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300 words- Paige Snow

300 words- Paige Snow

Logan Huff, Staff Writer October 29, 2012

With a smile on her face, she sits on the bench in front of the entrance to the school holding up a hand-made sign while listening to her Christian music. Can I pray for you? That’s what the paper...

Sign of Love: Youth reach across language barrier

Paris Walther, Guest Writer October 27, 2012

Music fills the air, vibrating against the warmly-lit walls in the sanctuary. Dozens of enraptured teenagers occupy the stage, singing and praising God. As The Community Church youth group begins Wednesday...

Another step in life

Cristin Morgan, Print Editor-in-Chief October 17, 2012

Around 8 p.m. she is driving home from Christmas shopping in Southlake when she receives a phone call from Dr. Jill Farmar. “I knew. Why else would she be calling me at 8 at night, other than this...

Grove competes in State Fair

Grove competes in State Fair

Cristin Morgan, Print Editor-in-Chief October 12, 2012

The smell of fresh pies, cakes, breads and cookies approach the judges as they enter the room. They begin tasting all the baked goods. They come across the chess pie category, and find Cyndy Grove’s...

Seniors participate in global treasure hunt

Seniors participate in global treasure hunt

Cristin Morgan, Print Editor-in-Chief October 5, 2012

Hiking through the LBJ Grasslands with a broken GPS, four seniors were lead astray during a hot summer day. Lost in the woods, they walk around for five hours in 110 degrees determined to find the treasure,...

Living to serve: Church group teaches English Czech Republic

Paris Walther, Guest Writer September 26, 2012

Clicking through photo after photo on her computer, First United Methodist church youth pastor Laura Hammack recalls different memories from her trip to the Straznice church in the Czech Republic. The...

Therapy dog passes after over a decade volunteering, working

Jackie Trujillo, Staff Writer May 23, 2012

Loving. Patient. Calming. Obedient. Those are words that both students and teachers used to describe the memory of Mr. Burch, the district’s emotional therapy dog and loving companion of Career Skills...

Skills USA member performs first aid during motorcycle crash

Skills USA member performs first aid during motorcycle crash

Madeline Peña, Online Editor-in-Chief April 25, 2012

Standing on the helipad in front of the Air Evacuation Helicopter at the Wise Regional Health Center,  junior Brenna Prentice smiles and accepts a certificate and medal from firefighter captain and 2003...

Changing Perspectives: Students discuss cultural adjustments

Changing Perspectives: Students discuss cultural adjustments

Jackie Trujillo, Staff Writer April 19, 2012

Imagine moving to a country where everyone is a stranger. A place where the people speak a completely different language and there’s a sense of anxiety. Junior Miguel Ortiz knows the feeling. Originally...

Lip Dub 2012

April 9, 2012

More than 800 students and faculty participated in Decatur High School's first ever Lip Dub. This video, shot in one take, showcased the upbeat side of Decatur High School in Decatur, Texas. Lip Dub 2012...

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