The student news site of Cypress Woods High School

The Crimson Connection

The student news site of Cypress Woods High School

The Crimson Connection

The student news site of Cypress Woods High School

The Crimson Connection

Actor Margot Kidder.

RIP Margot Kidder

SujeanS, Managing Editor May 16, 2018

Actress Margot Kidder, most known for her role as Lois Lane in the 1978 movie "Superman," dies at 69. According to a representative of Kidder, she died in her sleep on Sunday, May 13. Although she...

Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) performing on stage.

This is America… and its New Wave of Artists

SarahW, Copy Editor May 14, 2018

Kanye West hopped back on Twitter a few weeks ago to remind us all what controversial opinions we’ve been missing on our timelines. West’s Twitter spree included calling slavery a choice, a shift towards...

Barbarella

For Some Reason

TeresaH, Online Editor May 8, 2018

So I made the mistake (?) of watching Barbarella. I didn't intend to, it just popped up on TV, and I ended up sitting through the entire hour and 38 minutes of this trainwreck. From the very first scene,...

Junior Sebastian Aguirre during the 2018 HOPE Kickball Tournament.

Person of the Week: Sebastian Aguirre

KyleR, Co-Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2018

Summer is often synonymous with fun in the sun. Endless days of going out with friends and taking trips around the state, country and world. Others might use their time outside of school to get some extra...

Movies So Bad They Were Good

Movies So Bad They Were Good

KaeT, Acting Business Manager May 2, 2018

Barbarella: This wild movie is something that you need to see to believe. The movie flies off the rails of normal within the first 15 minutes where the “plot” is introduced. Among the scenes in this...

James Keiser signing a locker made by HUNCH students.

Person of the Week: James Keiser

Sarah W, Copy Editor April 30, 2018

After a full school year of working on their projects, the students involved in High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware program, commonly known as HUNCH, have visited the Johnson Space Center...

Freshman Tressel Eckman is headed to the ComedySportz city championship along with his team.

Person of the Week: Tressel Eckman

DaphneT, Staff Reporter April 27, 2018

ComedySportz is a high-school competitive improvisation league in the Houston area. Two teams play against each other, with both teams competing for laughs from the audience. On May 3, the citywide championship...

Kelly Choi (second to left) marches at the Saturday March For our Lives rally.

Person of the Week: Kelly Choi

KiaraS, Co-editor-in-chief April 21, 2018

Throughout history, teenagers and young adults around the world have played a pivotal role in activism. Students like senior Kelly Choi have found a deep rooted passion for activism and empowerment in...

James Spader plays one of the FBIs most wanted criminals that begins helping them catch other criminals in The Blacklist, one of the 30 shows being voted on in USA Todays Save Our Shows poll.

SOS: Save Our Shows

KyleR, Co-Editor-in-Chief April 18, 2018

Every year for the past 20 years, the news network USA Today has hosted a massive polling effort called 'Save Our Shows' in which they take 30 television shows that are on the chopping block for their...

The signature Netflix logo

Netflix Fix

KiaraS, Co-Editor-in-Chief April 5, 2018

Here are a few not yet popular originals to check out the next time you turn on Netfix: 1. Ultimate Beastmaster- This exciting show was originally released in 2017. It is a competition show that resembles...

Terrie Schexnaider

Person of the Week: Terrie Schexnaider

SujeanS, Managing Editor March 29, 2018

Whether it be using the computers for a class project or checking out a book, the library is something students utilize everyday. We all know where it is and what it looks like, but not everyone knows...

A Harry Potter inspired drawing.

The Boy Who Taught

KiaraS, Co-editor-in-chief March 28, 2018

After the Harry Potter series was written by JK Rowling, it opened the floodgates of creativity and adventure for children and young adults around the world. The fascinating tale of a young orphaned boy...

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