Sharyland FFA members advance to 2011 Texas FFA State Leadership Development Event Competitions
February 6, 2012 • Marco Barrientes
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More than 900 Texas FFA members participated in the 2011 State Leadership Development Events on December 2nd & 3rd —each one vying to be named “State Champion” in their respective contest. The State LDE Contest was held at the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Teams... Read more »
THSCA Recognizes Sharyland Football Players
February 3, 2012 • Ana Vela
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Seven SHS football players were selected by THSCA as part of the Academic All-State Football Team. The honorees these years are Spencer Weaver who was chosen for the first team, Sammy Garcia, Erick Rios, and Coleton Teplicek for the second team. Ryan De Leon, Lance Myska, and Mauricio Ollervides received... Read more »
Fighting Animal Cruelty
January 23, 2012 • Luis Alvarado, Taylor Cavazos, Zoe Meza, Grecia Ramirez Serrato
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On December 4th, 2011, the Monitor released an article about a mixed Great Dane − Shar-Pei dog that was left traumatized. Kalila had been abused and tortured gruesomely by a group of teenagers in a field on North 10th street in McAllen, Texas. Its skin was removed and its legs were torn off. A couple... Read more »
STAAR Test
December 5, 2011 • Angie Ballesteros & Victoria Cruz
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Students have become so accustomed to the TAKS. They are used to having the whole day to take the test. They are used to the easy to understand content found on the TAKS. But now all of that will change because of the STAAR. STAAR stands for State Test Assessments of Academic Readiness. Beginning... Read more »
SHS Vocal Alliance
December 5, 2011 • Valerie Cantu & Roxy Ureña
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It’s finally time to express your singing passion with Mr. Watkins. Due to the fact that there are a tremendous amount of students on campus, not all of them get the chance to join choir, so Mr. Watkins decided to begin an after school program called Vocal Alliance. The students that were... Read more »
Working Teens
November 4, 2011 • Ja Yoon Choi and Ana Vela
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According to statistics from Stage of Life website, 17 out of 100 students in high school across the country have jobs. “I think it’s important to start working as young as possible, to get a feel of what life after high school or college will be like,” said Julian Cantu, sophomore. Those 17... Read more »
McAllen Art Walk’s 8th Season
October 25, 2011 • Zoe Meza
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The McAllen Art District welcomes back the smell of fresh paint as the 8th season of the Art Walk begins. All down Main Street, galleries open their doors, welcoming people of all ages to view their artwork. The Art Walk is an interesting place to be whether you are a new-comer or have been attending... Read more »
The Enrichment Academy
October 14, 2011 • Daniela Caso
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For those students who feel the recent grades on their progress reports aren’t what they want them to be, they should take advantage of The Enrichment Academy here at Sharyland. TEA is run by ninth grade English teacher Beatriz Solis, who has been the coordinator of the after school tutoring... Read more »
Enjoying Renovations
September 29, 2011 • Ashley Villarreal
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Sharyland High School started off the year with a brand new building (400 building) and a pavilion that is right in front of the bus turnaround. There is also newly planted grass all over the school. The schools drainage system has also been repaired. The cafeteria workers parking lot started the school... Read more »
Cyber Bullying Awareness
September 15, 2011 • Jennifer Lee and Lorena Trevino
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On July 16, 2011 Cyberbully premiered on ABC Family. Cyber bully is about Taylor, a teenager who is a victim to cyber bullying. Taylor is a seventeen year old student dealing with her parents’ recent divorce and aware of her lower social status in high school. When her mom gives her a computer... Read more »
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