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Burning The Competition

Track season begins in record breaking fashion
Garrett Rodgers, Staff Writer March 11, 2020

Track and field season is underway with all of its high flyers, fast runners and all around athletes. The year, although young, already brings excitement. In the second meet of the season at Richland,...

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Jumping forward in Earth’s Orbit

Gaining a day, losing an hour still relevant today
Kayla Gonzalez, Staff Writer March 10, 2020

Growing up, many people never receive an explanation about why February gains an extra day every four years. Each year, the Earth spins for about 365.25 days. Every four years, February needs that one...

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Bringing Front to the Front Stage

UIL One Act Play crew takes production on road for competition
Nathan Martin, Assistant Editor March 6, 2020

The DHS Theater Department fine-tunes their production of Front by Robert Caisley for the UIL One Act Play District Competition this Saturday, March 7. Senior Kaitlyn Lane plays the role of stage manager...

Reading to Escape

Book festival features authors, stories geared towards teens
Kayla Gonzalez, Staff Writer February 25, 2020

This world that stresses the majority of teens out needs room for them to escape into another world for a few hours. In the next few weeks, Irving, Texas plans the annual North Texas Teen Book Festival....

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The Road to Playoffs Starts Here

Eagles finish basketball seasons, set sights on postseason run
Garrett Rodgers, Staff Writer February 21, 2020

Regular season play just ended for the Eagles and Lady Eagles and it seems to the players and fans alike that the journey has just begun. Both teams look to shake things up a bit in the highly anticipated...

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Keep Your Paws to Yourself

Increased reports of animal cruelty causes alarms
Kayla Gonzalez, Staff Writer February 13, 2020

Recently, authorities announced that they need the public’s help in finding the culprits who committed animal cruelty offenses, including a dog in Wise County cut in half and thrown out on a random county...

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Kicking Into Gear

Youth and experience help lead Decatur soccer
Garrett Rodgers, Staff Writer February 13, 2020

The 2020 Soccer season is underway and the Eagles and Lady Eagles have started the year strong. The Lady Eagles began the season 3-2-1. Both teams start district play February 14 against Argyle.  “This...

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Art Meets Science

Former student paints watercolor for teacher’s classroom
Nathan Martin, Assistant Editor February 12, 2020

Regardless of background, art always holds the ability to bring people together. Exactly this happened between science teacher Christine Carreno and former DHS student Katelynn Cimini. Carreno asked Cimini...

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Weighing In on the New Year

Powerlifting team prepares for new season
Garrett Rodgers, Staff Writer January 23, 2020

Powerlifting season is underway and once again Coaches Scott Warner and Ty Lang lead the teams through each meet. The Eagles sent three people to state last year, and they hope to repeat the success again...

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Old Traditions, New Spin

Clarity in 2020 begins with shift toward one-word resolutions, themes
Nathan Martin, Assistant Editor January 14, 2020

The Babylonians remain known as the culture that started the New Year’s resolutions, which occurred over 4,000 years ago. In that time, the people of Babylon made resolutions to gods, setting them to...

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