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Playing an acoustic guitar, freshman Noelle McSpadden sits just outside of her music classroom. McSpadden was inspired to play guitar to add to her songwriting. “[Guitar class] makes songwriting much easier for me. I feel good about my music because I can actually play with a guitar [to back it up],” McSpadden said.

Freshman Noelle McSpadden finds herself through her lyrics

Emily Early, Features Editor December 13, 2022

Pen travels across the paper. Guitar strings strum. Chords travel across the room in sound waves, crafting into rhythms and lyrical melodies. A new song joins the collection of 450 other songs written...

Junior Leah Leifer sits in her house with Hunter, the first service dog she trained. Leifer is passionate about the respect service dogs deserve. “Dont pet a dog you just see in a store. If its marked as a service dog, dont ask to pet it,” Leifer said.

Coaching canines: Junior Leah Leifer trains service dogs

Anna Claywell, Staff Writer December 12, 2022

A lively wag of a tail, a slobbery smile and a cuddly greeting as an owner, opens the door: all things typical of our fluffy friends that could make anyone smile. However, for junior Leah Leifer, dogs...

Former junior Cory Driver decided to drop out this summer, feeling disheartened with the school system. He now has more time to pursue other interests, such as going to trade school, building his “yaasified crust punk” band and working more hours at Qdoba. “Id been talking to my principal and my counselor since the middle of summer. Id keep trying to have conversations saying, ‘Hey, I want to drop out and get my GED.’ Every single time Id try to have [that] conversation, they did whatever they could to make sure that I didnt drop out [because] if I drop out, it makes the school look bad,” Driver said.

Dropping out

Serena Liu, News editor December 6, 2022
Former junior Cory Driver went into the school year with a LOL Surprise Doll Backpack and a determination to drop out. After months of back-and-forth with his principal and counselor, Driver emailed his administrators and teachers a minion meme reading, “I’m dropping out and getting my GED.” 
Junior Suraiya Saroar enjoys both American and Bangladeshi traditions on Thanksgiving. For dessert, she has pumpkin pie and mishti, a broad category of sweets from south Asia.

You ain’t seen stuffing yet

Serena Liu, News Editor November 28, 2022
Thanksgiving is when families and friends gather to show their gratitude for each other. However, every family celebrates in unique ways, often beyond the stereotypical turkey and stuffing. Read on to learn about some of our student’s untraditional traditions.
Meet our foreign exchange students

Meet our foreign exchange students

Katie Wallace and Cindy Phung November 17, 2022

After a break from hosting foreign exchange students due to Covid, seven students joined the Longhorn community. In honor of International Students’ Day, get to know them below:

Roaming around crowds of visitors, junior Kyle Parini gives looks of horror to children. Parini was assigned to the cannibal section of this years Fright Fest experience. “[The highlight of this season] didn’t happen until my last shift, when my monster maker gave me a staff, so I chased someone with it, then two girls fell on top of each other, and I griddied over them, it was the best thing ever.”

Creepin’ it real

Makinsey Drake, Multimedia Editor November 17, 2022

Ever wonder what goes on behind the scene of Six-Flags Fright Fest? So did Junior Kyle Parini, who just finished his second season as a park scare actor. From visitor interactions to coworker fun, Parini...

Junior Carter Rush hops on his motorcycle and starts the engine. Rush decided to take his bike to school at the beginning of the school year because it was convenient and fun to ride. “I like my bike. It gives me a thrill that I can’t find in anything else,” Rush said.

Rush-ing down I-64

Achyuta Ambal, Sports Editor November 15, 2022

Careening down the hill, his 2006 Yamaha R6 roaring and shattering the calm of the chilly morning, junior Carter Rush rides his motorcycle to the pit. Rush first felt a connection with motorcycles when...

Athletic and Activities Secretary Gina Groceman stands in front of her magnet-covered fridge. Groceman has collected magnets from Canada, Mexico, Luxemburg, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, England and Japan. “I bet I have at least 100,” Groceman said.

Magnet Memories

Claire Creely, Staff Writer November 14, 2022

Living anywhere from Japan to Germany, new Athletic and Activities Secretary Gina Groceman is well-traveled. Throughout Groceman and her husband’s many adventures, they not only developed a passion for...

Checking the thermometer, sophomore Disa Tiemeier makes sugar glass while experimenting in the kitchen. Tiemeier relied on baking to cope with xyr Functional Neurological Disorder (FND). “I bake or nap to take breaks because pulling myself out of a [situation] is helpful. Ive been baking my entire life, and I enjoy anything [culinary] altogether,” Tiemeier said.

Living with Functional Neurological Disorder: Sophomore Disa Tiemeier adapts to xyr ever-changing “normal”

Triya Gudipati, Staff Writer November 10, 2022

Since developing tics in January 2020, sophomore Disa Tiemeier has learned to cope with xyr condition as a student, peer and person. As the tics increased in frequency and intensity, Tiemeier visited...

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