Person of the Week: Kelly Choi
KiaraS, Co-editor-in-chief
April 21, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
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 light of recent events. Throughout her life she has known she wanted to help the world and turn it...
Holidays the American Way
TeresaH, Online Editor
December 15, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Christmas trees, candy canes, Santa Claus, stockings and pajamas. These are the things that are typically associated with Christmas and perpetuated in American media, but they are not necessarily traditions to the rest of the world shares. As the Christmas season approaches, foreign exchange students ty...
Can I have a career as an artist?
AbigailH, Staff Reporter
December 8, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
With the competitive art field in our world today, artists are faced with slim chances of rising above and making it big. Although becoming well known is not a common occurrence, some artists can choose to create their own platforms or fan-bases in which they can pick up commissions. 2D Art and Digi...
Secret Second Period
SujeanS, Managing Editor
October 30, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
“Line up,” Coach Voelkel shouts to the class after everyone files into the gym. The class scrambles to find their partners then start to walk around the gym, mixed voices drowning out the music from the speakers. After a few laps, another yell from Coach Voelkel indicates that it is time to start the ...
Talking International Travels
AbigailH, Staff Reporter
October 17, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
Amanda Gillihan is a world history teacher and an international traveler. She has been to eight different countries, including France, Germany and the United Kingdom in her spare time. After traveling to historical cities, such as London and Berlin, Gillihan has gained an appreciation for certain cities...
A Colorful Story
TeresaH, Online Editor
August 22, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
In Accra, Ghana, a seamstress is attempting to send one of her twin nineteen-year old daughters to university. Her nimble fingers craft colorful bags and bright shirts while her daughters help thread round beads onto strings. Vibrant reds, luminous yellows, jade greens and sky blues surround her in the...
Q&A with a City Planner
TeresaH, Online Editor
July 16, 2017
Filed under Features
Below is Ryan Homsi being sworn in as the City Planner of Miamisburg. In this transcribed Q&A, we talk cats (not really) and urban planning with Ryan Homsi, the city planner of Miamisburg, Ohio. What does a city planner do? Well, it depends on how big the city is. We don't have a big staff because we're a small town, so a city planner [in Miamisburg] does tons of stuff that a normal city planner doe...
GPA On The Move
Sarah W, Online Editor
March 24, 2017
Filed under Features
In the March 2017 issue, a story was written about transferring students' GPA. In that story, it was printed that CFISD uses a 7.0 weighted GPA scale, I am here to correct this information and state that CFISD uses a 6.0 weighted scale, not 7.0. Below is the corrected story. Cypress Fairba...
Sharing Valentine’s Day the Trevino Way
HannahN, Staff Reporter
February 15, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
On Valentine's Day, a few reporters from the Crimson Connection went down to the cafeteria after hearing rumors about something happening during C lunch. After questioning Assistant Principal Allbritton, we soon found out one of the football players was planning a Valentine's surprise, and that his...
Singing it Out
KyleR, Business Manager
January 10, 2017
Filed under Features, Showcase
From childhood, many students dream of living the famous life as an actor/actress or a singer. They dream of the fame and fortune along with millions of adoring fans around the country and the world. They see icons like the Kardashians, Brad Pitt and Ariana Grande and aspire to be like them. However,...
Behind the Camera
KyleR, Business Manager
November 10, 2016
Filed under Features, Showcase
For once, the Cy Woods student section was silent. No cheers echoed throughout the stadium. No shouts were heard. This was not because the student section was gone but because the student section was frozen in motion. Moments before, Senior Cami Beardmore stopped every student at the game against Cy...
Celebrating Two Cultures
HannahN, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2016
Filed under Features
This past week, most high school students have had Halloween costumes and candy on their mind, but some students have also been celebrating their loved ones through a Mexican holiday known as the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos. Senior Yussef Nuñez moved to Cypress three years ago from Mexico City, but has b...
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