Jr. Killer Bees Season Off to a Great Start
November 19, 2009 • Cameron Buscher, Staff Writer
Filed under Community
Hockey is not a very prominent sport in the valley, but that has not stopped the South Texas Youth Hockey League (STYHL) from flourishing in recent years. Youth hockey teams from Austin to Laredo have been playing in the STYHL since its formation in 2006, and that includes the RGV Jr. Killer Bees. The... Read more »
Students to Present Poetry at Open Mic Night
November 19, 2009 • Irene Choi, Staff Writer
Filed under News
Teenagers are always demanding that they should have a chance to express themselves and now they have an opportunity to do so. Open Mic Project will take place in the auditorium on Friday, November 20th, from 5pm to 7pm. This event will give students a chance to express themselves through writing. “I... Read more »
Preparing for Standardized Tests
November 18, 2009 • Jaime de Leon, Editor
Filed under Lifestyles
Saturday morning at 8:00. What are you doing? You’re probably sleeping. Maybe you’re at a UIL competition. You might even be just returning home from a night of festivity. Then there is the slight chance that you are sitting in a desk at a school that is not Sharyland High School—perhaps STC or... Read more »
Grifters, Drifters, and Bums
November 10, 2009 • Valerie De Lara, Copy Editor and Steven Campoverde, Staff Writer
Filed under Lifestyles
Finding a job may be difficult in this recession economy, but modern employment troubles are nothing compared to unemployment during the Great Depression. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, set in Depression-era America, is one of the books read by sophomores. Students in Mr. Hollinger’s and Mr. Martinez’s... Read more »
Student Profile: Shantelle Schach
November 10, 2009 • Valerie De Lara, Staff Writer
Filed under Lifestyles
Hands on hips, smiles on lips. One, two, three, four. “When I say Sharyland you say Rattlers!” All eyes are on Shantelle Schach, varsity cheer captain. As she starts to cheer, the crowd goes wild. Lights are low; intensity is high. We know the game is about to start. As varsity captain, Shantelle... Read more »
Tobacco-Drug Free 3D Door Contest
November 9, 2009
Filed under Video
The Most Original Clichés
November 9, 2009 • Andrew Hollinger, Contributor
Filed under Opinion
Many hundreds of years ago Plato said, and I’m paraphrasing, “There is nothing new left to say.” Years later, Ralph Waldo Emerson said something similar (and I’m paraphrasing): “There is nothing new left to say.” Emerson also said, and I quote, “I hate quotations.” Leo Rosten said, “The... Read more »
3D Door Contest
November 9, 2009 • Young Jin Kim, Staff Writer
Filed under News
On November 4, 2009, Mrs. Rocio Cavazos’s English II ESL class was announced as the 1st place winner of the 3-D Door Decorating. Their door depicted a tree with fall leaves where students posted narratives about tobacco-drug awareness. Their message was, “Don’t fall for tobacco habits; it leaves... Read more »
First Thanksgiving
November 9, 2009
Filed under Video
Team Tennis Aces District
November 6, 2009 • Valerie Arregoitia, Staff Writer
Filed under Sports
It came as a surprise to no one that the Sharyland varsity tennis team won its district meet against McAllen Memorial October 3rd. Following that success the team competed at the regional tournament in Corpus Christi on October 30th. The team started practicing during the summer and had its first tournament... Read more »
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