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Photo Story: Orchestra, Choir featured in Mark Woods’ Electrify Your Strings show

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

Opinion: Real #relationshipgoals should look inward

Personal Opinion Column by Victoria Falcon I recently saw a TedTalk a few weeks back called “The person you really need to marry”. Upon seeing the title I was like “Whoa! Is this a fortune teller? Nice!” Instead, I watched a woman explain how she had been divorced three times. THREE TIMES. She goes on to explain the…Continue Reading Opinion: Real #relationshipgoals should look inward

Vasquez experiences personal growth over years at Holmes

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

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

Music Review: Alessia Cara’s “Four Pink Walls” a windows-rolled-down, sing-a-long experience

A few weeks back, for her 1989 World Tour, Taylor Swift spent her Halloween doing a concert at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. A tradition of hers that involves inviting up all her talented, famous friends to perform with her so she can rub it in all normal people’s faces was still intact…Continue Reading Music Review: Alessia Cara’s “Four Pink Walls” a windows-rolled-down, sing-a-long experience

Tryouts for spring sports await, student-athletes prepare

For student-athletes, one of the most important, meaningful days of the school year is the tryout day for their sport. Soccer, baseball and softball season are preparing to start their season, and the student-athletes are getting ready for this important event. With the season already underway, basketball tryouts are already in the rear-view mirror, as students had their…Continue Reading Tryouts for spring sports await, student-athletes prepare

Lack of participation sheds doubt on class of 2017 prom

Juniors are faced with the problem of not having enough student participation to raise the funds for prom. Since this year started, the junior class officers have been having a hard time getting all of the students together, and getting them to participate in the meetings to brainstorm and plan for fundraiser. “Our problem is that…Continue Reading Lack of participation sheds doubt on class of 2017 prom