By Annabelle Podmore When I was in eighth grade, my family decided to spend Spring Break road tripping around Texas. It was one of those crazy ideas my mom gets sometimes, where she insists that we need to be making more memories as a family, so why not? The trip involved my mom, sister, aunt,…Continue Reading Deep in the heart of Texas
By Ian Pumphrey Named after the 100-mile long twists of the Rio Grande river that form the Texas-Chihuahua-Coahuila border, Big Bend National Park is like a second, much-drier home to me. In fourth grade, I began traveling to the park with my father on a yearly basis. It’s been a tradition ever since, and the…Continue Reading Camping chaos
By Amanda Gaupp Order by order, junior Avery Stephens was overjoyed as she became the small business owner she had always dreamt of becoming. Having had goals of starting a small business for the past year, Stephens has worked to make her aspirations a reality. “Since I turned 16, I wanted to get a job,”…Continue Reading Fresh Prints
By Ian Pumphrey She still remembers the day she got her first ukulele. It was a Christmas gift given to her in seventh grade, and as she battled anxiety, it became a haven. Her passion for the ukulele would drive her music career, releasing an EP, or extended play, titled Yellow in October of last…Continue Reading Yellow
A memory of watching an old 70’s movie about a killer house, led to the fascination of finding new information for one little girl. Every time she walked up the steps of her local library, she felt she was on a mission to discover something new, and hoped to one day share this experience with…Continue Reading Librarian opens up pop-up library, offers students ideal way of checking out books
Step by step, each foot is carefully placed on the scale. The circular motion of the pixels loading on the screen seems to last forever. Then, a number appears. Numbers. They disguise themselves as dictators, holding monopoly over your mind, whispering in your ear, telling you to obsess. What size? What weight? How many calories?…Continue Reading Senior creates pen-pal program to support others with eating disorders
She’s one in a million. From hospital rooms to hotels with an ocean view. Through her perseverance battling a rare disease, juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), freshman Daysia Alarcon was granted a Make-a-Wish trip to Waikiki, Hawaii. “In the beginning I was just determined to get back to normal,” Alarcon said. “Now I’m determined to go into…Continue Reading Freshman plans her dream vacation due to Make-a-Wish Foundation
Mirrors line the field as the Clark Cougar Marching Band of the 2019-2020 school year rocks out to the songs “Heat of the Day,” “Fly to Paradise,” and “Mirrors.”After the success of last year’s marching band show, “Reflections,” Band Director Justin Murphy decided that our band program needed a new look.“I feel like we accomplished…Continue Reading Cougar band redesigns logo