Year: 2017

HBCN Weekly 2-21-17

  This week, students talk about black history month and their feelings on valentine’s day. Black history month is this February and some students talk about how they feel about it. “Things would of probably been different if those people never fought for what they believe in,” sophomore James Webb said. Valentine’s day just passed…Continue Reading HBCN Weekly 2-21-17

Art Club takes first place at Los Leones Art Festival

This past Saturday, the Art Club students competed at the Los Leones Art Festival at Marshall High School. They competed in the chalk event and brought home a first-place trophy for “Outstanding High School Visual Arts”. The following students are apart of the Art Club and vital to the group’s success: Camrynn Cardenas, Jessica Lim,…Continue Reading Art Club takes first place at Los Leones Art Festival

Netflix Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events

It’s a new year and Netflix has started it off with a new hit series. A Series of Unfortunate Events. Sound familiar? The show is based on the mystery novels written by Lemony Snicket. Now, I personally have not read the books. I did however, watch the 2004 movie adaptation with Jim Carrey. For those of you…Continue Reading Netflix Review: A Series of Unfortunate Events

HBCN Weekly 2-14-17

This week, students talk about the blood drive and their own opinions on the world. Students talk about what the blood drive is and how it’s beneficial to others. “We work with the South Texas blood and tissue center, nation wide high school students are one of the biggest donors and collected 143 units of…Continue Reading HBCN Weekly 2-14-17

HBCN Weekly 2-6-17

With many things coming up students talk about the baseball team and the magnet schools they used to attend. Baseball season has started and some of the players talk about their goals and how it’s like to be on the team. “Some personal goals this year is to be first time on district and make…Continue Reading HBCN Weekly 2-6-17

OPINION: Misunderstanding Feminism

photo by Dezaray Villarreal CAPTION: Women all over the United States recently demonstrated in support of women’s rights. Students on campus have been inspired by the movement, and consider what their participation might look like. With the recent women’s march that took place across the nation, and even world-wide, conversations about feminism have resurfaced on campus and in our…Continue Reading OPINION: Misunderstanding Feminism

Immigration: My Story (version in English and version en español)

CAPTION: Screenshot of a tweet by President Donald Trump during his first week in office, stating his often-repeated plan to build a wall along the border with Mexico, along with other policies, in order to keep immigrants from entering the United States without proper documentation. Editor’s note: This column is a first-person account written by…Continue Reading Immigration: My Story (version in English and version en español)

Gorillaz, the most successful virtual band of all time, makes a come back

Known for making the lines of genre disappear and rejecting false icons, the band Gorillaz made an appearance on Twitter to announce a new album in 2017 along with a mix from one of their iconic animated characters. After five years of complete nothing from the band, the Gorillaz Twitter is up and running again with a new…Continue Reading Gorillaz, the most successful virtual band of all time, makes a come back