Second Year of Ignite Coming to End
LaQwitha Thomas, Sports Editor
January 27, 2012
When a freshman comes to high school they enter a whole new world where the people are meaner, the school is bigger, and the grades actually count for something. LHS adopted a new program last year, Ignite, to solve this problem and to let the freshmen know and understand things about high school. According... Read more »
Kay Hopes to Rebuild Aca-Dec
Ceejae Molina, Managing Editor
January 26, 2012
For the past two years, LHS has had little success in forming an Academic Decathlon team. Science teacher Erin Kay hopes to change that. In order to spark interest, Kay recruited some freshman volunteers to help work the Academic Decathlon meet LHS hosted. “We had 41 student volunteers working... Read more »
The State of the Union
Nathan Smith, Staff Writer
January 25, 2012
On the night before last, President Obama addressed the nation in the annual State of the Union speech – an event that allows the president to speak directly to the Congress and the American people about his goals and promises to the country.In the speech, Obama recapped on the accomplishments... Read more »
Drivers Ed. classes taking new students
Jaime Johnson, Staff writer
December 14, 2011
Students wishing to take an on-campus Drivers Education class can choose from two nightly offered classes in room W320 begining Jan. 9. One is from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and the other is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The cost is $140 and a new class begins every four weeks. Behind the wheel drivers education is also... Read more »
Swim team dominates at Longview meet
Elsi Hernandez, Staff Writer
December 13, 2011
Although it has been close to a month since they’ve had an official team swim meet, the swim team performed exceptionally well at the dual meet in Longview last week. Both the girl’s and boy’s teams placed first overall. Swim Coach Andy Stewart said he was very proud and pleased with... Read more »
‘Sucky’ fundraiser going well
Richard Galán, Staff Writer
December 7, 2011
As schools continue to struggle to find or receive extra funding, more and more teachers and club sponsers are turning to fundraising activities to find the extra funds. Journalism teacher and student newspaper sponser Mike Zimmerman continues a fundraising venture he began several years ago. “A... Read more »
NASCAR: Busch and Penske Part Ways
Justin Heard, Staff Writer
December 6, 2011
It was said to be a very unexpected move by Kurt Busch. After the change of crew chiefs for Champion Tony Stewart being from Darian Grub to Steve Addington, and the controversy during Champions Week, Kurt Busch and his racing team, Penske Racing, have mutually agreed to split. As of now, Busch has... Read more »
Fang yearbooks still on sale
Kayla Williams, Staff Writer
November 26, 2011
The yearbook staff has been working diligently to incorporate several new features into the 2012 yearbook. “The students on the staff have really been energized this year about all the new additions in the 2012 yearbook,” Adviser Tim Krause said. “The staff and I think the book is... Read more »
The Story of Thanksgiving
Kali Forsythe, Mariam Hassan, Staff-Writers
November 22, 2011
The time of the year has come again, for family gatherings, carving turkeys, and eating pumpkin pies. “Getting to spend time with family and discussing what we’re thankful for. It’s a great way to spend quality time together,” says Levi Forsythe . “Dressing, turkeys, pumpkin... Read more »
Record number of National Merits honored
Felix Juarez, Staff Writer
November 21, 2011
Nine students achieve recognition for National Merit, surpassing last year’s number of three. A special reception was held Nov. 10 to honor those students. “The reception was to recognize the one percent of seniors that made a high score on the PSAT they took October in their junior year,”... Read more »
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