 4-1 in PKs in a heartbreaking loss in the […]

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New Year, New Schedule, New Normal

Ashley Patterson, Contributor Returning to campus in the 2021-2022 school year, NEISD students will be greeted with a new schedule. The proposed schedule will meet the 75,600 operational minutes per school required by the TEA that the 2019-2020 school year fell short of. It will also provide efficient and flexible time management that students and teachers will both benefit from. […]

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2021 Graduation Moved to Alamodome

Elena Gorlick, Contributor The graduating class of 2021 will celebrate their graduation at the Alamodome during Memorial Day weekend. The change of venue comes as a precaution to insure that Covid-19 regulations and safety protocols can be effectively observed despite the large crowd. Each graduate will receive six tickets for guests, meaning that the total audience could exceed 3,000 people. […]

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LEE Awarded Texas Purple Star

LEE High School has been officially designated as a military family friendly campus by the Texas Education Agency. The Purple Star designation was established by the TEA in 2020 as a means to recognize campuses that go above and beyond to facilitate smooth transitions for military-connected students and their families. In order to apply for the designation, campus administrators had […]

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