Symphonic & Concert Band Both Bring Home Sweepstakes
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 »
February 18, 2011
This Saturday the bowling team will set out to gain another win in their run for the district championship. The bowling team as of now sits in third place in the run for the district title, only being outmatched by Stony Point and Round Rock. However, earlier in the season, they were able to snatch a... Read more »
February 18, 2011
With the debut of track season here, many question how the team will do. Head track coach Ryan Bailey simply answered, “We’re going to win.” His simple response to this question makes one think how he can be so confident without knowing the outcome, but his athletes agree. “He believes in us... 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 »
Morgan McGrath
November 17, 2010
Year after year, students have neglected to purchase parking passes, and every year students have occasionally gotten a warning sticker plastered on their windshield, but there has not been any further action to enforce the policy, until this year. This fall, assistant principals... 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 »
Carolin Engmann
October 14, 2010
“Stage door,” a comedy full of ambitious – or even embittered actresses and skeptical stage directors, opens Oct. 21. “All of the kids involved in the show are dedicated and working very hard toward the same goal: putting together a professional production,” director Dona Dye said. The... Read more »
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