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The World of The Hunger Games

Morgan McGrath, Editor
April 10, 2012

 “The Hunger Games” phenomenon has taken over the world. The movie was released on March 23, and in the opening weekend made $155 million, breaking records and taking third place behind “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” and “The Dark Knight” for opening weekend sales. But the... Read more »

How secure is S.A.F.E.?

Benjamin Manry
February 28, 2011

S.A.F.E.:  The word’s been in the buzz since its initial presentation via e-mail in Ranger Time some four weeks ago, but there’s been little enough talk about it from neither S.A.F.E. TEAM coordinators (As the official website gives them:  Wade Sanchez, Melina Berduo, Becky Page and Jeremy Billeaud... Read more »

Be my valentine

Carolin Engmann
February 14, 2011

Every year in February – too surprising and unexpectedly for the boys, hardly to await for the girls –it comes. This special day to honor your loved ones. Another occasion next to birthdays, Christmas and anniversaries to spend money on fancy gifts. While some people hate it and try to find any... Read more »

New Year’s Resolutions

Carolin Engmann
January 28, 2011

“I’m gonna start being a better person – this year.” Famous words. Everybody has heard them before, especially on New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Resolutions are probably as old as mankind itself. They show our desire for change, beginning with a new year. And it’s true – isn’t the first... Read more »

Spring Break

January 28, 2011

Spring Break With school underway once again, the thought on some students’ and teachers’ minds is simply, “When is the next break from school?” We did have a nice little three day weekend but that’s not near long enough. I mean, come on, only one day off? There needs to be another “BREAK”... Read more »

Put the phone down, please.

Morgan McGrath
January 20, 2011

There I was, having simple conversation with a friend when I hear a vrrrt…vrrrt…vrrrt. I thought to myself, “if she takes that phone out of her pocket…I swear…” and as her hand reached toward her pocket, I stopped talking and stared her down until she finished texting someone who is obviously... Read more »

Secrets of the Water Fountains

Zack Bakir
January 20, 2011

I remember when I was a freshman, and I was more lost then Nemo on this huge campus. I was always thirsty but never knew any water fountains that could quench my manly thirst. One day I ran into this old guy dressed as a monk when going to my third period class. He had a long white mustache that went... Read more »

Zombies Bite

Benjamin Manry
November 1, 2010

October—that surreal time of the year: mistral winds soothe the air and lend it a cooler touch, the trees shed their summer garb in favor of fall’s more regal raiment,  school is in session, long sleeves in fashion and, of course, the living dead emerge from the ground to feed on the unsuspecting. Yes,... Read more »

10 Things I’ve Learned in Texas

Morgan McGrath
April 1, 2010

     My family and I took a trip a year or two ago to a town out in West Texas. Being the classic tourists, we went into all the little shops and antique stores, when clumsy ol’ me fell over something embedded in the sidewalk. As shocked as I was, I looked down at my hands and on my palms, little... Read more »

Life Without Football Season

Cole Sawyer, Staff Writer
February 19, 2010

Another great football season has come to a close with a Saints victory over the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV. After Peyton Manning’s interception thrown to Tracy Porter was returned for a touchdown, football fans across the country came to the awful realization that the 2009-10 football season had come... Read more »