Colorado Band Trip
April 18, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Stories
The WHS band took a trip to Winter Park, Colorado on April 9 and returned to Waxahachie on April 14. The band stayed in the town of Winter Park and went to the Winter Park ski resort to ski, snowboard, snow tube, and take tours on snow trolleys. The Winter Park resort is located on two mountains and... Read more »
Block Lunch
April 18, 2013
Filed under Features, Top Stories
Waxahachie High School switched their lunch program from a scheduled lunch to a block lunch. So far reception has been mixed. Some enjoy it, others are very upset by it. “Honestly if they would just let us leave, this lunch would be awesome,” Junior Dustin Phillips said. “I feel like... Read more »
Royal Pregnancy Sweeps the World!
April 10, 2013 • Camodric Edwards, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
It all started in April of 2011 when millions around the world watched as Kate and William said their “I do’s” to each other in the biggest event of history. Now, ever since the announcement was made last December, Princess Kate Middleton has yet again gotten the public’s attention. As... Read more »
Spring Break
April 10, 2013 • Sebastian Miner, Staff Writer
Filed under Features, Uncategorized
When Monday came, Waxahachie students breathed a sigh of relief. Spring break was only a week away. Spring break has been eagerly awaited by Waxahachie students since christmas break ended. For students and teachers alike, it is a time to unwind and relax. Some travel, others stay in the Waxahachie and... Read more »
What do you believe?
April 10, 2013 • Sellena Rodriguez, Staff Writer
Filed under Features, Uncategorized
There are many conspiracy theories out there in the world today. Some may be true and some may be false. From the Illuminati to the 9/11 conspiracy, there are many outrageous theories that people believe in. With the introduction of social media these conspiracies and cults have become common knowledge... Read more »
Start a Chain Reaction…Of Compassion and Understanding
April 3, 2013 • Eric Cameron
Filed under Features
Before you is a line. Just a single line, yet so much more than just a line. The line stands for your freedom from the baggage and masks you’ve carried and worn for so long. All that keeps you from crossing is your fears, and possibly what your peers think. Finally, you hear a statement that applies... Read more »
TAKS vs. EOC
March 19, 2013 • Victor Baez, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
As the smell of roses begins to fill the air and people suffer from seasonal allergies, spring brings around the time for standardized testing. For the second year in a row the budding EOC, or STAAR test will be taken along side the renown TAKS in the same buildings, bringing mixed feelings upon students. “The... Read more »
Basic Rights for All
March 19, 2013 • Eric Cameron, Staff Writer
Filed under Features
To often, Americans take the most basic freedoms for granted, especially teens and young adults. Teens never really stop to think about how lucky they are. They live a country where they are given the freedom of speech, press, religion and even the right to marry who they choose. In Iran, a man named... Read more »
Texas to Secede?
November 15, 2012 • Mayra Sierra, Editor-and-Chief
Filed under Features
After the reelection of Barack Obama, many bitter Texans signed a petition that would grant them secession. On Tuesday evening, the petition reached more than 81,000 signatures qualifying the petition for a White House response. Other states that are jumping into the caravan are Georgia, Florida, Alabama,... Read more »
Study, Study, Study!
October 29, 2012 • Eric Cameron, Staff writer
Filed under Features
Staying up all night, looking over the notes you’ve taken, just hoping you don’t fail your test. As the first nine weeks of school comes to an end, students have begun taking a closer look at their grades and have started staying up late, finding the best ways to study. “I think the... Read more »
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