Raiders Hold Their Own Against Top Ranked Ryan
October 7, 2011 • Jon Lanford
Filed under Sports
Thursday Oct. 6, Rider lost to Denton Ryan 20-17. Driving home from Memorial Stadium that night, my friend texted me and asked how the game went. I told him we lost, and he promptly responded saying, “I knew y’all would get creamed.” I’m so happy my car is still intact, because I was so mad at... Read more »
Yearbook Commercial
October 7, 2011
Filed under Video
Too short for school: Cheer skirts call for compromise
October 7, 2011
Filed under Opinion
While students are kneeling, their skirts or shorts must be six inches from the floor. Want an exception to this rule? Be a cheerleader. If the dress code is going to stay the way it is, then it needs to be enforced for all students with no exceptions. The dress code is said to be in place to protect... Read more »
One family, all teams: Cross country reaches out
October 6, 2011 • Montana Mooney
Filed under Sports
You hear or see it every day. Our school stresses the concept. We are supposed to be “one family, one team,” but what does that mean? Go to just one cross country meet and you’ll find out immediately, just like I did. In order to photograph the meet, I had to ride the bus with the team. The day... Read more »
She’s met more than her fair share of stars
October 6, 2011 • Hannah Smith
Filed under A&E, Feature, Top Stories
Sophomore Kayli Myracle is an expert on meeting celebrities. To name a few: Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Bruno Mars, Nick Jonas, Ariana Grande, Iyaz, Sean Kingston, Mario Lopez, Perez Hilton, Demi Lovato, Jasmine Villegas, Cody Simpson and plenty more. She’s definitely not a stalker. Most of the celebrities... Read more »
Family helped save sophomore from life of technology crime
October 6, 2011 • Anonymous
Filed under A&E
The media have you to believe that if you have all the right software, you’re safe, antivirus, antispyware, and other anti-whatevers. You are safe, they say. Tell me another one. Not a month ago, I was deeper than quicksand into these hacking and criminal activities. It felt amazing, being able to... Read more »
You can hate him, but he’s still getting paper
October 6, 2011 • Ashleigh Robinson
Filed under A&E, Opinion
Feb. 9, 2009. A text message from my cousin comes in. In it, she asks me if I’ve heard the latest news on Chris Brown and Rihanna. I was fresh out of a long day at school, feeling exhausted as I sat on the couch. I had no clue what she was talking about while I stared at the phone curiously, so I... Read more »
Extreme heat causes pre-AP biology teachers to cancel annual freshman insect project
October 6, 2011 • Emma White
Filed under Feature
Sneaking stealthily through the underbrush, the fearless freshman spotted a creature of rare beauty and excellence. Not waiting for it to escape, the freshman pounced on it with net and jar. “Aw man, another cricket,” the freshman sighed. Fortunately, this is the sort of situation that was... Read more »
Students search for new ways to pay for college without going into debt
October 6, 2011 • Morgan Dougherty
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
Because of the rising cost of college, seniors need to be prepared to face their financial situation in a serious way by taking advantage of scholarships, loans, and financial aid, but not biting off more than they can chew. In the next few weeks, seniors will be busy writing essays and applying to universities,... Read more »
Unnatural heatwave swarms North Texas, burdens WFISD summer activities all around
October 6, 2011
Filed under Feature, Top Stories
You survived the summer of 2011. It was a summer of miserable heat that the Weather Channel proclaimed as the Number One worst summer all over the U.S. It was a summer that mentally transported people to deserts, the parched places of the world, gasping for a drop of water. It was a summer that kept... Read more »
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