Symphonic & Concert Band Both Bring Home Sweepstakes
Emily Callahan, Journalism Student
May 6, 2011
On May 21, Poseidon’s Paradise will be held at the Double Tree hotel from 8 p.m. to midnight. Beginning on May 9 – May, 20, tickets will be sold for $40 during all lunches. So many choices have to be made before the big day: the outfit, transportation, food and the friends that you’ll... Read more »
Alyssa Dan, Journalism Student
May 6, 2011
This April NHS applications were released for select students who earned all A’s, and a few will be selected to join the organization next year. Applications are due May 13. “You have to have good grades, and have a certain amount of volunteer hours,” freshman Jacie Day said. The 26-page application... Read more »
Morgan McGrath
March 10, 2011
On April 1, the art club will host a “Create your own TOMS party” in the courtyard after school. Created by Blake Mycoskie in 2006, the TOMS Shoe company organized a program called “One for One” meaning every pair of shoes purchased will send another pair to a child in need in one of 23 countries... Read more »
Carolin Engmann
March 10, 2011
The Show Choir will bring Broadway flair to campus tonight at 7 p.m. The students, accompanied by Cyrus Albertson on the piano, are going to perform Broadway shows from past and present in the Auditorium. “In addition to the group numbers, each member of Ovation has prepared a solo or duet from a Broadway... Read more »
Mayra Armenta
February 22, 2011
Twenty- three out of 25 DECA competitors advanced to state after the district competition on Jan. 22 in Smithville. Students competed in business services, promotion plans, fashion merchandising and advertising campaign. The 23 competitors will compete in Fort Worth Feb. 24-26. “District is a fun and... Read more »
Carolin Engmann
January 19, 2011
The theater department hardly finished Stage Door, before it started working on its new project, The Music Man. The first week of November, students began rehearsing for the musical, which premieres on Feb. 3, 4 and 5 with curtains at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Approximately... Read more »
Ben Manry
January 19, 2011
The Speech and Debate team is gearing up for next semester’s UIL and Texas Forensic Association competition season. “Our new district is very competitive — academically — with Cedar Park, Dripping Springs and Lake Travis. They’re all very active in speech and debate,” team sponsor... Read more »
Ben Manry
January 19, 2011
College: to different people, it means different things. To some, a far-off aspiration, to others, simply a part of life, but for the senior class, it is a present and immediate reality. Getting those applications in alongside senior project, athletics, extracurriculars and good old-fashioned homework... Read more »
November 5, 2010
Dance teams district wide will host iDance Nov. 6, showcasing hip hop jazz, contemporary and kick. This year, the Legacies from Vandergrift will be joining the show. “The purpose for iDance is to showcase all high schools as well as middle schools dance team programs,” Director Araceli Lopez said. The... Read more »
Cole Sawyer
October 14, 2010
Heading out on a Saturday night, 17-year-old Scott Neill said goodbye to his parents, and they replied with the standard parental response: “Don’t do anything silly and be safe. Make good choices.” “You worry too much,” Scott told his mother. “Maybe we didn’t worry enough,” Scott’s... Read more »
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