By Petyon MacKenzie, Columnist Lead Image By: Cole Keister Students across the U.S are facing new academic challenges; from moving online, not getting to walk the stage and be handed the diploma they have been working so hard for, students need to be focusing on the next steps in life. In order to achieve this,… Continue reading An Idea on How Graduation Should be Handled
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Journey Onward
By Rachel Byrd, News Desk Lead Visual By: Mackenzie Ek Disney-Pixar’s Onward, which saw its cinematic release this weekend, is an entertaining suburban fantasy that harkens back to tabletop RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons. Onward follows two brothers, the nervous Ian Lightfoot and the boisterous Barley Lightfoot, who, after being left a wizard’s staff and… Continue reading Journey Onward
Chemical Imbalance Review
By: Elena Mullenix, Columnist, Podcaster The play, Chemical Imbalance, put on by the Lone Star College-Kingwood. This play was wonderfully put together by Professor Skiles, the whole cast, and the stage management team. Hats off to everyone! Chemical Imbalance follows the story of Jekyll and Hyde, but with a modern twist…the modern twist being the… Continue reading Chemical Imbalance Review
Harley Quinn’s Newly Single Life
by Bri Maguire, Managing Editor After a long wait, Birds of Prey is finally here. Fans of the DC universe have been awaiting this film since Suicide Squad was released in 2016. The acting was good, and the film was a solid attempt to help Warner Bros. Entertainment but is not a big hit when… Continue reading Harley Quinn’s Newly Single Life
Thoughts About Shootings
By Adnan Abbasi, Reporter Yesterday, while I was taking a test in the right room that you see behind the counter of the Testing Center, a room in the Student Conference Center, a test administrator came into the room and told my notetaker and I to stop taking my test and follow her, as… Continue reading Thoughts About Shootings
The Odds Are Never Zero
By Peyton Crenshaw, Opinion Writer “The Illusion of Safety: Where is Our Security Blanket?” Since Columbine in 1999, school shootings have become an all too familiar topic. Deep down, students fear they will be the center of the next news story, and parents fear they will send their children to school with no return. Despite… Continue reading The Odds Are Never Zero
Spring Club Rush 2020: Less Rush Than You’d Think
By Katheryn Stinnett This year's Club Rush started like any other: Club representatives clamoring for the best tables, students browsing the available clubs, and recruitment galore. This year, for a time, followed the trend of the past couple of Club Rushes. The poetry and songwriting club has a student Eric Torres-- singing and playing the… Continue reading Spring Club Rush 2020: Less Rush Than You’d Think
Toss a Coin to Your Witcher
By Alex Maxwell, Editor in Chief After many long waited months, Netflix’s The Witcher finally was released during the winter break. The announcement of a live-action rendition of the beloved game trilogy made almost every fan grab their silver swords and wolf medallions with excitement. Needless to say, the agonizing wait was worth it. Although… Continue reading Toss a Coin to Your Witcher
The Rise of Skywalker Falls Flat
By Rachel Byrd, News Desk Lead During the making of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, George Lucas described the importance of cohesion between the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy. “It’s like poetry,” he said. “They rhyme.” That quality appeared to be the same goal that the Star Wars sequel trilogy strove for from the… Continue reading The Rise of Skywalker Falls Flat
Get Spooked
By, Alex Maxwell, Editor in Chief Lead Photo Credit: NeONBRAND If there is one thing I love more than pizza, sleeping in, and procrastinating doing my homework, it would be watching shows related to one of my favorite holidays: Halloween. Ah, watching videos and listening to podcasts about fictional and unexplainable entities, knowing full well… Continue reading Get Spooked