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The Crimson Connection

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The Crimson Connection

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Grateful for Guard

Casey Carter, Publications liaison March 20, 2025

Whether it’s football, soccer or basketball, sports receive praise daily. However, an under-appreciated and underrepresented physical activity is the one that converges musicality with fluid movements:...

Sophomore’s Art to be Auctioned

Zane Arkin, Staff writer March 20, 2025

Sophomore Gaby Bartczak, sold a piece at the 2024 Houston rodeo art auction for $15,000 when she was just a freshman. This year, she’ll have a second piece go up for auction. The Houston Livestock...

FFA Students Attend Livestock Show

Evie Henderson, Managing Editor March 20, 2025

Junior Nolen Pitzer has been showing steers since his freshman year, when he first heard about FFA. “I’ve had a passion for plants since I was a little kid. Then I moved here the summer before my...

Senate pages carry ballots into the capitol building

Making Strides

Vanessa Tolino, Copy editor March 20, 2025

For about five months, junior Carden Truong would wake up every day at 5 a.m. in the Daniel Webster Senate Page Residence in Washington, D.C. After regular class ended near 10 a.m., he and his fellow Senate...

The Team Behind the Team:

Emily Esquivel, Staff reporter January 14, 2025

 When people think of athletic trainers, they often imagine students on the sidelines handing out water bottles. While hydration is part of the job, it barely scratches the surface of what trainers do...

Walking By Faith

Walking By Faith

Jonah Yi, Staff reporter January 14, 2025

It was August 1, 2024. For most high schoolers, it was just another summer day to sleep in. However, for him, his day started at 7 a.m. with his phone ringing with calls from all across the nation. It...

Susan Seiffert conducts an inventory check in the library.

Left on a cliffhanger

Vanessa Tolino, Copy editor November 22, 2024

When the school hallways were crammed with students trying to get to class in under six minutes, there was one room that remained peaceful and quiet. When the cafeteria was filled with hundreds of students...

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Round And Round

Vanessa Tolino, Copy editor November 22, 2024

Brandon Bartos, a sophomore, was forced to walk outside in the pouring rain as he had no other way of getting home. Soaked and irritated, he didn’t notice as he tripped—and his Chromebook went with...

Ava Cantu

Road to recovery

Jessica Sinclair, Editor in chief November 22, 2024

Ready to start preseason of last year, senior Ava Cantu, forward on the women’s varsity soccer team, tore her ACL for the second time in her life. A regular season game quickly changed the course of...

Darien Rogers

A star is born

Jonah Yi, Staff reporter November 22, 2024

Trembling, his heart pounded as he began his count. “READY, READY, SET…” he said. Being the starting quarterback for the varsity football team wasn’t a dream anymore; it was on his fingertips. Junior...

The cheerleaders perform at the start of the Pink Out pep rally.

Wildcat pride with purpose

Casey Carter, Staff writer November 20, 2024

Students at have donated approximately $4,252 for cancer-fighting organizations by purchasing wristbands for pep rallies. During lunches, students were able to buy one bracelet for $3 or two for $5. These...

The forgetful fate of Wendy Williams

The forgetful fate of Wendy Williams

Lauren Lavers, Publications Liason May 17, 2024

Beloved daytime talk show host and internet icon Wendy Williams was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia, a loss of cognitive functioning often resulting in memory loss...

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