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The student news site of Cypress Woods High School

The Crimson Connection

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The Crimson Connection

James Darden

Senior partners with multimillionaire to jumpstart business

Regan Grant, Web Editor January 7, 2022

Cypress Woods High School senior James Darden III was invited to view a session at the Texas A&M University Mays Business School’s Transformational Leadership Academy (MTLA). Aquiles Chulluncuy,...

American college campus

How To Ace College Applications

Eshal Warsi, Editor-in-chief September 27, 2021

After three years of high school, seniors have finally reached the apex of their secondary academic career: college. Ironically, most upperclassmen have no idea how the application process actually works....

A photo of a Lone Star campus.

What do you want to Major in?

PaigeR, Photo Editor May 17, 2019

Some colleges require students to declare a major when applying, others give students until their second semester of sophomore year to decide, but the choice never gets any easier. The reality is the students...

A college dorm hall

Packing for College: What do I bring?

SarahW, Editor in Chief May 17, 2019

If you're like me, you've probably browsed through dozens of Pinterest posts of glamorous dorm rooms, filled with amenities and accessories. In reality, however, most dorm rooms are bland, tiny and expensive,...

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The Big Leagues

SaraZ, Staff Reporter May 10, 2019

Bishoy Hanna   What made you decide to go to Duke University? I always thought that biomedical engineering was an interesting major so when I decided that that was what I wanted to do. I...

Carson Danner (QB) , one of the athletes who signed to play college football

National Signing Day

CooperG, Staff Reporter May 2, 2019

National signing day is traditionally the first day that high school senior athletes can sign a letter of intent for a collegiate sport in the NCAA. Every year, multiple athletes from Cy Woods sign to...

Students throwing their graduation caps in the air

Graduation Is Here!

KaitlynO, Staff Reporter May 1, 2019

Hey, ladies. Today we’re going to be talking about the one thing everyone has been waiting for all through high school: graduation. With graduation comes lots of happy and sad moments. There will be...

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Red Raiders Vs the Cavaliers

AaronB, Staff Reporter April 8, 2019

Although both of these teams are seeded high in the tournament, I can say with confidence that not a lot of people planned for them to meet in the National Championship game tonight. So why you ask ? Well,...

Sebastian Cooper on his official visit at Tennessee

Running to Rocky Top

ErinE, Online Editor March 6, 2019

This upcoming summer, Sebastian Cooper, a senior track runner, will be heading to the University of Tennessee to pursue his dream of running college track. While it hasn’t been easy for Cooper to get...

A visual of most of the 2018 Bowl Games

My 2018 Bowl Picks

ErinE, Online Editor December 13, 2018

New Year’s Six Games: Orange Bowl: Alabama defeats Oklahoma Cotton Bowl: Clemson defeats Notre Dame Peach Bowl: Michigan defeats Flroida Fiesta Bowl: LSU defeats UCF Rose Bowl: Ohio...

Heather Palasota in her office.

The More You Know

CarolineS, Online Editor December 7, 2018

For most people, the phrase “I wish I had known…” pops into their mind when thinking about their high school years. During high school, there are so many things that could be beneficial to have in...

Jalen Hurts  celebrates after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs

A Lesson in Humility and Dealing with Adversity

MatthewB, Staff Reporter December 4, 2018

One of the more remarkable stories of the year took place on Saturday when quarterback Jalen Hurts took over late in the game and lead the Alabama Crimson Tide to victory over the Georgia Bulldogs in the...

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