50 Years of Sad Looking Christmas Trees
KyleR, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2015
Filed under Entertainment, Features, Showcase
The Peanuts gang is celebrating 50 years since the original debut of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" on NBC (1965). Known for it's heartwarming scene where Linus tells us of the true meaning of Christmas and of all the shenanigans that go on while Charlie Brown tries to cheer himself up for the Christmas...
100 Years of Frank
KyleR, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2015
Filed under Features
From the beginning on his singing career, Frank Sinatra has revolutionized the music world in a way like no other singer has. With his 100th birthday approaching on December 12, new tracks are being released in his honor so his deep bass voice may live on into the 21st century. From his Christmas...
Mary Chase’s 1944 Comedy: Harvey
MattR, Staff Reporter
December 7, 2015
Filed under Features, Opinions
This past weekend Cy Woods Theater Company hosted a production of Mary Chase's timeless comedy, Harvey. The plays characters consist of a mother (Veta Louise Simmons), her daughter (Myrtle Mae Simmons), her drunk brother (Elwood) and his "imaginary friend", an invisible 6 foot white rabbit named Harvey....
Remembering 14 Years Ago
KyleR, Staff Reporter
September 11, 2015
Filed under Features, Showcase
Fourteen years ago on this day, three Boeing 747s were high jacked by a group associated with the Taliban attacked the Twin Towers and Washington D.C. and killed 3,380 people from 115 different nations. By the numbers here’s how many were affected: Total Killed in New York: 2,753 people Total...
School Students Saving Lives
Jordan Miller, Managing Editor
September 9, 2015
Filed under Features, News, Showcase
Practicing first-aid and learning how to teach CPR isn’t on most high school students’ to-do lists. However, it is for Junior Ashlyn Roberts, the president of the new Red Cross Club sponsored by Ms. Williams. Roberts’ is your average academically-motivated student who really wanted to volunteer...
Colorless Love
MiaL, Staff Reporter
March 30, 2015
Filed under Features
Despite our different skin tones all human genetic make-up is 99.9 percent. To a couple like Bill and Patsy Helland that meant something. It also means something to biracial children like Mya Clark and younger interracial couples in today’s society. The freedom for two different people with different...
Made Up To Please
LeahT, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2014
Filed under Features
The pressure to be beautiful grows immensely once a girl reaches a certain age. Girls grow up seeing the women in their lives wearing makeup, making them feel like they should too. Flipping through magazines, girls see female celebrities being criticized for going out without makeup. Even walking through...
Wildcat Returns Home
LeahT, Staff Reporter
October 8, 2014
Filed under Features, Showcase
When most seniors leave high school, they intend on never coming back. Math teacher Anne Quillin is not one of those people. Just a short four years ago in 2010, Quillin graduated as a Wildcat. This year she as a precal and calculus teacher. “I loved the school spirit,” Quillin said. “I felt...
The Pack Attacks
David G, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2013
As the players are being introduced for the other team, a group of students in the home stands raises their newspapers and starts to read as the other side of the gym goes wild. “And for your Cypress Woods Wildcats…” That same group who read the newspapers puts them down and goes wild. After the...
In an Instant
Delaney V, Web Master
October 9, 2013
The daily routine had not changed. Just like every other day junior Alyssa Nagle woke up and headed to practice. She began to run, then everything went black. It was six thirty in the morning, only a week before school began when Alyssa Nagle fainted due to unknown causes at Cross Country practice. A...
Halloween 24/7/365
Cassie C, Entertainment Editor
October 9, 2013
Filed under Entertainment, Features
Dressing up as your favorite character is commonplace on Halloween; however, many people are extending costuming past the night of October 31. “Cosplaying” is the term adopted by a community dedicated to giving new life to their favorite characters. A mixture of the words “costume” and “pl...
Party at the nursing home
Shannon S, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2013
Filed under Features
Community service hours can be just as important as good grades. With Key Club and Interact boasting hundreds of members, new service organizations have been popping up around campus. One such club is Best of Friends, a service club devoted to spending time with senior citizens who live at the Emeritus...
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