So, we, The Gavel Staff, decided to take on the challenge to not access any social media for an entire week. Here we will explain our experiences so far, how we’ve dealt with it, what we have done instead, and so forth. Keren Cumpian: “I thought it was going to be harder, but deleting the…Continue Reading Social Media Challenge: Midway Update
Founder of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra Mark Woods created a program called Electrify Your Strings, offering music education programs for orchestra, band, and choir students from Kindergarten to 12th grade that focus on improvisations and self- expression through contemporary music. Once a year he comes to San Antonio, Texas at the Aztec theatre to show the…Continue Reading Photo Story: Orchestra, Choir featured in Mark Woods’ Electrify Your Strings show
By Amber Villanueva and Janelle Martinez Senior Ryan Vasquez first walked carelessly onto campus his freshman year unaware that his life would completely change. Everyone experiences a change throughout their life; whether it’s slight or significant. Here on our campus, AVID teacher Monica Yzaguirre is one of the many that have witnessed incredible changes in…Continue Reading Vasquez experiences personal growth over years at Holmes
“Holmes is trash.” “Half of them going to be cutting my grass in five to ten years.” “Holmes is ghetto and are y’all ready to get that L on Friday?” Students on social media a few weeks ago saw these comments as the first thing to pop on their feed or timeline. For many, rage…Continue Reading Public stereotypes at odds with student experience
Cyber Patriots have been hard at work in their training sessions these past few weeks, but that isn’t the only new thing going on within the cyber security club. Gerald McCaslin, last year’s photography teacher has taken over from John Carrera, who taught several cyber security classes, and coached the Cyber Patriot team. “Mr. Carrera had…Continue Reading Cyber Patriots prepare for new season with new leadership
PHOTO CAPTION: Seniors Alex Lopez, Savanna Bustos, Zachary DeLaGarza, and Jonah Holladay walk in the circle together in their Hawaiian gear during homecoming spirit week for their final year celebrating the event as students. Photo by: Patricia Rodriguez Movies like “High School Musical” always make high school life seem so fun and free, but the reality…Continue Reading Senior expectations meet with reality of final year in high school
photo by Clarissa Silva Freshmen felt welcomed as they took on a new school, meeting new people, and experiencing new things. They also have big dreams they want to achieve as they complete their first six-weeks of the school year. Freshmen Victoria Lemus likes the help she can get with her classes and appreciates both…Continue Reading Freshmen start fast as future plans take root
Within the past few months, graduates of 2015 have enrolled in colleges and begun their separate paths to become independent. Current students might be curious as to what exactly some of the graduated seniors had to say about college so far. Most graduates we spoke with are absolutely loving college and all the benefits that come…Continue Reading Graduates share insights about life after high school
We are currently restructuring our online news site. Visit us here at studentnews.nisd.net/holmes for all current news and updates. If you are looking for past news articles and stories, you can find them temporarily at http://journalism.nisd.net/holmes/ At a later date, we’ll add past articles and archives to this site. Thanks for reading, Alicia Yanez, Gavel Co-Editor…Continue Reading Gavel Online Article Archives Available Here
ABOVE: Senior Gema Hernandez traveled to Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, LA this summer, and photographed some of the landmarks and interesting sights. This photo is of the Washington Monument in D.C. Summer 2015 has passed and it’s back to school, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look back at this summer’s experiences. Here, students…Continue Reading From Here to There: Student Summer Travels