Rider Attached to Health Care Bill Changes Student Loan Business

April 14, 2010 • Shelby Ross  
Filed under News

Many college students depend on student loans and grants, but a rider bill attached to the health care bill passed by congress last month no longer permits banks to be in the student loan business. The bill is said to make things easier for students and family. “I think it is going to cause a mess... Read more »

The Bounty Hunter Delivers

April 14, 2010 • Shelby Ross  
Filed under A&E, Opinion

Gerard Butler? Um, hot Scottish actor? I’d watch any movie with him in it. From The Phantom of the Opera to The Ugly Truth. And Jennifer Aniston? She is sassy and sexy and determined in all her movies. What a genius idea to put these two hot people together in a movie. The Bounty Hunter is an action-romantic... Read more »

Senior Send-Off Set for Tuesday

March 5, 2010 • Shelby Ross  
Filed under News

Senior Send-Off will be on Tuesday at the MPEC. All seniors from all three high schools are invited to attend an informational event on life skills and life after high school. There will be approximately 11 sessions such as “College Life- what can I expect?,” “Who needs a budget?”... Read more »

Kenyan Student Says Education Systems Different

March 4, 2010 • Sheby Ross  
Filed under Feature

This was it. After being in the US for a few short weeks, the first day of the new semester was here. Nervousness and excitement built up—this was a nightmare in his eyes. “Life in the US is a little bit fast paced whereas in Kenya life is laid back,” freshman Brian Kiarie who moved... Read more »

Swine Flu still out there?

March 2, 2010 • Shelby Ross  
Filed under News

Remember the “swine flu” panic? There was Germ-X all over the place and people were wearing face masks. In April 2009, “swine flu,” as we all know it, was first heard of in the United States. Although, many know it as the swine flu, the more appropriate name is H1N1. The H1N1... Read more »

Harrell Provides Alternative to Seniors Behind in Credits

January 20, 2010 • Shelby Ross  
Filed under News

Students who are behind on credits are resorting to Harrell. Harrell Accelerated Learning Center is an accredited high school that meets the needs of non-traditional students in the Wichita Falls Independent School District. From pregnant teens to  those having problems staying in school, Harrell gives... Read more »

Blizzard Leaves Some Students Stuck in the Snow

January 8, 2010  
Filed under Feature, Top Stories

Heavy winds. Sleet and snow. Low temperatures. Stranded for hours upon end. Ring a bell? “The Great Texas blizzard of 2009″ as some are calling it (there’s even an I Survived the Great Texas Blizzard 2009 Facebook group), left us with a Christmas we will surely never forget. The snow... Read more »

The Ugly Truth: Pros and cons of High School Relationships

November 24, 2009 • Shelby Ross  
Filed under Feature, Opinion

It was 52 degrees outside and it was time to say goodbye. After weeks of anticipating this moment, it was finally here. The porch light hit his sun-bright eyes just evenly, I could see my reflection. We stared aimlessly into the darkness trying to gather the words to say. He was swaying back and forth... Read more »