Brandon Snailer
Senior Brandon Snailer marches onto the field, one of hundreds of other graduates. From the stands his parents watch as his drill sergeant dismisses the platoons, ending their ten weeks of basic...
View ArticleSarah Musselman
Dear Diary, Date: 10/27/2012 The college visits on the agenda are erased. The decision to go to the University of Alabama has been decided, and remains the perfect decision for a college. Having wanted...
View ArticleAlex Richardson
Alex Richardson’s rocky artwork began to draw attention to the locals living in Galveston. The calm, sandy beaches were soon filled with dozens of this unknown artist’s work. Most people wondered while...
View ArticleTriston Coomes
Junior Triston Coomes walks into Mr. Mason’s art room just in time for the tardy bell to ring. Pulling a chair up to the large black work table, he removes a snack of fresh greens. “Sometimes eating...
View ArticleApril Suarez
After dressing out into her black workout clothes, junior April Suarez, goes into the JV gym to practice the half time dance routine for homecoming with the rest of the Silver Spurs. After a couple of...
View ArticleDillon Jones
The Green Tree Monitor, a species that is more brightly colored than most other reptiles, named Monte basks in a lamp’s light as junior Dillon Jones heads into Pet-O-Rama for another day of work....
View ArticleShayla Kinnel
The excitement of the day’s game wore off as they stepped through their front door. She tried to walk into the living room, but found herself kicking and stepping on all their belongings. Her mom bent...
View ArticleAbby Warner
Freshman Abby Warner prepares to dance, warming up with the other students. She goes through the steps of Mrs. Parlin’s custom stretch routine. She makes sure to stretch her arms, legs and abs so that...
View ArticleOwen Cook
Reading the complex code closely, Senior Owen Cook examines the process as he attempts to figure out an algorithm. Trying to identify the type of code for his program, he circles the answer he believes...
View ArticleCrayden Goh
Senior Crayden Goh unlatches the hood of his Civic LX Sedan and inspects the complex metal structure underneath to ensure everything works properly. Working through rainy and chilling weather, he...
View ArticleRebecca Goodman
Walking into auditions for Jungalbook wearing her combat boots and lilac pants, freshman Rebecca Goodman’s hands shake. When the director calls her name, she steps onto the stage and performs the...
View ArticleRichard Ritter
Senior Richard Ritter stands in the soccer field. Bright lights shine from all directions. He notices the opposing team on the other side of the field. Ritter’s heart beats fast and his mind races. The...
View ArticleEdith Carter
Stepping onto new soil at age 11, freshman Edith Carter recalls the fear that she possessed three years ago; panic for new things, new people and a completely new life. Three years have passed and...
View ArticleBri Rojas
The whistle blows, and a timeout is called. Senior Bri Rojas runs onto the field, water carrier and medical bag in hand as if her life depended on it. But it’s not her life that needs these...
View ArticleBrandy McDaniel
Junior Brandy McDaniel steps into the eight and a half feet diameter discus ring, positions the disc on her palm, spins, and lets it fly. The discus stays airborne for 74.2 feet and then hits the...
View ArticleLynia Papenhagen
The long, 5,047 mile flight from the northern part of Europe, across the North Atlantic Ocean, and over a few states transports junior Lynia Papenhagen from her home in Hamburg, Germany to Burlington,...
View ArticleNathalie Gaona
Watching the stage intently for visual cues and listening carefully for audible ones, freshman Nathalie Gaona takes a deep breath. She presses the go button on the computer and the sound of a frozen...
View ArticleJay Watkins
Junior Jay Watkins walks up the carpeted stairs after returning home from school and enters the “game room.” Closing the sound-proof doors behind him, he sits in his wood framed, mint green director’s...
View ArticleCranshaw Receives Acting Scholarship
Weeks have gone by, and now senior Christina Cranshaw has found herself given the opportunity she has dreamed of for years. Cranshaw received a large scholarship for her talent in performing to Santa...
View ArticleElizabeth Shine
Senior Elizabeth Shine wakes up in the morning with a plethora of things to do throughout the day including school, choir, work, tutoring and sand volleyball. “There’s never down time for me, ever,”...
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