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

Student rapping at Cy Woods talent show

#BlackLivesMatter

FeliciaH, Staff Reporter September 25, 2015

Black Lives Matter began trending in 2013 when a series of police brutality incidents towards African Americans began. This movement has too much of a presence to ignore. The United States is so deeply...

On the Record

On the Record

SujeanS, Media Editor September 16, 2015

Pulling the record out of the album cover. Hearing the needle run over the vinyl when you place it on. The surface noise that accompanies the music. The vintage look of the albums. These are only some...

Tailgating with the Texans

Tailgating with the Texans

BennettR, Staff Reporter September 15, 2015

Because the Texans game was less than amazing, why don’t I take this time to give you an inside scoop on Texan tailgating. Texans may not have racked up many points in the actual football game, but the...

Representation

Shut the heck up (but only for a while)

Mia L., Staff reporter September 2, 2015

From a young age I have been told that I would have to work twice as hard because of the color of my skin. That I had to be careful of my opportunities being taken away from me And due to beauty standards...

Avengers Age of Ultron Review

Avengers Age of Ultron Review

LeahT, Staff Reporter May 5, 2015

The movie is set after the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. with Earth's Mightiest Heroes on a mission to retrieve the infamous Loki’s scepter from the grasp of Hydra. The Science Bros (Tony and Bruce) figure a...

For you and I Part II

For you and I Part II

MiaL, Staff Reporter March 30, 2015

People like me try to place ourselves on a humble pedestal as if such a thing exists. People like me live inside our minds because it’s where we feel safest. People like me are born with little purpose...

Same Book Different Cover

Same Book Different Cover

LeahT, Staff Reporter March 3, 2015

Reading used to be my entire life. Books were my way to escape reality into hundreds of different worlds, but recently I’ve noticed something rather annoying. Books turned into book. I had been reading...

tumblr; a teens favorite passtime

tumblr; a teens favorite passtime

LeahT, Staff Reporter February 9, 2015

Do you have homework you don't want to do? Do you obsess over shows, comics, movies, bands, or books? Then tumblr is just what you need. The tumblr communty is filled with people who are just like you,...

Super bowl but not so super commercials!

Super bowl but not so super commercials!

MatthewR, Staff Reporter February 3, 2015

I’m sitting on my couch, Brady jersey on and my cousin sitting to my left bad mouthing me for being the only Patriot fan in the house while he flaunts his Marshawn Lynch number 24. While getting trash...

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Internet Connection

LeahT, Staff Reporter January 22, 2015

When you have a connection with someone you've never met in another state, it’s hard.  But when you have one in another country, it’s even worse. Thanks to websites like Twitter and Tumblr, making...

Artist: Camille Nutall

For You and I

MiaL, Staff Reporter January 7, 2015

Part I I know more than most my soul will not make it to heaven, for it is too tainted. I abused my freedom with thoughts of rage and fascinations of the unknown. I found comfort in my fantasies and...

A quote learned and never forgotten

Smile

MiaL, staff reporter November 15, 2014

Once there was a girl named Maia. When Maia was nine years old, she thought she was the definition of disgusting and repulsive. Everyday she wore a fur line jacket, and had her hair tied up in a pony...

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