A Home Run for the Holidays
January 8, 2013 • Meghan Mistry, Editor in Chief
Filed under Boys, District News, Features, News, School News, Sports, Staff
On Tuesday, Dec. 18, the Clear Falls baseball players spread the holiday cheer and worked to better the community when they delivered Christmas presents to three local families in need. The baseball teams gave Christmas to three families this year, one more than last. For the project, the class divided... Read more »
Dr. Greg Smith Named Superintendent of the Year
October 17, 2012 • Meghan Mistry, Editor in Chief
Filed under Area News, Breaking News, Clear Falls Post, District News, News
Since 2008, Dr. Greg Smith has led Clear Creek Independent School District (CCISD). Under his leadership enrollment numbers have sky-rocketed and the district opened the first education village in the state of Texas. In response to such success, the Texas Association of School Boards named Smith the... Read more »
Teen Invents A Cancer Detecter
May 25, 2012 • Meghan Mistry, Editor in Chief
Filed under News
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that over half a million Americans die from cancer each year, affecting more than eight million in total. A devastating disease, some types have high survival rates, while others are almost uncurable. American teenager Jack Andraka, who recently... Read more »
Obama Endorses Same-Sex Marriage
May 24, 2012 • Meghan Mistry, Editor In Chief
Filed under Top Stories
Last week President Barack Obama made history after he publicly announced his support for gay marriage. The belief shocked Americans, as he is the first president to endorse the legality of same-sex marriage. Obama made his proclamation in an interview with Robin Roberts on “Good Morning America”... Read more »
Kim Kardashian Gets Flour Bombed
March 27, 2012 • Meghan Mistry, Editor in Chief
Filed under Features, News, Top Stories
“I live in a world where the woman who flour bombed Kim Kardashian was arrested at the spot but the man who KILLED Trayvon Martin is still free,” is a tweet that’s popularizing Twitter, being retweeted constantly. The so called “flour-bomber” gained publicity on March 22 when the woman, who... Read more »
Former NASA Engineer Heads CCISD Science
March 26, 2012 • Meghan Mistry, Editor in Chief
Filed under Top Stories
This story was originally published in the Galveston County Daily News. To see the original version, follow this link: http://galvestondailynews.com/story/302094 Located within the walls of Clear Creek school district’s Clear Falls High School, the district’s biotechnology program focuses on the... Read more »
Don’t Vow to See “The Vow”
February 21, 2012 • Meghan Mistry, Editor in Chief
Filed under Opinion, Staff, Top Stories
As far as sappy, pointless love stories go, The Vow is a must-see. But with its abrupt ending and flat plot line, there is nothing exceptional about this cliché mushy gushy love story. The Vow released trailers in fall of 2011, immediately captivating the hearts of people across the nation with its... Read more »
Norway’s Mass Murderer Avoids Jail
December 16, 2011 • Julie Joergensen, Reporter
Filed under Top Stories
The Norwegian psychiatrists Torgeir Husby and Synne Sørheim have finally completed the 250 page report regarding Anders Breikvik’s mental health. Breikvik killed 69 students on a little island called Utoja in Norway just five months ago. The 250 page report was based on long conversations with Breikvik... Read more »
“Texas Killing Fields”
December 16, 2011 • Meghan Mistry, Editor in Chief
Filed under Top Stories
Also known as “The Dark Fields” the movie, “Texas Killing Fields” released in select theaters on Oct. 14, 2011, resurfaces the emotions of a Texas town plagued by the murders of 21 women in the late 20th century. In League City, Texas, Calder Road is infamous: a long stretch of highway aside... Read more »
All I Want for Christmas is Regular Music
December 5, 2011 • Meghan Mistry, Editor in Chief
Filed under Opinion, Staff, Top Stories
Christmas is always associated with the traditional tree, ornaments, presents, hot chocolate, snow and holiday music. While good in theory, I’d have to say that Christmas music might just be one of the most obnoxious sounds known to man. Like nails on a chalkboard, Christmas music causes me to cringe... Read more »
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