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The student news site of Cypress Woods High School

The Crimson Connection

The student news site of Cypress Woods High School

The Crimson Connection

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Rant in 212 words: AI graphics on social media

Aubrey Nix, Staff Reporter April 23, 2026

OK, I know y’all have seen the AI visuals that the school posts on their social media. The thing that bothers me is it's not just ChatGPT-generated captions (which also upsets me), but they are just...

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Rant in 212: Crowded hallways

Olivia Molina, Staff Reporter April 8, 2026

I have to say it: the hallways at school are immensely overcrowded. Every passing period feels like you’re being crammed together with a bunch of strangers like a pack of stinky sardines. It’s hot,...

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Rant in 212 words: Teacher phone use

Natalie Percy, Staff Reporter February 19, 2026

Teachers NEED to get off their phones if they are going to enforce the phone ban. Phones can be just as distracting for adults during instructional time as students, but the rule somehow does not apply...

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Rant in 212 words: Job searches

Olivia Molina, Staff Reporter January 28, 2026

Search, apply, be interviewed and then await that gleaming job offer that you’ve been chasing. That’s the basic application process. Seems simple enough, right? Except it isn’t simple at all. Somewhere...

Rant in 212 words: Lunch lines

Vanessa Tolino, Editor-in-Chief December 16, 2025

Cy Woods is currently one of the most over-crowded schools in CFISD and this is extremely evident in the lunch lines. As a person who has eaten the school lunch since Kindergarten, getting food from the...

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Rant in 212 Words: Performative culture

Mallory Mangum, Social Media Manager October 16, 2025

Matcha, Labubus, feminine literature, Clairo, it all needs to stop. These performative men have gotten way out of hand. You cannot sit there and tell me that you independently, on your own, not looking...

Rant in 212 Words: Jackets

Jessica Sinclair, Editor in chief March 20, 2025

Since the weather outside is especially nippy, the students of our school have no choice but to bundle up to block out the sharp chill of the morning air. Hoodies, parkas, sweaters, and jackets are seen...

Rant in 212 Words: GPA system

Jessica Sinclair, Editor in chief January 19, 2025

The GPA system is quite unfair and rigged. It’s unreasonable that K level and college level classes count the same at the end of the day. Not to say that K classes aren’t hard, but Dual Credit and...

Rant in 212 words: traffic

Jessica Sinclair, Editor in chief November 22, 2024

Sitting in a seemingly endless line of cars at 6:40 a.m. is not for the weak. Bumper-to-bumper traffic with LED high -eam lights blinding you from behind makes sitting in the slow-moving queue even worse....

Rant in 212 words: Hallway Odors

Rant in 212 words: Hallway Odors

Jessica Sinclair, Staff Reporter May 17, 2024

There is a brand new funky smell coming from someone every day while walking through the halls of this school. Body odor is something that isn’t hard to control. Deodorant, perfume, cologne and body...

Rant in 212 words: the SAT

Rant in 212 words: the SAT

Jessica Sinclair, Staff Reporter March 8, 2024

The time has come for the class of 2025 to tackle the dreaded SAT test. How can one single test have a major say in determining which colleges accept which students? Though SAT’s aren’t as dire as...

Winter Rant in 212 words

Lauren Lavers, Publications Liason December 15, 2023

November is plagued by arguably the worst thing that has happened to American society; Christmas music. This music is so mind-numbingly plain and simple that it completely strips music of what makes...

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