Livestock show to offer opportunity to win college money, awards
Olivia Colburn and John Bendele
January 10, 2020
Young people around the county area are preparing for the 85th annual Nueces County Junior Livestock Show. They have had their animals for months and have been carefully taking care of them for this year’s show. More than 1,400 youth participate in over 4,900 projects at NCJLS, which is at t...
Atrium changes hands
Olivia Colburn, Managing Editor
November 26, 2019
Some students walk past the atrium without a second thought, missing the way the rabbits quietly hop along the edge of the plants or around a table. The students who do take time to look at the atrium see the various plants it has, and the rabbit plant control. Susan Presley, a biology teacher, t...
Audio/Video Students Create Film for Class Contest
John Bendele, Emiliano Zapata, & Aaron Sullivan, Reporter's
April 23, 2019
Students in the Principles of Audio/Video Technology class are participating in a contest using what they learned throughout the school year to create a five to 10 minute film. This is a project that broadcast adviser Dale Lamb assigns each year. “My students are working on a short film on ever...
Poet In The Making
Kendall McCall & Amber Ashworth, Reporters
March 7, 2019
As the words unfold, the ink spills out onto the blank paper, unknowingly writing a poem that may just change her life. Alyson Camplain wrote several poems and typed them on a poetry website. One poem took the owners attention and put it in a poem contest, which she is still currently in. "I typed...
One Last KISS
John Bendele & Aaron Sullivan, Reporters
March 1, 2019
The legendary band, KISS, sold out arenas and rocked the world for over 40 years made local headlines when they performed at the American Bank Center on Feb. 19 during their End of the Road Tour. They played in front of a packed audience that included several students from CHS. “There were a lot...
Student Makes All State Choir
ClaraGrace Pavelka, Editor In Chief
January 24, 2019
After six months of vocal practice, senior Gracie Wernig won fifth at the state qualifying choir competition. "They called my name and I just started crying," she said. "I don't even remember who they called after that or what they said because I was just sobbing happy tears." The top eight students...
Seniors Enter Their Last Semester
ClaraGrace Pavelka, Editor In Chief
January 9, 2019
As the school bell rings, signaling the end of another school day, seniors know they are one day closer to graduation. "It feels good and I feel relieved because we are closer to the end of high school," Montgomery Mathisen said. Mathisen's goal for his last year is to get all A's in his classes...
Student Attends Shriner Hospital Anti-Bullying Golf Tournament In Las Vegas
Amber Ashworth, Reporter
December 10, 2018
Walking through the terminal, sophomore Kaden Bradley listens for his plane to be called. “I don't know why they chose me, maybe because I’m funny,” he thinks as waits for his trip to Las Vegas. After a severe accident resulting in burns covering over 76% of his body, Kaden received care...
Lights, Cameras, Lashes
ClaraGrace Pavelka, Editor In Chief
December 5, 2018
Lights, cameras, and lashes surrounded junior Chantel Karpesky as she prepared for her first beauty pageant, Miss Teen Corpus Christi Latina. “We attended workshops every Sunday and on the big day we each had a makeup and hair style, Karpesky said. Karpesky became involved in pageants through...
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Amber Ashworth, Reporter
October 4, 2018
After she sets up the tripod and flickers on the light, she sits down and sees the red light pop on. This is the start of a new beginning. Sitting in front of a camera on a weekly basis talking to around 80,000 people is definitely not what most would call relaxing, but to Téa, it’s her life. “I...
Hopelessly Devoted
ClaraGrace Pavelka, Editor In Chief
August 23, 2018
It's rare to meet a childhood crush, but for CHS art teacher Mr. Olvera, his dreams came true when he met Olivia Newton-John who played Sandy in the 1978 movie Grease. "I never thought I would meet her," Mr. O said. "She is the most beautiful lady in the world." Last June marked Grease's 40th...
Shining Senior
Hannah Morris, Reporter
April 19, 2018
Imagine a room bursting from the seams with color. Covered wall to wall is an innumerable amount of paintings, drawings and sculptures. The tapping of pencils and swirling of paintbrushes is all you can hear under the low chattering of students. This is an everyday environment for senior art student,...
Olivia Colburn and John Bendele
January 10, 2020 • No Comments
Young people around the county area are preparing for the 85th annual Nueces County Junior Livestock Show. They have had their animals for months and have been carefully...
Olivia Colburn, Managing Editor
November 26, 2019 • No Comments
Some students walk past the atrium without a second thought, missing the way the rabbits quietly hop along the edge of the plants or around a table. The students who do take...
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