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

Tackling Suicide

Tackling Suicide

Emily Gibbs, Staff Reporter January 7, 2022

Sitting down at the kitchen table with his father after his football game, twelve-year-old Maxwell Mangum learned the real reason his dad ran the New York City Marathon.    Mangum's uncle passed...

The puzzle piece poster made by students at Thursdays activity.

Chill Out

DaphneT, Copy Editor April 14, 2019

Late this January, the student council hosted a Mental Health Week in order to give students a chance to de-stress and get away from the troubles of being a high school student. The event was held as part...

Kawasaki Tako performs the Katsumisodachi dance during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at Misawa Air Base.

Learning How to Love Myself

BrandonC, Managing Editor November 6, 2018

As a child, I knew two things: video games and solitude. The older generation may look at that and push the blame onto me, saying it was my own fault for not going outside and making friends, but it was...

An illustration that contains various terms related to mental health.

Mental Breakdown

BrandonC, Staff Reporter January 23, 2018

Visualize a child, a man, a woman, a mom, a dad, a worker, a normal person, a celebrity, anyone. Imagine that they are clinically diagnosed with depression, but no one is willing to make sure they are...

Kid Cudi performing at the Wanderland music festival

Mental Health in Hip Hop

SarahW, Co-Copy Editor November 13, 2017

There is so much more to music than just the music itself; the culture, platform and audience all serve as one big community. Dating back to Biggie’s “Suicidal Thoughts,” hip hop has slowly started...

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