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Ten years ago, The Fast and the Furious exploded on the big screen making street racing a goldmine in blockbuster films. No movie, in the past decade, has even come close to matching the nitro-fueled car film. That is until Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson teamed up to bring us Fast Five.
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Green energy has been pushed into our culture ever since global warming emerged as a serious problem. The use of renewable resources, like solar energy, has become a part of everyday life, but could the power of the sun be strong enough to power a car? Dr. Joe Dungan and his students are meeting every Wednesday, looking to be the first high school in Texas to complete the feat.
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Amongst the success of sports teams, academic teams and spirit teams many forget about other extracurricular teams. On April 16, the Wool Judging Team, coached by Mike Wallace headed to the State Competition knowing that in order to move on they would have to place first or second against the 51 other teams from all across the state of Texas.
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Going into the district meet the girl’s track team had one goal in mind, qualifying for region. And they did just that.
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The seven year drought has passed. The softball team ended their season with a 6-6 district record claiming the third position in playoffs.
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Last Tuesday and Wednesday, choir students traveled to Johnson High School to show off their skills and have their months of hard work be put to the test. Varsity women, junior varsity women, and mixed varsity all competed in hopes of making it to the top.
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Want to pledge your money to a great school spirit cause? Pledge to donate money for the annual Lift-a-thon. The Lift-a-thon is the only fundraiser the football team sponsors every year and has been an annual event for the last 20 years. The boys raise money for equipment, video equipment and a portion of the money goes to the David Edwards Scholarship Fund.
Photos by Chloe Medina | Story by Juan Garcia |For the past month pledges have been cut short, announcements have had to be sent through e-mail, and both students and teachers have been distracted by the noises coming from the intercom system.
“You cannot concentrate,” counseling clerk Sandra Avalos said. “It’s too loud and too noisy to focus on the students and parents.”
The mysterious noises are assumed to come from the addition of the three new buildings. The distance the signal is required to travel is too long and consequently, the announcements have been strained to make unusual noises. The front office is focused on fixing the problem.
“We’ve tried everything,” administrative assistant Brynda Pack said. “We have new parts, new software, and even updated the software.”
The intercom system seems to be fixed, but the time loss due to the noises cannot be returned.
“It was a distraction,” senior Joy Arimendez said. “Everybody’s attention was drawn to the noise.”
Teachers agree that the noises were just a distraction students used to avoid classwork.
“I think students enjoy it,” dance coach Mary Ann Barrow said. “They don’t have to listen to their teachers.”
Everybody is hoping that is the last they hear of the intercom noises.
“I’m hoping that its fixed now,” Pack said. “I’m cautiously optimistic.”
However, under any emergency circumstances, teachers are advised to press their call button. And if the noise is unbearable somebody will come in person.
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Jimmy Littleton Gymnasium was filled with the sweet sound of soft music and hushed voices. At the bottom of the stands art pieces were hung on makeshift walls. On the gym floor more works of art were out to be judged.
Photo by Rania Dotson | Story by Lorenzo Cisneros | After three weeks of long practices, game day was finally here. On Thursday, April 7, the junior and senior powder puff teams matched up on the football field to prove who was the better team. The juniors girls were unable to complete that task.