Category: News

Next year’s limited student parking spots will go to seniors first

Next school year, parking regulations will be a bit different for most juniors and seniors. Many students know the struggle of finding a parking spot on campus, and the administration is doing their best to bring about a fair solution to the problem. According to Assistant Principal Vicente Arcos, the limited spots will go to seniors first, leaving…Continue Reading Next year’s limited student parking spots will go to seniors first

Journalism students honored with mutiple awards

Hard work paid off for journalism staff who won several honors and awards including a national Silver Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and also the state’s top rating of Distinguished Merit from the Interscholastic League Press Association. Additionally, individual staff members took home top awards. Students took home first place in state for ILPC editorial writing, Infographic/sidebar, comic strip, and…Continue Reading Journalism students honored with mutiple awards

Baseball team wins district championship

CAPTION: Senior pitcher Tyler Dick in full form, mid-pitch against Brennan High School. For the first time in twenty years, the baseball team has claimed the district championship title. With a record of fifteen wins and two losses in district, they have found their way to being first in district and secured a spot in the playoffs….Continue Reading Baseball team wins district championship

AVID Students earn big bucks for college thanks to Yzaguirre and hard work

AVID seniors work hard starting their freshman year toward the goal of getting into the university they’ve always wanted to attend. Over the weeks of this school year, these seniors have put in the time and effort doing things like completing college applications, rewriting essays, revising resumes and spending countless hours during the week before school, after school, during…Continue Reading AVID Students earn big bucks for college thanks to Yzaguirre and hard work

Cyber Team Advances to Nationals for First Time

Many students may not know what goes into being a part of the Cyber Patriot team, and for some, they may not have even heard from the group. Regardless of what their peers know or don’t know, this year’s team is making history by advancing to nationals for the first time ever. Some people think that working with computers can’t be an…Continue Reading Cyber Team Advances to Nationals for First Time

Class of 2017 Fundraisers need student involvement to fund next year’s prom

Next year’s prom has been in question due to a lack of funds raised by the class of 2017, and while recent fundraising efforts are helping, there is still work to be done to reach the financial goal. Earlier this school year, the class of 2017 organized a merry-message holiday ornament fundraiser where student-created ornaments were…Continue Reading Class of 2017 Fundraisers need student involvement to fund next year’s prom

16 BPA Students Advance to State

On Saturday Jan. 23, students from all grade levels got the opportunity to compete in the BPA regional conference at Medina Valley High School against 17 other schools, where16 students from Holmes or Business Careers won the right to advance to state competition in Corpus Christi in March. Business Professionals of America, BPA, is a national organization available to…Continue Reading 16 BPA Students Advance to State

BAD NEWS: Misleading reports challenged by community and students

By Alondra Martinez, Copy Editor In the time span of two months, Holmes and the surrounding community were featured in three news reports by KENS 5, along with accompanying online articles, all of which have included elements and generalizations that have been challenged for accuracy by students, local businesses, and community members. The first report…Continue Reading BAD NEWS: Misleading reports challenged by community and students

Changes to Traffic Safety at campus exits

PHOTO CAPTION: Campus officers have added cones to help prevent vehicles from taking to dangerous an angle on u-turns when trying to leave campus during lunch. The cones direct vehicles to begin the u-turn from the right lane so that it can be completed without reversing. By Stormy Rice and Madeline Sierra Changes have been…Continue Reading Changes to Traffic Safety at campus exits

Friends Having Fun provides outlet for interaction

Friends Having Fun is a club at Oliver Wendell Holmes High School that creates a line of communication for special needs students. ALE teacher Amanda Pratt-Tondre is one of the club’s advisers and she helps host the weekly event every Thursday during all lunches in rooms D211, D217, D202, and A103. Friends having fun creates a good…Continue Reading Friends Having Fun provides outlet for interaction